skøn

See also: skön

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skœnˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊œnˀ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German schȫne, cognate with English sheen, German schön, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (skauns).

Adjective

skøn (neuter skønt, plural and definite singular attributive skønne)

  1. beautiful
  2. lovely, great, fantastic
  3. delicious
Inflection
Inflection of skøn
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular skøn skønnere skønnest2
Indefinite neuter singular skønt skønnere skønnest2
Plural skønne skønnere skønnest2
Definite attributive1 skønne skønnere skønneste
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.
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skyn, from Proto-Germanic *skunją, cognate with Norwegian skjønn, Swedish skön.

Noun

skøn n (singular definite skønnet, plural indefinite skøn)

  1. opinion, judgement, judgment
  2. estimate
  3. discretion (the freedom to make one's own judgements)
Declension
Declension of skøn
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skøn skønnet skøn skønnene
genitive skøns skønnets skøns skønnenes
Derived terms
  • fejlskøn
  • skønne
  • skønsmand
  • skønsom
  • skønssag

References

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

skøn

  1. imperative of skønne
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