rød

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rauðr, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, cognate with English red and German rot. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-, cf. Latin ruber, Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁœˀð], [ˈʁœðˀ]

Adjective

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rød (neuter rødt, plural and definite singular attributive røde, comparative rødere, superlative (predicative) rødest, superlative (attributive) rødeste)

  1. red (having red as its colour)
  2. red (left-wing, socialist or communist)
  3. (as a noun) red (colour), (a socialist or a communist)

Inflection

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Inflection of rød
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular rød rødere rødest2
Indefinite neuter singular rødt rødere rødest2
Plural røde rødere rødest2
Definite attributive1 røde rødere rødeste
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.

See also

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Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort
             rød; højrød              orange; brun              gul; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn             
             cyan; turkis              azurblå              blå
             violet; indigo              magenta; lilla              lyserød

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rauðr, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rød (neuter singular rødt, definite singular and plural røde, comparative rødere, indefinite superlative rødest, definite superlative rødeste)

  1. red

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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