åben

See also: aben

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse opinn (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz, cognate with Swedish öppen, English open, Dutch open, German offen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔːbən/, [ˈɔːb̥m̩]

Adjective

åben (neuter åbent, plural and definite singular attributive åbne)

open
frank, candid

Declension

Inflection of *åben*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	åben	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	åbent	—	—²
plural	åbne	—	—²
definite attributive¹	åbne	—	—

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.

Derived terms

References

“åben” in Den Danske Ordbog