lunken

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ljunken, from Old Norse *ljumka, *lumka (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwanōną (“to make warm”), *hleumaz, *hlūmaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Swedish lionkin (“lukewarm”), Old Swedish liumber (“warm, mild, tepid”), Swedish dialectal lumma (“to be hot”), Old Saxon halōian (“to burn”). See lukewarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lonɡkən/, [ˈlɔŋɡ̊ən]

Adjective

lunken (neuter lunkent, plural and definite singular attributive lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

   Coordinate terms: håndvarm, lun

2. half-hearted

   Synonym: halvhjertet

Inflection

Inflection of lunken

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	lunken	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	lunkent	—	—2
plural	lunkne	—	—2
definite attributive1	lunkne	—	—

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

• lunkenhed
• halvlunken

References

• “lunken” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lunken” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb lunke.

Adjective

lunken (neuter singular lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

References

• “lunken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb lunke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lʊŋkɛn/

Adjective

lunken (neuter singular lunke or lunkent, definite singular and plural lunkne)

1. lukewarm, tepid

Synonyms

• lunka

References

• “lunken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.