hund

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hund c (singular definite hunden, plural indefinite hunde)

hunden (definite singular)
hunde (indefinite plural)
hund (indefinite nominative singular)
hunden (definite nominative singular)
hunde (indefinite nominative plural)
hundene (definite nominative plural)
hunds (genitive indefinite singular)
hundens (definite genitive singular)
hundes (genitive indefinite plural)
hundenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).


and

and c (singular definite anden, plural indefinite ænder)

anden (definite singular)
ænder (indefinite plural)
and (indefinite nominative singular)
anden (definite nominative singular)
ænder (indefinite nominative plural)
ænderne (definite nominative plural)
ands (genitive indefinite singular)
andens (definite genitive singular)
ænders (genitive indefinite plural)
ændernes (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, cognate with German Ente, Dutch eend. The Germanic noun derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”), which is also the source of Latin anas, Ancient Greek νῆττα (nêtta), Lithuanian ántis, Sanskrit आति (ātí).


ask

ask c (singular definite asken, plural indefinite aske)

asken (definite singular)
aske (indefinite plural)
ask (indefinite nominative singular)
asken (definite nominative singular)
aske (indefinite nominative plural)
askene (definite nominative plural)
asks (genitive indefinite singular)
askens (definite genitive singular)
askes (genitive indefinite plural)
askenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior#Translingual

ash tree (Fraxinus spp.), especially, common ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)


tiger

tiger c (singular definite tigeren, plural indefinite tigere or tigre)

tigeren (definite singular)
tigere (indefinite plural)
tigre (indefinite plural)
tiger (indefinite nominative singular)
tigeren (definite nominative singular)
tigere (indefinite nominative plural)
tigre (indefinite nominative plural)
tigerne (definite nominative plural)
tigrene (definite nominative plural)
tigers (genitive indefinite singular)
tigerens (definite genitive singular)
tigeres (genitive indefinite plural)
tigres (genitive indefinite plural)
tigernes (definite genitive plural)
tigrenes (definite genitive plural)


zebra

zebra c (singular definite zebraen, plural indefinite zebraer)

zebraen (definite singular)
zebraer (indefinite plural)
zebra (indefinite nominative singular)
zebraen (definite nominative singular)
zebraer (indefinite nominative plural)
zebraerne (definite nominative plural)
zebras (genitive indefinite singular)
zebraens (definite genitive singular)
zebraers (genitive indefinite plural)
zebraernes (definite genitive plural)


koala

koala (singular definite ?, plural indefinite koala)

koala (indefinite plural)
koala (indefinite nominative singular)
koalaen (definite nominative singular)
koalaer (indefinite nominative plural)
koalaerne (definite nominative plural)
koalas (genitive indefinite singular)
koalaens (definite genitive singular)
koalaers (genitive indefinite plural)
koalaernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.


kiwi

kiwi c (singular definite kiwien, plural indefinite kiwier)

kiwien (definite singular)
kiwier (indefinite plural)
kiwi (indefinite nominative singular)
kiwien (definite nominative singular)
kiwier (indefinite nominative plural)
kiwierne (definite nominative plural)
kiwis (genitive indefinite singular)
kiwiens (definite genitive singular)
kiwiers (genitive indefinite plural)
kiwiernes (definite genitive plural)

From Maori kiwi. The fruit is named after the bird.


alligator

alligator c (singular definite alligatoren, plural indefinite alligatorer)

alligatoren (definite singular)
alligatorer (indefinite plural)
alligator (indefinite nominative singular)
alligatoren (definite nominative singular)
alligatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
alligatorerne (definite nominative plural)
alligators (genitive indefinite singular)
alligatorens (definite genitive singular)
alligatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
alligatorernes (definite genitive plural)


rose

rose c (singular definite rosen, plural indefinite roser)

rosen (definite singular)
roser (indefinite plural)
rose (indefinite nominative singular)
rosen (definite nominative singular)
roser (indefinite nominative plural)
roserne (definite nominative plural)
roses (genitive indefinite singular)
rosens (definite genitive singular)
rosers (genitive indefinite plural)
rosernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: ruusa

From late Old Norse rós, rósa, from Middle Low German rōse, from Latin rosa (“rose”).


hamster

hamster c (singular definite hamsteren, plural indefinite hamstere)

hamsteren (definite singular)
hamstere (indefinite plural)
hamster (indefinite nominative singular)
hamsteren (definite nominative singular)
hamstere (indefinite nominative plural)
hamsterne (definite nominative plural)
hamsters (genitive indefinite singular)
hamsterens (definite genitive singular)
hamsteres (genitive indefinite plural)
hamsternes (definite genitive plural)


haj

haj c (singular definite hajen, plural indefinite hajer)

hajen (definite singular)
hajer (indefinite plural)
haj (indefinite nominative singular)
hajen (definite nominative singular)
hajer (indefinite nominative plural)
hajerne (definite nominative plural)
hajs (genitive indefinite singular)
hajens (definite genitive singular)
hajers (genitive indefinite plural)
hajernes (definite genitive plural)

expert (expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers, in a game or in a craft)


lam

lam n (singular definite lammet, plural indefinite lam)

lammet (definite singular)
lam (indefinite plural)
lam (indefinite nominative singular)
lammet (definite nominative singular)
lam (indefinite nominative plural)
lammene (definite nominative plural)
lams (genitive indefinite singular)
lammets (definite genitive singular)
lams (genitive indefinite plural)
lammenes (definite genitive plural)


stork

stork c (singular definite storken, plural indefinite storke)

storken (definite singular)
storke (indefinite plural)
stork (indefinite nominative singular)
storken (definite nominative singular)
storke (indefinite nominative plural)
storkene (definite nominative plural)
storks (genitive indefinite singular)
storkens (definite genitive singular)
storkes (genitive indefinite plural)
storkenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish stork, from Old Norse storkr (“stork”).


hare

hare c (singular definite haren, plural indefinite harer)

haren (definite singular)
harer (indefinite plural)
hare (indefinite nominative singular)
haren (definite nominative singular)
harer (indefinite nominative plural)
harerne (definite nominative plural)
hares (genitive indefinite singular)
harens (definite genitive singular)
harers (genitive indefinite plural)
harernes (definite genitive plural)


mandarin

mandarin c (singular definite mandarinen, plural indefinite mandariner)

mandarinen (definite singular)
mandariner (indefinite plural)
mandarin (indefinite nominative singular)
mandarinen (definite nominative singular)
mandariner (indefinite nominative plural)
mandarinerne (definite nominative plural)
mandarins (genitive indefinite singular)
mandarinens (definite genitive singular)
mandariners (genitive indefinite plural)
mandarinernes (definite genitive plural)


gnu

gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)

gnuen (definite singular)
gnuer (indefinite plural)
gnu (indefinite nominative singular)
gnuen (definite nominative singular)
gnuer (indefinite nominative plural)
gnuerne (definite nominative plural)
gnus (genitive indefinite singular)
gnuens (definite genitive singular)
gnuers (genitive indefinite plural)
gnuernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Bantu.


drone

drone c (singular definite dronen, plural indefinite droner)

dronen (definite singular)
droner (indefinite plural)
drone (indefinite nominative singular)
dronen (definite nominative singular)
droner (indefinite nominative plural)
dronerne (definite nominative plural)
drones (genitive indefinite singular)
dronens (definite genitive singular)
droners (genitive indefinite plural)
dronernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German drone (sense 1), and English drone (sense 2).

a drone (radio-controlled pilotless aircraft)


leopard

leopard c (singular definite leoparden, plural indefinite leoparder)

leoparden (definite singular)
leoparder (indefinite plural)
leopard (indefinite nominative singular)
leoparden (definite nominative singular)
leoparder (indefinite nominative plural)
leoparderne (definite nominative plural)
leopards (genitive indefinite singular)
leopardens (definite genitive singular)
leoparders (genitive indefinite plural)
leopardernes (definite genitive plural)


rude

rude c (singular definite ruden, plural indefinite ruder)

ruden (definite singular)
ruder (indefinite plural)
rude (indefinite nominative singular)
ruden (definite nominative singular)
ruder (indefinite nominative plural)
ruderne (definite nominative plural)
rudes (genitive indefinite singular)
rudens (definite genitive singular)
ruders (genitive indefinite plural)
rudernes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse rúta, from Middle Low German rūde, from Latin rūta (“rue”).

(botany) rue (various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta)


dragon

dragon c (singular definite dragonen, plural indefinite dragoner)

dragonen (definite singular)
dragoner (indefinite plural)

a dragoon (soldier of the mounted infantry)


dragon

From Medieval Latin dragon, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

der

Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn)


snog

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snog c (singular definite snogen, plural indefinite snoge)

snogen (definite singular)
snoge (indefinite plural)
snog (indefinite nominative singular)
snogen (definite nominative singular)
snoge (indefinite nominative plural)
snogene (definite nominative plural)
snogs (genitive indefinite singular)
snogens (definite genitive singular)
snoges (genitive indefinite plural)
snogenes (definite genitive plural)

From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include the Swedish and Norwegian snok, Icelandic snákur (“a snake”), English snake.

Natrix natrix
Natrix natrix#Translingual


ren

ren c (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rener)

renen (definite singular)
rener (indefinite plural)
ren (indefinite nominative singular)
renen (definite nominative singular)
rener (indefinite nominative plural)
renerne (definite nominative plural)
rens (genitive indefinite singular)
renens (definite genitive singular)
reners (genitive indefinite plural)
renernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hreinn m, from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, Old English hrān.


ren

ren c (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rene or rener)

renen (definite singular)
rene (indefinite plural)
rener (indefinite plural)
ren (indefinite nominative singular)
renen (definite nominative singular)
rene (indefinite nominative plural)
rener (indefinite nominative plural)
renene (definite nominative plural)
renerne (definite nominative plural)
rens (genitive indefinite singular)
renens (definite genitive singular)
renes (genitive indefinite plural)
reners (genitive indefinite plural)
renenes (definite genitive plural)
renernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rein f, from Proto-Germanic *rainō, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, German Rain (English rean is from Old Norse).

