lunken

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse *ljumka, *lumka (to warm), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwanōną (to make warm), *hleumaz, *hlūmaz (warm), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (warm, hot). Cognate with Old Swedish lionkin (lukewarm), Old Swedish liumber (warm, mild, tepid), Swedish dialectal lumma (to be hot), Old Saxon halōian (to burn). See lukewarm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lonɡkən/, [ˈlɔŋɡ̊ən]

Adjective

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lunken

  1. lukewarm, tepid
  2. half-hearted

Inflection

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Inflection of lunken
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular lunken 2
Indefinite neuter singular lunkent 2
Plural lunkne 2
Definite attributive1 lunkne
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.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From the verb lunke.

Adjective

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lunken (neuter singular lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

  1. lukewarm, tepid

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the verb lunke.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lunken (neuter singular lunke or lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

  1. lukewarm, tepid

Synonyms

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References

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