ablation

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ablation c (singular definite ablationen, plural indefinite ablationer)

ablationen (definite singular)
ablationer (indefinite plural)
ablation (indefinite nominative singular)
ablationen (definite nominative singular)
ablationer (indefinite nominative plural)
ablationerne (definite nominative plural)
ablations (genitive indefinite singular)
ablationens (definite genitive singular)
ablationers (genitive indefinite plural)
ablationernes (definite genitive plural)


delta

delta n (singular definite deltaet, plural indefinite deltaer)

deltaet (definite singular)
deltaer (indefinite plural)
delta (indefinite nominative singular)
deltaet (definite nominative singular)
deltaer (indefinite nominative plural)
deltaerne (definite nominative plural)
deltas (genitive indefinite singular)
deltaets (definite genitive singular)
deltaers (genitive indefinite plural)
deltaernes (definite genitive plural)

delta (the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, Δ, δ.)


jade

jade c (singular definite jaden, uncountable)


lag

lag n (singular definite laget, plural indefinite lag)

laget (definite singular)
lag (indefinite plural)
lag (indefinite nominative singular)
laget (definite nominative singular)
lag (indefinite nominative plural)
lagene (definite nominative plural)
lags (genitive indefinite singular)
lagets (definite genitive singular)
lags (genitive indefinite plural)
lagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lag, from Proto-Germanic *lagą. Doublet of lav (“guild”) and lov (“law”).

doublet

(geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)


beryl

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beryl c (singular definite beryllen, plural indefinite beryller)

beryllen (definite singular)
beryller (indefinite plural)
beryl (indefinite nominative singular)
beryllen (definite nominative singular)
beryller (indefinite nominative plural)
beryllerne (definite nominative plural)
beryls (genitive indefinite singular)
beryllens (definite genitive singular)
beryllers (genitive indefinite plural)
beryllernes (definite genitive plural)

beryl (the mineral and examples of the mineral)


pas

pas n (singular definite passet, plural indefinite passer)

passet (definite singular)
passer (indefinite plural)
pas (indefinite nominative singular)
passet (definite nominative singular)
passer (indefinite nominative plural)
passerne (definite nominative plural)
pas' (genitive indefinite singular)
passets (definite genitive singular)
passers (genitive indefinite plural)
passernes (definite genitive plural)

From French pas and German Pass, from Latin passus.


silt

silt (singular definite -en, not used in plural form)


Australien

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


barometer

barometer n (definite singular barometeret or barometret, indefinite plural barometre, definite plural barometrene)

barometeret (definite singular)
barometret (definite singular)
barometre (indefinite plural)
barometrene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”) + -meter.


mor

mor c (singular definite moren or morren, not used in plural form)

moren (definite singular)
morren (definite singular)

Via Old Norse mǫr and/or Middle Low German mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz.


smaragd

smaragd c (singular definite smaragden, plural indefinite smaragder)

smaragden (definite singular)
smaragder (indefinite plural)
smaragd (indefinite nominative singular)
smaragden (definite nominative singular)
smaragder (indefinite nominative plural)
smaragderne (definite nominative plural)
smaragds (genitive indefinite singular)
smaragdens (definite genitive singular)
smaragders (genitive indefinite plural)
smaragdernes (definite genitive plural)

[smɑˈʁɑwˀd̥]

From late Old Norse smaragdr, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language.


fossil

fossil (positive)
fossilt (positive)
fossile (plural positive)
fossile (positive)

From Latin fossilis, from fossa (“ditch”).

fossil (noun modifier), fossilised (UK), fossilized


diamant

diamant c (singular definite diamanten, plural indefinite diamanter)

diamanten (definite singular)
diamanter (indefinite plural)
diamant (indefinite nominative singular)
diamanten (definite nominative singular)
diamanter (indefinite nominative plural)
diamanterne (definite nominative plural)
diamants (genitive indefinite singular)
diamantens (definite genitive singular)
diamanters (genitive indefinite plural)
diamanternes (definite genitive plural)

