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skøn

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See also: skön

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skœnˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊œnˀ]

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

  1. beautiful
  2. lovely, great, fantastic
  3. delicious
Inflection
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Inflection of skøn
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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.

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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
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Declension of skøn
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skøn skønnet skøn skønnene
genitive skøns skønnets skøns skønnenes
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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skøn

  1. imperative of skønne