denotation

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denotation c (singular definite denotationen, plural indefinite denotationer)

denotationen (definite singular)
denotationer (indefinite plural)
denotation (indefinite nominative singular)
denotationen (definite nominative singular)
denotationer (indefinite nominative plural)
denotationerne (definite nominative plural)
denotations (genitive indefinite singular)
denotationens (definite genitive singular)
denotationers (genitive indefinite plural)
denotationernes (definite genitive plural)


hyponym

hyponym (positive)
hyponymt (positive)
hyponyme (plural positive)
hyponyme (positive)


hyponym

hyponym n (singular definite hyponymet, plural indefinite hyponymer)

hyponymet (definite singular)
hyponymer (indefinite plural)
hyponym (indefinite nominative singular)
hyponymet (definite nominative singular)
hyponymer (indefinite nominative plural)
hyponymerne (definite nominative plural)
hyponyms (genitive indefinite singular)
hyponymets (definite genitive singular)
hyponymers (genitive indefinite plural)
hyponymernes (definite genitive plural)


ablation

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)


antonym

antonym (positive)
antonymt (positive)
antonyme (plural positive)
antonyme (positive)


antonym

antonym n (singular definite antonymet, plural indefinite antonymer)

antonymet (definite singular)
antonymer (indefinite plural)
antonym (indefinite nominative singular)
antonymet (definite nominative singular)
antonymer (indefinite nominative plural)
antonymerne (definite nominative plural)
antonyms (genitive indefinite singular)
antonymets (definite genitive singular)
antonymers (genitive indefinite plural)
antonymernes (definite genitive plural)


aberration

aberration c (singular definite aberrationen, plural indefinite aberrationer)

aberrationen (definite singular)
aberrationer (indefinite plural)
aberration (indefinite nominative singular)
aberrationen (definite nominative singular)
aberrationer (indefinite nominative plural)
aberrationerne (definite nominative plural)
aberrations (genitive indefinite singular)
aberrationens (definite genitive singular)
aberrationers (genitive indefinite plural)
aberrationernes (definite genitive plural)


august

August (the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)


absolutist

absolutist c (singular definite absolutisten, plural indefinite absolutister)

absolutisten (definite singular)
absolutister (indefinite plural)
absolutist (indefinite nominative singular)
absolutisten (definite nominative singular)
absolutister (indefinite nominative plural)
absolutisterne (definite nominative plural)
absolutists (genitive indefinite singular)
absolutistens (definite genitive singular)
absolutisters (genitive indefinite plural)
absolutisternes (definite genitive plural)


synonym

synonym (positive)
synonymt (positive)
synonyme (plural positive)
synonyme (positive)


synonym

synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)

synonymet (definite singular)
synonymer (indefinite plural)
synonym (indefinite nominative singular)
synonymet (definite nominative singular)
synonymer (indefinite nominative plural)
synonymerne (definite nominative plural)
synonyms (genitive indefinite singular)
synonymets (definite genitive singular)
synonymers (genitive indefinite plural)
synonymernes (definite genitive plural)


gratis

gratis (neuter gratis, plural and definite singular attributive gratis)

gratis (neuter)
gratis (attributive definite singular)
gratis (attributive plural)

[ˈɡ̊ʁɑːd̥is]

gratis, free (obtainable without payment)


gratis

[ˈɡ̊ʁɑːd̥is]


onsdag

onsdag c (singular definite onsdagen, plural indefinite onsdage)

onsdagen (definite singular)
onsdage (indefinite plural)
onsdag (indefinite nominative singular)
onsdagen (definite nominative singular)
onsdage (indefinite nominative plural)
onsdagene (definite nominative plural)
onsdags (genitive indefinite singular)
onsdagens (definite genitive singular)
onsdages (genitive indefinite plural)
onsdagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish othænsdagh, from Old Norse óðinsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, a calque of the Latin dies Mercurii (“Wednesday”).


millennium

millennium n (singular definite millenniet, plural indefinite millennier)

millenniet (definite singular)
millennier (indefinite plural)
millennium (indefinite nominative singular)
millenniet (definite nominative singular)
millennier (indefinite nominative plural)
millennierne (definite nominative plural)
millenniums (genitive indefinite singular)
millenniets (definite genitive singular)
millenniers (genitive indefinite plural)
millenniernes (definite genitive plural)


quiz

quiz c (singular definite quizzen, plural indefinite quizzer)

quizzen (definite singular)
quizzer (indefinite plural)
quiz (indefinite nominative singular)
quizzen (definite nominative singular)
quizzer (indefinite nominative plural)
quizzerne (definite nominative plural)
quiz' (genitive indefinite singular)
quizzens (definite genitive singular)
quizzers (genitive indefinite plural)
quizzernes (definite genitive plural)

quiz (competition in the answering of questions)


google

google (active infinitive)
googles (infinitive passive)
googler (active present)
googles (passive present)
googlede (active past)
googledes (passive past)
googl (active imperative)
googlende (participle present)
googlet (participle past)
googlen (gerund participle)

From Google, from English google (the verb).

to google; to search on an Internet search engine, especially Google


kun

Older ikkun, a contraction of Old Danish ække uten (“nothing but”), from Old Norse ekki (“not”) and útan (“without, except”).


march

march c (singular definite marchen, plural indefinite marcher)

marchen (definite singular)
marcher (indefinite plural)

From French marche, derived from the verb marcher (“to march”). The interjection is borrowed from the French imperative of this verb.


eagle

eagle c (singular definite eaglen, plural indefinite eagler)

eaglen (definite singular)
eagler (indefinite plural)


abort

abort c (singular definite aborten, plural indefinite aborter)

aborten (definite singular)
aborter (indefinite plural)
abort (indefinite nominative singular)
aborten (definite nominative singular)
aborter (indefinite nominative plural)
aborterne (definite nominative plural)
aborts (genitive indefinite singular)
abortens (definite genitive singular)
aborters (genitive indefinite plural)
aborternes (definite genitive plural)


hund

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”).


hund

hund c (singular definite hunden, not used in plural form)

Clipping of hundredkroneseddel (“hundred-kroner note”).

clipping

(informal) hundred (a hundred kroner bill)


billion

billion (indefinite nominative singular)
billionen (definite nominative singular)
billioner (indefinite nominative plural)
billionerne (definite nominative plural)
billions (genitive indefinite singular)
billionens (definite genitive singular)
billioners (genitive indefinite plural)
billionernes (definite genitive plural)


Japan

→ Faroese: Japan

→ Icelandic: Japan

From Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, literally “sun origin”).


inflation

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inflation c (singular definite inflationen, plural indefinite inflationer)

inflationen (definite singular)
inflationer (indefinite plural)
inflation (indefinite nominative singular)
inflationen (definite nominative singular)
inflationer (indefinite nominative plural)
inflationerne (definite nominative plural)
inflations (genitive indefinite singular)
inflationens (definite genitive singular)
inflationers (genitive indefinite plural)
inflationernes (definite genitive plural)


quisling

quisling c (singular definite quislingen, plural indefinite quislinge or quislinger)

quislingen (definite singular)
quislinge (indefinite plural)
quislinger (indefinite plural)

After Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

a quisling (traitor who collaborates with the enemy. Especially one who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)


Finland

Finland (A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe)


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


nigger

nigger c (singular definite niggeren, plural indefinite niggere)

niggeren (definite singular)
niggere (indefinite plural)

(vulgar, derogatory, offensive, rare) nigger; a dark-skinned person, especially a person of, or primarily of, Negro descent


pseudonym

pseudonym n (singular definite pseudonymet, plural indefinite pseudonymer)

pseudonymet (definite singular)
pseudonymer (indefinite plural)
pseudonym (indefinite nominative singular)
pseudonymet (definite nominative singular)
pseudonymer (indefinite nominative plural)
pseudonymerne (definite nominative plural)
pseudonyms (genitive indefinite singular)
pseudonymets (definite genitive singular)
pseudonymers (genitive indefinite plural)
pseudonymernes (definite genitive plural)


pseudonym

pseudonym (positive)
pseudonymt (positive)
pseudonyme (plural positive)
pseudonyme (positive)


Bhutan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


robot

robot c (singular definite robotten, plural indefinite robotter)

robotten (definite singular)
robotter (indefinite plural)


euro

euro c (singular definite euroen, plural indefinite euroer or euro)

euroen (definite singular)
euroer (indefinite plural)
euro (indefinite plural)
euro (indefinite nominative singular)
euroen (definite nominative singular)
euroer (indefinite nominative plural)
euro (indefinite nominative plural)
euroerne (definite nominative plural)
euroene (definite nominative plural)
euros (genitive indefinite singular)
euroens (definite genitive singular)
euroers (genitive indefinite plural)
euros (genitive indefinite plural)
euroernes (definite genitive plural)
euroenes (definite genitive plural)

Clipping of europæisk (“European”), introduced in 1995.


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


the

the (indefinite nominative singular)
theen (definite nominative singular)
thes (genitive indefinite singular)
theens (definite genitive singular)

Vi vågnede ved 6tiden og lavede dejlig the.

2016, Thorkild Hansen, Genklang: Rejser og portrætter 1959-89, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

We got up at about 6 AM and made lovely tea.

Hun smiler over hele femøren, da duften af te breder sig: ”Uha, dejlig the.”

2015, Lotte Heise, Tina Bryld, Selvfølgelig skal hun bo hos mig: om at bo med sin handicappede mor, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

She smiles broadly, as the scent of tea spreads: ”Oh, lovely tea.”


