ödmjuk

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄þmiūker. Compare Icelandic auðmjúkur, Faroese eyðmjúkur, Danish ydmyg.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ʉːk

Adjective

ödmjuk (comparative ödmjukare, superlative ödmjukast)

  1. humble

Inflection
Inflection of ödmjuk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ödmjuk ödmjukare ödmjukast
Neuter singular ödmjukt ödmjukare ödmjukast
Plural ödmjuka ödmjukare ödmjukast
Masculine plural3 ödmjuke ödmjukare ödmjukast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ödmjuke ödmjukare ödmjukaste
All ödmjuka ödmjukare ödmjukaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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