nøgtern

Danish

Etymology

From German nüchtern (“sober, matter-of-fact”), an early loan from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nøktərn/, [ˈnøɡ̊d̥ɐn], [ˈnœɡ̊d̥ɐn] or IPA^(key): /nøktɛrˀn/, [ˈnøɡ̊ˌtˢaɐ̯ˀn]

Adjective

nøgtern (neuter nøgternt, plural and definite singular attributive nøgterne)

objective, matter-of-fact
sober-minded
(archaic) sober

References

“nøgtern” in Den Danske Ordbog
“nøgtern” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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