berømt

See also: berömt

Danish

Etymology

Past participle of berømme (“to praise”), from Low German beromen, eventually from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *hrōmiz (“fame, glory”). Compare with German berühmt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈʁœmˀd/, [b̥eˈʁɶmˀd̥], [peˈʁɶ̝mˀt]

Adjective

berømt (neuter berømt, plural and definite singular attributive berømte)

  1. famous
  2. famed, renowned
    Synonym: navnkundig

Usage notes

Comparative is obsolete.

Inflection

Inflection of berømt
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular berømt berømtere berømtest2
indefinite neuter singular berømt berømtere berømtest2
plural berømte berømtere berømtest2
definite attributive1 berømte berømtere berømteste

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

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from the verb berømme; compare with German berühmt

Adjective

berømt (neuter singular berømt, definite singular and plural berømte)

  1. famous
  2. famed, renowned

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Norwegian Bokmål; compare with German berühmt.

Adjective

berømt (neuter singular berømt, definite singular and plural berømte)

  1. famous
  2. famed, renowned

Derived terms

  • berømtheit

References

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