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bank c (singular definite banken, plural indefinite banker)

banken (definite singular)
banker (indefinite plural)
bank (indefinite nominative singular)
banken (definite nominative singular)
banker (indefinite nominative plural)
bankerne (definite nominative plural)
banks (genitive indefinite singular)
bankens (definite genitive singular)
bankers (genitive indefinite plural)
bankernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: banki

→ Greenlandic: banki

→ Icelandic: banki

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”).

bank (financial institution, branch office, controller of a game, a safe and guaranteed place of storage)


toilet

toilet n (singular definite toilettet, plural indefinite toiletter)

toilettet (definite singular)
toiletter (indefinite plural)
toilet (indefinite nominative singular)
toilettet (definite nominative singular)
toiletter (indefinite nominative plural)
toiletterne (definite nominative plural)
toilets (genitive indefinite singular)
toilettets (definite genitive singular)
toiletters (genitive indefinite plural)
toiletternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old French toilette, diminutive of toile (“cloth”).

toilet (fixture used for urination and defecation)


hospital

hospital n (singular definite hospitalet, plural indefinite hospitaler)

hospitalet (definite singular)
hospitaler (indefinite plural)
hospital (indefinite nominative singular)
hospitalet (definite nominative singular)
hospitaler (indefinite nominative plural)
hospitalerne (definite nominative plural)
hospitals (genitive indefinite singular)
hospitalets (definite genitive singular)
hospitalers (genitive indefinite plural)
hospitalernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospital, guesthouse”), from the neuter form of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest, stranger”).


alter

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alter n (singular definite altret or alteret, plural indefinite altre)

altret (definite singular)
alteret (definite singular)
altre (indefinite plural)
alter (indefinite nominative singular)
altret (definite nominative singular)
alteret (definite nominative singular)
altre (indefinite nominative plural)
altrene (definite nominative plural)
alters (genitive indefinite singular)
altrets (definite genitive singular)
alterets (definite genitive singular)
altres (genitive indefinite plural)
altrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Late Latin altare (“altar”). Cognate with English altar and German Altar.

(religion) altar, a table or a platform for making sacrifices.

(Christianity) altar, the ritual space of a Christian church.


baluster

baluster c (singular definite balusteren, plural indefinite balustere)

balusteren (definite singular)
balustere (indefinite plural)
baluster (indefinite nominative singular)
balusteren (definite nominative singular)
balustere (indefinite nominative plural)
balusterne (definite nominative plural)
balusters (genitive indefinite singular)
balusterens (definite genitive singular)
balusteres (genitive indefinite plural)
balusternes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French balustre, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion).


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


hus

hus n (singular definite huset, plural indefinite huse)

huset (definite singular)
huse (indefinite plural)
hus (indefinite nominative singular)
huset (definite nominative singular)
huse (indefinite nominative plural)
husene (definite nominative plural)
hus' (genitive indefinite singular)
husets (definite genitive singular)
huses (genitive indefinite plural)
husenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Doublet of house.


urinal

urinal n (singular definite urinalet, plural indefinite urinaler)

urinalet (definite singular)
urinaler (indefinite plural)
urinal (indefinite nominative singular)
urinalet (definite nominative singular)
urinaler (indefinite nominative plural)
urinalerne (definite nominative plural)
urinals (genitive indefinite singular)
urinalets (definite genitive singular)
urinalers (genitive indefinite plural)
urinalernes (definite genitive plural)

[uɐ̯iˈnæːˀl]

From Late Latin ūrīnāle, neuter of ūrīnālis (“pertaining to urine”).


hotel

hotel n (singular definite hotellet, plural indefinite hoteller)

hotellet (definite singular)
hoteller (indefinite plural)


bue

bue c (singular definite buen, plural indefinite buer)

buen (definite singular)
buer (indefinite plural)
bue (indefinite nominative singular)
buen (definite nominative singular)
buer (indefinite nominative plural)
buerne (definite nominative plural)
bues (genitive indefinite singular)
buens (definite genitive singular)
buers (genitive indefinite plural)
buernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô, cognate with Swedish båge, English bow, German Bogen.


slot

slot n (singular definite slottet, plural indefinite slotte)

slottet (definite singular)
slotte (indefinite plural)
slot (indefinite nominative singular)
slottet (definite nominative singular)
slotte (indefinite nominative plural)
slottene (definite nominative plural)
slots (genitive indefinite singular)
slottets (definite genitive singular)
slottes (genitive indefinite plural)
slottenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German slot (“bolt, lock, castle”), from Proto-Germanic *slutą, related to the verb *sleutaną (“to lock”); cognate with Dutch slot (“lock, castle”) and German Schloss (“lock, castle”), and comparable to Swedish slott (“castle, palace; manor, château”).


