"gækkebrev" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

Etymology: gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. "winter-fool") in one's hand. Etymology templates: {{af|da|gæk|brev|t1=fool|t2=letter}} gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|gækkebrevet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|gækkebreve||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} gækkebrev n (singular definite gækkebrevet, plural indefinite gækkebreve), {{da-noun|et|e|}} gækkebrev n (singular definite gækkebrevet, plural indefinite gækkebreve) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|et|e}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=gækkebrevenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=gækkebreves|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=gækkebrevets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=gækkebrevs|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=gækkebrevene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=gækkebreve|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=gækkebrevet|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=gækkebrev}} Forms: gækkebrevet [definite, singular], gækkebreve [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gækkebrev [indefinite, nominative, singular], gækkebrevet [definite, nominative, singular], gækkebreve [indefinite, nominative, plural], gækkebrevene [definite, nominative, plural], gækkebrevs [genitive, indefinite, singular], gækkebrevets [definite, genitive, singular], gækkebreves [genitive, indefinite, plural], gækkebrevenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. an anonymous poem sent on Easter; depending on tradition, the recipient may gain or owe Easter eggs by trying to guess the identity of the sender Wikipedia link: da:gækkebrev Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-gækkebrev-da-noun-U1yZjGfr Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "da",
        "2": "gæk",
        "3": "brev",
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        "t2": "letter"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. \"winter-fool\") in one's hand.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebreve",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrev",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebreve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebreves",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevenes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "gækkebrevet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
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        "1": "et",
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        "3": ""
      },
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      "name": "da-noun"
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        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "gækkebrevs",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "gækkebrevene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "gækkebreve",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
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        "sg-indef": "gækkebrev"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "an anonymous poem sent on Easter; depending on tradition, the recipient may gain or owe Easter eggs by trying to guess the identity of the sender"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "anonymous",
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        [
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        [
          "Easter",
          "Easter"
        ],
        [
          "recipient",
          "recipient"
        ],
        [
          "Easter egg",
          "Easter egg"
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        [
          "sender",
          "sender"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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      ]
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}
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        "3": "brev",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. \"winter-fool\") in one's hand.",
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    {
      "form": "gækkebrevet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebreve",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebreve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebrevets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gækkebreves",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "4": "gækkebrevet",
        "5": "",
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        "7": "",
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        "head": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "e",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gækkebrev n (singular definite gækkebrevet, plural indefinite gækkebreve)",
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    }
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        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
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        "pl-def-3": "",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish neuter nouns",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an anonymous poem sent on Easter; depending on tradition, the recipient may gain or owe Easter eggs by trying to guess the identity of the sender"
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "recipient",
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        ],
        [
          "Easter egg",
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "gækkebrev"
}

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