From Medieval Latin diamans, probably from metathesis of Late Latin adimas, from Latin adamās, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas).


kontinent

kontinent n (singular definite kontinentet, plural indefinite kontinenter)

kontinentet (definite singular)
kontinenter (indefinite plural)
kontinent (indefinite nominative singular)
kontinentet (definite nominative singular)
kontinenter (indefinite nominative plural)
kontinenterne (definite nominative plural)
kontinents (genitive indefinite singular)
kontinentets (definite genitive singular)
kontinenters (genitive indefinite plural)
kontinenternes (definite genitive plural)


åre

åre c (singular definite åren, plural indefinite årer)

åren (definite singular)
årer (indefinite plural)
åre (indefinite nominative singular)
åren (definite nominative singular)
årer (indefinite nominative plural)
årerne (definite nominative plural)
åres (genitive indefinite singular)
årens (definite genitive singular)
årers (genitive indefinite plural)
årernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish athræ, Old Norse ædr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ (“vein”). Related to German Ader.


hagl

hagl n (singular definite haglet, plural indefinite hagl)

haglet (definite singular)
hagl (indefinite plural)
hagl (indefinite nominative singular)
haglet (definite nominative singular)
hagl (indefinite nominative plural)
haglene (definite nominative plural)
hagls (genitive indefinite singular)
haglets (definite genitive singular)
hagls (genitive indefinite plural)
haglenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), cognate with Norwegian hagl, Swedish hagel, English hail, German Hagel, Dutch hagel.


slette

slette c (singular definite sletten, plural indefinite sletter)

sletten (definite singular)
sletter (indefinite plural)
slette (indefinite nominative singular)
sletten (definite nominative singular)
sletter (indefinite nominative plural)
sletterne (definite nominative plural)
slettes (genitive indefinite singular)
slettens (definite genitive singular)
sletters (genitive indefinite plural)
sletternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse slétta, derived from the adjective sléttr (“even”).

(geography) a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)


vulkan

vulkan c (singular definite vulkanen, plural indefinite vulkaner)

vulkanen (definite singular)
vulkaner (indefinite plural)
vulkan (indefinite nominative singular)
vulkanen (definite nominative singular)
vulkaner (indefinite nominative plural)
vulkanerne (definite nominative plural)
vulkans (genitive indefinite singular)
vulkanens (definite genitive singular)
vulkaners (genitive indefinite plural)
vulkanernes (definite genitive plural)


nunatak

nunatak (indefinite nominative singular)
nunatakken (definite nominative singular)
nunatakker (indefinite nominative plural)
nunatakkerne (definite nominative plural)
nunataks (genitive indefinite singular)
nunatakkens (definite genitive singular)
nunatakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
nunatakkernes (definite genitive plural)


geologi

geologi c (singular definite geologien, not used in plural form)


asbest

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”).


apalhraun

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apalhraun n (singular definite apalhraunet, plural indefinite apalhraun)

apalhraunet (definite singular)
apalhraun (indefinite plural)


safir

safir c (singular definite safiren, plural indefinite safirer)

safiren (definite singular)
safirer (indefinite plural)
safir (indefinite nominative singular)
safiren (definite nominative singular)
safirer (indefinite nominative plural)
safirerne (definite nominative plural)
safirs (genitive indefinite singular)
safirens (definite genitive singular)
safirers (genitive indefinite plural)
safirernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin sapphīrus (“saphire”), from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).


