kæk

See also: käk

Danish

Etymology

From German keck (“sassy”), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive”). Doublet of kvik and kvæg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛk/, [ˈkʰɛɡ̊]

Adjective

kæk (neuter kækt, plural and definite singular attributive kække)

  1. brave, bold
  2. spirited
  3. cheerful

Inflection

Inflection of kæk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular kæk kækkere kækkest2
indefinite neuter singular kækt kækkere kækkest2
plural kække kækkere kækkest2
definite attributive1 kække kækkere kækkeste

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

Icelandic

Noun

kæk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of kækur
  2. indefinite dative singular of kækur
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