(rare, real estate, agriculture) a strip of unplowed land serving as a boundary between estates


ren

ren (neuter rent, plural and definite singular attributive rene)

rent (neuter)
rene (attributive definite singular)
rene (attributive plural)
ren (positive)
renere (comparative)
renest (superlative)
rent (positive)
rene (plural positive)
renere (comparative plural)
renest (plural superlative)
rene (positive)
reneste (superlative)

From Old Norse hreinn (“clean”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, German rein, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains).

pure, mere, sheer(without any added elements)


gris

gris c (singular definite grisen, plural indefinite grise)

grisen (definite singular)
grise (indefinite plural)
gris (indefinite nominative singular)
grisen (definite nominative singular)
grise (indefinite nominative plural)
grisene (definite nominative plural)
gris' (genitive indefinite singular)
grisens (definite genitive singular)
grises (genitive indefinite plural)
grisenes (definite genitive plural)


eg

eg c (singular definite egen, plural indefinite ege)

egen (definite singular)
ege (indefinite plural)
eg (indefinite nominative singular)
egen (definite nominative singular)
ege (indefinite nominative plural)
egene (definite nominative plural)
egs (genitive indefinite singular)
egens (definite genitive singular)
eges (genitive indefinite plural)
egenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).


albatros

albatros c (singular definite albatrossen, plural indefinite albatrosser)

albatrossen (definite singular)
albatrosser (indefinite plural)
albatros (indefinite nominative singular)
albatrossen (definite nominative singular)
albatrosser (indefinite nominative plural)
albatrosserne (definite nominative plural)
albatros' (genitive indefinite singular)
albatrossens (definite genitive singular)
albatrossers (genitive indefinite plural)
albatrossernes (definite genitive plural)

(golf) an albatross or double eagle (a score of three strokes under par for a hole)


tunge

tunge c (singular definite tungen, plural indefinite tunger)

tungen (definite singular)
tunger (indefinite plural)
tunge (indefinite nominative singular)
tungen (definite nominative singular)
tunger (indefinite nominative plural)
tungerne (definite nominative plural)
tunges (genitive indefinite singular)
tungens (definite genitive singular)
tungers (genitive indefinite plural)
tungernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish tungæ, Old Norse tunga, Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, cognate with English tongue, German Zunge, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉 (tuggō). The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”), cf. Latin lingua, Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).


omelet

omelet c (singular definite omeletten, plural indefinite omeletter)

omeletten (definite singular)
omeletter (indefinite plural)
omelet (indefinite nominative singular)
omeletten (definite nominative singular)
omeletter (indefinite nominative plural)
omeletterne (definite nominative plural)
omelets (genitive indefinite singular)
omelettens (definite genitive singular)
omeletters (genitive indefinite plural)
omeletternes (definite genitive plural)


chinchilla

chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)

chinchillaen (definite singular)
chinchillaer (indefinite plural)


citron

citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)

citronen (definite singular)
citroner (indefinite plural)
citron (indefinite nominative singular)
citronen (definite nominative singular)
citroner (indefinite nominative plural)
citronerne (definite nominative plural)
citrons (genitive indefinite singular)
citronens (definite genitive singular)
citroners (genitive indefinite plural)
citronernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

bor+

lemon (yellowish citrus fruit; taste or flavor of lemons)


torsk

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torsk c (singular definite torsken, plural indefinite torsk)

torsken (definite singular)
torsk (indefinite plural)
torsk (indefinite nominative singular)
torsken (definite nominative singular)
torsk (indefinite nominative plural)
torskene (definite nominative plural)
torsks (genitive indefinite singular)
torskens (definite genitive singular)
torsks (genitive indefinite plural)
torskenes (definite genitive plural)


svin

svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

svinet (definite singular)
svin (indefinite plural)
svin (indefinite nominative singular)
svinet (definite nominative singular)
svin (indefinite nominative plural)
svinene (definite nominative plural)
svins (genitive indefinite singular)
svinets (definite genitive singular)
svins (genitive indefinite plural)
svinenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

(member of family Suidae) hog, pig, swine


porre

porre c (singular definite porren, plural indefinite porrer)

porren (definite singular)
porrer (indefinite plural)
porre (indefinite nominative singular)
porren (definite nominative singular)
porrer (indefinite nominative plural)
porrerne (definite nominative plural)
porres (genitive indefinite singular)
porrens (definite genitive singular)
porrers (genitive indefinite plural)
porrernes (definite genitive plural)

Icelandic: púrra, púrrulaukur

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)


geranium

geranium c (definite singular geranien, indefinite plural geranier, definite plural geranierne)

geranien (definite singular)
geranier (indefinite plural)
geranierne (definite plural)
geranium (indefinite nominative singular)
geranien (definite nominative singular)
geranier (indefinite nominative plural)
geranierne (definite nominative plural)
geraniums (genitive indefinite singular)
geraniens (definite genitive singular)
geraniers (genitive indefinite plural)
geraniernes (definite genitive plural)

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).


ananas

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ananas c (singular definite ananassen, plural indefinite ananas or ananasser)

ananassen (definite singular)
ananas (indefinite plural)
ananasser (indefinite plural)
ananas (indefinite nominative singular)
ananassen (definite nominative singular)
ananas (indefinite nominative plural)
ananasser (indefinite nominative plural)
ananassene (definite nominative plural)
ananasserne (definite nominative plural)
ananas' (genitive indefinite singular)
ananassens (definite genitive singular)
ananas' (genitive indefinite plural)
ananassers (genitive indefinite plural)
ananassenes (definite genitive plural)
ananassernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: ananas

→ Greenlandic: ananassi

→ Icelandic: ananas

From French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás (“pineapple”), from Old Tupi nanas (“pineapple”).


baobab

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

baobabben (definite singular)
baobabber (indefinite plural)
baobab (indefinite nominative singular)
baobabben (definite nominative singular)
baobabber (indefinite nominative plural)
baobabberne (definite nominative plural)
baobabs (genitive indefinite singular)
baobabbens (definite genitive singular)
baobabbers (genitive indefinite plural)
baobabbernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

der

أَبُو حِبَاب


durian

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an.


puma

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puma c (singular definite pumaen, plural indefinite pumaer)

pumaen (definite singular)
pumaer (indefinite plural)
puma (indefinite nominative singular)
pumaen (definite nominative singular)
pumaer (indefinite nominative plural)
pumaerne (definite nominative plural)
pumas (genitive indefinite singular)
pumaens (definite genitive singular)
pumaers (genitive indefinite plural)
pumaernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.


collie

collie c (singular definite collien, plural indefinite collier)

collien (definite singular)
collier (indefinite plural)
collie (indefinite nominative singular)
collien (definite nominative singular)
collier (indefinite nominative plural)
collierne (definite nominative plural)
collies (genitive indefinite singular)
colliens (definite genitive singular)
colliers (genitive indefinite plural)
colliernes (definite genitive plural)


broccoli

broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)

broccolien (definite singular)
broccoli (indefinite plural)
broccoli (indefinite nominative singular)
broccolien (definite nominative singular)
broccoli (indefinite nominative plural)
broccoliene (definite nominative plural)
broccolis (genitive indefinite singular)
broccoliens (definite genitive singular)
broccolis (genitive indefinite plural)
broccolienes (definite genitive plural)


ål

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite ål)

ålen (definite singular)
ål (indefinite plural)
ål (indefinite nominative singular)
ålen (definite nominative singular)
ål (indefinite nominative plural)
ålene (definite nominative plural)
åls (genitive indefinite singular)
ålens (definite genitive singular)
åls (genitive indefinite plural)
ålenes (definite genitive plural)


elefant

elefant c (singular definite elefanten, plural indefinite elefanter)

elefanten (definite singular)
elefanter (indefinite plural)
elefant (indefinite nominative singular)
elefanten (definite nominative singular)
elefanter (indefinite nominative plural)
elefanterne (definite nominative plural)
elefants (genitive indefinite singular)
elefantens (definite genitive singular)
elefanters (genitive indefinite plural)
elefanternes (definite genitive plural)

Via Latin elephantus from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās); replaced Old Danish fil (“elephant”), Old Norse fíll (cf. older Danish filsben (“ivory”)).


sild

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

silden (definite singular)
sild (indefinite plural)
sild (indefinite nominative singular)
silden (definite nominative singular)
sild (indefinite nominative plural)
sildene (definite nominative plural)
silds (genitive indefinite singular)
sildens (definite genitive singular)
silds (genitive indefinite plural)
sildenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.


hummer

hummer c (singular definite hummeren, plural indefinite hummere)

hummeren (definite singular)
hummere (indefinite plural)
hummer (indefinite nominative singular)
hummeren (definite nominative singular)
hummere (indefinite nominative plural)
hummerne (definite nominative plural)
hummers (genitive indefinite singular)
hummerens (definite genitive singular)
hummeres (genitive indefinite plural)
hummernes (definite genitive plural)


hummer

hummer n (singular definite hummeret, plural indefinite hummere)

hummeret (definite singular)
hummere (indefinite plural)
hummer (indefinite nominative singular)
hummeret (definite nominative singular)
hummere (indefinite nominative plural)
hummerne (definite nominative plural)
hummers (genitive indefinite singular)
hummerets (definite genitive singular)
hummeres (genitive indefinite plural)
hummernes (definite genitive plural)


høne

høne c (singular definite hønen, plural indefinite høner or høns)

hønen (definite singular)
høner (indefinite plural)
høns (indefinite plural)
høne (indefinite nominative singular)
hønen (definite nominative singular)
høner (indefinite nominative plural)
høns (indefinite nominative plural)
hønerne (definite nominative plural)
hønsene (definite nominative plural)
hønes (genitive indefinite singular)
hønens (definite genitive singular)
høners (genitive indefinite plural)
høns' (genitive indefinite plural)
hønernes (definite genitive plural)
hønsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.


hane

hane c (singular definite hanen, plural indefinite haner)

hanen (definite singular)
haner (indefinite plural)
hane (indefinite nominative singular)
hanen (definite nominative singular)
haner (indefinite nominative plural)
hanerne (definite nominative plural)
hanes (genitive indefinite singular)
hanens (definite genitive singular)
haners (genitive indefinite plural)
hanernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish hanæ, from Old Norse hani, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).


kanin

kanin c (singular definite kaninen, plural indefinite kaniner)

kaninen (definite singular)
kaniner (indefinite plural)
kanin (indefinite nominative singular)
kaninen (definite nominative singular)
kaniner (indefinite nominative plural)
kaninerne (definite nominative plural)
kanins (genitive indefinite singular)
kaninens (definite genitive singular)
kaniners (genitive indefinite plural)
kaninernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German kanīn, konīn from Old French connil, connin, from Latin cunīculus (“rabbit”). Compare also Norwegian kanin, Swedish kanin, German Kaninchen, and Dutch konijn.


abe

abe c (singular definite aben, plural indefinite aber)

aben (definite singular)
aber (indefinite plural)
abe (indefinite nominative singular)
aben (definite nominative singular)
aber (indefinite nominative plural)
aberne (definite nominative plural)
abes (genitive indefinite singular)
abens (definite genitive singular)
abers (genitive indefinite plural)
abernes (definite genitive plural)


mandel

mandel c (singular definite mandlen, plural indefinite mandler)

mandlen (definite singular)
mandler (indefinite plural)
mandel (indefinite nominative singular)
mandlen (definite nominative singular)
mandler (indefinite nominative plural)
mandlerne (definite nominative plural)
mandels (genitive indefinite singular)
mandlens (definite genitive singular)
mandlers (genitive indefinite plural)
mandlernes (definite genitive plural)


ara

ara c (singular definite araen, plural indefinite araer)

araen (definite singular)
araer (indefinite plural)
ara (indefinite nominative singular)
araen (definite nominative singular)
araer (indefinite nominative plural)
araerne (definite nominative plural)
aras (genitive indefinite singular)
araens (definite genitive singular)
araers (genitive indefinite plural)
araernes (definite genitive plural)


dyr

dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)

dyret (definite singular)
dyr (indefinite plural)
dyr (indefinite nominative singular)
dyret (definite nominative singular)
dyr (indefinite nominative plural)
dyrene (definite nominative plural)
dyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
dyrets (definite genitive singular)
dyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
dyrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.

animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)


fugl

fugl c (singular definite fuglen, plural indefinite fugle)

fuglen (definite singular)
fugle (indefinite plural)
fugl (indefinite nominative singular)
fuglen (definite nominative singular)
fugle (indefinite nominative plural)
fuglene (definite nominative plural)
fugls (genitive indefinite singular)
fuglens (definite genitive singular)
fugles (genitive indefinite plural)
fuglenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fogl, fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz, cognate with Swedish fågel, English fowl, German Vogel, Dutch vogel, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls).


orne

orne c (singular definite ornen, plural indefinite orner)

ornen (definite singular)
orner (indefinite plural)
orne (indefinite nominative singular)
ornen (definite nominative singular)
orner (indefinite nominative plural)
ornerne (definite nominative plural)
ornes (genitive indefinite singular)
ornens (definite genitive singular)
orners (genitive indefinite plural)
ornernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse *runa, from runi (“boar”).


