opret

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse uppréttr. Compare English upright and German aufrecht.

Adjective

opret (plural and definite singular attributive oprette)

  1. standing vertically up (like a stalk)
  2. upright, erect (with a straight back)
    Synonym: oprejst

Inflection

Inflection of opret
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular opret — —2
indefinite neuter singular opret — —2
plural oprette — —2
definite attributive1 oprette — —

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

  • opretgående
  • opretstående

Verb

opret

  1. imperative of oprette

References

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