lydhør

Danish

Etymology

From a dialectal adjective lyd (“audible, sounding”), and an adjective derived from the verb høre (“which hears in a certain way”). Compare Swedish lyhörd.

Adjective

lydhør (neuter lydhørt, plural and definite singular attributive lydhøre)

  1. attentive, all ears
  2. (figurative) accommodating, amenable

Inflection

Inflection of lydhør
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular lydhør mere lydhør mest lydhør2
indefinite neuter singular lydhørt mere lydhør mest lydhør2
plural lydhøre mere lydhør mest lydhør2
definite attributive1 lydhøre mere lydhør mest lydhøre

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.

Derived terms

See also

  • agtpågivende

References

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