Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.

Adjective

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mjuk (neuter singular mjukt, definite singular and plural mjuke, comparative mjukere, indefinite superlative mjukest, definite superlative mjukeste)

  1. alternative form of myk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-. Akin to English meek.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mjuk (neuter mjukt, plural mjuke, comparative mjukare, superlative mjukast)

  1. soft

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish miūker, from Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjʉːk/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːk

Adjective

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mjuk (comparative mjukare, superlative mjukast)

  1. soft

Declension

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Inflection of mjuk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular mjuk mjukare mjukast
neuter singular mjukt mjukare mjukast
plural mjuka mjukare mjukast
masculine plural2 mjuke mjukare mjukast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 mjuke mjukare mjukaste
all mjuka mjukare mjukaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Further reading

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