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Definition 2024
køn
køn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kon"
Danish
Noun
køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn)
- sex (male or female division)
- (grammar) gender (division of nouns and pronouns etc.)
- private parts, genitals
Inflection
Inflection of køn
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kœnn (“skilled, capable”).
Adjective
køn
- pretty
- good-looking
- (ironic) nice, fine
Inflection
| Inflection of køn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | køn | kønnere | kønnest2 |
| Neuter singular | kønt | kønnere | kønnest2 |
| Plural | kønne | kønnere | kønnest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | kønne | kønnere | kønneste |
| 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
- “køn” in Den Danske Ordbog