ensom

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse einsamann (“alone”, literally “one together”), influenced by German einsam. Equivalent to en +‎ -som.

Adjective

ensom (neuter ensomt, plural and definite singular attributive ensomme)

  1. lonely, experiencing loneliness
    Synonyms: ene, enlig

Inflection

Inflection of ensom
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ensom ensommere ensomst2
indefinite neuter singular ensomt ensommere ensomst2
plural ensomme ensommere ensomst2
definite attributive1 ensomme ensommere ensomste

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

From en +‎ -som.

Adjective

ensom (neuter singular ensomt, definite singular and plural ensomme, comparative ensommere, indefinite superlative ensomst, definite superlative ensomste)

  1. lone, solitary
  2. lonely, lonesome

See also

References

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