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panel n (singular definite panelet, plural indefinite paneler)

panelet (definite singular)
paneler (indefinite plural)

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), from Latin panullus, diminutive of pannus.

der

panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)


lade

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lade (imperative lad, present tense lader, past tense lod, past participle ladet or ladt)

lad (imperative)
lader (present)
lod (past)
ladet (participle past)
ladt (participle past)
lader (present)
lod (past)
har ladet (perfect present)
ladt (perfect present)
havde ladet (past perfect)
ladt (past perfect)
lades (passive present)
ladende (participle present)
ladet (participle past)
ladt (participle past)
lad (imperative present)
lade (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
laden (gerund present)

From Old Danish latæ, from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

in the expressions lade som om (“to pretend”) and lade til (“to seem”)


lade

lade (imperative lad, present tense lader, past tense ladede, past participle ladet)

lad (imperative)
lader (present)
ladede (past)
ladet (participle past)
lader (present)
ladede (past)
har ladet (perfect present)
havde ladet (past perfect)
lades (passive present)
ladedes (passive past)
ladende (participle present)
ladet (participle past)
lad (imperative present)
lade (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
laden (gerund present)

From Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.

in the expressions lade vandet (“to urinate”) and lade livet (“to die”) (etymologically, they belong to the former verb, but they have the pronunciation and morphology of this verb).


museum

museum n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural museer, definite plural museerne)

museet (definite singular)
museer (indefinite plural)
museerne (definite plural)
museum (indefinite nominative singular)
museet (definite nominative singular)
museer (indefinite nominative plural)
museerne (definite nominative plural)
museums (genitive indefinite singular)
museets (definite genitive singular)
museers (genitive indefinite plural)
museernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon, “a shrine of the Muses”), from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”).


balkon

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balkon c (singular definite balkonen, plural indefinite balkoner)

balkonen (definite singular)
balkoner (indefinite plural)
balkon (indefinite nominative singular)
balkonen (definite nominative singular)
balkoner (indefinite nominative plural)
balkonerne (definite nominative plural)
balkons (genitive indefinite singular)
balkonens (definite genitive singular)
balkoners (genitive indefinite plural)
balkonernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: balkonngi


basilika

basilika c (singular definite basilikaen, plural indefinite basilikaer)

basilikaen (definite singular)
basilikaer (indefinite plural)


gesims

gesims c (singular definite gesimsen, plural indefinite gesimser)

gesimsen (definite singular)
gesimser (indefinite plural)


kapel

kapel n (singular definite kapellet, plural indefinite kapeller)

kapellet (definite singular)
kapeller (indefinite plural)
kapel (indefinite nominative singular)
kapellet (definite nominative singular)
kapeller (indefinite nominative plural)
kapellerne (definite nominative plural)
kapels (genitive indefinite singular)
kapellets (definite genitive singular)
kapellers (genitive indefinite plural)
kapellernes (definite genitive plural)


kirke

kirke c (singular definite kirken, plural indefinite kirker)

kirken (definite singular)
kirker (indefinite plural)
kirke (indefinite nominative singular)
kirken (definite nominative singular)
kirker (indefinite nominative plural)
kirkerne (definite nominative plural)
kirkes (genitive indefinite singular)
kirkens (definite genitive singular)
kirkers (genitive indefinite plural)
kirkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), borrowed from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “church”), a neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”).

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(Christianity) church (a house of worship)


kasino

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kasino n (singular definite kasinoet, plural indefinite kasinoer)

kasinoet (definite singular)
kasinoer (indefinite plural)
kasino (indefinite nominative singular)
kasinoet (definite nominative singular)
kasinoer (indefinite nominative plural)
kasinoerne (definite nominative plural)
kasinos (genitive indefinite singular)
kasinoets (definite genitive singular)
kasinoers (genitive indefinite plural)
kasinoernes (definite genitive plural)


frise

frise c (singular definite frisen, plural indefinite friser)

frisen (definite singular)
friser (indefinite plural)
frise (indefinite nominative singular)
frisen (definite nominative singular)
friser (indefinite nominative plural)
friserne (definite nominative plural)
frises (genitive indefinite singular)
frisens (definite genitive singular)
frisers (genitive indefinite plural)
frisernes (definite genitive plural)


hytte

hytte c (singular definite hytten, plural indefinite hytter)

hytten (definite singular)
hytter (indefinite plural)
hytte (indefinite nominative singular)
hytten (definite nominative singular)
hytter (indefinite nominative plural)
hytterne (definite nominative plural)
hyttes (genitive indefinite singular)
hyttens (definite genitive singular)
hytters (genitive indefinite plural)
hytternes (definite genitive plural)

