øm

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse aumr, cognate with Norwegian øm, Swedish öm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œmˀ/, [ˈœmˀ]

Adjective

øm (neuter ømt, plural and definite singular attributive ømme)

1. tender
2. aching

Inflection

Inflection of øm

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	øm	ømmere	ømmest2
indefinite neuter singular	ømt	ømmere	ømmest2
plural	ømme	ømmere	ømmest2
definite attributive1	ømme	ømmere	ømmeste

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.

References

• “øm” in Den Danske Ordbog