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Kiribati

Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Oman

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


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Qatar

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


Kuwait

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


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


digital

digital (neuter digitalt, plural and definite singular attributive digitale)

digitalt (neuter)
digitale (attributive definite singular)
digitale (attributive plural)
digital (positive)
digitalt (positive)
digitale (plural positive)
digitale (positive)

digital (of or relating to computers or the Information Age)


Mozambique

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Ukraine

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Cuba

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Luxembourg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Israel

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Yemen

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


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


absorption

absorption c (singular definite absorptionen, plural indefinite absorptioner)

absorptionen (definite singular)
absorptioner (indefinite plural)
absorption (indefinite nominative singular)
absorptionen (definite nominative singular)
absorptioner (indefinite nominative plural)
absorptionerne (definite nominative plural)
absorptions (genitive indefinite singular)
absorptionens (definite genitive singular)
absorptioners (genitive indefinite plural)
absorptionernes (definite genitive plural)


van

van c (singular definite vanen, plural indefinite vaner)

vanen (definite singular)
vaner (indefinite plural)
van (indefinite nominative singular)
vanen (definite nominative singular)
vaner (indefinite nominative plural)
vanerne (definite nominative plural)
vans (genitive indefinite singular)
vanens (definite genitive singular)
vaners (genitive indefinite plural)
vanernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vanr (pl vanir (“one of two groups of gods in Norse mythology”)).


van

From Old Norse vanr (“wont, accustomed”).


planet

planet c (singular definite planeten, plural indefinite planeter)

planeten (definite singular)
planeter (indefinite plural)
planet (indefinite nominative singular)
planeten (definite nominative singular)
planeter (indefinite nominative plural)
planeterne (definite nominative plural)
planets (genitive indefinite singular)
planetens (definite genitive singular)
planeters (genitive indefinite plural)
planeternes (definite genitive plural)


religion

religion c (singular definite religionen, plural indefinite religioner)

religionen (definite singular)
religioner (indefinite plural)
religion (indefinite nominative singular)
religionen (definite nominative singular)
religioner (indefinite nominative plural)
religionerne (definite nominative plural)
religions (genitive indefinite singular)
religionens (definite genitive singular)
religioners (genitive indefinite plural)
religionernes (definite genitive plural)


New Zealand

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Tuvalu

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


acceleration

acceleration c (singular definite accelerationen, plural indefinite accelerationer)

accelerationen (definite singular)
accelerationer (indefinite plural)
acceleration (indefinite nominative singular)
accelerationen (definite nominative singular)
accelerationer (indefinite nominative plural)
accelerationerne (definite nominative plural)
accelerations (genitive indefinite singular)
accelerationens (definite genitive singular)
accelerationers (genitive indefinite plural)
accelerationernes (definite genitive plural)


smiley

smiley c (singular definite smileyen, plural indefinite smileyer or smileys)

smileyen (definite singular)
smileyer (indefinite plural)
smileys (indefinite plural)
smiley (indefinite nominative singular)
smileyen (definite nominative singular)
smileyer (indefinite nominative plural)
smileyerne (definite nominative plural)
smileys (genitive indefinite singular)
smileyens (definite genitive singular)
smileyers (genitive indefinite plural)
smileyernes (definite genitive plural)

From English smiley. First attested in 1993.

smiley (representation of a smiling face)

emoticon, smiley (characters that represent an emotion)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


point

point (indefinite nominative singular)
pointet (definite nominative singular)
point (indefinite nominative plural)
pointene (definite nominative plural)
points (genitive indefinite singular)
pointets (definite genitive singular)
points (genitive indefinite plural)
pointenes (definite genitive plural)

From French point, from Latin pūnctum, the neuter of the participle pūnctus (“pointed”). The French word is also borrowed to pointe, and the Latin word is borrowed to punkt (“dot”) and punktum (“full stop”). See also punktere.


fart

fart c (singular definite farten, plural indefinite farter)

farten (definite singular)
farter (indefinite plural)
fart (indefinite nominative singular)
farten (definite nominative singular)
farter (indefinite nominative plural)
farterne (definite nominative plural)
farts (genitive indefinite singular)
fartens (definite genitive singular)
farters (genitive indefinite plural)
farternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German vart, cognate with Dutch vaart, German Fahrt, Old Norse ferð. Doublet of færd (“journey”).

Mange trafikulykker sker på grund af for høj fart.

Many accidents happen because of excessive speed.

(physics) speed (magnitude of velocity, if seen as a vector)

Der er en stigning i antallet af farter mellem Asien og Europa.

There is an increase in the number of trades between Asia and Europe.

At være på farten.


nu

nu n (singular definite nuet, not used in plural form)

From Old Norse nú (“now”), from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”). Cognate with English now.

now (present time), present (current time)


os

os c (singular definite osen, not used in plural form)


LOL

(Internet slang, text messaging) LOL (expression of laughter)


San Marino

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Achilles

From Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


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).

canard (false or misleading report or story)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Fiji

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


absence

absence c (singular definite absencen, plural indefinite absencer)

absencen (definite singular)
absencer (indefinite plural)
absence (indefinite nominative singular)
absencen (definite nominative singular)
absencer (indefinite nominative plural)
absencerne (definite nominative plural)
absences (genitive indefinite singular)
absencens (definite genitive singular)
absencers (genitive indefinite plural)
absencernes (definite genitive plural)


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


absurd

absurd (neuter absurd, plural and definite singular attributive absurde)

absurd (neuter)
absurde (attributive definite singular)
absurde (attributive plural)

[ɑbˈsuɐ̯ˀd̥]

Borrowed from Latin absurdus (“discordant, unreasonable”).


absurd

[ɑbˈsuɐ̯ˀd̥]


Portugal

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Barbados

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


port

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port c (singular definite porten, plural indefinite porte)

porten (definite singular)
porte (indefinite plural)
port (indefinite nominative singular)
porten (definite nominative singular)
porte (indefinite nominative plural)
portene (definite nominative plural)
ports (genitive indefinite singular)
portens (definite genitive singular)
portes (genitive indefinite plural)
portenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse portr m, port n, borrowed via Old English port m (“gate”) from Latin porta. Compare also German Pforte.


is

is c (singular definite isen, plural indefinite is)

isen (definite singular)
is (indefinite plural)
is (indefinite nominative singular)
isen (definite nominative singular)
is (indefinite nominative plural)
isene (definite nominative plural)
is' (genitive indefinite singular)
isens (definite genitive singular)
is' (genitive indefinite plural)
isenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.

(uncountable) ice (water in frozen form)

(uncountable) ice, ice cream (dessert, not necessarily containing cream)

(countable) ice, ice cream (ice dessert on a stick or in a wafer cone)


standard

standard c (singular definite standarden, plural indefinite standarder)

standarden (definite singular)
standarder (indefinite plural)
standard (indefinite nominative singular)
standarden (definite nominative singular)
standarder (indefinite nominative plural)
standarderne (definite nominative plural)
standards (genitive indefinite singular)
standardens (definite genitive singular)
standarders (genitive indefinite plural)
standardernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsd̥anˌd̥ɑːˀd̥]


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


die

From Old Danish di, from Old Norse *día, from Proto-Germanic *dijōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).
Cognate with Latin fellō, Sanskrit धयति (dhayati, “to suck”). Compare causative dægge, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”).
The noun is derived from the verb.

der

breast milk, mother's milk, when sucked from the breast


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die (imperative di, infinitive at die, present tense dier, past tense diede, perfect tense har diet)

di (imperative)
at die (infinitive)
dier (present)
diede (past)
har diet (perfect)


vi

vi (first-person plural nominative, accusative os, genitive vores, c vor, n vort, pl vore)

os (accusative)
vores (genitive)
vor (common-gender genitive)
vort (genitive neuter)
vore (genitive plural)

From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.


bone

bone (imperative bon, infinitive at bone, present tense boner, past tense bonede, perfect tense har bonet)

bon (imperative)
at bone (infinitive)
boner (present)
bonede (past)
har bonet (perfect)

From Low German and Middle Low German bōnen, from Old Saxon *bōnian, from Proto-West Germanic *bōnijan (“to polish”).


bone

Derived from the noun bon (“receipt”), from French bon (“voucher, ticket”).


Malta

Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)

Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


te

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te c (singular definite teen, plural indefinite teer)

teen (definite singular)
teer (indefinite plural)
te (indefinite nominative singular)
teen (definite nominative singular)
teer (indefinite nominative plural)
teerne (definite nominative plural)
tes (genitive indefinite singular)
teens (definite genitive singular)
teers (genitive indefinite plural)
teernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: te

Borrowed from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê, “tea”), compare English tea, German Tee, French thé.

Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis#Translingual

tea (the dried leaves from the tea plant, also parts from other plants)

(uncountable) tea (a beverage made from tea leaves, also similar beverages made from other plants)


te

te (present tense ter, past tense teede, past participle teet)

ter (present)
teede (past)
teet (participle past)
ter (present)
teede (past)
har teet (perfect present)
havde teet (past perfect)
teende (participle present)
teet (participle past)
te (imperative present)
te (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
teen (gerund present)

From Old Norse tjá, from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną (“to show”), cognate with Icelandic tjá, Faroese tíggja, Swedish te, German zeihen (“to accuse”). The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”), which is also the source of Latin dīcō (“to say”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to show”).


Samoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


ad

Norwegian Bokmål: ad

From Old Danish at, from Old Norse at, from Proto-Germanic *at.


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)


A

The first letter of the Danish alphabet, written in the Latin script.


