FromOld Norserauðr, fromProto-Germanic*raudaz, cognate withEnglishred andGermanrot. The Germanic adjective goes back toProto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-, cf.Latinruber,Ancient Greekἐρυθρός(eruthrós).
rød (neuterrødt,plural and definite singular attributiverøde,comparativerødere,superlative (predicative)rødest,superlative (attributive)rødeste)
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite 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.
| hvid | grå | sort |
| rød;højrød,mørkerød | orange;brun | gul;flødefarvet |
| lime,lysegrøn | grøn,mørkegrøn | mintgrøn |
| cyan;turkis,lyseblå | azurblå,himmelblå | blå,mørkeblå |
| violet;indigo | magenta;lilla | lyserød,rosa |
rød on the Danish Wikipedia.WikipediadaFromOld Norserauðr, fromProto-Germanic*raudaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós <*h₁rewdʰ-.
rød (neuter singularrødt,definite singular and pluralrøde,comparativerødere,indefinite superlativerødest,definite superlativerødeste)