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
Common singular øm ømmere ømmest2
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
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