ørken

ørken c (singular definite ørkenen or (unofficial) ørknen, plural indefinite ørkener or ørkner)

ørkenen (definite singular)
ørknen (colloquial definite singular)
ørkener (indefinite plural)
ørkner (indefinite plural)
ørken (indefinite nominative singular)
ørkenen (definite nominative singular)
ørknen (colloquial definite nominative singular)
ørkener (indefinite nominative plural)
ørkner (indefinite nominative plural)
ørkenerne (definite nominative plural)
ørknerne (definite nominative plural)
ørkens (genitive indefinite singular)
ørkenens (definite genitive singular)
ørknens (colloquial definite genitive singular)
ørkeners (genitive indefinite plural)
ørkners (genitive indefinite plural)
ørkenernes (definite genitive plural)
ørknernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish øthkæn, derived from the adjective øde (“desolate”). Compare also Norwegian ørken, Swedish öken.


ametyst

ametyst c (singular definite ametysten, plural indefinite ametyster)

ametysten (definite singular)
ametyster (indefinite plural)
ametyst (indefinite nominative singular)
ametysten (definite nominative singular)
ametyster (indefinite nominative plural)
ametysterne (definite nominative plural)
ametysts (genitive indefinite singular)
ametystens (definite genitive singular)
ametysters (genitive indefinite plural)
ametysternes (definite genitive plural)


geografi

geografi c (singular definite geografien, not used in plural form)


meteorologi

meteorologi c (singular definite meteorologien, not used in plural form)

meteorologien (definite singular)
meteorologi (indefinite nominative singular)
meteorologien (definite nominative singular)
meteorologis (genitive indefinite singular)
meteorologiens (definite genitive singular)


hovedstad

hovedstad c (singular definite hovedstaden, plural indefinite hovedstæder)

hovedstaden (definite singular)
hovedstæder (indefinite plural)
hovedstad (indefinite nominative singular)
hovedstaden (definite nominative singular)
hovedstæder (indefinite nominative plural)
hovedstæderne (definite nominative plural)
hovedstads (genitive indefinite singular)
hovedstadens (definite genitive singular)
hovedstæders (genitive indefinite plural)
hovedstædernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈhoːð̩ˌsd̥að]

From Old Norse hǫfuðstaðr, equivalent to hoved- (“main”) + stad (“city”). In the modern language influenced by German Hauptstadt.


topas

topas c (singular definite topasen, plural indefinite topaser)

topasen (definite singular)
topaser (indefinite plural)
topas (indefinite nominative singular)
topasen (definite nominative singular)
topaser (indefinite nominative plural)
topaserne (definite nominative plural)
topas' (genitive indefinite singular)
topasens (definite genitive singular)
topasers (genitive indefinite plural)
topasernes (definite genitive plural)


rubin

rubin c (singular definite rubinen, plural indefinite rubiner)

rubinen (definite singular)
rubiner (indefinite plural)
rubin (indefinite nominative singular)
rubinen (definite nominative singular)
rubiner (indefinite nominative plural)
rubinerne (definite nominative plural)
rubins (genitive indefinite singular)
rubinens (definite genitive singular)
rubiners (genitive indefinite plural)
rubinernes (definite genitive plural)


juvel

juvel c (singular definite juvelen, plural indefinite juveler)

juvelen (definite singular)
juveler (indefinite plural)
juvel (indefinite nominative singular)
juvelen (definite nominative singular)
juveler (indefinite nominative plural)
juvelerne (definite nominative plural)
juvels (genitive indefinite singular)
juvelens (definite genitive singular)
juvelers (genitive indefinite plural)
juvelernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).


jordskælv

jordskælv n (singular definite jordskælvet, plural indefinite jordskælv)

jordskælvet (definite singular)
jordskælv (indefinite plural)
jordskælv (indefinite nominative singular)
jordskælvet (definite nominative singular)
jordskælv (indefinite nominative plural)
jordskælvene (definite nominative plural)
jordskælvs (genitive indefinite singular)
jordskælvets (definite genitive singular)
jordskælvs (genitive indefinite plural)
jordskælvenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈjoɐ̯ˌsɡ̊ɛlˀv]

From jord (“earth”) + skælv (“a tremble”), from skælve (“to tremble”).


