voksen

Danish

Etymology

From an archaic inflection of the past participle to vokse (“to grow”), compare Old Norse vaxinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vʌksœn/
• Rhymes: -œn

Adjective

voksen

1. adult, grown-up
2. full-grown

Inflection

Inflection of voksen
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	voksen	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	voksent	—	—2
Plural	voksne	—	—2
Definite attributive1	voksne	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vaxinn

Adjective

voksen (neuter singular voksent, definite singular and plural voksne)

1. adult, fully grown, grown-up

See also

• vaksen (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• vokset

Noun

voksen m or n

1. definite masculine singular of voks

References

• “voksen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vokset

Noun

voksen m or n

1. definite masculine singular of voks