A

head

A n (singular definite A'et, plural indefinite A'er)

A'et (definite singular)
A'er (indefinite plural)
A (indefinite nominative singular)
A'et (definite nominative singular)
A'er (indefinite nominative plural)
A'erne (definite nominative plural)
A's (genitive indefinite singular)
A'ets (definite genitive singular)
A'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
A'ernes (definite genitive plural)


accent

accent c (singular definite accenten, plural indefinite accenter)

accenten (definite singular)
accenter (indefinite plural)
accent (indefinite nominative singular)
accenten (definite nominative singular)
accenter (indefinite nominative plural)
accenterne (definite nominative plural)
accents (genitive indefinite singular)
accentens (definite genitive singular)
accenters (genitive indefinite plural)
accenternes (definite genitive plural)

From French accent, from Latin accentus, a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “prosody, accent”).

der

accent (a voice influenced by dialect or another language)

accent (a mark on a letter (like grave or acute))


accent

[ɑɡ̊ˈsɛnˀd̥]

From Latin accentus, a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “prosody, accent”).

cal

(linguistics) accent (stress or a pitch in articulation)


duel

head

duel c (singular definite duellen, plural indefinite dueller)

duellen (definite singular)
dueller (indefinite plural)
duel (indefinite nominative singular)
duellen (definite nominative singular)
dueller (indefinite nominative plural)
duellerne (definite nominative plural)
duels (genitive indefinite singular)
duellens (definite genitive singular)
duellers (genitive indefinite plural)
duellernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle French duel, from Latin duellum (“war”).


sky

sky (neuter sky, plural and definite singular attributive sky)

sky (neuter)
sky (attributive definite singular)
sky (attributive plural)

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwe, schū, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh. Compare English shy and German scheu.


sky

sky c (singular definite skyen, plural indefinite skyer)

skyen (definite singular)
skyer (indefinite plural)
sky (indefinite nominative singular)
skyen (definite nominative singular)
skyer (indefinite nominative plural)
skyerne (definite nominative plural)
skys (genitive indefinite singular)
skyens (definite genitive singular)
skyers (genitive indefinite plural)
skyernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish sky, from Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).


sky

head

sky c (singular definite skyen, not used in plural form)

From French jus, from Latin iūs (“gravy, broth, sauce”). The Danish word was probably borrowed via German Jus or Schü, pronounced [ˈʃyː], with a regular substitution of German /ʃ/ with Danish /sk/.


sky

sky (imperative sky, present skyr or skyer, past skyede, past participle skyet)

sky (imperative)
skyr (present)
skyer (present)
skyede (past)
skyet (participle past)

Possibly from Middle Low German schūwen, derived from the adjective.


last

last c (singular definite lasten, plural indefinite laster)

lasten (definite singular)
laster (indefinite plural)
last (indefinite nominative singular)
lasten (definite nominative singular)
laster (indefinite nominative plural)
lasterne (definite nominative plural)
lasts (genitive indefinite singular)
lastens (definite genitive singular)
lasters (genitive indefinite plural)
lasternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German last, from the verb laden (“to transport”), from Old Saxon hladan.


last

From Old Norse lǫstr, from the root of Proto-Germanic *lahaną (“to reproach, blame”), see also Old High German lastar (“vice”).


last

See laste (“to load, carry”) and laste (“to blame”).


England

(informal, somewhat dated) Great Britain (an island in Western Europe)

(informal, somewhat dated) United Kingdom (a country in Western Europe)


symptom

head

symptom n (singular definite symptomet, plural indefinite symptomer)

symptomet (definite singular)
symptomer (indefinite plural)
symptom (indefinite nominative singular)
symptomet (definite nominative singular)
symptomer (indefinite nominative plural)
symptomerne (definite nominative plural)
symptoms (genitive indefinite singular)
symptomets (definite genitive singular)
symptomers (genitive indefinite plural)
symptomernes (definite genitive plural)


de

From Old Danish thē, from Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic *þai.

de grønne huse


de

(personal pronoun) they (third-person plural)

(personal pronoun, nonstandard) they (gender-neutral third-person singular)

De kager smager ikke godt.

2000, Mon farven har en anden lyd?: strejftog i 90'ernes musikliv og ungdomskultur i Danmark, Museum Tusculanum Press →ISBN, page 90

Those houses are very large, both as summerhouses and all-year-houses for the old people, if they move back, being retired, without their children.

De huse er meget store, både som sommerhuse og som helårshuse for de gamle hvis de flytter tilbage som pensionister uden børnene.

2015, Lynne Graham, Claire Baxter, Den lunefulde kærlighed/Min bedste ven, min elskede, Förlaget Harlequin AB →ISBN
De borde var normalt forbeholdt VIP'erne og arrangørerne.

Those tables were usually reserved for the VIP's and the arrangers.


dollar

dollar c (singular definite dollaren, plural indefinite dollar)

dollaren (definite singular)
dollar (indefinite plural)
dollar (indefinite nominative singular)
dollaren (definite nominative singular)
dollar (indefinite nominative plural)
dollars (indefinite nominative plural)
dollarene (definite nominative plural)
dollarsene (definite nominative plural)
dollars (genitive indefinite singular)
dollarens (definite genitive singular)
dollars (genitive indefinite plural)
dollars' (genitive indefinite plural)
dollarenes (definite genitive plural)
dollarsenes (definite genitive plural)

From English dollar, from German Taler, Thaler. Doublet of daler.


radio

radio c (singular definite radioen, plural indefinite radioer)

radioen (definite singular)
radioer (indefinite plural)
radio (indefinite nominative singular)
radioen (definite nominative singular)
radioer (indefinite nominative plural)
radioerne (definite nominative plural)
radios (genitive indefinite singular)
radioens (definite genitive singular)
radioers (genitive indefinite plural)
radioernes (definite genitive plural)


polygon

polygon c or n (singular definite polygonet or polygonen, plural indefinite polygoner)

polygonet (definite singular)
polygonen (definite singular)
polygoner (indefinite plural)
polygon (indefinite nominative singular)
polygonet (definite nominative singular)
polygonen (definite nominative singular)
polygoner (indefinite nominative plural)
polygonerne (definite nominative plural)
polygons (genitive indefinite singular)
polygonets (definite genitive singular)
polygonens (definite genitive singular)
polygoners (genitive indefinite plural)
polygonernes (definite genitive plural)

... eller trekanten, rektanglet, parallelogrammet, kvadratet, ja, polygonet.

1967, Hans Sørensen, Nye Verga-studier: Romanen om Vizzini:

... or the triangle, the rectangle, the parallelogram, the square, indeed, the polygon.

Altsaa er ogsaa idette Fald Polygonet ubestemt.

1799, Skrifter som udi det Kiøbenhavnske Selskab af Lærdoms og Videnskabers Elskere ere fremlagte og oplæste : i aarene .., page 512:

Thus, in this case, too, the polygon is indefinite.


latin

latin n or c (singular definite latinen)

latinen (definite singular)
latin (indefinite nominative singular)
latinen (definite nominative singular)
latins (genitive indefinite singular)
latinens (definite genitive singular)

From Latin Latīnus, from Latium (“Latium”) + -īnus.


blowjob

blowjob (indefinite nominative singular)
blowjobbet (definite nominative singular)
blowjobs (indefinite nominative plural)
blowjobbene (definite nominative plural)
blowjobs (genitive indefinite singular)
blowjobbets (definite genitive singular)
blowjobs' (genitive indefinite plural)
blowjobbenes (definite genitive plural)


ten

ten (indefinite nominative singular)
tenen (definite nominative singular)
tene (indefinite nominative plural)
tenene (definite nominative plural)
tens (genitive indefinite singular)
tenens (definite genitive singular)
tenes (genitive indefinite plural)
tenenes (definite genitive plural)

a spindle; a rod or stick used together with a distaff to spin yarn

in a spinning wheel or similar machine: the reel on which the finished yarn is spooled


tempo

tempo n (singular definite tempoet, plural indefinite tempoer or tempi)

tempoet (definite singular)
tempoer (indefinite plural)
tempi (indefinite plural)
tempo (indefinite nominative singular)
tempoet (definite nominative singular)
tempoer (indefinite nominative plural)
tempi (indefinite nominative plural)
tempoerne (definite nominative plural)
tempiene (definite nominative plural)
tempos (genitive indefinite singular)
tempoets (definite genitive singular)
tempoers (genitive indefinite plural)
tempis (genitive indefinite plural)
tempoernes (definite genitive plural)
tempienes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus (“time”).


computer

computer c (singular definite computeren, plural indefinite computere)

computeren (definite singular)
computere (indefinite plural)
computer (indefinite nominative singular)
computeren (definite nominative singular)
computere (indefinite nominative plural)
computerne (definite nominative plural)
computers (genitive indefinite singular)
computerens (definite genitive singular)
computeres (genitive indefinite plural)
computernes (definite genitive plural)

[kʰʌmˈpʰj̊uːd̥ɐ]

[kʰʌmˈpʰj̊uːtˢɐ]


humor

humor c (singular definite humoren, not used in plural form)

humoren (definite singular)
humor (indefinite nominative singular)
humoren (definite nominative singular)
humors (genitive indefinite singular)
humorens (definite genitive singular)

From Latin (h)ūmor (“fluid”). Doublet of humør (“spirits, mood”). The modern use of this word for mental processes goes back to Ancient and Medieval theories about the four fluids of the body.

humour (amusement and the sense of amusement)


million

Borrowed via French million from Italian milione.


million

million c (singular definite millionen, plural indefinite millioner)

millionen (definite singular)
millioner (indefinite plural)
million (indefinite nominative singular)
millionen (definite nominative singular)
millioner (indefinite nominative plural)
millionerne (definite nominative plural)
millions (genitive indefinite singular)
millionens (definite genitive singular)
millioners (genitive indefinite plural)
millionernes (definite genitive plural)


date

date c (singular definite daten, plural indefinite dates)

daten (definite singular)
dates (indefinite plural)

a date (meeting with a lover or potential lover)


date

date (imperative date, infinitive at date, present tense dater, past tense datede, perfect tense har datet)

date (imperative)
at date (infinitive)
dater (present)
datede (past)
har datet (perfect)


in

in (neuter in, plural and definite singular attributive in)

in (neuter)
in (attributive definite singular)
in (attributive plural)


