nul

nul og niks

absolutely nothing; meaningless, worthless

sigtbarheden var lig nul, men alligevel fortsatte vi med at lede sammen med de øvrige skibe i området i adskillige timer

visibility was zero, but still we continued to lead with the other ships in the area for several hours

[han] er klar til at betale prisen. Ingen kærester, nul spiritus, sund mad og tidligt i seng

1998, Sven Bugtrup, Nu får jeg tid til kærlighed:

[he] is ready to pay the price. No girlfriends, zero booze, healthy food and early to bed

da jeg vågnede søndag morgen, var der nul og niks tilbage af min energi fra dagen før

when I woke up Sunday morning, there was absolutely nothing left of my energy from the day before

Hvad med landsholdet? "I den sammenhæng har jeg altid været nul og niks .."

What about the national team? "In that context, I have always been worthless .."


sind

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sind n (singular definite sindet, plural indefinite sind)

sindet (definite singular)
sind (indefinite plural)

A borrowing from Middle Low German sin (“sense, perception, mind”), from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.


ond

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ond (neuter ondt, plural and definite singular attributive onde, comparative ondere or værre, superlative (predicative) ondest or værst, superlative (attributive) ondeste or værste)

ondt (neuter)
onde (attributive definite singular)
onde (attributive plural)
ondere (comparative)
værre (comparative)
ondest (predicative superlative)
værst (predicative superlative)
ondeste (attributive superlative)
værste (attributive superlative)


anke

anke c (singular definite anken, plural indefinite anker)

anken (definite singular)
anker (indefinite plural)
anke (indefinite nominative singular)
anken (definite nominative singular)
anker (indefinite nominative plural)
ankerne (definite nominative plural)
ankes (genitive indefinite singular)
ankens (definite genitive singular)
ankers (genitive indefinite plural)
ankernes (definite genitive plural)

From obsolete ank (“worry, regret”), likely from Old Norse angr (“sorrow, resentment”).


anke

anke (imperative ank, infinitive at anke, present tense anker, past tense ankede, perfect tense har anket)

ank (imperative)
at anke (infinitive)
anker (present)
ankede (past)
har anket (perfect)
anker (present)
ankede (past)
har anket (perfect present)
havde anket (past perfect)
ankes (passive present)
ankedes (passive past)
ankende (participle present)
anket (participle past)
ank (imperative present)
anke (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)

to appeal (to take a case to a higher court)


etude

etude c (singular definite etuden, plural indefinite etuder)

etuden (definite singular)
etuder (indefinite plural)
etude (indefinite nominative singular)
etuden (definite nominative singular)
etuder (indefinite nominative plural)
etuderne (definite nominative plural)
etudes (genitive indefinite singular)
etudens (definite genitive singular)
etuders (genitive indefinite plural)
etudernes (definite genitive plural)


desperate

plural and definite singular attributive of desperat


kommen

kommen (singular definite kommen, not used in plural form)

kommen (definite singular)
kommen (indefinite nominative singular)
kommen (definite nominative singular)
kommens (genitive indefinite singular)
kommens (definite genitive singular)

Via Middle Low German komen, komīn from Latin cumīnum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/). Compare also Swedish kummin, German Kümmel, English cumin.


kommen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


walkie-talkie

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walkie-talkie c (singular definite walkie-talkien, plural indefinite walkie-talkier)

walkie-talkien (definite singular)
walkie-talkier (indefinite plural)
walkie-talkie (indefinite nominative singular)
walkie-talkien (definite nominative singular)
walkie-talkier (indefinite nominative plural)
walkie-talkierne (definite nominative plural)
walkie-talkies (genitive indefinite singular)
walkie-talkiens (definite genitive singular)
walkie-talkiers (genitive indefinite plural)
walkie-talkiernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˌwɒːɡ̊iˈtˢɒːɡ̊i]

From English walkie-talkie, from walk and talk.


ri

ri (imperative ri, present rir or rier, past riede, past participle riet)

ri (imperative)
rir (present)
rier (present)
riede (past)
riet (participle past)

From Middle Low German rigen (“to put in folds”), from or related to Old Saxon rekkian (“to extend”). Distantly related to Old Norse rekja (“to unfold, unwind”), hence a doublet of række (“to reach”).

bor

baste, tack (to sew with wide stitches to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth)


-e

Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and is usually appended to borrowed verbs.