ørn

ørn c (singular definite ørnen, plural indefinite ørne)

ørnen (definite singular)
ørne (indefinite plural)
ørn (indefinite nominative singular)
ørnen (definite nominative singular)
ørne (indefinite nominative plural)
ørnene (definite nominative plural)
ørns (genitive indefinite singular)
ørnens (definite genitive singular)
ørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
ørnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”). More at erne.


fyr

fyr n (singular definite fyret, plural indefinite fyr)

fyret (definite singular)
fyr (indefinite plural)
fyr (indefinite nominative singular)
fyret (definite nominative singular)
fyr (indefinite nominative plural)
fyrene (definite nominative plural)
fyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
fyrets (definite genitive singular)
fyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
fyrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German vǖr, from Old Saxon fiur.
Cognate with English fire, German Feuer, Dutch vuur and distantly Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

lighthouse, radio beacon (a tower that guides ships)


delfin

delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)

delfinen (definite singular)
delfiner (indefinite plural)
delfin (indefinite nominative singular)
delfinen (definite nominative singular)
delfiner (indefinite nominative plural)
delfinerne (definite nominative plural)
delfins (genitive indefinite singular)
delfinens (definite genitive singular)
delfiners (genitive indefinite plural)
delfinernes (definite genitive plural)


hest

hest c (singular definite hesten, plural indefinite heste)

hesten (definite singular)
heste (indefinite plural)
hest (indefinite nominative singular)
hesten (definite nominative singular)
heste (indefinite nominative plural)
hestene (definite nominative plural)
hests (genitive indefinite singular)
hestens (definite genitive singular)
hestes (genitive indefinite plural)
hestenes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: hest

→ Greenlandic: hiisti, hesti

From Old Norse hestr (“stallion”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhistaz, a Verner alternation variant of *hangistaz, which is the source of the West Germanic word for “stallion”, cf. German Hengst and Danish hingst (a loanword from Low German).


slange

slange c (singular definite slangen, plural indefinite slanger)

slangen (definite singular)
slanger (indefinite plural)
slange (indefinite nominative singular)
slangen (definite nominative singular)
slanger (indefinite nominative plural)
slangerne (definite nominative plural)
slanges (genitive indefinite singular)
slangens (definite genitive singular)
slangers (genitive indefinite plural)
slangernes (definite genitive plural)


sæl

sæl c (singular definite sælen, plural indefinite sæler)

sælen (definite singular)
sæler (indefinite plural)
sæl (indefinite nominative singular)
sælen (definite nominative singular)
sæler (indefinite nominative plural)
sælerne (definite nominative plural)
sæls (genitive indefinite singular)
sælens (definite genitive singular)
sælers (genitive indefinite plural)
sælernes (definite genitive plural)


pingvin

pingvin c (singular definite pingvinen, plural indefinite pingviner)

pingvinen (definite singular)
pingviner (indefinite plural)
pingvin (indefinite nominative singular)
pingvinen (definite nominative singular)
pingviner (indefinite nominative plural)
pingvinerne (definite nominative plural)
pingvins (genitive indefinite singular)
pingvinens (definite genitive singular)
pingviners (genitive indefinite plural)
pingvinernes (definite genitive plural)


fisk

fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)

fisken (definite singular)
fisk (indefinite plural)
fisk (indefinite nominative singular)
fisken (definite nominative singular)
fisk (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskene (definite nominative plural)
fisks (genitive indefinite singular)
fiskens (definite genitive singular)
fisks (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”). Cognate with English fish and German Fisch. The Germanic word is related to Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”).

(card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)


birk

birk c (singular definite birken, plural indefinite birke)

birken (definite singular)
birke (indefinite plural)


zebrafinke

zebrafinke c (singular definite zebrafinken, plural indefinite zebrafinker)

zebrafinken (definite singular)
zebrafinker (indefinite plural)
zebrafinke (indefinite nominative singular)
zebrafinken (definite nominative singular)
zebrafinker (indefinite nominative plural)
zebrafinkerne (definite nominative plural)
zebrafinkes (genitive indefinite singular)
zebrafinkens (definite genitive singular)
zebrafinkers (genitive indefinite plural)
zebrafinkernes (definite genitive plural)


gedde

gedde c (singular definite gedden, plural indefinite gedder)

gedden (definite singular)
gedder (indefinite plural)
gedde (indefinite nominative singular)
gedden (definite nominative singular)
gedder (indefinite nominative plural)
gedderne (definite nominative plural)
geddes (genitive indefinite singular)
geddens (definite genitive singular)
gedders (genitive indefinite plural)
geddernes (definite genitive plural)


helt

helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helte)

helten (definite singular)
helte (indefinite plural)
helt (indefinite nominative singular)
helten (definite nominative singular)
helte (indefinite nominative plural)
heltene (definite nominative plural)
helts (genitive indefinite singular)
heltens (definite genitive singular)
heltes (genitive indefinite plural)
heltenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German helt (“hero”) or German Held (“hero”), from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“hero”).

hero (a person who shows great courage and carries out extraordinary deeds)

hero (a person who helps other selflessly)


helt

helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helt)

helten (definite singular)
helt (indefinite plural)
helt (indefinite nominative singular)
helten (definite nominative singular)
helt (indefinite nominative plural)
heltene (definite nominative plural)
helts (genitive indefinite singular)
heltens (definite genitive singular)
helts (genitive indefinite plural)
heltenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish hielth, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *heltą (“hilt”).

Coregonus lavaretus
Coregonus lavaretus#Translingual

whitefish (especially the species Coregonus lavaretus).


ribs

ribs n (singular definite ribset, plural indefinite ribs)

ribset (definite singular)
ribs (indefinite plural)
ribs (indefinite nominative singular)
ribset (definite nominative singular)
ribs (indefinite nominative plural)
ribsene (definite nominative plural)
ribs' (genitive indefinite singular)
ribsets (definite genitive singular)
ribs' (genitive indefinite plural)
ribsenes (definite genitive plural)

→ Icelandic: rifs


hjort

hjort c (singular definite hjorten, plural indefinite hjorte)

hjorten (definite singular)
hjorte (indefinite plural)
hjort (indefinite nominative singular)
hjorten (definite nominative singular)
hjorte (indefinite nominative plural)
hjortene (definite nominative plural)
hjorts (genitive indefinite singular)
hjortens (definite genitive singular)
hjortes (genitive indefinite plural)
hjortenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hjort, English hart, German Hirsch.


tobak

tobak c (singular definite tobakken, plural indefinite tobakker)

tobakken (definite singular)
tobakker (indefinite plural)
tobak (indefinite nominative singular)
tobakken (definite nominative singular)
tobakker (indefinite nominative plural)
tobakkerne (definite nominative plural)
tobaks (genitive indefinite singular)
tobakkens (definite genitive singular)
tobakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
tobakkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Spanish tabaco. Compare Dutch tabak, French tabac and German Tabak, Tobak.


ulv

ulv c (singular definite ulven, plural indefinite ulve)

ulven (definite singular)
ulve (indefinite plural)
ulv (indefinite nominative singular)
ulven (definite nominative singular)
ulve (indefinite nominative plural)
ulvene (definite nominative plural)
ulvs (genitive indefinite singular)
ulvens (definite genitive singular)
ulves (genitive indefinite plural)
ulvenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).


guldfisk

guldfisk c (singular definite guldfisken, plural indefinite guldfisk)

guldfisken (definite singular)
guldfisk (indefinite plural)
guldfisk (indefinite nominative singular)
guldfisken (definite nominative singular)
guldfisk (indefinite nominative plural)
guldfiskene (definite nominative plural)
guldfisks (genitive indefinite singular)
guldfiskens (definite genitive singular)
guldfisks (genitive indefinite plural)
guldfiskenes (definite genitive plural)

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus#Translingual


rå

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

råt (neuter)
rå (attributive definite singular)
rå (attributive plural)

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)


avokado

avokado c (singular definite avokadoen, plural indefinite avokadoer)

avokadoen (definite singular)
avokadoer (indefinite plural)
avokado (indefinite nominative singular)
avokadoen (definite nominative singular)
avokadoer (indefinite nominative plural)
avokadoerne (definite nominative plural)
avokados (genitive indefinite singular)
avokadoens (definite genitive singular)
avokadoers (genitive indefinite plural)
avokadoernes (definite genitive plural)

From Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl (“testicle, avocado”).


kakerlak

kakerlak c (singular definite kakerlakken, plural indefinite kakerlakker)

kakerlakken (definite singular)
kakerlakker (indefinite plural)
kakerlak (indefinite nominative singular)
kakerlakken (definite nominative singular)
kakerlakker (indefinite nominative plural)
kakerlakkerne (definite nominative plural)
kakerlaks (genitive indefinite singular)
kakerlakkens (definite genitive singular)
kakerlakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
kakerlakkernes (definite genitive plural)

Icelandic: kakkalakki

From Dutch kakkerlak or German Kakerlake.


bille

bille c (singular definite billen, plural indefinite biller)

billen (definite singular)
biller (indefinite plural)
bille (indefinite nominative singular)
billen (definite nominative singular)
biller (indefinite nominative plural)
billerne (definite nominative plural)
billes (genitive indefinite singular)
billens (definite genitive singular)
billers (genitive indefinite plural)
billernes (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *bitulaz, *bītilaz (“that which tends to bite, biter, beetle”), from *bītaną; equivalent to bide + -le. See also Icelandic bitil, bitul (“a bite, bit”), Faroese bitil (“small piece, bittock”).


