lugn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lugn or lygn (“calm lake surface”), from Old Norse lygn. Compare Norwegian logn (“calm (without wind)”), and Icelandic lón (“calm water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɵŋn/
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Adjective
lugn (comparative lugnare, superlative lugnast)
- tranquil, calm
Declension
| Inflection of lugn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | lugn | lugnare | lugnast |
| Neuter singular | lugnt | lugnare | lugnast |
| Plural | lugna | lugnare | lugnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | lugne | lugnare | lugnaste |
| All | lugna | lugnare | lugnaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Noun
lugn n
- calmness