mjuk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.
Adjective
mjuk (neuter singular mjukt, definite singular and plural mjuke, comparative mjukere, indefinite superlative mjukest, definite superlative mjukeste)
- alternative form of myk
References
- “mjuk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-. Akin to English meek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjʉːk/
References
- “mjuk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish miūker, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjʉːk/
Audio (Gotland) (file) - Rhymes: -ʉːk
Declension
| Inflection of mjuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | mjuk | mjukare | mjukast |
| Neuter singular | mjukt | mjukare | mjukast |
| Plural | mjuka | mjukare | mjukast |
| Masculine plural3 | mjuke | mjukare | mjukast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | mjuke | mjukare | mjukaste |
| All | mjuka | mjukare | mjukaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
Further reading
- mjuk in Svensk ordbok.
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