From German Hütte, from Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hytta, Dutch hut, French hutte (hence English hut).


bager

bager c (singular definite bageren, plural indefinite bagere)

bageren (definite singular)
bagere (indefinite plural)
bager (indefinite nominative singular)
bageren (definite nominative singular)
bagere (indefinite nominative plural)
bagerne (definite nominative plural)
bagers (genitive indefinite singular)
bagerens (definite genitive singular)
bageres (genitive indefinite plural)
bagernes (definite genitive plural)

By surface analysis, bage (“to bake”) + -er (agent suffix). From Old Norse bakari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz, cognate with Swedish bagare (influenced by Danish), English baker, German Bäcker, Dutch bakker.

surf

bakery (shop where bread and cakes are sold)


skole

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skole (imperative skol, infinitive at skole, present tense skoler, past tense skolede, perfect tense har skolet)

skol (imperative)
at skole (infinitive)
skoler (present)
skolede (past)
har skolet (perfect)

Inherited from Old Norse skóli, from Middle Low German schole, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


løber

løber c (singular definite løberen, plural indefinite løbere)

løberen (definite singular)
løbere (indefinite plural)
løber (indefinite nominative singular)
løberen (definite nominative singular)
løbere (indefinite nominative plural)
løberne (definite nominative plural)
løbers (genitive indefinite singular)
løberens (definite genitive singular)
løberes (genitive indefinite plural)
løbernes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to løbe (“to run”) + -er. The sense "bishop" is inspired by German Läufer.

(architecture) stretcher (brick laid with the longest side exposed)


mønt

mønt c (singular definite mønten, plural indefinite mønter)

mønten (definite singular)
mønter (indefinite plural)
mønt (indefinite nominative singular)
mønten (definite nominative singular)
mønter (indefinite nominative plural)
mønterne (definite nominative plural)
mønts (genitive indefinite singular)
møntens (definite genitive singular)
mønters (genitive indefinite plural)
mønternes (definite genitive plural)

From either Middle Low German munte or Old English mynet, from Latin moneta (“coin”).

mint, where money is printed. e.g. Den Kongelige Mønt.


fange

fange c (singular definite fangen, plural indefinite fanger)

fangen (definite singular)
fanger (indefinite plural)
fange (indefinite nominative singular)
fangen (definite nominative singular)
fanger (indefinite nominative plural)
fangerne (definite nominative plural)
fanges (genitive indefinite singular)
fangens (definite genitive singular)
fangers (genitive indefinite plural)
fangernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish fange, borrowed from Middle Low German vangen (“captive”), a past participle of vangen, vān (“to catch”), from Old Saxon fahan.
Compare German Gefangener (“captive”). Late Old Norse fangi and Swedish fånga are also borrowed from Low German.


kvist

kvist c (singular definite kvisten, plural indefinite kviste)

kvisten (definite singular)
kviste (indefinite plural)
kvist (indefinite nominative singular)
kvisten (definite nominative singular)
kviste (indefinite nominative plural)
kvistene (definite nominative plural)
kvists (genitive indefinite singular)
kvistens (definite genitive singular)
kvistes (genitive indefinite plural)
kvistenes (definite genitive plural)


pavillon

pavillon c (singular definite pavillonen, plural indefinite pavilloner)

pavillonen (definite singular)
pavilloner (indefinite plural)
pavillon (indefinite nominative singular)
pavillonen (definite nominative singular)
pavilloner (indefinite nominative plural)
pavillonerne (definite nominative plural)
pavillons (genitive indefinite singular)
pavillonens (definite genitive singular)
pavilloners (genitive indefinite plural)
pavillonernes (definite genitive plural)


abbedi

abbedi n (singular definite abbediet, plural indefinite abbedier)

abbediet (definite singular)
abbedier (indefinite plural)
abbedi (indefinite nominative singular)
abbediet (definite nominative singular)
abbedier (indefinite nominative plural)
abbedierne (definite nominative plural)
abbedis (genitive indefinite singular)
abbediets (definite genitive singular)
abbediers (genitive indefinite plural)
abbediernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.


altan

altan c (singular definite altanen, plural indefinite altaner)

altanen (definite singular)
altaner (indefinite plural)
altan (indefinite nominative singular)
altanen (definite nominative singular)
altaner (indefinite nominative plural)
altanerne (definite nominative plural)
altans (genitive indefinite singular)
altanens (definite genitive singular)
altaners (genitive indefinite plural)
altanernes (definite genitive plural)

From Italian altana (“balcony”), from alto, from Latin altus (“high”).