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Not to be confused with Georgien in Danish


weekend

weekend c (singular definite weekenden, plural indefinite weekender)

weekenden (definite singular)
weekender (indefinite plural)
weekend (indefinite nominative singular)
weekenden (definite nominative singular)
weekender (indefinite nominative plural)
weekenderne (definite nominative plural)
weekends (genitive indefinite singular)
weekendens (definite genitive singular)
weekenders (genitive indefinite plural)
weekendernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʋiːˌɡ̊ɛnˀd̥]

[ˈwiːˌɡ̊ɛnd̥]


regime

regime n (singular definite regimet, plural indefinite regimer)

regimet (definite singular)
regimer (indefinite plural)
regime (indefinite nominative singular)
regimet (definite nominative singular)
regimer (indefinite nominative plural)
regimerne (definite nominative plural)
regimes (genitive indefinite singular)
regimets (definite genitive singular)
regimers (genitive indefinite plural)
regimernes (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.


musical

musical c (singular definite musicalen, plural indefinite musicaler or musicals)

musicalen (definite singular)
musicaler (indefinite plural)
musicals (indefinite plural)
musical (indefinite nominative singular)
musicalen (definite nominative singular)
musicaler (indefinite nominative plural)
musicals (indefinite nominative plural)
musicalerne (definite nominative plural)
musicals (genitive indefinite singular)
musicalens (definite genitive singular)
musicalers (genitive indefinite plural)
musicals' (genitive indefinite plural)
musicalernes (definite genitive plural)


pip

pip n (singular definite pippet, plural indefinite pip)

pippet (definite singular)
pip (indefinite plural)
pip (indefinite nominative singular)
pippet (definite nominative singular)
pip (indefinite nominative plural)
pippene (definite nominative plural)
pips (genitive indefinite singular)
pippets (definite genitive singular)
pips (genitive indefinite plural)
pippenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse *pípa, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną.


pip

Sådan noget pip!

2015, William Heinesen, Tårnet ved verdens ende: En poetisk mosaik-roman om den yngste ungdom, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Sikke noget pip.

1975, Manfred Spliedt, Sådan en dum knægt:

Jeg var forarget over saadan noget Pip ...

1975, Aksel Sandemose, Minner fra andre dager:


give

give (imperative giv, present tense giver, past tense gav, past participle givet, c given, givne)

giv (imperative)
giver (present)
gav (past)
givet (participle past)
given (common-gender participle past)
givne (common-gender participle past)
giver (present)
gav (past)
har givet (perfect present)
havde givet (past perfect)
gives (passive present)
gaves (passive past)
givende (participle present)
givet (participle past)
giv (imperative present)
give (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, cognate with English give and German geben. The Germanic verbs go back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give”) (hence Sanskrit गभस्ति (gábhasti, “arm”)); rather than *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab”) (whence Latin habeō (“to have”)).


symbol

symbol n (singular definite symbolet, plural indefinite symboler)

symbolet (definite singular)
symboler (indefinite plural)
symbol (indefinite nominative singular)
symbolet (definite nominative singular)
symboler (indefinite nominative plural)
symbolerne (definite nominative plural)
symbols (genitive indefinite singular)
symbolets (definite genitive singular)
symbolers (genitive indefinite plural)
symbolernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), via Latin symbolum.


but

but (positive)
butte (plural positive)
butte (positive)


ask

head

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)


green

green c (definite singular greenen, indefinite plural greens, definite plural greenene)

greenen (definite singular)
greens (indefinite plural)
greenene (definite plural)

(golf) a green, putting green (the closely mown area surrounding each hole on a golf course)


bank

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)


bank

bank n (singular definite banket, plural indefinite bank)

banket (definite singular)
bank (indefinite plural)
bank (indefinite nominative singular)
banket (definite nominative singular)
bank (indefinite nominative plural)
bankene (definite nominative plural)
banks (genitive indefinite singular)
bankets (definite genitive singular)
banks (genitive indefinite plural)
bankenes (definite genitive plural)


boomerang

boomerang c (definite singular boomerangen, indefinite plural boomeranger, definite plural boomerangerne)

boomerangen (definite singular)
boomeranger (indefinite plural)
boomerangerne (definite plural)

Borrowed from English boomerang, from Dharug bumariny.


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)


finish

finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)

(the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch

finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)


parallel

parallel (neuter parallelt, plural and definite singular attributive parallelle)

parallelt (neuter)
parallelle (attributive definite singular)
parallelle (attributive plural)

Via Latin parallēlus from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “side-by-side”), from παρά (pará, “by”) + ἀλλήλοις (allḗlois, “each other”)

af

(geometry) parallel (equally distant at all points)


parallel

head

parallel c (singular definite parallellen, plural indefinite paralleller)

parallellen (definite singular)
paralleller (indefinite plural)
parallel (indefinite nominative singular)
parallellen (definite nominative singular)
paralleller (indefinite nominative plural)
parallellerne (definite nominative plural)
parallels (genitive indefinite singular)
parallellens (definite genitive singular)
parallellers (genitive indefinite plural)
parallellernes (definite genitive plural)

(geometry, rare) parallel (a parallel line)


tennis

tennis c (definite singular tennissen or tennisen)

tennissen (definite singular)
tennisen (definite singular)


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.


age

age (past tense agede, past participle aget)

agede (past)
aget (participle past)
ager (present)
agede (past)
har (perfect present)
er aget (perfect present)
havde (past perfect)
var aget (past perfect)
ages (passive present)
agedes (passive past)
agende (participle present)
aget (participle past)
ag (imperative present)
age (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
være (auxiliary present)
agen (gerund present)

From Old Norse aka (“to drive”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną, cognate with Swedish åka. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, which is also the source of Latin agō (whence also Danish agere), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō).

(intransitive, dated) to drive (in a vehicle)

(transitive, obsolete) to drive (a vehicle), transport


qua

(as a preposition) by virtue of (because of)


general

general c (singular definite generalen, plural indefinite generaler)

generalen (definite singular)
generaler (indefinite plural)
general (indefinite nominative singular)
generalen (definite nominative singular)
generaler (indefinite nominative plural)
generalerne (definite nominative plural)
generals (genitive indefinite singular)
generalens (definite genitive singular)
generalers (genitive indefinite plural)
generalernes (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)


niece

niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)

niecen (definite singular)
niecer (indefinite plural)
niece (indefinite nominative singular)
niecen (definite nominative singular)
niecer (indefinite nominative plural)
niecerne (definite nominative plural)
nieces (genitive indefinite singular)
niecens (definite genitive singular)
niecers (genitive indefinite plural)
niecernes (definite genitive plural)


spring

spring n (singular definite springet, plural indefinite spring)

springet (definite singular)
spring (indefinite plural)
spring (indefinite nominative singular)
springet (definite nominative singular)
spring (indefinite nominative plural)
springene (definite nominative plural)
springs (genitive indefinite singular)
springets (definite genitive singular)
springs (genitive indefinite plural)
springenes (definite genitive plural)

(athletics, gymnastics) spring, jump, vault, leap


wiki

wiki c (singular definite wikien, plural indefinite wikier)

wikien (definite singular)
wikier (indefinite plural)
wiki (indefinite nominative singular)
wikien (definite nominative singular)
wikier (indefinite nominative plural)
wikierne (definite nominative plural)
wikis (genitive indefinite singular)
wikiens (definite genitive singular)
wikiers (genitive indefinite plural)
wikiernes (definite genitive plural)


time

time c (singular definite timen, plural indefinite timer)

timen (definite singular)
timer (indefinite plural)
time (indefinite nominative singular)
timen (definite nominative singular)
timer (indefinite nominative plural)
timerne (definite nominative plural)
times (genitive indefinite singular)
timens (definite genitive singular)
timers (genitive indefinite plural)
timernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), cognate with Swedish timme, English time. From Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-, specifically Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō. The Germanic noun *tīdiz (“time”) is derived from the same root.


time

time (past tense timede, past participle timet)

timede (past)
timet (participle past)
timer (present)
timede (past)
har timet (perfect present)
havde timet (past perfect)
times (passive present)
timedes (passive past)
timet (participle past)
time (imperative present)
time (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)


homonym

homonym (neuter homonymt, plural and definite singular attributive homonyme)

homonymt (neuter)
homonyme (attributive definite singular)
homonyme (attributive plural)


homonym

homonym (indefinite nominative singular)
homonymet (definite nominative singular)
homonymer (indefinite nominative plural)
homonymerne (definite nominative plural)
homonyms (genitive indefinite singular)
homonymets (definite genitive singular)
homonymers (genitive indefinite plural)
homonymernes (definite genitive plural)


my

my n (singular definite myet, plural indefinite myer)

myet (definite singular)
myer (indefinite plural)
my (indefinite nominative singular)
myet (definite nominative singular)
myer (indefinite nominative plural)
myerne (definite nominative plural)
mys (genitive indefinite singular)
myets (definite genitive singular)
myers (genitive indefinite plural)
myernes (definite genitive plural)


fuck

Fuck jeres utopi. / Fuck jeres reservepræster, selvudnævnte biskopper uden liturgi.

2017, Peder Frederik Jensen, Skullfucking, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

Fuck your utopia / Fuck your reserve priests, self-proclaimed bishops without liturgy.

Fuck jer! Fuck jer! Og fuck jeres Gud!

