Daniel

[ˈd̥æːˀnjəl]


Thomas

→ Greenlandic: Tuumarsi


ordbog

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ordbog c (singular definite ordbogen, plural indefinite ordbøger)

ordbogen (definite singular)
ordbøger (indefinite plural)
ordbog (indefinite nominative singular)
ordbogen (definite nominative singular)
ordbøger (indefinite nominative plural)
ordbøgerne (definite nominative plural)
ordbogs (genitive indefinite singular)
ordbogens (definite genitive singular)
ordbøgers (genitive indefinite plural)
ordbøgernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: ordbogi

From ord (“word”) + bog (“book”). Compare Swedish ordbok, English wordbook, German Wörterbuch.

dictionary, lexicon (a reference work with a compilation of words from a language or type of language with explanations or translations)


Andreas

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


Adam

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


Peter

From Old Norse Pétr, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra). Later reinforced by the German Peter.


ark

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ark c (singular definite arken, plural indefinite arker)

arken (definite singular)
arker (indefinite plural)
ark (indefinite nominative singular)
arken (definite nominative singular)
arker (indefinite nominative plural)
arkerne (definite nominative plural)
arks (genitive indefinite singular)
arkens (definite genitive singular)
arkers (genitive indefinite plural)
arkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish ark, Old Norse ǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *arkō, borrowed from Latin arca (“chest, coffin; ark”).

(biblical) ark (Noah's Ark or the Ark of the Convenant)


Gabriel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel


Maria

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). A Latinate variant of the vernacular Danish Marie.


Ester

a female given name from Hebrew, usually spelled Esther


Johannes

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). Cognate with English John.

1992 transl. Bibelen, Johannes 1:6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John (KJV)

Der kom et menneske, udsendt af Gud, hans navn var Johannes.


Elias

→ Greenlandic: Iliarsi, Illiarsi

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah


Jonas

From Biblical Jonas (=Jonah), also used as a medieval Latinization of Danish Jon (“John”).


Rebekka

a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca, and today often spelled so


Zakarias

Zacharias; Zechariah (biblical character)

a male given name, sometimes spelled Zacharias. Cognate to Zachary


salme

salme c (singular definite salmen, plural indefinite salmer)

salmen (definite singular)
salmer (indefinite plural)
salme (indefinite nominative singular)
salmen (definite nominative singular)
salmer (indefinite nominative plural)
salmerne (definite nominative plural)
salmes (genitive indefinite singular)
salmens (definite genitive singular)
salmers (genitive indefinite plural)
salmernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).


Aron

→ Greenlandic: Aalut


Hulda

The name occurs in the Bible, but in Scandinavia it became popular through a 19th century ballad, and is usually associated with the adjective huld (“gentle, graceful”), cognate to German hold.

a female given name popular in the 19th century


bibliotek

bibliotek n (singular definite biblioteket, plural indefinite biblioteker)

biblioteket (definite singular)
biblioteker (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).


synonymordbog

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synonymordbog c (singular definite synonymordbogen, plural indefinite synonymordbøger)

synonymordbogen (definite singular)
synonymordbøger (indefinite plural)
synonymordbog (indefinite nominative singular)
synonymordbogen (definite nominative singular)
synonymordbøger (indefinite nominative plural)
synonymordbøgerne (definite nominative plural)
synonymordbogs (genitive indefinite singular)
synonymordbogens (definite genitive singular)
synonymordbøgers (genitive indefinite plural)
synonymordbøgernes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of synonym (“synonym”) and ordbog (“dictionary”).


seraf

seraf c (singular definite serafen, plural indefinite serafer)

serafen (definite singular)
serafer (indefinite plural)
seraf (indefinite nominative singular)
serafen (definite nominative singular)
serafer (indefinite nominative plural)
seraferne (definite nominative plural)
serafs (genitive indefinite singular)
serafens (definite genitive singular)
serafers (genitive indefinite plural)
serafernes (definite genitive plural)


fremmedordbog

fremmedordbog c (singular definite fremmedordbogen, plural indefinite fremmedordbøger)

fremmedordbogen (definite singular)
fremmedordbøger (indefinite plural)


syndflod

syndflod c (singular definite syndfloden, plural indefinite syndfloder)

syndfloden (definite singular)
syndfloder (indefinite plural)
syndflod (indefinite nominative singular)
syndfloden (definite nominative singular)
syndfloder (indefinite nominative plural)
syndfloderne (definite nominative plural)
syndflods (genitive indefinite singular)
syndflodens (definite genitive singular)
syndfloders (genitive indefinite plural)
syndflodernes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to synd (“sin”) + flod (“flood”). From German Sündflut, a reinterpretation of Sintflut (still the standard form in German) after the word Sünde (“sin”) (compare also Dutch zondvloed). The form Sintflut contains an obsolete prefix sin- (“ever”).


salmebog

salmebog c (singular definite salmebogen, plural indefinite salmebøger)

salmebogen (definite singular)
salmebøger (indefinite plural)
salmebog (indefinite nominative singular)
salmebogen (definite nominative singular)
salmebøger (indefinite nominative plural)
salmebøgerne (definite nominative plural)
salmebogs (genitive indefinite singular)
salmebogens (definite genitive singular)
salmebøgers (genitive indefinite plural)
salmebøgernes (definite genitive plural)


skabning

skabning c (singular definite skabningen, plural indefinite skabninger)

skabningen (definite singular)
skabninger (indefinite plural)
skabning (indefinite nominative singular)
skabningen (definite nominative singular)
skabninger (indefinite nominative plural)
skabningerne (definite nominative plural)
skabnings (genitive indefinite singular)
skabningens (definite genitive singular)
skabningers (genitive indefinite plural)
skabningernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsɡ̊æːb̥neŋ]

From skabe (“to create”) + -ning (“act of”).

(solemn or biblical) creation (all created)