Marks the singular/definite of adjectives.


kiosk

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kiosk c (singular definite kiosken, plural indefinite kiosker)

kiosken (definite singular)
kiosker (indefinite plural)
kiosk (indefinite nominative singular)
kiosken (definite nominative singular)
kiosker (indefinite nominative plural)
kioskerne (definite nominative plural)
kiosks (genitive indefinite singular)
kioskens (definite genitive singular)
kioskers (genitive indefinite plural)
kioskernes (definite genitive plural)


pose

pose (indefinite nominative singular)
posen (definite nominative singular)
poser (indefinite nominative plural)
poserne (definite nominative plural)
poses (genitive indefinite singular)
posens (definite genitive singular)
posers (genitive indefinite plural)
posernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse posi, from Proto-Germanic *pusô.


insistere

insistere (imperative insister, infinitive at insistere, present tense insisterer, past tense insisterede, perfect tense insisteret)

insister (imperative)
at insistere (infinitive)
insisterer (present)
insisterede (past)
insisteret (perfect)


smaragd

smaragd c (singular definite smaragden, plural indefinite smaragder)

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

[smɑˈʁɑwˀd̥]

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


pung

pung c (singular definite pungen, plural indefinite punge)

pungen (definite singular)
punge (indefinite plural)
pung (indefinite nominative singular)
pungen (definite nominative singular)
punge (indefinite nominative plural)
pungene (definite nominative plural)
pungs (genitive indefinite singular)
pungens (definite genitive singular)
punges (genitive indefinite plural)
pungenes (definite genitive plural)

(zoology) a pouch in marsupials where it rears its young during their early infancy


bordel

bordel n (singular definite bordellet, plural indefinite bordeller)

bordellet (definite singular)
bordeller (indefinite plural)
bordel (indefinite nominative singular)
bordellet (definite nominative singular)
bordeller (indefinite nominative plural)
bordellerne (definite nominative plural)
bordels (genitive indefinite singular)
bordellets (definite genitive singular)
bordellers (genitive indefinite plural)
bordellernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French bordel (“brothel”).


transformers

indefinite genitive singular of transformer


buste

buste c (singular definite busten, plural indefinite buster)

busten (definite singular)
buster (indefinite plural)
buste (indefinite nominative singular)
busten (definite nominative singular)
buster (indefinite nominative plural)
busterne (definite nominative plural)
bustes (genitive indefinite singular)
bustens (definite genitive singular)
busters (genitive indefinite plural)
busternes (definite genitive plural)

a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders, a bust


hypernym

hypernym (positive)
hypernymt (positive)
hypernyme (plural positive)
hypernyme (positive)


hypernym

hypernym n (singular definite hypernymet, plural indefinite hypernymer)

hypernymet (definite singular)
hypernymer (indefinite plural)
hypernym (indefinite nominative singular)
hypernymet (definite nominative singular)
hypernymer (indefinite nominative plural)
hypernymerne (definite nominative plural)
hypernyms (genitive indefinite singular)
hypernymets (definite genitive singular)
hypernymers (genitive indefinite plural)
hypernymernes (definite genitive plural)


aktiv

aktiv (neuter aktivt, plural and definite singular attributive aktive)

aktivt (neuter)
aktive (attributive definite singular)
aktive (attributive plural)
aktiv (positive)
aktivere (comparative)
aktivest (superlative)
aktivt (positive)
aktive (plural positive)
aktivere (comparative plural)
aktivest (plural superlative)
aktive (positive)
aktiveste (superlative)

[ˈɑɡ̊ˌtˢiwˀ]

From Latin āctīvus, derived from the verb agō (“to act”).

(grammar) active (being in the active voice)

(LGBTQ, slang) top (of a male with preference for penetrating in same-sex intercourse)


aktiv

aktiv c (singular definite aktiven, plural indefinite aktiver)

aktiven (definite singular)
aktiver (indefinite plural)
aktiv (indefinite nominative singular)
aktiven (definite nominative singular)
aktiver (indefinite nominative plural)
aktiverne (definite nominative plural)
aktivs (genitive indefinite singular)
aktivens (definite genitive singular)
aktivers (genitive indefinite plural)
aktivernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɑɡ̊ˌtˢiwˀ]


aktiv

aktiv n (singular definite aktivet, plural indefinite aktiver)

aktivet (definite singular)
aktiver (indefinite plural)
aktiv (indefinite nominative singular)
aktivet (definite nominative singular)
aktiver (indefinite nominative plural)
aktiverne (definite nominative plural)
aktivs (genitive indefinite singular)
aktivets (definite genitive singular)
aktivers (genitive indefinite plural)
aktivernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɑɡ̊ˌtˢiwˀ]


venstre

From Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic *winistraz.


