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nøgen

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See also: nogen

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (naked), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (naked, bare). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian naken, Icelandic nakinn, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Low German naakd, Dutch naakt, German nackt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nøjən/, [ˈnʌjən]

Adjective

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nøgen

  1. naked, nude

Inflection

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Inflection of nøgen
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular nøgen 2
Indefinite neuter singular nøgent 2
Plural nøgne 2
Definite attributive1 nøgne
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

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