2011, Lyngby Bibliotek, Oprør, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 69:

(swear word) Expresses dislike of the postpositive complement.


storm

storm c (singular definite stormen, plural indefinite storme)

stormen (definite singular)
storme (indefinite plural)
storm (indefinite nominative singular)
stormen (definite nominative singular)
storme (indefinite nominative plural)
stormene (definite nominative plural)
storms (genitive indefinite singular)
stormens (definite genitive singular)
stormes (genitive indefinite plural)
stormenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stormr (“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).


love

From Middle Low German lōve, from Proto-Germanic *galaubô, cognate with German Glaube.

only in the phrase på tro og love (“solemnly”)


love

head

love (past tense lovede, past participle lovet)

lovede (past)
lovet (participle past)
lover (present)
lovede (past)
har lovet (perfect present)
havde lovet (past perfect)
loves (passive present)
lovedes (passive past)
lovende (participle present)
lovet (participle past)
lov (imperative present)
love (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
loven (gerund present)

From Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)lubōną, cognate with Swedish lova (“to promise; to praise”), German loben (“to praise”), geloben (“to vow”), Dutch loven (“to praise”).


love

See See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


en

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).


en

head

en or én (neuter et or ét, definite ene)

en (canonical)
én (canonical)
et (neuter)
ét (neuter)
ene (definite)


el

el c (singular definite ellen, plural indefinite elle)

ellen (definite singular)
elle (indefinite plural)
el (indefinite nominative singular)
ellen (definite nominative singular)
elle (indefinite nominative plural)
ellene (definite nominative plural)
els (genitive indefinite singular)
ellens (definite genitive singular)
elles (genitive indefinite plural)
ellenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse elri (“alder”), cf. ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Swedish al, Norwegian Bokmål older), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.


el

el c (singular definite ellen, not used in plural form)

Introduced in the 1940’s after Swedish el, abbreviation of elektricitet (“electricity”).


i

From Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *en.

Tre i femte.

Three to the power of five. (short for tre i femte potens, three in fifth power). [note that the exponent is in the ordinal form]

Jeg har boet her i tre år.

Han fyldte seks år i mandags.

Used to indicate a past time or period when something took place.

Pigen går i gymnasiet og er 17 år

The girl goes to high school and is 17 years old.

Used to indicate regular presence in a location.

Fem minutter i tolv.

Used in conjunction with time to indicate a number of minutes before a full hour.

Tre gange i timen.

Used when indicating that something is happening or repeated a number of times within each time period .

Professor i fysik

Indicates affiliation with a profession.


astronaut

astronaut c (singular definite astronauten, plural indefinite astronauter)

astronauten (definite singular)
astronauter (indefinite plural)
astronaut (indefinite nominative singular)
astronauten (definite nominative singular)
astronauter (indefinite nominative plural)
astronauterne (definite nominative plural)
astronauts (genitive indefinite singular)
astronautens (definite genitive singular)
astronauters (genitive indefinite plural)
astronauternes (definite genitive plural)


for

for n (singular definite foret, plural indefinite for)

foret (definite singular)
for (indefinite plural)
for (indefinite nominative singular)
foret (definite nominative singular)
for (indefinite nominative plural)
forene (definite nominative plural)
fors (genitive indefinite singular)
forets (definite genitive singular)
fors (genitive indefinite plural)
forenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder (“linen, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”).

der

lining (covering for the inside of something)

lining (material used for inside covering)


for

From Old Danish for, from Proto-Germanic *furai (in Western Old Norse replaced by the variant Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, *furi, = Danish before).


for

for (canonical)
fór (canonical)
farede (canonical)


baby

head

baby c (singular definite babyen, plural indefinite babyer)

babyen (definite singular)
babyer (indefinite plural)
baby (indefinite nominative singular)
babyen (definite nominative singular)
babyer (indefinite nominative plural)
babyerne (definite nominative plural)
babys (genitive indefinite singular)
babyens (definite genitive singular)
babyers (genitive indefinite plural)
babyernes (definite genitive plural)


fuchsia

fuchsia c (singular definite fuchsiaen, plural indefinite fuchsiaer or fuchsier)

fuchsiaen (definite singular)
fuchsiaer (indefinite plural)
fuchsier (indefinite plural)
fuchsia (indefinite nominative singular)
fuchsiaen (definite nominative singular)
fuchsiaer (indefinite nominative plural)
fuchsier (indefinite nominative plural)
fuchsiaerne (definite nominative plural)
fuchsierne (definite nominative plural)
fuchsias (genitive indefinite singular)
fuchsiaens (definite genitive singular)
fuchsiaers (genitive indefinite plural)
fuchsiers (genitive indefinite plural)
fuchsiaernes (definite genitive plural)
fuchsiernes (definite genitive plural)


o

For quotations using this term, see Citations:o.

(higher register or humorous) Vocative particle.


gold

gold (positive)
goldere (comparative)
goldest (superlative)
goldt (positive)
golde (plural positive)
goldere (comparative plural)
goldest (plural superlative)
golde (positive)
goldeste (superlative)

Probably from or related to Old Norse geldr (“barren, yielding no milk”), from Proto-Germanic *galdaz, *galdijaz (“barren, unfruitful”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, cry”).
See also Swedish gall (“barren”), German galt, gelt (“yielding no milk, unfruitful”), Old Norse gelda (“to castrate”).

der

En gold ko.


stand

head

stand c (singular definite standen, plural indefinite stænder)

standen (definite singular)
stænder (indefinite plural)
stand (indefinite nominative singular)
standen (definite nominative singular)
stænder (indefinite nominative plural)
stænderne (definite nominative plural)
stands (genitive indefinite singular)
standens (definite genitive singular)
stænders (genitive indefinite plural)
stændernes (definite genitive plural)

From the verb stande, influenced by Middle Low German stant, German Stand and (in the sense "booth") English stand.


stand

stand c (singular definite standen, plural indefinite stande)

standen (definite singular)
stande (indefinite plural)
stand (indefinite nominative singular)
standen (definite nominative singular)
stande (indefinite nominative plural)
standene (definite nominative plural)
stands (genitive indefinite singular)
standens (definite genitive singular)
standes (genitive indefinite plural)
standenes (definite genitive plural)

stand (device to hold something upright or aloft)


bold

bold c (singular definite bolden, plural indefinite bolde)

bolden (definite singular)
bolde (indefinite plural)
bold (indefinite nominative singular)
bolden (definite nominative singular)
bolde (indefinite nominative plural)
boldene (definite nominative plural)
bolds (genitive indefinite singular)
boldens (definite genitive singular)
boldes (genitive indefinite plural)
boldenes (definite genitive plural)


argument

argument n (singular definite argumentet, plural indefinite argumenter)

argumentet (definite singular)
argumenter (indefinite plural)
argument (indefinite nominative singular)
argumentet (definite nominative singular)
argumenter (indefinite nominative plural)
argumenterne (definite nominative plural)
arguments (genitive indefinite singular)
argumentets (definite genitive singular)
argumenters (genitive indefinite plural)
argumenternes (definite genitive plural)


drink

drink c (singular definite drinken, plural indefinite drinks)

drinken (definite singular)
drinks (indefinite plural)
drink (indefinite nominative singular)
drinken (definite nominative singular)
drinks (indefinite nominative plural)
drinksene (definite nominative plural)
drinks (genitive indefinite singular)
drinkens (definite genitive singular)
drinks' (genitive indefinite plural)
drinksenes (definite genitive plural)


hobby

hobby c (singular definite hobbyen, plural indefinite hobbyer)

hobbyen (definite singular)
hobbyer (indefinite plural)
hobby (indefinite nominative singular)
hobbyen (definite nominative singular)
hobbyer (indefinite nominative plural)
hobbyerne (definite nominative plural)
hobbys (genitive indefinite singular)
hobbyens (definite genitive singular)
hobbyers (genitive indefinite plural)
hobbyernes (definite genitive plural)


martyr

martyr c (singular definite martyren, plural indefinite martyrer)

martyren (definite singular)
martyrer (indefinite plural)
martyr (indefinite nominative singular)
martyren (definite nominative singular)
martyrer (indefinite nominative plural)
martyrerne (definite nominative plural)
martyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
martyrens (definite genitive singular)
martyrers (genitive indefinite plural)
martyrernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈmɑːˌtˢyɐ̯ˀ]

From Old Danish martir. Borrowed via Ecclesiastical Latin martyr from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).


alligator

head

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)


brochure

brochure c (singular definite brochuren, plural indefinite brochurer)

brochuren (definite singular)
brochurer (indefinite plural)
brochure (indefinite nominative singular)
brochuren (definite nominative singular)
brochurer (indefinite nominative plural)
brochurerne (definite nominative plural)
brochures (genitive indefinite singular)
brochurens (definite genitive singular)
brochurers (genitive indefinite plural)
brochurernes (definite genitive plural)


hundred

→ Greenlandic: hundredi

From Old Norse hundrað (“hundred”), from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”).


hundred

hundred n (plural indefinite hundreder or hundred, plural definite hundrederne)

hundreder (indefinite plural)
hundred (indefinite plural)
hundrederne (definite plural)


men

men or mén n or c (singular definite menet or menen, plural indefinite men, plural definite menene)

men (canonical)
mén (canonical common-gender neuter)
menet (definite singular)
menen (definite singular)
men (indefinite plural)
menene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mein, from Proto-Germanic *mainą (“damage, hurt, injustice, sin”).


men

Same origin as Old Norse meðan (“while”).

Jeg kan høre, der er et men.


finger

head

finger c (singular definite fingeren, plural indefinite fingre)

fingeren (definite singular)
fingre (indefinite plural)
finger (indefinite nominative singular)
fingeren (definite nominative singular)
fingre (indefinite nominative plural)
fingrene (definite nominative plural)
fingers (genitive indefinite singular)
fingerens (definite genitive singular)
fingres (genitive indefinite plural)
fingrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.


finger

[ˈfeŋɡ̊eːˀɐ̯]

[ˈfeŋɡ̊eɐ̯ˀ]


RO

Den opgave påhviler nu om stunder Dansk Sprognævn. RO 86 er den første ...

These days, that task befalls Dansk Sprognævn. RO 86 is the first...

Retskrivningsordbogen (RO) anvender to former for orddeling ved linjeskift, ...