galt

galt c (singular definite galten, plural indefinite galte)

galten (definite singular)
galte (indefinite plural)
galt (indefinite nominative singular)
galten (definite nominative singular)
galte (indefinite nominative plural)
galtene (definite nominative plural)
galts (genitive indefinite singular)
galtens (definite genitive singular)
galtes (genitive indefinite plural)
galtenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse galti, galtr, gǫltr, from Proto-Germanic *galtuz.


hvidløg

hvidløg n (singular definite hvidløget, plural indefinite hvidløg)

hvidløget (definite singular)
hvidløg (indefinite plural)
hvidløg (indefinite nominative singular)
hvidløget (definite nominative singular)
hvidløg (indefinite nominative plural)
hvidløgene (definite nominative plural)
hvidløgs (genitive indefinite singular)
hvidløgets (definite genitive singular)
hvidløgs (genitive indefinite plural)
hvidløgenes (definite genitive plural)

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual


plante

plante c (singular definite planten, plural indefinite planter)

planten (definite singular)
planter (indefinite plural)
plante (indefinite nominative singular)
planten (definite nominative singular)
planter (indefinite nominative plural)
planterne (definite nominative plural)
plantes (genitive indefinite singular)
plantens (definite genitive singular)
planters (genitive indefinite plural)
planternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German plante, from Latin planta. Doublet of klan.


plante

plante (imperative plant, infinitive at plante, present tense planter, past tense plantede, perfect tense har plantet)

plant (imperative)
at plante (infinitive)
planter (present)
plantede (past)
har plantet (perfect)
planter (active present)
plantes (passive present)
plantede (active past)
plantedes (passive past)
plante (active infinitive)
plantes (infinitive passive)
plant (active imperative)
plantende (participle present)
plantet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
planten (gerund participle)

From late Old Norse planta, from Middle Low German planten, from Latin plantare.


æble

æble n (singular definite æblet, plural indefinite æbler)

æblet (definite singular)
æbler (indefinite plural)
æble (indefinite nominative singular)
æblet (definite nominative singular)
æbler (indefinite nominative plural)
æblerne (definite nominative plural)
æbles (genitive indefinite singular)
æblets (definite genitive singular)
æblers (genitive indefinite plural)
æblernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: iipili

From Old Danish æplæ, from Old Norse epli, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl (“apple”).


spids

spids (neuter spidst, plural and definite singular attributive spidse, comparative spidsere, superlative (predicative) spidsest, superlative (attributive) spidseste)

spidst (neuter)
spidse (attributive definite singular)
spidse (attributive plural)
spidsere (comparative)
spidsest (predicative superlative)
spidseste (attributive superlative)
spids (positive)
spidst (positive)
spidse (plural positive)
spidse (positive)


lime

lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet)

lim (imperative)
at lime (infinitive)
limer (present)
limede (past)
har limet (perfect)


pære

pære c (singular definite pæren, plural indefinite pærer)

pæren (definite singular)
pærer (indefinite plural)
pære (indefinite nominative singular)
pæren (definite nominative singular)
pærer (indefinite nominative plural)
pærerne (definite nominative plural)
pæres (genitive indefinite singular)
pærens (definite genitive singular)
pærers (genitive indefinite plural)
pærernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: pære

Prøv at bruge pæren en gang imellem!


ræv

ræv c (singular definite ræven, plural indefinite ræve)

ræven (definite singular)
ræve (indefinite plural)
ræv (indefinite nominative singular)
ræven (definite nominative singular)
ræve (indefinite nominative plural)
rævene (definite nominative plural)
rævs (genitive indefinite singular)
rævens (definite genitive singular)
ræves (genitive indefinite plural)
rævenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish ræf, from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rev, Swedish räv. The word is probably borrowed from an Iranian source, compare Digor Ossetian робас (robas, “fox”), Persian روباه (rôbâh), Sanskrit लोपाक (lopāka). Latin vulpēs and Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx) are probably related somehow, but it may be a wanderword.

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual

(zoology) fox (the species Vulpes vulpes)


okse

okse c (singular definite oksen, plural indefinite okser)

oksen (definite singular)
okser (indefinite plural)
okse (indefinite nominative singular)
oksen (definite nominative singular)
okser (indefinite nominative plural)
okserne (definite nominative plural)
okses (genitive indefinite singular)
oksens (definite genitive singular)
oksers (genitive indefinite plural)
oksernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“ox, bull”).

beef (meat from a cow, bull or other bovines)


pattedyr

pattedyr n (singular definite pattedyret, plural indefinite pattedyr)

pattedyret (definite singular)
pattedyr (indefinite plural)
pattedyr (indefinite nominative singular)
pattedyret (definite nominative singular)
pattedyr (indefinite nominative plural)
pattedyrene (definite nominative plural)
pattedyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
pattedyrets (definite genitive singular)
pattedyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
pattedyrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpʰad̥əˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

From patte (“to suck”) + dyr (“animal”). Calque of German Säugetier or New Latin mammāle.

mammal (an animal of the class Mammalia)


lian

lian (indefinite nominative singular)
lianen (definite nominative singular)
lianer (indefinite nominative plural)
lianerne (definite nominative plural)
lians (genitive indefinite singular)
lianens (definite genitive singular)
lianers (genitive indefinite plural)
lianernes (definite genitive plural)


banan

banan c (singular definite bananen, plural indefinite bananer)

bananen (definite singular)
bananer (indefinite plural)
banan (indefinite nominative singular)
bananen (definite nominative singular)
bananer (indefinite nominative plural)
bananerne (definite nominative plural)
banans (genitive indefinite singular)
bananens (definite genitive singular)
bananers (genitive indefinite plural)
bananernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.


kolibri

kolibri c (singular definite kolibrien, plural indefinite kolibrier)

kolibrien (definite singular)
kolibrier (indefinite plural)
kolibri (indefinite nominative singular)
kolibrien (definite nominative singular)
kolibrier (indefinite nominative plural)
kolibrierne (definite nominative plural)
kolibris (genitive indefinite singular)
kolibriens (definite genitive singular)
kolibriers (genitive indefinite plural)
kolibriernes (definite genitive plural)

hummingbird (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae)


appelsin

appelsin c (singular definite appelsinen, plural indefinite appelsiner)

appelsinen (definite singular)
appelsiner (indefinite plural)
appelsin (indefinite nominative singular)
appelsinen (definite nominative singular)
appelsiner (indefinite nominative plural)
appelsinerne (definite nominative plural)
appelsins (genitive indefinite singular)
appelsinens (definite genitive singular)
appelsiners (genitive indefinite plural)
appelsinernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: appelsiina

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsien or German Low German Appelsin f (“Chinese apple; apple from China”), compare German Apfelsine. It is a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).

der

Vil du have en appelsin?

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

An orange, a fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis.


bjørn

head

bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)

bjørnen (definite singular)
bjørne (indefinite plural)
bjørn (indefinite nominative singular)
bjørnen (definite nominative singular)
bjørne (indefinite nominative plural)
bjørnene (definite nominative plural)
bjørns (genitive indefinite singular)
bjørnens (definite genitive singular)
bjørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
bjørnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown, shining”).


odder

head

odder c (singular definite odderen, plural indefinite oddere)

odderen (definite singular)
oddere (indefinite plural)
odder (indefinite nominative singular)
odderen (definite nominative singular)
oddere (indefinite nominative plural)
odderne (definite nominative plural)
odders (genitive indefinite singular)
odderens (definite genitive singular)
odderes (genitive indefinite plural)
oddernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse otr (“otter”), from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognates are Faroese otur, Icelandic otur, Norwegian Bokmål oter and Swedish utter. Compare Dutch otter and German Otter.


palme

head

palme c (singular definite palmen, plural indefinite palmer)

palmen (definite singular)
palmer (indefinite plural)


oliven

oliven c (singular definite olivenen, plural indefinite oliven)

olivenen (definite singular)
oliven (indefinite plural)
oliven (indefinite nominative singular)
olivenen (definite nominative singular)
oliven (indefinite nominative plural)
olivenene (definite nominative plural)
olivenerne (definite nominative plural)
olivens (genitive indefinite singular)
olivenens (definite genitive singular)
olivens (genitive indefinite plural)
olivenenes (definite genitive plural)
olivenernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish oliuæ, borrowed via Middle Low German olīve and Old French olive from Latin olīva (“olive”). Cf. also Swedish oliv, German Olive, Dutch olijf, English olive.


papegøje

papegøje c (singular definite papegøjen, plural indefinite papegøjer)

papegøjen (definite singular)
papegøjer (indefinite plural)
papegøje (indefinite nominative singular)
papegøjen (definite nominative singular)
papegøjer (indefinite nominative plural)
papegøjerne (definite nominative plural)
papegøjes (genitive indefinite singular)
papegøjens (definite genitive singular)
papegøjers (genitive indefinite plural)
papegøjernes (definite genitive plural)

[pʰab̥əˈɡ̊ʌjə]

From Middle Low German papegoie, papagoie, from Old French papagai, or from Spanish papagayo.


ene

ene c (singular definite enen, plural indefinite ener)

enen (definite singular)
ener (indefinite plural)
ene (indefinite nominative singular)
enen (definite nominative singular)
ener (indefinite nominative plural)
enerne (definite nominative plural)
enes (genitive indefinite singular)
enens (definite genitive singular)
eners (genitive indefinite plural)
enernes (definite genitive plural)


fersken

fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner)

ferskenen (definite singular)
fersknen (definite singular)
ferskener (indefinite plural)
ferskner (indefinite plural)
fersken (indefinite nominative singular)
ferskenen (definite nominative singular)
fersknen (definite nominative singular)
ferskener (indefinite nominative plural)
ferskner (indefinite nominative plural)
ferskenerne (definite nominative plural)
fersknerne (definite nominative plural)
ferskens (genitive indefinite singular)
ferskenens (definite genitive singular)
fersknens (definite genitive singular)
ferskeners (genitive indefinite plural)
ferskners (genitive indefinite plural)
ferskenernes (definite genitive plural)
fersknernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: ferska

→ Icelandic: ferskja

→ Norwegian Bokmål: fersken

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: fersken

[ˈfaɐ̯sɡ̊ən]

[ˈfaɐ̯sɡ̊ŋ̩]

From Old Danish persic, borrowed via Middle Low German persik from Late Latin (mālum) Persicum (“Persian apple”), a calque of Ancient Greek μῆλον Περσικόν (mêlon Persikón, “Persian apple”). Cognate with Swedish persika, German Pfirsich and French pêche (whence English peach).
The modern Danish form with f- has been influenced by German Pfirsich.

der

μῆλον Περσικόν


kaktus

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kaktus c (singular definite kaktussen, plural indefinite kaktusser or kaktus)

kaktussen (definite singular)
kaktusser (indefinite plural)
kaktus (indefinite plural)
kaktus (indefinite nominative singular)
kaktussen (definite nominative singular)
kaktusser (indefinite nominative plural)
kaktus (indefinite nominative plural)
kaktusserne (definite nominative plural)
kaktussene (definite nominative plural)
kaktus' (genitive indefinite singular)
kaktussens (definite genitive singular)
kaktussers (genitive indefinite plural)
kaktus' (genitive indefinite plural)
kaktussernes (definite genitive plural)
kaktussenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰɑɡ̊tˢus]

From Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”).


laks

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laks c (singular definite laksen, plural indefinite laks)

laksen (definite singular)
laks (indefinite plural)
laks (indefinite nominative singular)
laksen (definite nominative singular)
laks (indefinite nominative plural)
laksene (definite nominative plural)
laks' (genitive indefinite singular)
laksens (definite genitive singular)
laks' (genitive indefinite plural)
laksenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).


myre

myre c (singular definite myren, plural indefinite myrer)

myren (definite singular)
myrer (indefinite plural)
myre (indefinite nominative singular)
myren (definite nominative singular)
myrer (indefinite nominative plural)
myrerne (definite nominative plural)
myres (genitive indefinite singular)
myrens (definite genitive singular)
myrers (genitive indefinite plural)
myrernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse maurr from Proto-Indo-European *morwi (“ant”), cognate with Icelandic maur. Compare Dutch mier, Serbo-Croatian мрав.


myre

myre (imperative myr, infinitive at myre, present tense myrer, past tense myrede, perfect tense har myret)

myr (imperative)
at myre (infinitive)
myrer (present)
myrede (past)
har myret (perfect)


makrel

makrel c (singular definite makrellen, plural indefinite makreller or makrel)

makrellen (definite singular)
makreller (indefinite plural)
makrel (indefinite plural)
makrel (indefinite nominative singular)
makrellen (definite nominative singular)
makreller (indefinite nominative plural)
makrel (indefinite nominative plural)
makrellerne (definite nominative plural)
makrellene (definite nominative plural)
makrels (genitive indefinite singular)
makrellens (definite genitive singular)
makrellers (genitive indefinite plural)
makrels (genitive indefinite plural)
makrellernes (definite genitive plural)
makrellenes (definite genitive plural)


sommerfugl

sommerfugl c (singular definite sommerfuglen, plural indefinite sommerfugle)

sommerfuglen (definite singular)
sommerfugle (indefinite plural)
sommerfugl (indefinite nominative singular)
sommerfuglen (definite nominative singular)
sommerfugle (indefinite nominative plural)
sommerfuglene (definite nominative plural)
sommerfugls (genitive indefinite singular)
sommerfuglens (definite genitive singular)
sommerfugles (genitive indefinite plural)
sommerfuglenes (definite genitive plural)

From sommer (“summer”) + fugl (“bird”). Possibly from Middle Low German somervogel. Compare Plautdietsch Sommavoagel, Yiddish זומער־פֿייגעלע (zumer-feygele).

cog

זומער־פֿייגעלע


guldblomme

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guldblomme c (singular definite guldblommen, plural indefinite guldblommer)

guldblommen (definite singular)
guldblommer (indefinite plural)
guldblomme (indefinite nominative singular)
guldblommen (definite nominative singular)
guldblommer (indefinite nominative plural)
guldblommerne (definite nominative plural)
guldblommes (genitive indefinite singular)
guldblommens (definite genitive singular)
guldblommers (genitive indefinite plural)
guldblommernes (definite genitive plural)


hingst

hingst c (singular definite hingsten, plural indefinite hingste)

hingsten (definite singular)
hingste (indefinite plural)
hingst (indefinite nominative singular)
hingsten (definite nominative singular)
hingste (indefinite nominative plural)
hingstene (definite nominative plural)
hingsts (genitive indefinite singular)
hingstens (definite genitive singular)
hingstes (genitive indefinite plural)
hingstenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German hengest, hengst, hingest, hingst, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, cognate with German Hengst. The Scandinavian word for “horse”, e.g. Danish hest, comes from a Verner alternation variant, *hanhistaz.


kattedyr

kattedyr n (singular definite kattedyret, plural indefinite kattedyr)

kattedyret (definite singular)
kattedyr (indefinite plural)
kattedyr (indefinite nominative singular)
kattedyret (definite nominative singular)
kattedyr (indefinite nominative plural)
kattedyrene (definite nominative plural)
kattedyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
kattedyrets (definite genitive singular)
kattedyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
kattedyrenes (definite genitive plural)


skalle

skalle c (singular definite skallen, plural indefinite skaller)

skallen (definite singular)
skaller (indefinite plural)
skalle (indefinite nominative singular)
skallen (definite nominative singular)
skaller (indefinite nominative plural)
skallerne (definite nominative plural)
skalles (genitive indefinite singular)
skallens (definite genitive singular)
skallers (genitive indefinite plural)
skallernes (definite genitive plural)

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


narcis

narcis c (singular definite narcissen, plural indefinite narcisser)

narcissen (definite singular)
narcisser (indefinite plural)
narcis (indefinite nominative singular)
narcissen (definite nominative singular)
narcisser (indefinite nominative plural)
narcisserne (definite nominative plural)
narcis' (genitive indefinite singular)
narcissens (definite genitive singular)
narcissers (genitive indefinite plural)
narcissernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin narcissus, from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).


falk

falk c (singular definite falken, plural indefinite falke)

falken (definite singular)
falke (indefinite plural)
falk (indefinite nominative singular)
falken (definite nominative singular)
falke (indefinite nominative plural)
falkene (definite nominative plural)
falks (genitive indefinite singular)
falkens (definite genitive singular)
falkes (genitive indefinite plural)
falkenes (definite genitive plural)


siv

siv n (singular definite sivet, plural indefinite siv)

sivet (definite singular)
siv (indefinite plural)
siv (indefinite nominative singular)
sivet (definite nominative singular)
siv (indefinite nominative plural)
sivene (definite nominative plural)
sivs (genitive indefinite singular)
sivets (definite genitive singular)
sivs (genitive indefinite plural)
sivenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sef (“rush”), whence also dialectal English seave.

rush, any plant of several species of the genus Juncus


frugt

frugt c (singular definite frugten, plural indefinite frugter)

frugten (definite singular)
frugter (indefinite plural)
frugt (indefinite nominative singular)
frugten (definite nominative singular)
frugter (indefinite nominative plural)
frugterne (definite nominative plural)
frugts (genitive indefinite singular)
frugtens (definite genitive singular)
frugters (genitive indefinite plural)
frugternes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: frukt

[ˈfʁ̥ɔ̝ɡ̊d̥]

From Middle Low German vrucht, cognate with German Frucht, borrowed from Latin frūctus (“profit, product, fruit”). Derived from the verb fruor (“to use, enjoy”).


nektarin

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nektarin c (singular definite nektarinen, plural indefinite nektariner)

nektarinen (definite singular)
nektariner (indefinite plural)
nektarin (indefinite nominative singular)
nektarinen (definite nominative singular)
nektariner (indefinite nominative plural)
nektarinerne (definite nominative plural)
nektarins (genitive indefinite singular)
nektarinens (definite genitive singular)
nektariners (genitive indefinite plural)
nektarinernes (definite genitive plural)

[nɛɡ̊tˢɑˈʁiːˀn]


vandmelon

vandmelon c (singular definite vandmelonen, plural indefinite vandmeloner)

vandmelonen (definite singular)
vandmeloner (indefinite plural)
vandmelon (indefinite nominative singular)
vandmelonen (definite nominative singular)
vandmeloner (indefinite nominative plural)
vandmelonerne (definite nominative plural)
vandmelons (genitive indefinite singular)
vandmelonens (definite genitive singular)
vandmeloners (genitive indefinite plural)
vandmelonernes (definite genitive plural)


abrikos

abrikos c (singular definite abrikosen, plural indefinite abrikoser)

abrikosen (definite singular)
abrikoser (indefinite plural)
abrikos (indefinite nominative singular)
abrikosen (definite nominative singular)
abrikoser (indefinite nominative plural)
abrikoserne (definite nominative plural)
abrikos' (genitive indefinite singular)
abrikosens (definite genitive singular)
abrikosers (genitive indefinite plural)
abrikosernes (definite genitive plural)

[ɑb̥ʁiˈkʰoːˀs]

From Dutch abrikoos, from Middle French abricots, plural of abricot, from Catalan albercoc, ultimately from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), probably from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox (literally “early-ripe”).

der

اَلْبَرْقُوق


pors

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pors c (singular definite porsen, plural indefinite pors)

porsen (definite singular)
pors (indefinite plural)
pors (indefinite nominative singular)
porsen (definite nominative singular)
pors (indefinite nominative plural)
porsene (definite nominative plural)
pors' (genitive indefinite singular)
porsens (definite genitive singular)
pors' (genitive indefinite plural)
porsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse pors, from Proto-Germanic *pursaz.


rosmarin

rosmarin c (singular definite rosmarinen, plural indefinite rosmariner)

rosmarinen (definite singular)
rosmariner (indefinite plural)
rosmarin (indefinite nominative singular)
rosmarinen (definite nominative singular)
rosmariner (indefinite nominative plural)
rosmarinerne (definite nominative plural)
rosmarins (genitive indefinite singular)
rosmarinens (definite genitive singular)
rosmariners (genitive indefinite plural)
rosmarinernes (definite genitive plural)

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(botany) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


fasan

fasan c (singular definite fasanen, plural indefinite fasaner)

fasanen (definite singular)
fasaner (indefinite plural)
fasan (indefinite nominative singular)
fasanen (definite nominative singular)
fasaner (indefinite nominative plural)
fasanerne (definite nominative plural)
fasans (genitive indefinite singular)
fasanens (definite genitive singular)
fasaners (genitive indefinite plural)
fasanernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


græskar

græskar n (singular definite græskarret, plural indefinite græskar)

græskarret (definite singular)
græskar (indefinite plural)
græskar (indefinite nominative singular)
græskarret (definite nominative singular)
græskar (indefinite nominative plural)
græskarrene (definite nominative plural)
græskars (genitive indefinite singular)
græskarrets (definite genitive singular)
græskars (genitive indefinite plural)
græskarrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɡ̊ʁasˌkʰɑ]

[ˈɡ̊ʁɑsˌkʰɑ]

Older græskarve n pl, a compound of græs (“grass”) and Middle Low German korvet, korves, Old High German kurbiz (cf. German Kürbis, Swedish kurbits). It is an old loan from Latin cucurbita. Ultimately it derives from Sanskrit चिर्भट (cirbhaṭa), चर्भट (carbhaṭa, “cucumber”).


huskat

huskat c (singular definite huskatten, plural indefinite huskatte)

huskatten (definite singular)
huskatte (indefinite plural)
huskat (indefinite nominative singular)
huskatten (definite nominative singular)
huskatte (indefinite nominative plural)
huskattene (definite nominative plural)
huskats (genitive indefinite singular)
huskattens (definite genitive singular)
huskattes (genitive indefinite plural)
huskattenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of hus (“house”) and kat (“cat”).


