Jordan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


dam

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dam c (singular definite dammen, plural indefinite damme)

dammen (definite singular)
damme (indefinite plural)
dam (indefinite nominative singular)
dammen (definite nominative singular)
damme (indefinite nominative plural)
dammene (definite nominative plural)
dams (genitive indefinite singular)
dammens (definite genitive singular)
dammes (genitive indefinite plural)
dammenes (definite genitive plural)

corf, livewell (for storage of live fish under water)


fjord

fjord c (singular definite fjorden, plural indefinite fjorde)

fjorden (definite singular)
fjorde (indefinite plural)
fjord (indefinite nominative singular)
fjorden (definite nominative singular)
fjorde (indefinite nominative plural)
fjordene (definite nominative plural)
fjords (genitive indefinite singular)
fjordens (definite genitive singular)
fjordes (genitive indefinite plural)
fjordenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish fiorth, from Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth, fjord”), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).


flod

flod c (singular definite floden, plural indefinite floder)

floden (definite singular)
floder (indefinite plural)
flod (indefinite nominative singular)
floden (definite nominative singular)
floder (indefinite nominative plural)
floderne (definite nominative plural)
flods (genitive indefinite singular)
flodens (definite genitive singular)
floders (genitive indefinite plural)
flodernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish floth, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *pleh₃(w)- (“flow”). Compare Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.


vig

vig c (singular definite vigen, plural indefinite vige)

vigen (definite singular)
vige (indefinite plural)
vig (indefinite nominative singular)
vigen (definite nominative singular)
vige (indefinite nominative plural)
vigene (definite nominative plural)
vigs (genitive indefinite singular)
vigens (definite genitive singular)
viges (genitive indefinite plural)
vigenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō (“village; inlet”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish vik, English wick, Dutch wijk. Borrowed from Latin vīcus.


elv

elv c (singular definite elven, plural indefinite elve)

elven (definite singular)
elve (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian elv, from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

river (in the mountains, especially in Scandinavia (outside of Denmark) and in Greenland)


hav

hav n (singular definite havet, plural indefinite have)

havet (definite singular)
have (indefinite plural)
hav (indefinite nominative singular)
havet (definite nominative singular)
have (indefinite nominative plural)
havene (definite nominative plural)
havs (genitive indefinite singular)
havets (definite genitive singular)
haves (genitive indefinite plural)
havenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, cognate with Swedish hav, German Haff (“bay”) (from Low German).


sund

sund n (singular definite sundet, plural indefinite sunde)

sundet (definite singular)
sunde (indefinite plural)
sund (indefinite nominative singular)
sundet (definite nominative singular)
sunde (indefinite nominative plural)
sundene (definite nominative plural)
sunds (genitive indefinite singular)
sundets (definite genitive singular)
sundes (genitive indefinite plural)
sundenes (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse sund (“swimming, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą, derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *swimmaną (“to swim”).


havn

havn (indefinite nominative singular)
havnen (definite nominative singular)
havne (indefinite nominative plural)
havnene (definite nominative plural)
havns (genitive indefinite singular)
havnens (definite genitive singular)
havnes (genitive indefinite plural)
havnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.


Donau

Danube (a river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania)


sø

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sø c (singular definite søen, plural indefinite søer)

søen (definite singular)
søer (indefinite plural)
sø (indefinite nominative singular)
søen (definite nominative singular)
søer (indefinite nominative plural)
søerne (definite nominative plural)
søs (genitive indefinite singular)
søens (definite genitive singular)
søers (genitive indefinite plural)
søernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sær, sjór, sjár, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, cognate with Norwegian sjø, Swedish sjö, English sea, German See, Dutch zee.

(uncountable, in the definite) sea (a large body of salt water)


Østersøen

[ˈøsd̥ɐˌsøːˀən]


kanal

kanal c (definite singular kanalen, indefinite plural kanaler, definite plural kanalerne)

kanalen (definite singular)
kanaler (indefinite plural)
kanalerne (definite plural)

den Engelske Kanal


lagune

lagune c (singular definite lagunen, plural indefinite laguner)

lagunen (definite singular)
laguner (indefinite plural)
lagune (indefinite nominative singular)
lagunen (definite nominative singular)
laguner (indefinite nominative plural)
lagunerne (definite nominative plural)
lagunes (genitive indefinite singular)
lagunens (definite genitive singular)
laguners (genitive indefinite plural)
lagunernes (definite genitive plural)


Weichsel

Vistula (The longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)


Nilen

Nilen (definite nominative singular)
Nils (genitive indefinite singular)
Nilens (definite genitive singular)

Via Latin Nīlus from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).


stræde

stræde n (singular definite strædet, plural indefinite stræder)

strædet (definite singular)
stræder (indefinite plural)
stræde (indefinite nominative singular)
strædet (definite nominative singular)
stræder (indefinite nominative plural)
stræderne (definite nominative plural)
strædes (genitive indefinite singular)
strædets (definite genitive singular)
stræders (genitive indefinite plural)
strædernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stræti, from Old Frisian strēte (or maybe from Old English strǣt), from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Latin strāta (“a paved road”).