løss

løss c (singular definite løssen, not used in plural form)

(geology) loess (sediment of eolian origin)


fjeld

fjeld (indefinite nominative singular)
fjeldet (definite nominative singular)
fjelde (indefinite nominative plural)
fjeldene (definite nominative plural)
fjelds (genitive indefinite singular)
fjeldets (definite genitive singular)
fjeldes (genitive indefinite plural)
fjeldenes (definite genitive plural)

English: fjeld

French: fjeld


agglomerat

agglomerat n (singular definite agglomeratet, plural indefinite agglomerater)

agglomeratet (definite singular)
agglomerater (indefinite plural)
agglomerat (indefinite nominative singular)
agglomeratet (definite nominative singular)
agglomerater (indefinite nominative plural)
agglomeraterne (definite nominative plural)
agglomerats (genitive indefinite singular)
agglomeratets (definite genitive singular)
agglomeraters (genitive indefinite plural)
agglomeraternes (definite genitive plural)


næs

næs n (singular definite næsset, plural indefinite næs)

næsset (definite singular)
næs (indefinite plural)
næs (indefinite nominative singular)
næsset (definite nominative singular)
næs (indefinite nominative plural)
næssene (definite nominative plural)
næs' (genitive indefinite singular)
næssets (definite genitive singular)
næs' (genitive indefinite plural)
næssenes (definite genitive plural)


geopolitik

geopolitik (singular definite geopolitikken, not used in plural form)

geopolitikken (definite singular)
geopolitik (indefinite nominative singular)
geopolitikken (definite nominative singular)
geopolitiks (genitive indefinite singular)
geopolitikkens (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Swedish geopolitik. Analyzable as geo- + politik.


forekomst

forekomst c (singular definite forekomsten, plural indefinite forekomster)

forekomsten (definite singular)
forekomster (indefinite plural)

Entered use in the 1800s. Derived from forekomme by analogy with words like ankomst.


breddegrad

breddegrad c (singular definite breddegraden, plural indefinite breddegrader)

breddegraden (definite singular)
breddegrader (indefinite plural)
breddegrad (indefinite nominative singular)
breddegraden (definite nominative singular)
breddegrader (indefinite nominative plural)
breddegraderne (definite nominative plural)
breddegrads (genitive indefinite singular)
breddegradens (definite genitive singular)
breddegraders (genitive indefinite plural)
breddegradernes (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: længdegrad


kalksten

kalksten c (singular definite kalkstenen, plural indefinite kalksten)

kalkstenen (definite singular)
kalksten (indefinite plural)
kalksten (indefinite nominative singular)
kalkstenen (definite nominative singular)
kalksten (indefinite nominative plural)
kalkstenene (definite nominative plural)
kalkstens (genitive indefinite singular)
kalkstenens (definite genitive singular)
kalkstens (genitive indefinite plural)
kalkstenenes (definite genitive plural)


geopolitisk

geopolitisk (positive)
geopolitiske (plural positive)
geopolitiske (positive)

From geopolitik + -isk. Also analyzable as geo- + politisk.


temperaturforhold

temperaturforhold n (singular definite temperaturforholdet, plural indefinite temperaturforhold)

temperaturforholdet (definite singular)
temperaturforhold (indefinite plural)
temperaturforhold (indefinite nominative singular)
temperaturforholdet (definite nominative singular)
temperaturforhold (indefinite nominative plural)
temperaturforholdene (definite nominative plural)
temperaturforholds (genitive indefinite singular)
temperaturforholdets (definite genitive singular)
temperaturforholds (genitive indefinite plural)
temperaturforholdenes (definite genitive plural)

From temperatur (“temperature”) + forhold (“condition”).