2001, Lærervejledning Til Abc-bøgerne, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 49:

Retskrivningsordbogen (RO) uses to forms of word division at linebreaks, ...

Men så liberal var RO (retskrivningsordbogen af 1955) ikke ...

But RO (retskrivningsordbogen of 1955) was not that liberal ...

Man kan konstatere at der i RO findes to konkurrerende principper for behandling af bøjning, ...

One may conclude that, in RO, there are two competing principles for treating inflection, ...


DF

Dansk Folkeparti
Dansk Folkeparti#Danish

Abbreviation of Dansk Folkeparti (“Danish People's Party”).


tamp

Unknown, but compare Dutch tamp, Swedish tamp.


barak

barak (indefinite nominative singular)
barakken (definite nominative singular)
barakker (indefinite nominative plural)
barakkerne (definite nominative plural)
baraks (genitive indefinite singular)
barakkens (definite genitive singular)
barakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
barakkernes (definite genitive plural)


person

person c (singular definite personen, plural indefinite personer)

personen (definite singular)
personer (indefinite plural)
person (indefinite nominative singular)
personen (definite nominative singular)
personer (indefinite nominative plural)
personerne (definite nominative plural)
persons (genitive indefinite singular)
personens (definite genitive singular)
personers (genitive indefinite plural)
personernes (definite genitive plural)


TB

2010, Susanne (red.). Bügel, Jørn (red.). Dyerberg, Steen (red.). Stender, Menneskets ernæring, Munksgaard Danmark →ISBN, page 546

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dødeligheden er høj under behandlingen af såvel TB som HIV, og et lavt BMI er en stærk risikofaktor herfor.

Hvis du ser tilbage på, hvordan man behandlede TB før i tiden, kan du se, at den bedste behandling fandt sted oppe i bjergene, ...

2017, Barbara Wren, Vågne celler: Hvordan kroppen skaber og holder på lys, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

En undersogelse af inuitters tilgang til sundhed og sygdom er relevant for at forstâ ikke blot TB-hyppigheden, ...

Sømænd risikerer lettest at få TB ...

... tresserne var alt den slags kun vage minder, ikke blot var TB på vej mod udryddelse, ...

2015, Klaus Rifbjerg, Sådan: En livsreportage, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

... tilfælde har set tuberkuløse sygdomme udviklet hos sine patienter og i andre tilfælde fundet TB ved dyrepassager fra ...

1942, Poul Bondo Gravesen, Lymphogranulomatosis benigna: English summary:

Lad mig nævne, at der f. eks. i 1963 ikke var nogen, der døde af TB i Grønland.


marina

marina c (singular definite marinaen, plural indefinite marinaer)

marinaen (definite singular)
marinaer (indefinite plural)
marina (indefinite nominative singular)
marinaen (definite nominative singular)
marinaer (indefinite nominative plural)
marinaerne (definite nominative plural)
marinas (genitive indefinite singular)
marinaens (definite genitive singular)
marinaers (genitive indefinite plural)
marinaernes (definite genitive plural)


art

art c (singular definite arten, plural indefinite arter)

arten (definite singular)
arter (indefinite plural)
art (indefinite nominative singular)
arten (definite nominative singular)
arter (indefinite nominative plural)
arterne (definite nominative plural)
arts (genitive indefinite singular)
artens (definite genitive singular)
arters (genitive indefinite plural)
arternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz, cognate with German Art.


yes

(colloquial) Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.


avocado

avocado c (singular definite avocadoen, plural indefinite avocadoer)

avocadoen (definite singular)
avocadoer (indefinite plural)
avocado (indefinite nominative singular)
avocadoen (definite nominative singular)
avocadoer (indefinite nominative plural)
avocadoerne (definite nominative plural)
avocados (genitive indefinite singular)
avocadoens (definite genitive singular)
avocadoers (genitive indefinite plural)
avocadoernes (definite genitive plural)

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


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)


sol

sol c (singular definite solen, plural indefinite sole)

solen (definite singular)
sole (indefinite plural)
sol (indefinite nominative singular)
solen (definite nominative singular)
sole (indefinite nominative plural)
solene (definite nominative plural)
sols (genitive indefinite singular)
solens (definite genitive singular)
soles (genitive indefinite plural)
solenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl (“sun”).


sol

sol c (singular definite solen, plural indefinite soler)

solen (definite singular)
soler (indefinite plural)
sol (indefinite nominative singular)
solen (definite nominative singular)
soler (indefinite nominative plural)
solerne (definite nominative plural)
sols (genitive indefinite singular)
solens (definite genitive singular)
solers (genitive indefinite plural)
solernes (definite genitive plural)


sol

sol n (singular definite sollet, plural indefinite soller)

sollet (definite singular)
soller (indefinite plural)
sol (indefinite nominative singular)
sollet (definite nominative singular)
soller (indefinite nominative plural)
sollerne (definite nominative plural)
sols (genitive indefinite singular)
sollets (definite genitive singular)
sollers (genitive indefinite plural)
sollernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.


civil

civil (positive)
civilt (positive)
civile (plural positive)
civile (positive)


om

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um (“about”).

Han viklede dem om sin lillefinger.
He wrapped them around his pinky finger.


om

such that something changes orientation or has its orientation changed

De skal om på den mørke side af kirken.

2015, Karsten H Petersen, To mus på tur: en julekalender og en påskekalender, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN:

They are going to the dark side of the church.

such that something moves or is moved to the far side of something

Vred kluden op, vaskede fingeren, viklede papir om og begyndte igen at skrælle kartofler.

2016, Ole Henrik Laub, Hovedrollen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Wrung the rag, washed the finger, wrapped paper around [it] and resumed peeling potatoes.

2017, Hjalmar Söderberg (Translated by Jørgen Årup Hansen), Doktor Glas, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN, page 28

... for how long must I wander about in this world of the riddles, the dreams and the inscrutable phenomena?

... hvor længe skal jeg flakke om i denne gådernes og drømmenes og de uransagelige fænomeners verden?

„Nej. Hvis du tror jeg vil se passivt til, mens du ødelægger din mands og dit eget liv med dette martyrium, så må du tro om ...“

2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Måske, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

"No. If you think I intend to look on passively while you destroy your husband's and your own life with this martyrium, you will have to think again ..."

Jo, jeg har da haft mine nu'er, men hvis jeg skulle gøre det hele om, ville jeg sørge for at have mange flere af dem.

2016, Terje Nordberg, Det må godt føles rart, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Sure, I have had my nows, but if I had to do it all again, I would make sure to have many more of them.

Han skrev den om tre gange.

2017, Morten Sabroe, Love Me Do, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

again, returning to the beginning (whence ommer, om igen, tro om igen)

2017, Sacha Batthyany (Translated by Uffe Gardel), Og hvad har det med mig at gøre, Art People →ISBN
Men verdenskrisen i 1929 lukkede fabrikken, og indenrigsministeriet overtog den og byggede den om til et fængsel.

But the world crisis in 1929 closed down the factory, and the ministry of internal affairs took it and rebuilt it into a prison.

such that something is changed (whence lave om

Consuela bladrede langsomt om på indholdsfortegnelsen.

2014, Lene Dybdahl, Nøglens Vogtere #2: Visigotens Hjelm, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Slowly, Consuela turned the pages till she reached the table of contents.

going forwards in a book or similar, reaching some page

Hun vendte sig om og så på ham.

such that something rotates or revolves (either of its own accord or by external influence)


om

From Old Danish ef, em, um, from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Cognate with English if, German ob (“if”).

Jeg skulle spørge om du havde fem minutter.

I have been asked to ask [you] if you have five minutes.

whether (introducing an indirect question)

Fjern om nødvendigt jorden.

Om du bare ville lytte, skal jeg forklare alt.

If only you would listen, I shall explain everything.

(formal) if (introducing a conditional clause)

Hun var om ikke død, så i hvert fald stærkt såret.

She was, if not dead, then at least seriously wounded.

2013, Gyldendal, Breve hjem: Danske soldater i Første Verdenskrig, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
... men du, jeg vil have den; før holder jeg ikke op, om så jeg skal med i en krig til.

... but hey, I want [a medal]; I shall not stop before [getting it], even if I shall have to go to another war.


minister

minister c (definite singular ministeren, indefinite plural ministre, definite plural ministrene)

ministeren (definite singular)
ministre (indefinite plural)
ministrene (definite plural)

→ Greenlandic: ministeri

(government) minister (a politician who heads a ministry)


Victoria

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria


del

del c (singular definite delen, plural indefinite dele)

delen (definite singular)
dele (indefinite plural)
del (indefinite nominative singular)
delen (definite nominative singular)
dele (indefinite nominative plural)
delene (definite nominative plural)
dels (genitive indefinite singular)
delens (definite genitive singular)
deles (genitive indefinite plural)
delenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon del. The word has replaced the native noun Old Danish deld, Old Norse deild, from Proto-Germanic *dailiþō.


del

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bronze

head

bronze c (singular definite bronzen, plural indefinite bronzer)

bronzen (definite singular)
bronzer (indefinite plural)
bronze (indefinite nominative singular)
bronzen (definite nominative singular)
bronzer (indefinite nominative plural)
bronzerne (definite nominative plural)
bronzes (genitive indefinite singular)
bronzens (definite genitive singular)
bronzers (genitive indefinite plural)
bronzernes (definite genitive plural)

(countable) bronze (work of art made of bronze), bronze medal


rat

rat n (singular definite rattet, plural indefinite rat)

rattet (definite singular)
rat (indefinite plural)
rat (indefinite nominative singular)
rattet (definite nominative singular)
rat (indefinite nominative plural)
rattene (definite nominative plural)
rats (genitive indefinite singular)
rattets (definite genitive singular)
rats (genitive indefinite plural)
rattenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German rat (“wheel”), from Old Saxon rath.


