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djup

djup

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of both) dyp

Adjective

djup (neuter singular djupt, definite singular and plural djupe, comparative djupere, indefinite superlative djupest, definite superlative djupeste)

  1. deep (having its bottom far down)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse djúp.

Noun

djup n (definite singular djupet, indefinite plural djup, definite plural djupa or djupene)

  1. a place at a great depth
  2. depth (vertical distance below a surface)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse djúpr

Adjective

djup (neuter singular djupt, definite singular and plural djupe, comparative djupare, indefinite superlative djupast, definite superlative djupaste)

  1. deep (having its bottom far down)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse djúp.

Noun

djup n (definite singular djupet, indefinite plural djup, definite plural djupa)

  1. a place at a great depth
  2. depth (vertical distance below a surface)

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʉːp/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːp

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish diūper, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwbus.

Adjective

djup

  1. deep; which has a large depth
  2. profound
  3. (about a voice) deep; low in frequency
Declension
Inflection of djup
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular djup djupare djupast
Neuter singular djupt djupare djupast
Plural djupa djupare djupast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 djupe djupare djupaste
All djupa djupare djupaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.
Related terms
  • djuplodande
  • fördjupa

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish diūp, from Old Norse djúp, from a nominalization of Proto-Germanic *deupaz (see above).

Noun

djup n

  1. depth; height below a surface
  2. depth; distance between front and back
  3. depth; intensity
  4. an area of the sea which is significantly deeper than the surrounding area
Declension
Inflection of djup 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative djup djupet djup djupen
Genitive djups djupets djups djupens