(architecture) balcony (structure extending from a building)


fængsel

fængsel n (singular definite fængslet or fængselet, plural indefinite fængsler)

fængslet (definite singular)
fængselet (definite singular)
fængsler (indefinite plural)
fængsel (indefinite nominative singular)
fængslet (definite nominative singular)
fængselet (definite nominative singular)
fængsler (indefinite nominative plural)
fængslerne (definite nominative plural)
fængsels (genitive indefinite singular)
fængslets (definite genitive singular)
fængselets (definite genitive singular)
fængslers (genitive indefinite plural)
fængslernes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to fange (“to capture”) + -sel (“act of”). From Old Danish fengelse (“prison”), borrowed from Middle Low German vangnisse, vengnisse, cf. German Gefängnis. Icelandic fangelsi and Swedish fängelse are also borrowed from Low German.

prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)


butik

butik c (singular definite butikken, plural indefinite butikker)

butikken (definite singular)
butikker (indefinite plural)
butik (indefinite nominative singular)
butikken (definite nominative singular)
butikker (indefinite nominative plural)
butikkerne (definite nominative plural)
butiks (genitive indefinite singular)
butikkens (definite genitive singular)
butikkers (genitive indefinite plural)
butikkernes (definite genitive plural)

From French boutique (“shop”), from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of bodega (via Spanish), and apotek (from Latin).


mølle

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mølle c (singular definite møllen, plural indefinite møller)

møllen (definite singular)
møller (indefinite plural)
mølle (indefinite nominative singular)
møllen (definite nominative singular)
møller (indefinite nominative plural)
møllerne (definite nominative plural)
mølles (genitive indefinite singular)
møllens (definite genitive singular)
møllers (genitive indefinite plural)
møllernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed via Middle Low German or Old English from Late Latin molina (“millstone”). Distantly related to Old Norse mylna, itself derived from the verb mylja (“to crush into pieces”).


tempel

tempel n (singular definite tempelet, plural indefinite templer)

tempelet (definite singular)
templer (indefinite plural)


fabrik

fabrik c (singular definite fabrikken, plural indefinite fabrikker)

fabrikken (definite singular)
fabrikker (indefinite plural)
fabrik (indefinite nominative singular)
fabrikken (definite nominative singular)
fabrikker (indefinite nominative plural)
fabrikkerne (definite nominative plural)
fabriks (genitive indefinite singular)
fabrikkens (definite genitive singular)
fabrikkers (genitive indefinite plural)
fabrikkernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: fabrikki

[fɑ̈ˈb̥ʁ̞ɛ̝ɡ̊]

[fæˈb̥ʁ̞ɛ̝ɡ̊]

Borrowed from Latin fabrica, possibly through German Fabrik, French fabrique.


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”).


teater

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teater n (singular definite teatret or teateret, plural indefinite teatre)

teatret (definite singular)
teateret (definite singular)
teatre (indefinite plural)
teater (indefinite nominative singular)
teatret (definite nominative singular)
teateret (definite nominative singular)
teatre (indefinite nominative plural)
teatrene (definite nominative plural)
teaters (genitive indefinite singular)
teatrets (definite genitive singular)
teaterets (definite genitive singular)
teatres (genitive indefinite plural)
teatrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”).


fiale

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fiale c (singular definite fialen, plural indefinite fialer)

fialen (definite singular)
fialer (indefinite plural)

Of obscure origin. Related to Swedish fial, Middle High German vialen (early New High German figallen).


pagode

pagode c (singular definite pagoden, plural indefinite pagoder)

pagoden (definite singular)
pagoder (indefinite plural)
pagode (indefinite nominative singular)
pagoden (definite nominative singular)
pagoder (indefinite nominative plural)
pagoderne (definite nominative plural)
pagodes (genitive indefinite singular)
pagodens (definite genitive singular)
pagoders (genitive indefinite plural)
pagodernes (definite genitive plural)


lejlighed

lejlighed c (singular definite lejligheden, plural indefinite lejligheder)

lejligheden (definite singular)
lejligheder (indefinite plural)
lejlighed (indefinite nominative singular)
lejligheden (definite nominative singular)
lejligheder (indefinite nominative plural)
lejlighederne (definite nominative plural)
lejligheds (genitive indefinite singular)
lejlighedens (definite genitive singular)
lejligheders (genitive indefinite plural)
lejlighedernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German legelichēt (“situation”), form the adjective legelik (“situated”). Compare Middle Low German legenhēt (“situation, opportunity”) (whence Swedish lägenhet (“apartment”)) from legen (“lying”) and German Gelegenheit (“opportunity”) from gelegen (“lying”).


