smuk
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German smuk (“lithe, neat”). Compare English smug and German schmuck (“pretty”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]smuk
Usage notes
[edit]Similarly to English beautiful, smuk carries an aspect of femininity, and hence is usually not applied to men.
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of smuk | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | smuk | smukkere | smukkest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | smukt | smukkere | smukkest2 |
Plural | smukke | smukkere | smukkest2 |
Definite attributive1 | smukke | smukkere | smukkeste |
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. |
Synonyms
[edit]North Frisian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]smuk (comparative smuker, superlative smukst)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smukъ, cognate with Bulgarian смок (smok).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]smȗk m (Cyrillic spelling сму̑к)
Declension
[edit]Declension of smuk
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- North Frisian lemmas
- North Frisian adjectives
- Mooring North Frisian
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
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