hi

hi n (singular definite hiet, plural indefinite hier)

hiet (definite singular)
hier (indefinite plural)
hi (indefinite nominative singular)
hiet (definite nominative singular)
hier (indefinite nominative plural)
hierne (definite nominative plural)
his (genitive indefinite singular)
hiets (definite genitive singular)
hiers (genitive indefinite plural)
hiernes (definite genitive plural)

at gå i hi

winter quarters, winter lair (for hibernation); hibernation (used literally or figuratively)


grape

grape c (singular definite grapen, plural indefinite graper)

grapen (definite singular)
graper (indefinite plural)
grape (indefinite nominative singular)
grapen (definite nominative singular)
graper (indefinite nominative plural)
graperne (definite nominative plural)
grapes (genitive indefinite singular)
grapens (definite genitive singular)
grapers (genitive indefinite plural)
grapernes (definite genitive plural)


mine

mine c (singular definite minen, plural indefinite miner)

minen (definite singular)
miner (indefinite plural)
mine (indefinite nominative singular)
minen (definite nominative singular)
miner (indefinite nominative plural)
minerne (definite nominative plural)
mines (genitive indefinite singular)
minens (definite genitive singular)
miners (genitive indefinite plural)
minernes (definite genitive plural)


graffiti

graffiti c (singular definite graffitien, plural indefinite graffiti)

graffitien (definite singular)
graffiti (indefinite plural)

From Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


kind

kind c (singular definite kinden, plural indefinite kinder)

kinden (definite singular)
kinder (indefinite plural)
kind (indefinite nominative singular)
kinden (definite nominative singular)
kinder (indefinite nominative plural)
kinderne (definite nominative plural)
kinds (genitive indefinite singular)
kindens (definite genitive singular)
kinders (genitive indefinite plural)
kindernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- (“cheek”). Compare Swedish kind, Norwegian and Icelandic kinn, Low German and German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.


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)


boulevard

boulevard (indefinite nominative singular)
boulevarden (definite nominative singular)
boulevarder (indefinite nominative plural)
boulevarderne (definite nominative plural)
boulevards (genitive indefinite singular)
boulevardens (definite genitive singular)
boulevarders (genitive indefinite plural)
boulevardernes (definite genitive plural)

[b̥uləˈʋɑˀd̥]

Borrowed from French boulevard, borrowed from Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bolværk.


vers

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vers n (singular definite verset, plural indefinite vers)

verset (definite singular)
vers (indefinite plural)
vers (indefinite nominative singular)
verset (definite nominative singular)
vers (indefinite nominative plural)
versene (definite nominative plural)
vers' (genitive indefinite singular)
versets (definite genitive singular)
vers' (genitive indefinite plural)
versenes (definite genitive plural)

tredje vers i femte strofe

Det var før i tiden almindeligt at skrive aviser på vers.

Previously, it was normal to write newspapers in verse.

the format of meter, verse, as opposed to prose


man

man c (singular definite manen, plural indefinite maner)

manen (definite singular)
maner (indefinite plural)
man (indefinite nominative singular)
manen (definite nominative singular)
maner (indefinite nominative plural)
manerne (definite nominative plural)
mans (genitive indefinite singular)
manens (definite genitive singular)
maners (genitive indefinite plural)
manernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mǫn, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”).

(rare, used primarily by horse specialists) mane (longer hair growth on the back of the neck of a horse)


man

man (accusative en or én, possessive ens or éns)

en (accusative)
én (accusative)
ens (possessive)
éns (possessive)

The same word as the noun mand (“man”). Calque of German man.

Kan man spise dem?

Can one eat them? (i.e., Are they edible?)

Man siger, at huset er hjemsøgt.

you, one, they, people (a general, unspecified person)

I (used modestly instead of the first-person pronoun)

you (used derogatorily instead of the second-person pronoun)


slim

slim c or n (singular definite slimen or slimet, uncountable)

slimen (definite singular)
slimet (definite singular)


musik

musik c (singular definite musikken, not used in plural form)

musikken (definite singular)
musik (indefinite nominative singular)
musikken (definite nominative singular)
musiks (genitive indefinite singular)
musikkens (definite genitive singular)


slang

slang c (singular definite slangen or slanget, not used in plural form)

slangen (definite singular)
slanget (definite singular)
slang (indefinite nominative singular)
slangen (definite nominative singular)
slanget (definite nominative singular)
slangs (genitive indefinite singular)
slangens (definite genitive singular)
slangets (definite genitive singular)

Language outside of conventional usage, slang.


male

male (imperative mal, present maler, past malede or malte, past participle malet or malt)

mal (imperative)
maler (present)
malede (past)
malte (past)
malet (participle past)
malt (participle past)

From Middle Low German mālen (“to draw, paint”), from Old Saxon mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālōn, from Proto-Germanic *mēlōną, which could be related to *mailą (“spot, blemish, mark”). Cognate with Icelandic mála (“to paint”).


male

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male (imperative mal, infinitive at male, present tense maler, past tense malede, perfect tense er/har malet)

mal (imperative)
at male (infinitive)
maler (present)
malede (past)
er (perfect)
har malet (perfect)

From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malaną (“to grind”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, rub, break up”). Cognate with Icelandic mala.


to

From Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).
The modern Danish form is a merger of the original East Old Norse accusative masculine twā and the nominative/accusative feminine twāʀ (West tvær). The neuter tū (West tvau) is preserved in the adverb itu.


to

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to (imperative to, infinitive at to, present tense tor, past tense toede, perfect tense har toet)

to (imperative)
at to (infinitive)
tor (present)
toede (past)
har toet (perfect)

From Old Norse þvá (“wash”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną.


avenue

avenue c (singular definite avenuen, plural indefinite avenuer)

avenuen (definite singular)
avenuer (indefinite plural)
avenue (indefinite nominative singular)
avenuen (definite nominative singular)
avenuer (indefinite nominative plural)
avenuerne (definite nominative plural)
avenues (genitive indefinite singular)
avenuens (definite genitive singular)
avenuers (genitive indefinite plural)
avenuernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”), from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”).


from

from (neuter fromt, plural and definite singular attributive fromme)

fromt (neuter)
fromme (attributive definite singular)
fromme (attributive plural)
from (positive)
frommere (comparative)
frommest (superlative)
fromt (positive)
fromme (plural positive)
frommere (comparative plural)
frommest (plural superlative)
fromme (positive)
frommeste (superlative)

From Middle Low German vrome, from Proto-Germanic *frumô, related to German fromm, Dutch vroom (“pious”). In Old Saxon and Old High German, it is a noun meaning "use, benefit", but later it is used as an adjective.

pious, devout (religious in a serious way)


matador

matador c (singular definite matadoren, plural indefinite matadorer)

matadoren (definite singular)
matadorer (indefinite plural)
matador (indefinite nominative singular)
matadoren (definite nominative singular)
matadorer (indefinite nominative plural)
matadorerne (definite nominative plural)
matadors (genitive indefinite singular)
matadorens (definite genitive singular)
matadorers (genitive indefinite plural)
matadorernes (definite genitive plural)


at

From Old Norse at. Cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian at. Probably from Proto-Germanic *þat, a demonstrative pronoun used as a conjunction; compare English that, German dass, Dutch dat.

Knud hørte, at bedstefaren lagde værktøjet fra sig

1986, Knud Erik Larsen, Bare ikke om søndagen:

Knud heard that his grandfather put down the tool.

Hun var overbevist om at det var sandt.

1876, J.P. Jacobsen, Fru Marie Grubbe, volume 1, page 67:

that (introduces a noun clause functioning as the subject, object or predicative of a verb, or as the object of a prepositional phrase)

Og Hjorten vil jeg fange, | At Korset jeg kan faae.

1856, Christian Winther, Hr. Peder Jernskjæg, from Hjortens Flugt / https://kalliope.org/da/text/winther2018100610

And the deer, I will catch, that I may win the cross.

det er helvedes svært, at du bare ved det.

1987, Thomas Bruun, Et paradisisk blik. Humoresker og grotesker:

it is damned difficult, just that you know it.

(archaic) that, in order that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the purpose)

Jeg er saa fattig, at jeg sulter paa Sjæl og Legeme.

I am so poor that I starve in my soul and my body.

that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result, normally after a demonstrative adverb or pronoun)

At De kan synge saa tidligt om Morgenen.

That you can sing that early in the morning.

that, why (introducing an independent clause, expressing passion, surprise, anger, or joy)

Forbavset aner min forstand, | at denne scenes sære magt | kun begribes, hvis at man | bevæger sig i dansetakt.

2009, Frank Colding, Sejleren, p. 32 / https://books.google.dk/books?id=HCNperkZeKIC&pg=PA32

Astonished, my mind senses that the strange power of this scene can only be understood if one moves in dance steps.

(proscribed) added pleonastically to other conjunctions: fordi at, hvis at, når at


at

From Old Norse at, cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian å. Originally the same word as the preposition Old Norse at (“at, to”), from Proto-Germanic *at, cognate with English at. Doublet of ad). In the West Germanic languages, a different preposition, *tō (“to”), serves as the infinitive marker, cf English to, German zu, Dutch te.

Det er menneskeligt at fejle.

to (infinitive-marker, obligatory when the infinitive functions as noun phrase or an adverbial phrase, but omitted when it is governed by a modal verb)

Mon de da ikke snart skulle til at hjemad!