skade

skade c (singular definite skaden, plural indefinite skader)

skaden (definite singular)
skader (indefinite plural)
skade (indefinite nominative singular)
skaden (definite nominative singular)
skader (indefinite nominative plural)
skaderne (definite nominative plural)
skades (genitive indefinite singular)
skadens (definite genitive singular)
skaders (genitive indefinite plural)
skadernes (definite genitive plural)


jordbær

jordbær c (singular definite jordbærren, plural indefinite jordbær)

jordbærren (definite singular)
jordbær (indefinite plural)
jordbær (indefinite nominative singular)
jordbærren (definite nominative singular)
jordbær (indefinite nominative plural)
jordbærrene (definite nominative plural)
jordbærs (genitive indefinite singular)
jordbærrens (definite genitive singular)
jordbærs (genitive indefinite plural)
jordbærrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈjoɐ̯ˌb̥ɛɐ̯]

[ˈjoɐ̯ˌpɛɐ̯]

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord (“earth, soil, ground”) + bær (“berry”), as the berries are close to the ground, cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.


pindsvin

pindsvin n (singular definite pindsvinet, plural indefinite pindsvin)

pindsvinet (definite singular)
pindsvin (indefinite plural)
pindsvin (indefinite nominative singular)
pindsvinet (definite nominative singular)
pindsvin (indefinite nominative plural)
pindsvinene (definite nominative plural)
pindsvins (genitive indefinite singular)
pindsvinets (definite genitive singular)
pindsvins (genitive indefinite plural)
pindsvinenes (definite genitive plural)

From pind (“stick”) + svin (“pig, swine”). Compare German Stachelschwein, French porc-épic and English porcupine.


hyæne

hyæne c (singular definite hyænen, plural indefinite hyæner)

hyænen (definite singular)
hyæner (indefinite plural)
hyæne (indefinite nominative singular)
hyænen (definite nominative singular)
hyæner (indefinite nominative plural)
hyænerne (definite nominative plural)
hyænes (genitive indefinite singular)
hyænens (definite genitive singular)
hyæners (genitive indefinite plural)
hyænernes (definite genitive plural)


asparges

asparges c (singular definite aspargesen, plural indefinite asparges or aspargeser)

aspargesen (definite singular)
asparges (indefinite plural)
aspargeser (indefinite plural)
asparges (indefinite nominative singular)
aspargesen (definite nominative singular)
asparges (indefinite nominative plural)
aspargeser (indefinite nominative plural)
aspargesene (definite nominative plural)
aspargersene (definite nominative plural)
asparges' (genitive indefinite singular)
aspargesens (definite genitive singular)
asparges' (genitive indefinite plural)
aspargesers (genitive indefinite plural)
aspargesenes (definite genitive plural)
aspargersenes (definite genitive plural)

Via Latin asparagus from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).


missekat

missekat c (singular definite missekatten, plural indefinite missekatte)

missekatten (definite singular)
missekatte (indefinite plural)
missekat (indefinite nominative singular)
missekatten (definite nominative singular)
missekatte (indefinite nominative plural)
missekattene (definite nominative plural)
missekats (genitive indefinite singular)
missekattens (definite genitive singular)
missekattes (genitive indefinite plural)
missekattenes (definite genitive plural)


agurk

agurk c (singular definite agurken, plural indefinite agurker)

agurken (definite singular)
agurker (indefinite plural)
agurk (indefinite nominative singular)
agurken (definite nominative singular)
agurker (indefinite nominative plural)
agurkerne (definite nominative plural)
agurks (genitive indefinite singular)
agurkens (definite genitive singular)
agurkers (genitive indefinite plural)
agurkernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Low German agurke or Dutch agurk from Polish ogórek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “melon”). Possibly a derivation from ἄγουρος (ágouros, “unripe”), from Ancient Greek ἄωρος (áōros, “unripe”).


panter

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panter c (singular definite panteren, plural indefinite pantere)

panteren (definite singular)
pantere (indefinite plural)
panter (indefinite nominative singular)
panteren (definite nominative singular)
pantere (indefinite nominative plural)
panterne (definite nominative plural)
panters (genitive indefinite singular)
panterens (definite genitive singular)
panteres (genitive indefinite plural)
panternes (definite genitive plural)


løve

løve c (singular definite løven, plural indefinite løver)

løven (definite singular)
løver (indefinite plural)
løve (indefinite nominative singular)
løven (definite nominative singular)
løver (indefinite nominative plural)
løverne (definite nominative plural)
løves (genitive indefinite singular)
løvens (definite genitive singular)
løvers (genitive indefinite plural)
løvernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: løveq

From Old Danish leon, løwen, liøwen, Old Norse ljón, ultimately from Latin leō and Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), which is probably borrowed from an ancient Near Eastern language.
The modern Danish form is influenced by Low German Lööw and German Löwe.


agerhøne

agerhøne c (singular definite agerhønen, plural indefinite agerhøns)

agerhønen (definite singular)
agerhøns (indefinite plural)
agerhøne (indefinite nominative singular)
agerhønen (definite nominative singular)
agerhøns (indefinite nominative plural)
agerhønsene (definite nominative plural)
agerhønes (genitive indefinite singular)
agerhønens (definite genitive singular)
agerhøns' (genitive indefinite plural)
agerhønsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse akrhœna, composed of akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”) and Old Norse hœna (“hen”).


mariehøne

mariehøne c (singular definite mariehønen, plural indefinite mariehøner or mariehøns)

mariehønen (definite singular)
mariehøner (indefinite plural)
mariehøns (indefinite plural)
mariehøne (indefinite nominative singular)
mariehønen (definite nominative singular)
mariehøner (indefinite nominative plural)
mariehøns (indefinite nominative plural)
mariehønerne (definite nominative plural)
mariehønsene (definite nominative plural)
mariehønes (genitive indefinite singular)
mariehønens (definite genitive singular)
mariehøners (genitive indefinite plural)
mariehøns' (genitive indefinite plural)
mariehønernes (definite genitive plural)
mariehønsenes (definite genitive plural)

[mɑˈʁiːˀəˌhœːnə]

[maˈʁiːˀəˌhœːnə]

From Marie (“Virgin Mary”) + høne (“hen, chicken”). Compare Icelandic maríuhæna and Norwegian marihøne.


reje

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reje c (singular definite rejen, plural indefinite rejer)

rejen (definite singular)
rejer (indefinite plural)
reje (indefinite nominative singular)
rejen (definite nominative singular)
rejer (indefinite nominative plural)
rejerne (definite nominative plural)
rejes (genitive indefinite singular)
rejens (definite genitive singular)
rejers (genitive indefinite plural)
rejernes (definite genitive plural)

Greenlandic: raaja

From Old Danish rækæ, cognate with Norwegian reke and Swedish räka. Probably borrowed from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”).


glente

glente c (singular definite glenten, plural indefinite glenter)

glenten (definite singular)
glenter (indefinite plural)
glente (indefinite nominative singular)
glenten (definite nominative singular)
glenter (indefinite nominative plural)
glenterne (definite nominative plural)
glentes (genitive indefinite singular)
glentens (definite genitive singular)
glenters (genitive indefinite plural)
glenternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish glænte, from a verb originally meaning "glide," from Old Norse *glenta, *gletta, from Proto-Germanic *glentaną (“to slide; glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlend- (“to shine; sparkle; look”).


pelikan

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pelikan c (singular definite pelikanen, plural indefinite pelikaner)

pelikanen (definite singular)
pelikaner (indefinite plural)
pelikan (indefinite nominative singular)
pelikanen (definite nominative singular)
pelikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
pelikanerne (definite nominative plural)
pelikans (genitive indefinite singular)
pelikanens (definite genitive singular)
pelikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
pelikanernes (definite genitive plural)


rype

rype c (singular definite rypen, plural indefinite ryper)

rypen (definite singular)
ryper (indefinite plural)
rype (indefinite nominative singular)
rypen (definite nominative singular)
ryper (indefinite nominative plural)
ryperne (definite nominative plural)
rypes (genitive indefinite singular)
rypens (definite genitive singular)
rypers (genitive indefinite plural)
rypernes (definite genitive plural)

From Norwegian rype, from Old Norse rjúpa (“ptarmigan”).


bøg

bøg c (singular definite bøgen, plural indefinite bøge)

bøgen (definite singular)
bøge (indefinite plural)
bøg (indefinite nominative singular)
bøgen (definite nominative singular)
bøge (indefinite nominative plural)
bøgene (definite nominative plural)
bøgs (genitive indefinite singular)
bøgens (definite genitive singular)
bøges (genitive indefinite plural)
bøgenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bók (“beech”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkō, cognate with English beech, German Buche. The Danish form has the vowel from the old collective noun bøge (in place names), from Proto-Germanic *bōkiją. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), which is also the source of Latin fāgus, Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós).


abyssinier

abyssinier c (singular definite abyssinieren, plural indefinite abyssiniere)

abyssinieren (definite singular)
abyssiniere (indefinite plural)
abyssinier (indefinite nominative singular)
abyssinieren (definite nominative singular)
abyssiniere (indefinite nominative plural)
abyssinierne (definite nominative plural)
abyssiniers (genitive indefinite singular)
abyssinierens (definite genitive singular)
abyssinieres (genitive indefinite plural)
abyssiniernes (definite genitive plural)


struds

struds c (singular definite strudsen, plural indefinite strudse)

strudsen (definite singular)
strudse (indefinite plural)
struds (indefinite nominative singular)
strudsen (definite nominative singular)
strudse (indefinite nominative plural)
strudsene (definite nominative plural)
struds’ (genitive indefinite singular)
strudsens (definite genitive singular)
strudses (genitive indefinite plural)
strudsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse strúz, from Latin strūthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn, “ostrich”), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”).

der

Struthio camelus
Struthio camelus#Translingual


elg

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elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

elgen (definite singular)
elge (indefinite plural)
elg (indefinite nominative singular)
elgen (definite nominative singular)
elge (indefinite nominative plural)
elgene (definite nominative plural)
elgs (genitive indefinite singular)
elgens (definite genitive singular)
elges (genitive indefinite plural)
elgenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse elgr (“moose”), from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).


hvalp

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hvalp c (singular definite hvalpen, plural indefinite hvalpe)

hvalpen (definite singular)
hvalpe (indefinite plural)
hvalp (indefinite nominative singular)
hvalpen (definite nominative singular)
hvalpe (indefinite nominative plural)
hvalpene (definite nominative plural)
hvalps (genitive indefinite singular)
hvalpens (definite genitive singular)
hvalpes (genitive indefinite plural)
hvalpenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.