Middelhavet

Middelhavet n (singular indefinite Middelhav)

[ˈmiðəlˌhæːˀvəð]

From middel + havet (definite singular of hav).

af

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="da">hav</i>

the Mediterranean Sea (the sea between Europe and Africa)


mæander

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mæander c (singular definite mæanderen, plural indefinite mæandere)

mæanderen (definite singular)
mæandere (indefinite plural)
mæander (indefinite nominative singular)
mæanderen (definite nominative singular)
mæandere (indefinite nominative plural)
mæanderene (definite nominative plural)
mæanders (genitive indefinite singular)
mæanderens (definite genitive singular)
mæanderes (genitive indefinite plural)
mæanderenes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).


bæk

bæk c (singular definite bækken, plural indefinite bække)

bækken (definite singular)
bække (indefinite plural)
bæk (indefinite nominative singular)
bækken (definite nominative singular)
bække (indefinite nominative plural)
bækkene (definite nominative plural)
bæks (genitive indefinite singular)
bækkens (definite genitive singular)
bækkes (genitive indefinite plural)
bækkenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bekkr (“brook, creek”). Cognate with English beck, Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), Low German bek, beck, German Bach, Dutch beek, Swedish bäck.


Kongernes Dal

Valley of the Kings (Egyptian valley known for its tombs)


Gibraltarstrædet

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Strait of Gibraltar (a strait between Spain and Morocco)


Døde Hav

Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)


Caribiske Hav

Caribbean Sea (a sea southeast of the Gulf of Mexico)


Inn

Inn (a right tributary of the Danube in Switzerland, Austria and Germany)


Øresund

English: Øresund

Øresund (a strait between Denmark and Sweden)


Themsen

Thems (indefinite)
Thems (indefinite nominative singular)
Themsen (definite nominative singular)
Themss (genitive indefinite singular)
Themsens (definite genitive singular)

Via German Themse from Middle English, Old English Temese, from Latin Tamesis.


Vadehavet

Compare with German Wattenmeer and Dutch Waddenzee. Possibly influenced by vade (“wade”).


bugt

bugt c (singular definite bugten, plural indefinite bugter)

bugten (definite singular)
bugter (indefinite plural)
bugt (indefinite nominative singular)
bugten (definite nominative singular)
bugter (indefinite nominative plural)
bugterne (definite nominative plural)
bugts (genitive indefinite singular)
bugtens (definite genitive singular)
bugters (genitive indefinite plural)
bugternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German bocht, from Old Saxon *buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz (“bend, curve”).
See also English bight, Icelandic bót (Swedish bukt and German Bucht are also borrowed from Low German). The noun is derived from the verb *beuganą (“to bend”).


Gudenåen

Gudenå (indefinite)
Gudenå (indefinite nominative singular)
Gudenåen (definite nominative singular)
Gudenås (genitive indefinite singular)
Gudenåens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈɡ̊uðˀn̩ˌɔˀn̩]

From Old Danish Guthen, with a later addition of the noun å (“river”). Maybe derived from the noun gud (“god”).


svømmebassin

svømmebassin n (singular definite svømmebassinet, plural indefinite svømmebassiner)

svømmebassinet (definite singular)
svømmebassiner (indefinite plural)
svømmebassin (indefinite nominative singular)
svømmebassinet (definite nominative singular)
svømmebassiner (indefinite nominative plural)
svømmebassinerne (definite nominative plural)
svømmebassins (genitive indefinite singular)
svømmebassinets (definite genitive singular)
svømmebassiners (genitive indefinite plural)
svømmebassinernes (definite genitive plural)


ishav

ishav n (singular definite ishavet, plural indefinite ishave)

ishavet (definite singular)
ishave (indefinite plural)
ishav (indefinite nominative singular)
ishavet (definite nominative singular)
ishave (indefinite nominative plural)
ishavene (definite nominative plural)
ishavs (genitive indefinite singular)
ishavets (definite genitive singular)
ishaves (genitive indefinite plural)
ishavenes (definite genitive plural)

ice-covered ocean (e.g. the Arctic or Southern Ocean)


Guldalen

Danicised form of Norwegian Gauldalen, from Old Norse Gaulardalr.

Guldalens Fogderie

Guul-Elven, (Gaula-Elv) en meget stor Elv i Ørke- og Guldalens-Fogderie, kommer fra Guul-Søen, N. for Store-Skarvfjeldet, og falder i Guul-Fjorden, en Arm af Trondh. Fjord.

1821, Christian Magnus Falsen, Geographisk Beskrivelse over Kongeriget Norge, og Udsigt over dette lands ældste Historie og Forfatning, som en Inledning til Norges udførligere Historie:

The Guul River, (Gaula River) a very large river in the Orkdal and Guldal bailiwick, comes from the Gaul Sea, north of the Storskarv mountain, and flows out in the Gaul Fjord, an arm of the Trondheim Fjord.

A valley and former bailiwick in southern Trøndelag, Norway