biograf

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biograf c (singular definite biografen, plural indefinite biografer)

biografen (definite singular)
biografer (indefinite plural)
biograf (indefinite nominative singular)
biografen (definite nominative singular)
biografer (indefinite nominative plural)
biograferne (definite nominative plural)
biografs (genitive indefinite singular)
biografens (definite genitive singular)
biografers (genitive indefinite plural)
biografernes (definite genitive plural)


vejrhane

vejrhane c (singular definite vejrhanen, plural indefinite vejrhaner)

vejrhanen (definite singular)
vejrhaner (indefinite plural)
vejrhane (indefinite nominative singular)
vejrhanen (definite nominative singular)
vejrhaner (indefinite nominative plural)
vejrhanerne (definite nominative plural)
vejrhanes (genitive indefinite singular)
vejrhanens (definite genitive singular)
vejrhaners (genitive indefinite plural)
vejrhanernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈvɛɐ̯ˌhæːnə]


moské

moské c (definite singular moskéen, indefinite plural moskéer, definite plural moskéerne)

moskéen (definite singular)
moskéer (indefinite plural)
moskéerne (definite plural)

Borrowed from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


amfiteater

amfiteater n (definite singular amfiteatret / amfiteateret, indefinite plural amfiteatre, definite plural amfiteatrene)

amfiteatret (definite singular)
amfiteateret (definite singular)
amfiteatre (indefinite plural)
amfiteatrene (definite plural)


rådhus

rådhus n (singular definite rådhuset, plural indefinite rådhuse)

rådhuset (definite singular)
rådhuse (indefinite plural)
rådhus (indefinite nominative singular)
rådhuset (definite nominative singular)
rådhuse (indefinite nominative plural)
rådhusene (definite nominative plural)
rådhuss (genitive indefinite singular)
rådhusets (definite genitive singular)
rådhuses (genitive indefinite plural)
rådhusenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of råd (“counsel”) + hus (“house”), borrowed from Middle Low German rāthūs, cf. German Rathaus.


porticus

porticus (indefinite nominative singular)
porticusen (definite nominative singular)
porticuser (indefinite nominative plural)
porticuserne (definite nominative plural)
porticus' (genitive indefinite singular)
porticusens (definite genitive singular)
porticusers (genitive indefinite plural)
porticusernes (definite genitive plural)


palæ

palæ n (singular definite palæet, plural indefinite palæer)

palæet (definite singular)
palæer (indefinite plural)
palæ (indefinite nominative singular)
palæet (definite nominative singular)
palæer (indefinite nominative plural)
palæerne (definite nominative plural)
palæs (genitive indefinite singular)
palæets (definite genitive singular)
palæers (genitive indefinite plural)
palæernes (definite genitive plural)

From French palais (“palace”), from Latin palātium (“palace”).


spir

spir n (definite singular spiret, indefinite plural spir, definite plural spirene)

spiret (definite singular)
spir (indefinite plural)
spirene (definite plural)

From English spire, via Old Danish spir.


fyrtårn

fyrtårn n (singular definite fyrtårnet, plural indefinite fyrtårne)

fyrtårnet (definite singular)
fyrtårne (indefinite plural)
fyrtårn (indefinite nominative singular)
fyrtårnet (definite nominative singular)
fyrtårne (indefinite nominative plural)
fyrtårnene (definite nominative plural)
fyrtårns (genitive indefinite singular)
fyrtårnets (definite genitive singular)
fyrtårnes (genitive indefinite plural)
fyrtårnenes (definite genitive plural)


observatorium

observatorium n (singular definite observatoriet, plural indefinite observatorier)

observatoriet (definite singular)
observatorier (indefinite plural)
observatorium (indefinite nominative singular)
observatoriet (definite nominative singular)
observatorier (indefinite nominative plural)
observatorierne (definite nominative plural)
observatoriums (genitive indefinite singular)
observatoriets (definite genitive singular)
observatoriers (genitive indefinite plural)
observatoriernes (definite genitive plural)


konsol

konsol c (singular definite konsollen, plural indefinite konsoller)

konsollen (definite singular)
konsoller (indefinite plural)

(architecture) console, an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket, corbel


synagoge

synagoge c (singular definite synagogen, plural indefinite synagoger)

synagogen (definite singular)
synagoger (indefinite plural)
synagoge (indefinite nominative singular)
synagogen (definite nominative singular)
synagoger (indefinite nominative plural)
synagogerne (definite nominative plural)
synagoges (genitive indefinite singular)
synagogens (definite genitive singular)
synagogers (genitive indefinite plural)
synagogernes (definite genitive plural)


sætning

sætning c (singular definite sætningen, plural indefinite sætninger)

sætningen (definite singular)
sætninger (indefinite plural)
sætning (indefinite nominative singular)
sætningen (definite nominative singular)
sætninger (indefinite nominative plural)
sætningerne (definite nominative plural)
sætnings (genitive indefinite singular)
sætningens (definite genitive singular)
sætningers (genitive indefinite plural)
sætningernes (definite genitive plural)

From sætte (“to set”) + -ning (“action of”).

