fornuft
See also: förnuft
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vornuft, cognate with German Vernunft. A verbal noun of fornemme. The second part of the word is the noun Old High German numft, from Proto-Germanic *numþiz (“taking”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔrnoft/, [fʌˈnɔfd̥]
Declension
Declension of fornuft
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fornuft | fornuften |
| genitive | fornufts | fornuftens |
Derived terms
- fornuftig
- fornuftigvis
- fornuftsbetonet
- fornuftsmæssig
- fornuftsstridig
- fornuftsægteskab
References
- “fornuft” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German vornuft.
Derived terms
- fornuftekteskap
- fornuftig
- fornuftigvis
- fornuftmessig
- fornuftsekteskap
- fornuftsstridig
- fornuftstridig
- fornuftstro
- fornuftstru
- fornuftsvesen
- fornufttro
- fornufttru
- fornuftvesen
- intet fornuftig menneske ville
- ta imot fornuft
- tale fornuft
References
- “fornuft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German vornuft.
Derived terms
- fornuftdyrkar
- fornuftdyrking
- fornuftekteskap
- fornuftgrunn
- fornuftig
- fornuftsdyrkar
- fornuftsekteskap
- fornuftsstridig
- fornuftstridig
- fornuftstru
- fornufttru
References
- “fornuft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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