homograf

homograf c (singular definite homografen, plural indefinite homografer)

homografen (definite singular)
homografer (indefinite plural)
homograf (indefinite nominative singular)
homografen (definite nominative singular)
homografer (indefinite nominative plural)
homograferne (definite nominative plural)
homografs (genitive indefinite singular)
homografens (definite genitive singular)
homografers (genitive indefinite plural)
homografernes (definite genitive plural)


menstruation

menstruation c (singular definite menstruationen, plural indefinite menstruationer)

menstruationen (definite singular)
menstruationer (indefinite plural)
menstruation (indefinite nominative singular)
menstruationen (definite nominative singular)
menstruationer (indefinite nominative plural)
menstruationerne (definite nominative plural)
menstruations (genitive indefinite singular)
menstruationens (definite genitive singular)
menstruationers (genitive indefinite plural)
menstruationernes (definite genitive plural)


hops

indefinite genitive singular/plural of hop


højre

From Old Danish høghræ, from Old Norse hǿgri, a comparative of the adjective hǿgr (“convenient”).


briste

briste (past tense brast or bristede, past participle bristet)

brast (past)
bristede (past)
bristet (participle past)
brister (present)
brast (past)
bristede (past)
har bristet (perfect present)
havde bristet (past perfect)
bristende (participle present)
bristet (participle past)
brist (imperative present)
briste (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
bristen (gerund present)

From Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, cognate with Swedish brista, English burst, German bersten.


intuition

intuition c (singular definite intuitionen, plural indefinite intuitioner)

intuitionen (definite singular)
intuitioner (indefinite plural)
intuition (indefinite nominative singular)
intuitionen (definite nominative singular)
intuitioner (indefinite nominative plural)
intuitionerne (definite nominative plural)
intuitions (genitive indefinite singular)
intuitionens (definite genitive singular)
intuitioners (genitive indefinite plural)
intuitionernes (definite genitive plural)


cyanose

cyanose c (singular definite cyanosen, plural indefinite cyanoser)

cyanosen (definite singular)
cyanoser (indefinite plural)
cyanose (indefinite nominative singular)
cyanosen (definite nominative singular)
cyanoser (indefinite nominative plural)
cyanoserne (definite nominative plural)
cyanoses (genitive indefinite singular)
cyanosens (definite genitive singular)
cyanosers (genitive indefinite plural)
cyanosernes (definite genitive plural)


killing

killing c (singular definite killingen, plural indefinite killinger)

killingen (definite singular)
killinger (indefinite plural)
killing (indefinite nominative singular)
killingen (definite nominative singular)
killinger (indefinite nominative plural)
killingerne (definite nominative plural)
killings (genitive indefinite singular)
killingens (definite genitive singular)
killingers (genitive indefinite plural)
killingernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive form of ketta (“cat”). Cognate with Swedish källing.


agat

agat c (singular definite agaten, plural indefinite agater)

agaten (definite singular)
agater (indefinite plural)
agat (indefinite nominative singular)
agaten (definite nominative singular)
agater (indefinite nominative plural)
agaterne (definite nominative plural)
agats (genitive indefinite singular)
agatens (definite genitive singular)
agaters (genitive indefinite plural)
agaternes (definite genitive plural)


albumin

albumin n (singular definite albuminet, plural indefinite albuminer)

albuminet (definite singular)
albuminer (indefinite plural)
albumin (indefinite nominative singular)
albuminet (definite nominative singular)
albuminer (indefinite nominative plural)
albuminerne (definite nominative plural)
albumins (genitive indefinite singular)
albuminets (definite genitive singular)
albuminers (genitive indefinite plural)
albuminernes (definite genitive plural)

From French albumine, from Latin albūmen (“egg white”), from albus (“white”).


Samuel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


frue

frue c (singular definite fruen, plural indefinite fruer)

fruen (definite singular)
fruer (indefinite plural)
frue (indefinite nominative singular)
fruen (definite nominative singular)
fruer (indefinite nominative plural)
fruerne (definite nominative plural)
frues (genitive indefinite singular)
fruens (definite genitive singular)
fruers (genitive indefinite plural)
fruernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed Old Saxon frūa.
Cognate with German Frau (“woman”), Dutch vrouwe (“lady”), vrouw (“woman”), Old Norse freyja (“lady”), Freyja (name of goddess) (late Old Norse frúa and Swedish fru are also borrowed from Old Saxon). A feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”).

(formal, dated) lady (a married adult woman)

with a name always in the short form fru

(formal, dated) Mrs, ma'am (a polite address of an adult women)

(historical) lady, mistress (a woman that rules in area)


rektor

rektor c (singular definite rektoren, plural indefinite rektorer)

rektoren (definite singular)
rektorer (indefinite plural)
rektor (indefinite nominative singular)
rektoren (definite nominative singular)
rektorer (indefinite nominative plural)
rektorerne (definite nominative plural)
rektors (genitive indefinite singular)
rektorens (definite genitive singular)
rektorers (genitive indefinite plural)
rektorernes (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Latin rēctor, from rēctus, past participle of regere (“rule, govern, guide, steer”).