(carpentry) set (punch for setting nails in wood)


hængebro

hængebro c (singular definite hængebroen, plural indefinite hængebroer)

hængebroen (definite singular)
hængebroer (indefinite plural)
hængebro (indefinite nominative singular)
hængebroen (definite nominative singular)
hængebroer (indefinite nominative plural)
hængebroerne (definite nominative plural)
hængebros (genitive indefinite singular)
hængebroens (definite genitive singular)
hængebroers (genitive indefinite plural)
hængebroernes (definite genitive plural)

/ˈhɛŋəbʀoːˀ/


brandstation

brandstation c (singular definite brandstationen, plural indefinite brandstationer)

brandstationen (definite singular)
brandstationer (indefinite plural)
brandstation (indefinite nominative singular)
brandstationen (definite nominative singular)
brandstationer (indefinite nominative plural)
brandstationerne (definite nominative plural)
brandstations (genitive indefinite singular)
brandstationens (definite genitive singular)
brandstationers (genitive indefinite plural)
brandstationernes (definite genitive plural)


domkirke

domkirke c (singular definite domkirken, plural indefinite domkirker)

domkirken (definite singular)
domkirker (indefinite plural)
domkirke (indefinite nominative singular)
domkirken (definite nominative singular)
domkirker (indefinite nominative plural)
domkirkerne (definite nominative plural)
domkirkes (genitive indefinite singular)
domkirkens (definite genitive singular)
domkirkers (genitive indefinite plural)
domkirkernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈd̥ʌmˌkʰiɐ̯ɡ̊ə]

From dom (“cathedral”) + kirke (“church”).


volut

volut (indefinite nominative singular)
voluten (definite nominative singular)
voluter (indefinite nominative plural)
voluterne (definite nominative plural)
voluts (genitive indefinite singular)
volutens (definite genitive singular)
voluters (genitive indefinite plural)
voluternes (definite genitive plural)


Øresundsbroen

→ Norwegian Bokmål: Øresundsbroen

→ English: Øresund Bridge (calque)

→ German: Öresundbrücke (calque)

→ Icelandic: Eyrarsundsbrúin (calque)

desc

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: Øresundbrua (calque)

[ˈøɐsɔnsˌb̥ʁoˀːn̩]

From Øresund (“Øresund”) + -s- (interfix) + bro (“bridge”) + -en (definite singular suffix), akin to the Swedish Öresundsbron.


klasselokale

head

klasselokale n (singular definite klasselokalet, plural indefinite klasselokaler)

klasselokalet (definite singular)
klasselokaler (indefinite plural)
klasselokale (indefinite nominative singular)
klasselokalet (definite nominative singular)
klasselokaler (indefinite nominative plural)
klasselokalerne (definite nominative plural)
klasselokales (genitive indefinite singular)
klasselokalets (definite genitive singular)
klasselokalers (genitive indefinite plural)
klasselokalernes (definite genitive plural)


klasseværelse

klasseværelse n (singular definite klasseværelset, plural indefinite klasseværelser)

klasseværelset (definite singular)
klasseværelser (indefinite plural)
klasseværelse (indefinite nominative singular)
klasseværelset (definite nominative singular)
klasseværelser (indefinite nominative plural)
klasseværelserne (definite nominative plural)
klasseværelses (genitive indefinite singular)
klasseværelsets (definite genitive singular)
klasseværelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
klasseværelsernes (definite genitive plural)


tympanon

tympanon n (singular definite tympanonet, plural indefinite tympanoner)

tympanonet (definite singular)
tympanoner (indefinite plural)


sygehus

sygehus n (singular definite sygehuset, plural indefinite sygehuse)

sygehuset (definite singular)
sygehuse (indefinite plural)
sygehus (indefinite nominative singular)
sygehuset (definite nominative singular)
sygehuse (indefinite nominative plural)
sygehusene (definite nominative plural)
sygehus' (genitive indefinite singular)
sygehusets (definite genitive singular)
sygehuses (genitive indefinite plural)
sygehusenes (definite genitive plural)

From syg (“sick”) + hus (“house”), compare Swedish sjukhus, English sickhouse, German Siechenhaus, Dutch ziekenhuis.