kanariefugl

kanariefugl c (singular definite kanariefuglen, plural indefinite kanariefugle)

kanariefuglen (definite singular)
kanariefugle (indefinite plural)
kanariefugl (indefinite nominative singular)
kanariefuglen (definite nominative singular)
kanariefugle (indefinite nominative plural)
kanariefuglene (definite nominative plural)
kanariefugls (genitive indefinite singular)
kanariefuglens (definite genitive singular)
kanariefugles (genitive indefinite plural)
kanariefuglenes (definite genitive plural)


jordsvin

jordsvin n (singular definite jordsvinet, plural indefinite jordsvin)

jordsvinet (definite singular)
jordsvin (indefinite plural)
jordsvin (indefinite nominative singular)
jordsvinet (definite nominative singular)
jordsvin (indefinite nominative plural)
jordsvinene (definite nominative plural)
jordsvins (genitive indefinite singular)
jordsvinets (definite genitive singular)
jordsvins (genitive indefinite plural)
jordsvinenes (definite genitive plural)

Orycteropus afer
Orycteropus afer#Translingual


marsvin

marsvin n (singular definite marsvinet, plural indefinite marsvin)

marsvinet (definite singular)
marsvin (indefinite plural)
marsvin (indefinite nominative singular)
marsvinet (definite nominative singular)
marsvin (indefinite nominative plural)
marsvinene (definite nominative plural)
marsvins (genitive indefinite singular)
marsvinets (definite genitive singular)
marsvins (genitive indefinite plural)
marsvinenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).


lilje

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lilje c (singular definite liljen, plural indefinite liljer)

liljen (definite singular)
liljer (indefinite plural)
lilje (indefinite nominative singular)
liljen (definite nominative singular)
liljer (indefinite nominative plural)
liljerne (definite nominative plural)
liljes (genitive indefinite singular)
liljens (definite genitive singular)
liljers (genitive indefinite plural)
liljernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lilja, from Latin līlium (“lily”) (pl līlia).


ged

ged c (singular definite geden, plural indefinite geder)

geden (definite singular)
geder (indefinite plural)
ged (indefinite nominative singular)
geden (definite nominative singular)
geder (indefinite nominative plural)
gederne (definite nominative plural)
geds (genitive indefinite singular)
gedens (definite genitive singular)
geders (genitive indefinite plural)
gedernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰayd- (“goat”).


skildpadde

skildpadde c (singular definite skildpadden, plural indefinite skildpadder)

skildpadden (definite singular)
skildpadder (indefinite plural)
skildpadde (indefinite nominative singular)
skildpadden (definite nominative singular)
skildpadder (indefinite nominative plural)
skildpadderne (definite nominative plural)
skildpaddes (genitive indefinite singular)
skildpaddens (definite genitive singular)
skildpadders (genitive indefinite plural)
skildpaddernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsɡ̊e̝lˌpʰæðð̩]

[ˈske̝lˌpʰæð̠˕ˠð̩˕˗ˠ]

From Low German schiltpadde, composed of
* schilt (“shield”), from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, and
* Padde (“toad”).
Compare with Norwegian Nynorsk skjelpadde, Norwegian Bokmål skilpadde, Swedish sköldpadda, Dutch schildpad, German Schildpatt. Similar designations, but with different nouns as the second part, are German Schildkröte, English shield-toad.

turtle, tortoise (any land or marine reptile with a shell)


æsel

æsel n (singular definite æslet or æselet, plural indefinite æsler)

æslet (definite singular)
æselet (definite singular)
æsler (indefinite plural)
æsel (indefinite nominative singular)
æslet (definite nominative singular)
æselet (definite nominative singular)
æsler (indefinite nominative plural)
æslerne (definite nominative plural)
æsels (genitive indefinite singular)
æslets (definite genitive singular)
æselets (definite genitive singular)
æslers (genitive indefinite plural)
æslernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: esil

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Largely replaced the inherited Old Norse asni.


hveps

hveps c (singular definite hvepsen, plural indefinite hvepse)

hvepsen (definite singular)
hvepse (indefinite plural)
hveps (indefinite nominative singular)
hvepsen (definite nominative singular)
hvepse (indefinite nominative plural)
hvepsene (definite nominative plural)
hveps' (genitive indefinite singular)
hvepsens (definite genitive singular)
hvepses (genitive indefinite plural)
hvepsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål veps, Norwegian Nynorsk kvefs, Latin vespa.


hassel

hassel c (singular definite haslen or hasselen, plural indefinite hasler)

haslen (definite singular)
hasselen (definite singular)
hasler (indefinite plural)
hassel (indefinite nominative singular)
haslen (definite nominative singular)
hasselen (definite nominative singular)
hasler (indefinite nominative plural)
haslerne (definite nominative plural)
hassels (genitive indefinite singular)
haslens (definite genitive singular)
hasselens (definite genitive singular)
haslers (genitive indefinite plural)
haslernes (definite genitive plural)

hazel (tree or shrub of the genus Corylus)


sejler

sejler c (singular definite sejleren, plural indefinite sejlere)

sejleren (definite singular)
sejlere (indefinite plural)
sejler (indefinite nominative singular)
sejleren (definite nominative singular)
sejlere (indefinite nominative plural)
sejlerne (definite nominative plural)
sejlers (genitive indefinite singular)
sejlerens (definite genitive singular)
sejleres (genitive indefinite plural)
sejlernes (definite genitive plural)


spurv

spurv c (singular definite spurven, plural indefinite spurve)

spurven (definite singular)
spurve (indefinite plural)
spurv (indefinite nominative singular)
spurven (definite nominative singular)
spurve (indefinite nominative plural)
spurvene (definite nominative plural)
spurvs (genitive indefinite singular)
spurvens (definite genitive singular)
spurves (genitive indefinite plural)
spurvenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“sparrow”).


hinde

hinde c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder)

hinden (definite singular)
hinder (indefinite plural)
hinde (indefinite nominative singular)
hinden (definite nominative singular)
hinder (indefinite nominative plural)
hinderne (definite nominative plural)
hindes (genitive indefinite singular)
hindens (definite genitive singular)
hinders (genitive indefinite plural)
hindernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish hinnæ, from Old Norse hinna, from Proto-Germanic *hinnǭ, cognate with Swedish hinna.


trappe

trappe c (singular definite trappen, plural indefinite trapper)

trappen (definite singular)
trapper (indefinite plural)
trappe (indefinite nominative singular)
trappen (definite nominative singular)
trapper (indefinite nominative plural)
trapperne (definite nominative plural)
trappes (genitive indefinite singular)
trappens (definite genitive singular)
trappers (genitive indefinite plural)
trappernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappā, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.


høg

høg c (singular definite høgen, plural indefinite høge)

høgen (definite singular)
høge (indefinite plural)
høg (indefinite nominative singular)
høgen (definite nominative singular)
høge (indefinite nominative plural)
høgene (definite nominative plural)
høgs (genitive indefinite singular)
høgens (definite genitive singular)
høges (genitive indefinite plural)
høgenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish høk, from Old Norse haukr (“hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, cognate with Norwegian hauk, Swedish hök, English hawk, German Habicht, Dutch havik.


andrik

andrik c (singular definite andrikken, plural indefinite andrikker)

andrikken (definite singular)
andrikker (indefinite plural)
andrik (indefinite nominative singular)
andrikken (definite nominative singular)
andrikker (indefinite nominative plural)
andrikkerne (definite nominative plural)
andriks (genitive indefinite singular)
andrikkens (definite genitive singular)
andrikkers (genitive indefinite plural)
andrikkernes (definite genitive plural)


heliotrop

heliotrop c (singular definite heliotropen, plural indefinite heliotroper)

heliotropen (definite singular)
heliotroper (indefinite plural)
heliotrop (indefinite nominative singular)
heliotropen (definite nominative singular)
heliotroper (indefinite nominative plural)
heliotroperne (definite nominative plural)
heliotrops (genitive indefinite singular)
heliotropens (definite genitive singular)
heliotropers (genitive indefinite plural)
heliotropernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and τρόπος (trópos, “turning”).


englærke

englærke c (singular definite englærken, plural indefinite englærker)

englærken (definite singular)
englærker (indefinite plural)
englærke (indefinite nominative singular)
englærken (definite nominative singular)
englærker (indefinite nominative plural)
englærkerne (definite nominative plural)
englærkes (genitive indefinite singular)
englærkens (definite genitive singular)
englærkers (genitive indefinite plural)
englærkernes (definite genitive plural)

From eng (“meadow”) + lærke (“lark, skylark”).


vandregræshoppe

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vandregræshoppe c (singular definite vandregræshoppen, plural indefinite vandregræshopper)

vandregræshoppen (definite singular)
vandregræshopper (indefinite plural)
vandregræshoppe (indefinite nominative singular)
vandregræshoppen (definite nominative singular)
vandregræshopper (indefinite nominative plural)
vandregræshopperne (definite nominative plural)
vandregræshoppes (genitive indefinite singular)
vandregræshoppens (definite genitive singular)
vandregræshoppers (genitive indefinite plural)
vandregræshoppernes (definite genitive plural)


kamæleon

kamæleon c (singular definite kamæleonen, plural indefinite kamæleoner)

kamæleonen (definite singular)
kamæleoner (indefinite plural)
kamæleon (indefinite nominative singular)
kamæleonen (definite nominative singular)
kamæleoner (indefinite nominative plural)
kamæleonerne (definite nominative plural)
kamæleons (genitive indefinite singular)
kamæleonens (definite genitive singular)
kamæleoners (genitive indefinite plural)
kamæleonernes (definite genitive plural)


karpe

karpe c (singular definite karpen, plural indefinite karper)

karpen (definite singular)
karper (indefinite plural)
karpe (indefinite nominative singular)
karpen (definite nominative singular)
karper (indefinite nominative plural)
karperne (definite nominative plural)
karpes (genitive indefinite singular)
karpens (definite genitive singular)
karpers (genitive indefinite plural)
karpernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German karpe, from Medieval Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa, “carp”).

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio#Translingual


vandhund

vandhund c (singular definite vandhunden, plural indefinite vandhunde)

vandhunden (definite singular)
vandhunde (indefinite plural)
vandhund (indefinite nominative singular)
vandhunden (definite nominative singular)
vandhunde (indefinite nominative plural)
vandhundene (definite nominative plural)
vandhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
vandhundens (definite genitive singular)
vandhundes (genitive indefinite plural)
vandhundenes (definite genitive plural)


drue

drue c (singular definite druen, plural indefinite druer)

druen (definite singular)
druer (indefinite plural)
drue (indefinite nominative singular)
druen (definite nominative singular)
druer (indefinite nominative plural)
druerne (definite nominative plural)
drues (genitive indefinite singular)
druens (definite genitive singular)
druers (genitive indefinite plural)
druernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German drūve (“bunch”). Compare German Traube (“bunch, grape”) (from Old High German drūbo).


blåbær

blåbær c (singular definite blåbærren, plural indefinite blåbær)

blåbærren (definite singular)
blåbær (indefinite plural)
blåbær (indefinite nominative singular)
blåbærren (definite nominative singular)
blåbær (indefinite nominative plural)
blåbærrene (definite nominative plural)
blåbærs (genitive indefinite singular)
blåbærrens (definite genitive singular)
blåbærs (genitive indefinite plural)
blåbærrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈb̥lʌb̥æɐ̯]

Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus#Translingual


vortemælk

vortemælk c (singular definite vortemælken, plural indefinite vortemælk)

vortemælken (definite singular)
vortemælk (indefinite plural)
vortemælk (indefinite nominative singular)
vortemælken (definite nominative singular)
vortemælk (indefinite nominative plural)
vortemælkene (definite nominative plural)
vortemælks (genitive indefinite singular)
vortemælkens (definite genitive singular)
vortemælks (genitive indefinite plural)
vortemælkenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of vorte (“wart”) and mælk (“milk”).

