åben
See also: aben
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse opinn, opit (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk open, Norwegian Bokmål åpen, Icelandic opinn, Swedish öppen, Dutch open, Low German apen, open, German offen, West Frisian iepen, English open.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔːbən/, [ˈɔːb̥m̩]
Adjective
åben
- open
- frank, candid
Inflection
| Inflection of åben | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | åben | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | åbent | — | —2 |
| Plural | åbne | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | åbne | — | — |
| 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
- åbent forhold