stendød

Danish

Etymology

sten- (“quite, very”) +‎ død (“dead”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /steːndød/, [ˈsd̥eːnˈd̥øðˀ]

Adjective

stendød

(informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)

Inflection

Inflection of stendød
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	stendød	—	—²
Neuter singular	stendødt	—	—²
Plural	stendøde	—	—²
Definite attributive¹	stendøde	—	—
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.

Synonyms

død som en sild

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

steindød, steindaud

Etymology

From sten (“stone”) +‎ død (“dead”).

Adjective

stendød (neuter stendødt, definite and plural stendøde)

(informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)

Usage notes

This spelling may be used in Riksmål, based on Danish (see the Danish entry above). The official Bokmål and Nynorsk spellings are steindød and steindaud. Stendød would certainly not be used in Nynorsk.

Synonyms

død som en sild

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