spinkel

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spenkəl/, [ˈsb̥eŋˀɡ̊əl]

Adjective

spinkel

  1. slight
  2. slender
  3. delicate
  4. frail
  5. flimsy
  6. slim

Inflection
Inflection of spinkel
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular spinkel spinklere spinklest2
Neuter singular spinkelt spinklere spinklest2
Plural spinkle spinklere spinklest2
Definite attributive1 spinkle spinklere spinkleste
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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb spinke

Adjective

spinkel (masculine and feminine spinkel, neuter spinkelt, definite singular and plural spinkle, comparative spinklere, indefinite superlative spinklest, definite superlative spinkleste)

  1. slender, thin (figure)
  2. delicate, fragile, frail (build, voice)
  3. flimsy (construction)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb spinke

Adjective

spinkel (masculine and feminine spinkel, neuter spinkelt, definite singular and plural spinkle, comparative spinklare, indefinite superlative spinklast, definite superlative spinklaste)

  1. slender, thin (figure)
  2. delicate, fragile, frail (build, voice)
  3. flimsy (construction)

References
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