ekte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German echt through Danish ægte. Compare to Swedish äkta.

Adjective

ekte (indeclinable, comparative ektere, indefinite superlative ektest, definite superlative ekteste)

  1. true, genuine, real

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German echt from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaft. Probably through Danish ægte. Compare to Swedish äkta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛkte/
  • IPA(key): /ˈækte/ (dialectal)

Adjective

ekte (indeclinable, comparative ektare, indefinite superlative ektast, definite superlative ektaste)

  1. real, true, genuine
    Antonyms: falsk, kunstig, uekte, urøynleg
  2. fullblood, born by married parents
    Antonym: laus

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