ribbe

ribbe c (singular definite ribben, plural indefinite ribber)

ribben (definite singular)
ribber (indefinite plural)
ribbe (indefinite nominative singular)
ribben (definite nominative singular)
ribber (indefinite nominative plural)
ribberne (definite nominative plural)
ribbes (genitive indefinite singular)
ribbens (definite genitive singular)
ribbers (genitive indefinite plural)
ribbernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German ribbe, rebbe (“rib, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją, cognate with German Rippe, English rib, Old Norse rif (“reef”). Doublet of rev (“reef”).

bor

(architecture) rib (an arched projection)


busstation

head

busstation c (singular definite busstationen, plural indefinite busstationer)

busstationen (definite singular)
busstationer (indefinite plural)
busstation (indefinite nominative singular)
busstationen (definite nominative singular)
busstationer (indefinite nominative plural)
busstationerne (definite nominative plural)
busstations (genitive indefinite singular)
busstationens (definite genitive singular)
busstationers (genitive indefinite plural)
busstationernes (definite genitive plural)


læsesal

læsesal c (singular definite læsesalen, plural indefinite læsesale)

læsesalen (definite singular)
læsesale (indefinite plural)
læsesal (indefinite nominative singular)
læsesalen (definite nominative singular)
læsesale (indefinite nominative plural)
læsesalene (definite nominative plural)
læsesals (genitive indefinite singular)
læsesalens (definite genitive singular)
læsesales (genitive indefinite plural)
læsesalenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈlɛːsəˌsæˀl]

læse + sal. Compare Swedish läsesal, German Lesesaal, Dutch leeszaal.

reading room (a room set aside for reading)


dørkarm

dørkarm (indefinite nominative singular)
dørkarmen (definite nominative singular)
dørkarmer (indefinite nominative plural)
dørkarmerne (definite nominative plural)
dørkarms (genitive indefinite singular)
dørkarmens (definite genitive singular)
dørkarmers (genitive indefinite plural)
dørkarmernes (definite genitive plural)


skyskraber

skyskraber (indefinite nominative singular)
skyskraberen (definite nominative singular)
skyskrabere (indefinite nominative plural)
skyskraberne (definite nominative plural)
skyskrabers (genitive indefinite singular)
skyskraberens (definite genitive singular)
skyskraberes (genitive indefinite plural)
skyskrabernes (definite genitive plural)


gavl

gavl c (singular definite gavlen, plural indefinite gavle)

gavlen (definite singular)
gavle (indefinite plural)
gavl (indefinite nominative singular)
gavlen (definite nominative singular)
gavle (indefinite nominative plural)
gavlene (definite nominative plural)
gavls (genitive indefinite singular)
gavlens (definite genitive singular)
gavles (genitive indefinite plural)
gavlenes (definite genitive plural)


maskaron

maskaron (indefinite nominative singular)
maskaronen (definite nominative singular)
maskaroner (indefinite nominative plural)
maskaronerne (definite nominative plural)
maskarons (genitive indefinite singular)
maskaronens (definite genitive singular)
maskaroners (genitive indefinite plural)
maskaronernes (definite genitive plural)


banegård

banegård c (singular definite banegården, plural indefinite banegårde)

banegården (definite singular)
banegårde (indefinite plural)

[ˈb̥æːnəˌɡ̊ɒˀ]

From bane (“railway”) + gård (“yard”). Calque of German Bahnhof.


politistation

politistation c (singular definite politistationen, plural indefinite politistationer)

politistationen (definite singular)
politistationer (indefinite plural)
politistation (indefinite nominative singular)
politistationen (definite nominative singular)
politistationer (indefinite nominative plural)
politistationerne (definite nominative plural)
politistations (genitive indefinite singular)
politistationens (definite genitive singular)
politistationers (genitive indefinite plural)
politistationernes (definite genitive plural)

From politi (“police”) + station (“station”).


togstation

togstation c (singular definite togstationen, plural indefinite togstationer)

togstationen (definite singular)
togstationer (indefinite plural)
togstation (indefinite nominative singular)
togstationen (definite nominative singular)
togstationer (indefinite nominative plural)
togstationerne (definite nominative plural)
togstations (genitive indefinite singular)
togstationens (definite genitive singular)
togstationers (genitive indefinite plural)
togstationernes (definite genitive plural)

From tog (“train”) + station (“station”).


lysning

lysning c (singular definite lysningen, plural indefinite lysninger)

lysningen (definite singular)
lysninger (indefinite plural)
lysning (indefinite nominative singular)
lysningen (definite nominative singular)
lysninger (indefinite nominative plural)
lysningerne (definite nominative plural)
lysnings (genitive indefinite singular)
lysningens (definite genitive singular)
lysningers (genitive indefinite plural)
lysningernes (definite genitive plural)

