mørkeræd

Danish

Etymology

From mørke (“darkness”) +‎ ræd (“afraid”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk mørkredd and Swedish mörkrädd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɶɐ̯ɡ̊əˌʁaðˀ], [ˈmɶɐ̯ɡ̊əˌˈʁɑðˀ]

Adjective

mørkeræd (plural and definite singular attributive mørkerædde)

  1. afraid of the dark, having nyctophobia

Inflection

Inflection of mørkeræd
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular mørkeræd mere mørkeræd mest mørkeræd2
indefinite neuter singular mørkerædt mere mørkeræd mest mørkeræd2
plural mørkerædde mere mørkeræd mest mørkeræd2
definite attributive1 mørkerædde mere mørkeræd mest mørkerædde

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

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