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

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.

Usage notes

Comparative is obsolete.

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