1992, Thøger Birkeland, Bette Nielses krig:

introducing an adverb of direction after a phrase that normally governs an infinitive (which may be understood elliptically)


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”).


rose

rose c (singular definite roseen, plural indefinite roseer)

roseen (definite singular)
roseer (indefinite plural)
rose (indefinite nominative singular)
roseen (definite nominative singular)
roseer (indefinite nominative plural)
roseerne (definite nominative plural)
roses (genitive indefinite singular)
roseens (definite genitive singular)
roseers (genitive indefinite plural)
roseernes (definite genitive plural)


rose

rose (imperative ros, infinitive at rose, present tense roser, past tense roste, perfect tense har rost)

ros (imperative)
at rose (infinitive)
roser (present)
roste (past)
har rost (perfect)
roser (present)
roste (past)
har rost (perfect present)
havde rost (past perfect)
roses (passive present)
rostes (passive past)
rosende (participle present)
rost (participle past)
ros (imperative present)
rose (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
rosen (gerund present)

From Old Norse hrósa, whence dialectal English roose, Old Swedish rōsa.


talent

talent n (singular definite talentet, plural indefinite talenter)

talentet (definite singular)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talent (indefinite nominative singular)
talentet (definite nominative singular)
talenter (indefinite nominative plural)
talenterne (definite nominative plural)
talents (genitive indefinite singular)
talentets (definite genitive singular)
talenters (genitive indefinite plural)
talenternes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Talent (“talent”), from Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).

der

talent (potential or factual ability to perform a skill better than most people)


talent

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talent c (singular definite talenten, plural indefinite talenter)

talenten (definite singular)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talent (indefinite nominative singular)
talenten (definite nominative singular)
talenter (indefinite nominative plural)
talenterne (definite nominative plural)
talents (genitive indefinite singular)
talentens (definite genitive singular)
talenters (genitive indefinite plural)
talenternes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin talentum, from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance, a particular weight, especially of gold, sum of money, a talent”).


pizza

pizza c (singular definite pizzaen, plural indefinite pizzaer)

pizzaen (definite singular)
pizzaer (indefinite plural)
pizza (indefinite nominative singular)
pizzaen (definite nominative singular)
pizzaer (indefinite nominative plural)
pizzaerne (definite nominative plural)
pizzas (genitive indefinite singular)
pizzaens (definite genitive singular)
pizzaers (genitive indefinite plural)
pizzaernes (definite genitive plural)


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Illinois, United States)


arm

arm c (singular definite armen, plural indefinite arme)

armen (definite singular)
arme (indefinite plural)
arm (indefinite nominative singular)
armen (definite nominative singular)
arme (indefinite nominative plural)
armene (definite nominative plural)
arms (genitive indefinite singular)
armens (definite genitive singular)
armes (genitive indefinite plural)
armenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse armr (“arm”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo- (“arm”).


arm

arm (positive)
armt (positive)
arme (plural positive)
arme (positive)

From Old Norse armr (“arm, poor”), from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”).


talk

talk c (singular definite talken, not used in plural form)

Borrowed from French talc or German Talk.

talc (a soft, fine-grained mineral used in talcum powder)


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, bathroom (room containing a lavatory)

toilet (fixture used for urination and defecation)


as

as c (singular definite asen, plural indefinite aser)

asen (definite singular)
aser (indefinite plural)
as (indefinite nominative singular)
asen (definite nominative singular)
aser (indefinite nominative plural)
aserne (definite nominative plural)
as' (genitive indefinite singular)
asens (definite genitive singular)
asers (genitive indefinite plural)
asernes (definite genitive plural)


as

as n (singular definite asset, plural indefinite asser)

asset (definite singular)
asser (indefinite plural)
as (indefinite nominative singular)
asset (definite nominative singular)
asser (indefinite nominative plural)
asserne (definite nominative plural)
as' (genitive indefinite singular)
assets (definite genitive singular)
assers (genitive indefinite plural)
assernes (definite genitive plural)


sy

sy (present tense syr or syer, past syede, past participle syet)

syr (present)
syer (present)
syede (past)
syet (participle past)
syr (present)
syer (present)
syede (past)
har syet (perfect present)
havde syet (past perfect)
sys (passive present)
syes (passive present)
syedes (passive past)
syende (participle present)
syet (participle past)
sy (imperative present)
sy (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
syen (gerund present)

From Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną, cognate with Swedish sy, English sew. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”), which is also the source of Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati), Lithuanian siū́ti.


pen

pen c (singular definite pennen, plural indefinite penne)

pennen (definite singular)
penne (indefinite plural)
pen (indefinite nominative singular)
pennen (definite nominative singular)
penne (indefinite nominative plural)
pennene (definite nominative plural)
pens (genitive indefinite singular)
pennens (definite genitive singular)
pennes (genitive indefinite plural)
pennenes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse penni, from Latin penna (“feather”).


pen

pen (neuter pent, plural and definite singular attributive pene, comparative penere, superlative (predicative) penest, superlative (attributive) peneste)

pent (neuter)
pene (attributive definite singular)
pene (attributive plural)
penere (comparative)
penest (predicative superlative)
peneste (attributive superlative)


an

Borrowed from Middle Low German an and German an, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), cognate with English on and doublet of Danish å, Danish på.

on (only used in lexicalized expressions)


an

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


not

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not c (singular definite noten, plural indefinite noter)

noten (definite singular)
noter (indefinite plural)
not (indefinite nominative singular)
noten (definite nominative singular)
noter (indefinite nominative plural)
noterne (definite nominative plural)
nots (genitive indefinite singular)
notens (definite genitive singular)
noters (genitive indefinite plural)
noternes (definite genitive plural)


not

not c or n (singular definite noten or notet, plural indefinite noter or not)

noten (definite singular)
notet (definite singular)
noter (indefinite plural)
not (indefinite plural)
not (indefinite nominative singular)
noten (definite nominative singular)
notet (definite nominative singular)
noter (indefinite nominative plural)
not (indefinite nominative plural)
noterne (definite nominative plural)
notene (definite nominative plural)
nots (genitive indefinite singular)
notens (definite genitive singular)
notets (definite genitive singular)
noters (genitive indefinite plural)
nots (genitive indefinite plural)
noternes (definite genitive plural)
notenes (definite genitive plural)


dimension

dimension c (singular definite dimensionen, plural indefinite dimensioner)

dimensionen (definite singular)
dimensioner (indefinite plural)
dimension (indefinite nominative singular)
dimensionen (definite nominative singular)
dimensioner (indefinite nominative plural)
dimensionerne (definite nominative plural)
dimensions (genitive indefinite singular)
dimensionens (definite genitive singular)
dimensioners (genitive indefinite plural)
dimensionernes (definite genitive plural)


did

(archaic) thither, to there, towards that place


facet

facet c (singular definite facetten, plural indefinite facetter)

facetten (definite singular)
facetter (indefinite plural)
facet (indefinite nominative singular)
facetten (definite nominative singular)
facetter (indefinite nominative plural)
facetterne (definite nominative plural)
facets (genitive indefinite singular)
facettens (definite genitive singular)
facetters (genitive indefinite plural)
facetternes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French facette (“facet”), diminutive of face.


lam

lam (positive)
lamt (positive)
lamme (plural positive)
lamme (positive)

From Old Norse lami, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz.


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)


held

held n (singular definite heldet, not used in plural form)

From Old Norse heill (“omen, happiness”), from Proto-Germanic *hailzą, from the adjective *hailaz (“whole, sound”) (Danish hel). Compare Norwegian Bokmål hell, Norwegian Nynorsk hell.


fed

fed (positive)
federe (comparative)
fedest (superlative)
fedt (positive)
fede (plural positive)
federe (comparative plural)
fedest (plural superlative)
fede (positive)
fedeste (superlative)

From Old Norse feitr (“fat”), from Proto-Germanic *faitaz.

fat (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body), obese

at ryge en fed


fed

fed n (singular definite feddet, plural indefinite fed)

feddet (definite singular)
fed (indefinite plural)
fed (indefinite nominative singular)
feddet (definite nominative singular)
fed (indefinite nominative plural)
feddene (definite nominative plural)
feds (genitive indefinite singular)
feddets (definite genitive singular)
feds (genitive indefinite plural)
feddenes (definite genitive plural)


hid

(archaic) hither, to here, towards this place


gave

gave c (singular definite gaven, plural indefinite gaver)

gaven (definite singular)
gaver (indefinite plural)
gave (indefinite nominative singular)
gaven (definite nominative singular)
gaver (indefinite nominative plural)
gaverne (definite nominative plural)
gaves (genitive indefinite singular)
gavens (definite genitive singular)
gavers (genitive indefinite plural)
gavernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German gābe, from Old Saxon *gāva, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā (“gift, giving”).
Cognate with German Gabe. Late Old Norse gáfa and Swedish gåva are probably also from Low German. It has replaced a similar word with a different shape: Danish gæv (“feed”), from Old Norse gjǫf (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō, cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba). Both words are ultimately derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).


dug

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dug c (singular definite duggen, not used in plural form)

duggen (definite singular)
dug (indefinite nominative singular)
duggen (definite nominative singular)
dugs (genitive indefinite singular)
duggens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse dǫgg (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwō, *dawwaz (“dew”), cognate with Swedish dagg, English dew, German Tau (“dew”), Dutch dauw.


dug

dug c (singular definite dugen, plural indefinite duge)

dugen (definite singular)
duge (indefinite plural)
dug (indefinite nominative singular)
dugen (definite nominative singular)
duge (indefinite nominative plural)
dugene (definite nominative plural)
dugs (genitive indefinite singular)
dugens (definite genitive singular)
duges (genitive indefinite plural)
dugenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German dūk, dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz, cognate with German Tuch, Dutch doek (Old Norse dúkr is also borrowed from Low German).

tablecloth (a cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table)

a piece of bunting (material from which flags are made)


bred

bred (neuter bredt, plural and definite singular attributive brede, comparative bredere, superlative (predicative) bredest, superlative (attributive) bredeste)

bredt (neuter)
brede (attributive definite singular)
brede (attributive plural)
bredere (comparative)
bredest (predicative superlative)
bredeste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.