spinkel

Danish

Etymology

Transformed from obsolete spinket, from the verb spinke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spenkəl/, [ˈsb̥eŋˀɡ̊əl]

Adjective

spinkel (neuter spinkelt, plural and definite singular attributive spinkle)

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

Inflection

Inflection of spinkel

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	spinkel	spinklere	spinklest2
indefinite 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.

Derived terms

• spinkelhed

References

• “spinkel” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• “spinkel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “spinkel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb spinke.

Adjective

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

• “spinkel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.