(botany) spurge (any plant of the genus Euphorbia)


spidsmus

spidsmus c (singular definite spidsmusen, plural indefinite spidsmus)

spidsmusen (definite singular)
spidsmus (indefinite plural)
spidsmus (indefinite nominative singular)
spidsmusen (definite nominative singular)
spidsmus (indefinite nominative plural)
spidsmusene (definite nominative plural)
spidsmus' (genitive indefinite singular)
spidsmusens (definite genitive singular)
spidsmus' (genitive indefinite plural)
spidsmusenes (definite genitive plural)

shrew (small mammal in the family Soricidae)


chimpanse

chimpanse c (singular definite chimpansen, plural indefinite chimpanser)

chimpansen (definite singular)
chimpanser (indefinite plural)
chimpanse (indefinite nominative singular)
chimpansen (definite nominative singular)
chimpanser (indefinite nominative plural)
chimpanserne (definite nominative plural)
chimpanses (genitive indefinite singular)
chimpansens (definite genitive singular)
chimpansers (genitive indefinite plural)
chimpansernes (definite genitive plural)


sangsvane

sangsvane c (singular definite sangsvanen, plural indefinite sangsvaner)

sangsvanen (definite singular)
sangsvaner (indefinite plural)
sangsvane (indefinite nominative singular)
sangsvanen (definite nominative singular)
sangsvaner (indefinite nominative plural)
sangsvanerne (definite nominative plural)
sangsvanes (genitive indefinite singular)
sangsvanens (definite genitive singular)
sangsvaners (genitive indefinite plural)
sangsvanernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsɑŋˌsvæːnə]

From sang (“song, singing”) + svane (“swan”). Compare svanesang (“swan song”).

Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus cygnus#Translingual


kejserpingvin

kejserpingvin c (singular definite kejserpingvinen, plural indefinite kejserpingviner)

kejserpingvinen (definite singular)
kejserpingviner (indefinite plural)
kejserpingvin (indefinite nominative singular)
kejserpingvinen (definite nominative singular)
kejserpingviner (indefinite nominative plural)
kejserpingvinerne (definite nominative plural)
kejserpingvins (genitive indefinite singular)
kejserpingvinens (definite genitive singular)
kejserpingviners (genitive indefinite plural)
kejserpingvinernes (definite genitive plural)

From kejser (“emperor”) + pingvin (“penguin”).


kongepingvin

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kongepingvin c (singular definite kongepingvinen, plural indefinite kongepingviner)

kongepingvinen (definite singular)
kongepingviner (indefinite plural)
kongepingvin (indefinite nominative singular)
kongepingvinen (definite nominative singular)
kongepingviner (indefinite nominative plural)
kongepingvinerne (definite nominative plural)
kongepingvins (genitive indefinite singular)
kongepingvinens (definite genitive singular)
kongepingviners (genitive indefinite plural)
kongepingvinernes (definite genitive plural)


kænguru

kænguru c (singular definite kænguruen, plural indefinite kænguruer)

kænguruen (definite singular)
kænguruer (indefinite plural)
kænguru (indefinite nominative singular)
kænguruen (definite nominative singular)
kænguruer (indefinite nominative plural)
kænguruerne (definite nominative plural)
kængurus (genitive indefinite singular)
kænguruens (definite genitive singular)
kænguruers (genitive indefinite plural)
kænguruernes (definite genitive plural)

[kʰɛŋˈɡ̊uːʁu]

Borrowed from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

kænguruen er hjemmehørende i Australien.


undulat

undulat c (singular definite undulaten, plural indefinite undulater)

undulaten (definite singular)
undulater (indefinite plural)
undulat (indefinite nominative singular)
undulaten (definite nominative singular)
undulater (indefinite nominative plural)
undulaterne (definite nominative plural)
undulats (genitive indefinite singular)
undulatens (definite genitive singular)
undulaters (genitive indefinite plural)
undulaternes (definite genitive plural)

[ɔnd̥uˈlæːˀd̥]

[ʌnd̥uˈlæːˀd̥]

From Late Latin undulātus (“undulated”), from Latin unda (“wave”).

Melopsittacus undulatus
Melopsittacus undulatus#Translingual


isbjørn

isbjørn c (singular definite isbjørnen, plural indefinite isbjørne)

isbjørnen (definite singular)
isbjørne (indefinite plural)
isbjørn (indefinite nominative singular)
isbjørnen (definite nominative singular)
isbjørne (indefinite nominative plural)
isbjørnene (definite nominative plural)
isbjørns (genitive indefinite singular)
isbjørnens (definite genitive singular)
isbjørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
isbjørnenes (definite genitive plural)

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual


stær

stær c (singular definite stæren, plural indefinite stære)

stæren (definite singular)
stære (indefinite plural)
stær (indefinite nominative singular)
stæren (definite nominative singular)
stære (indefinite nominative plural)
stærene (definite nominative plural)
stærs (genitive indefinite singular)
stærens (definite genitive singular)
stæres (genitive indefinite plural)
stærenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stari, from Proto-Germanic *staraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tern- (“starling”).

Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris#Translingual

starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)


hvalros

hvalros c (singular definite hvalrossen, plural indefinite hvalrosser)

hvalrossen (definite singular)
hvalrosser (indefinite plural)
hvalros (indefinite nominative singular)
hvalrossen (definite nominative singular)
hvalrosser (indefinite nominative plural)
hvalrosserne (definite nominative plural)
hvalros' (genitive indefinite singular)
hvalrossens (definite genitive singular)
hvalrossers (genitive indefinite plural)
hvalrossernes (definite genitive plural)


krabbe

krabbe c (singular definite krabben, plural indefinite krabber)

krabben (definite singular)
krabber (indefinite plural)
krabbe (indefinite nominative singular)
krabben (definite nominative singular)
krabber (indefinite nominative plural)
krabberne (definite nominative plural)
krabbes (genitive indefinite singular)
krabbens (definite genitive singular)
krabbers (genitive indefinite plural)
krabbernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba.


krabbe

kraber (active present)
krabes (passive present)
krabede (active past)
krabedes (passive past)
krabe (active infinitive)
krabes (infinitive passive)
krab (active imperative)
krabende (participle present)
krabet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
kraben (gerund participle)

From Old Norse krabba, from Dutch krabben.


husmus

husmus (singular definite c, plural indefinite husmus)

c (definite singular)
husmus (indefinite plural)

a house mouse (mouse of the species Mus musculus)


stør

stør c (singular definite støren, plural indefinite støre or stører)

støren (definite singular)
støre (indefinite plural)
stører (indefinite plural)
stør (indefinite nominative singular)
støren (definite nominative singular)
støre (indefinite nominative plural)
stører (indefinite nominative plural)
størene (definite nominative plural)
størerne (definite nominative plural)
størs (genitive indefinite singular)
størens (definite genitive singular)
støres (genitive indefinite plural)
størers (genitive indefinite plural)
størenes (definite genitive plural)
størernes (definite genitive plural)


jordnød

jordnød c (singular definite jordnødden, plural indefinite jordnødder)

jordnødden (definite singular)
jordnødder (indefinite plural)
jordnød (indefinite nominative singular)
jordnødden (definite nominative singular)
jordnødder (indefinite nominative plural)
jordnødderne (definite nominative plural)
jordnøds (genitive indefinite singular)
jordnøddens (definite genitive singular)
jordnødders (genitive indefinite plural)
jordnøddernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈjoɐ̯ˌnøðˠˀ]

jord (“earth”) + nød (“nut”). Cf German Erdnuss.


græshoppe

græshoppe c (singular definite græshoppen, plural indefinite græshopper)

græshoppen (definite singular)
græshopper (indefinite plural)
græshoppe (indefinite nominative singular)
græshoppen (definite nominative singular)
græshopper (indefinite nominative plural)
græshopperne (definite nominative plural)
græshoppes (genitive indefinite singular)
græshoppens (definite genitive singular)
græshoppers (genitive indefinite plural)
græshoppernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɡ̊ʁasˌhʌb̥ə]


tagetes

tagetes c (singular definite tagetesen, plural indefinite tagetes)

tagetesen (definite singular)
tagetes (indefinite plural)
tagetes (indefinite nominative singular)
tagetesen (definite nominative singular)
tagetes (indefinite nominative plural)
tagetesene (definite nominative plural)
tagetes' (genitive indefinite singular)
tagetesens (definite genitive singular)
tagetes' (genitive indefinite plural)
tagetesenes (definite genitive plural)


mynte

mynte c (singular definite mynten, plural indefinite mynter)

mynten (definite singular)
mynter (indefinite plural)
mynte (indefinite nominative singular)
mynten (definite nominative singular)
mynter (indefinite nominative plural)
mynterne (definite nominative plural)
myntes (genitive indefinite singular)
myntens (definite genitive singular)
mynters (genitive indefinite plural)
mynternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish myntæ, mintæ, from Old Norse minta, from Middle Low German minte, münte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā, from Latin menta, mentha (“mint”).


stormsvale

stormsvale c (singular definite stormsvalen, plural indefinite stormsvaler)

stormsvalen (definite singular)
stormsvaler (indefinite plural)
stormsvale (indefinite nominative singular)
stormsvalen (definite nominative singular)
stormsvaler (indefinite nominative plural)
stormsvalerne (definite nominative plural)
stormsvales (genitive indefinite singular)
stormsvalens (definite genitive singular)
stormsvalers (genitive indefinite plural)
stormsvalernes (definite genitive plural)


stormfugl

stormfugl c (singular definite stormfuglen, plural indefinite stormfugle)

stormfuglen (definite singular)
stormfugle (indefinite plural)
stormfugl (indefinite nominative singular)
stormfuglen (definite nominative singular)
stormfugle (indefinite nominative plural)
stormfuglene (definite nominative plural)
stormfugls (genitive indefinite singular)
stormfuglens (definite genitive singular)
stormfugles (genitive indefinite plural)
stormfuglenes (definite genitive plural)


pungdyr

pungdyr n (singular definite pungdyret, plural indefinite pungdyr)

pungdyret (definite singular)
pungdyr (indefinite plural)
pungdyr (indefinite nominative singular)
pungdyret (definite nominative singular)
pungdyr (indefinite nominative plural)
pungdyrene (definite nominative plural)
pungdyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
pungdyrets (definite genitive singular)
pungdyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
pungdyrenes (definite genitive plural)