fjern

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fjarran. Cognate with Swedish fjärran.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fjɛrn/, [fjæɐ̯ˀn]

Adjective

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fjern

  1. distant
  2. remote
  3. faraway, far-off

Inflection

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Inflection of fjern
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular fjern fjernere fjernest2
Indefinite neuter singular fjernt fjernere fjernest2
Plural fjerne fjernere fjernest2
Definite attributive1 fjerne fjernere fjerneste
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.

Verb

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fjern

  1. imperative of fjerne

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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fjern (neuter singular fjernt, definite singular and plural fjerne, comparative fjernere, indefinite superlative fjernest, definite superlative fjerneste)

  1. distant, faraway, remote
    Det fjerne østen - the Far East

Derived terms

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Verb

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fjern

  1. imperative of fjerne

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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fjern (neuter singular fjernt, definite singular and plural fjerne, comparative fjernare, indefinite superlative fjernast, definite superlative fjernaste)

  1. distant, faraway, remote
  2. (slang) disoriented through the action of a narcotic drug
  3. (slang) made during a distraction and disorientation caused by narcotic drug influence
  4. (slang) stupid, unresponsible, weird

Derived terms

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Verb

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fjern

  1. imperative of fjerna

References

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