sulten

sulten

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse soltinn, originally the past participle of the archaic verb svelte (“waste away, emaciate”), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sultɘn/, [ˈsuld̥ɘn]

Adjective

sulten

1. Hungry, wanting to eat.
2. Greatly desiring something.

Inflection

Inflection of sulten
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	sulten	—	—2
Neuter singular	sultent	—	—2
Plural	sultne	—	—2
Definite attributive1	sultne	—	—
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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sultɘn/, [ˈsulˀd̥ɘn]

Noun

sulten c

1. singular definite of sult

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse soltinn, originally the past participle of Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Adjective

sulten (neuter singular sultent, definite singular and plural sultne, comparative sultnere, indefinite superlative sultnest, definite superlative sultneste)

1. hungry

Synonyms

• hungrig

Related terms

• sult
• sulte

Noun

sulten m

1. definite singular of sult

See also

• svolten (Nynorsk)

References

• “sulten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse soltinn.

Adjective

sulten

1. starving, ravenous
2. gloomy