moræne

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moræne c (singular definite morænen, plural indefinite moræner)

morænen (definite singular)
moræner (indefinite plural)
moræne (indefinite nominative singular)
morænen (definite nominative singular)
moræner (indefinite nominative plural)
morænerne (definite nominative plural)
morænes (genitive indefinite singular)
morænens (definite genitive singular)
moræners (genitive indefinite plural)
morænernes (definite genitive plural)


fluorit

fluorit c (singular definite fluoritten, plural indefinite fluoritter)

fluoritten (definite singular)
fluoritter (indefinite plural)
fluorit (indefinite nominative singular)
fluoritten (definite nominative singular)
fluoritter (indefinite nominative plural)
fluoritterne (definite nominative plural)
fluorits (genitive indefinite singular)
fluorittens (definite genitive singular)
fluoritters (genitive indefinite plural)
fluoritternes (definite genitive plural)


siltsten

Compound from silt (“silt”) + sten (“stone”)


halvkugle

halvkugle c (singular definite halvkuglen, plural indefinite halvkugler)

halvkuglen (definite singular)
halvkugler (indefinite plural)
halvkugle (indefinite nominative singular)
halvkuglen (definite nominative singular)
halvkugler (indefinite nominative plural)
halvkuglerne (definite nominative plural)
halvkugles (genitive indefinite singular)
halvkuglens (definite genitive singular)
halvkuglers (genitive indefinite plural)
halvkuglernes (definite genitive plural)


højtryk

højtryk (singular definite højtrykket, plural indefinite højtryk)

højtrykket (definite singular)
højtryk (indefinite plural)
højtryk (indefinite nominative singular)
højtrykket (definite nominative singular)
højtryk (indefinite nominative plural)
højtrykkene (definite nominative plural)
højtryks (genitive indefinite singular)
højtrykkets (definite genitive singular)
højtryks (genitive indefinite plural)
højtrykkenes (definite genitive plural)


længdegrad

længdegrad c (singular definite længdegraden, plural indefinite længdegrader)

længdegraden (definite singular)
længdegrader (indefinite plural)
længdegrad (indefinite nominative singular)
længdegraden (definite nominative singular)
længdegrader (indefinite nominative plural)
længdegraderne (definite nominative plural)
længdegrads (genitive indefinite singular)
længdegradens (definite genitive singular)
længdegraders (genitive indefinite plural)
længdegradernes (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: breddegrad


flusspat

flusspat c (singular definite flusspatten, not used in plural form)

flusspatten (definite singular)
flusspat (indefinite nominative singular)
flusspatten (definite nominative singular)
flusspats (genitive indefinite singular)
flusspattens (definite genitive singular)


afvandingsområde

afvandingsområde n (singular definite afvandingsområdet, plural indefinite afvandingsområder)

afvandingsområdet (definite singular)
afvandingsområder (indefinite plural)
afvandingsområde (indefinite nominative singular)
afvandingsområdet (definite nominative singular)
afvandingsområder (indefinite nominative plural)
afvandingsområderne (definite nominative plural)
afvandingsområdes (genitive indefinite singular)
afvandingsområdets (definite genitive singular)
afvandingsområders (genitive indefinite plural)
afvandingsområdernes (definite genitive plural)


smergel

smergel c (singular definite smergelen or smerglen, not used in plural form)

smergelen (definite singular)
smerglen (definite singular)
smergel (indefinite nominative singular)
smergelen (definite nominative singular)
smerglen (definite nominative singular)
smergels (genitive indefinite singular)
smergelens (definite genitive singular)
smerglens (definite genitive singular)


forkastning

forkastning c (singular definite forkastningen, plural indefinite forkastninger)

forkastningen (definite singular)
forkastninger (indefinite plural)
forkastning (indefinite nominative singular)
forkastningen (definite nominative singular)
forkastninger (indefinite nominative plural)
forkastningerne (definite nominative plural)
forkastnings (genitive indefinite singular)
forkastningens (definite genitive singular)
forkastningers (genitive indefinite plural)
forkastningernes (definite genitive plural)