From lyse (“to shine, declare”) / lysne (“to brighten”) + -(n)ing (“act of”).


høvl

høvl c (singular definite høvlen, plural indefinite høvle)

høvlen (definite singular)
høvle (indefinite plural)
høvl (indefinite nominative singular)
høvlen (definite nominative singular)
høvle (indefinite nominative plural)
høvlene (definite nominative plural)
høvls (genitive indefinite singular)
høvlens (definite genitive singular)
høvles (genitive indefinite plural)
høvlenes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German hōvel, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvel and German Hobel. It may be a backformation from the verb hȫvelen, see høvle.


høvle

høvle (past tense høvlede, past participle høvlet)

høvlede (past)
høvlet (participle past)
høvler (present)
høvlede (past)
har høvlet (perfect present)
havde høvlet (past perfect)
høvles (passive present)
høvledes (passive past)
høvlende (participle present)
høvlet (participle past)
høvl (imperative present)
høvle (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
høvlen (gerund present)

From Middle Low German hȫvelen, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvla. Derived from the noun hȫvel (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz, cognate with German Hübel (dialect), Dutch heuvel.


bindingsværk

(architecture) half-timbered construction, timber framing


arkitrav

arkitrav c (singular definite arkitraven, plural indefinite arkitraver)

arkitraven (definite singular)
arkitraver (indefinite plural)


taphul

taphul n (singular definite taphullet, plural indefinite taphuller)

taphullet (definite singular)
taphuller (indefinite plural)


kapitæl

kapitæl c (singular definite kapitælen, plural indefinite kapitæler)

kapitælen (definite singular)
kapitæler (indefinite plural)


kuppel

kuppel (singular definite kuplen, plural indefinite kupler)

kuplen (definite singular)
kupler (indefinite plural)


fødestue

fødestue c (singular definite fødestuen, plural indefinite fødestuer)

fødestuen (definite singular)
fødestuer (indefinite plural)
fødestue (indefinite nominative singular)
fødestuen (definite nominative singular)
fødestuer (indefinite nominative plural)
fødestuerne (definite nominative plural)
fødestues (genitive indefinite singular)
fødestuens (definite genitive singular)
fødestuers (genitive indefinite plural)
fødestuernes (definite genitive plural)


prøverum

prøverum n (singular definite prøverummet, plural indefinite prøverum)

prøverummet (definite singular)
prøverum (indefinite plural)
prøverum (indefinite nominative singular)
prøverummet (definite nominative singular)
prøverum (indefinite nominative plural)
prøverummene (definite nominative plural)
prøverums (genitive indefinite singular)
prøverummets (definite genitive singular)
prøverums (genitive indefinite plural)
prøverummenes (definite genitive plural)


ventesal

ventesal c (singular definite ventesalen, plural indefinite ventesale)

ventesalen (definite singular)
ventesale (indefinite plural)
ventesal (indefinite nominative singular)
ventesalen (definite nominative singular)
ventesale (indefinite nominative plural)
ventesalene (definite nominative plural)
ventesals (genitive indefinite singular)
ventesalens (definite genitive singular)
ventesales (genitive indefinite plural)
ventesalenes (definite genitive plural)


bederum

bederum n (singular definite bederummet, plural indefinite bederum)

bederummet (definite singular)
bederum (indefinite plural)
bederum (indefinite nominative singular)
bederummet (definite nominative singular)
bederum (indefinite nominative plural)
bederummene (definite nominative plural)
bederums (genitive indefinite singular)
bederummets (definite genitive singular)
bederums (genitive indefinite plural)
bederummenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of bede + rum. First attested in 1995.


aftrædelsesrum

aftrædelsesrum n (singular definite aftrædelsesrummet, plural indefinite aftrædelsesrum)

aftrædelsesrummet (definite singular)
aftrædelsesrum (indefinite plural)
aftrædelsesrum (indefinite nominative singular)
aftrædelsesrummet (definite nominative singular)
aftrædelsesrum (indefinite nominative plural)
aftrædelsesrummene (definite nominative plural)
aftrædelsesrums (genitive indefinite singular)
aftrædelsesrummets (definite genitive singular)
aftrædelsesrums (genitive indefinite plural)
aftrædelsesrummenes (definite genitive plural)


stenbro

stenbro c (singular definite stenbroen, plural indefinite stenbroer)

stenbroen (definite singular)
stenbroer (indefinite plural)
stenbro (indefinite nominative singular)
stenbroen (definite nominative singular)
stenbroer (indefinite nominative plural)
stenbroerne (definite nominative plural)
stenbros (genitive indefinite singular)
stenbroens (definite genitive singular)
stenbroers (genitive indefinite plural)
stenbroernes (definite genitive plural)