headmaster or headmistress, head teacher (gender-neutral), principal (of a school or college)


gå

gå (imperative gå, infinitive at gå, present tense går, past tense gik, perfect tense er gået)

gå (imperative)
at gå (infinitive)
går (present)
gik (past)
er gået (perfect)
går (present)
gik (past)
er gået (perfect present)
var gået (past perfect)
gås (passive present)
gikkes (passive past)
gående (participle present)
gået (participle past)
gå (imperative present)
gå (infinitive present)
være (auxiliary present)
gåen (gerund present)

From Old Danish gaa (past tense geck, plural gingæ). The paradigm combines two different Proto-Germanic verbs: *gāną and *ganganą. Classical Old Norse has only the latter, but West Germanic also combines them in one paradigm, cf. German gehen (past tense ging, past participle gegangen).

Jeg vil gerne have, at du går væk.


Karl

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Danish), from the same Proto-Germanic source.


fæces

From Latin faecēs, nominative plural of faex (“residue, dregs”).


stump

stump (neuter stumpt, plural and definite singular attributive stumpe, comparative stumpere, superlative (predicative) stumpest, superlative (attributive) stumpeste)

stumpt (neuter)
stumpe (attributive definite singular)
stumpe (attributive plural)
stumpere (comparative)
stumpest (predicative superlative)
stumpeste (attributive superlative)

From Middle Low German stump, from Old Saxon *stump, from Proto-West Germanic *stump, from Proto-Germanic *stumpaz.

en stump genstand


stump

stump c (singular definite stumpen, plural indefinite stumper)

stumpen (definite singular)
stumper (indefinite plural)
stump (indefinite nominative singular)
stumpen (definite nominative singular)
stumper (indefinite nominative plural)
stumperne (definite nominative plural)
stumps (genitive indefinite singular)
stumpens (definite genitive singular)
stumpers (genitive indefinite plural)
stumpernes (definite genitive plural)

Det eneste, der er tilbage, er en gammel stump viskelæder og sømændenes fjerne klagesange.

2015, Haruki Murakami, Mænd uden kvinder, Klim, →ISBN:

All that is left is an old piece of an eraser and the distant elegies of the sailors.


reform

reform c (singular definite reformen, plural indefinite reformer)

reformen (definite singular)
reformer (indefinite plural)
reform (indefinite nominative singular)
reformen (definite nominative singular)
reformer (indefinite nominative plural)
reformerne (definite nominative plural)
reforms (genitive indefinite singular)
reformens (definite genitive singular)
reformers (genitive indefinite plural)
reformernes (definite genitive plural)


Alfred

Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd.


ard

ard c (singular definite arden, plural indefinite arder)

arden (definite singular)
arder (indefinite plural)
ard (indefinite nominative singular)
arden (definite nominative singular)
arder (indefinite nominative plural)
arderne (definite nominative plural)
ards (genitive indefinite singular)
ardens (definite genitive singular)
arders (genitive indefinite plural)
ardernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse arðr (“plough, ard”), from Proto-Germanic *arþrą, cognate with Swedish årder and Norwegian Bokmål ard (whence (English ard). The Germanic word is related to Latin arātrum (“plough”) and Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, “plough”).


dum

dum (positive)
dummere (comparative)
dummest (superlative)
dumt (positive)
dumme (plural positive)
dummere (comparative plural)
dummest (plural superlative)
dumme (positive)
dummeste (superlative)

From Old Norse dumbr (“dumb”), and in the main sense stupid from German dumm. Both from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Compare Norwegian and Swedish dum, Icelandic dumbur, English dumb, Low German dumm, Dutch dom, German dumm.


aborre

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aborre c (singular definite aborren, plural indefinite aborrer)

aborren (definite singular)
aborrer (indefinite plural)
aborre (indefinite nominative singular)
aborren (definite nominative singular)
aborrer (indefinite nominative plural)
aborrerne (definite nominative plural)
aborres (genitive indefinite singular)
aborrens (definite genitive singular)
aborrers (genitive indefinite plural)
aborrernes (definite genitive plural)

European perch, redfin perch, English perch; a fish of the family Percidae


anorak

anorak c (singular definite anorakken, plural indefinite anorakker)

anorakken (definite singular)
anorakker (indefinite plural)
anorak (indefinite nominative singular)
anorakker (definite nominative singular)
anorakken (indefinite nominative plural)
anorakkene (definite nominative plural)
anoraks (genitive indefinite singular)
anorakkers (definite genitive singular)
anorakkens (genitive indefinite plural)
anorakkenes (definite genitive plural)


aspiration

aspiration c (singular definite aspirationen, plural indefinite aspirationer)

aspirationen (definite singular)
aspirationer (indefinite plural)
aspiration (indefinite nominative singular)
aspirationen (definite nominative singular)
aspirationer (indefinite nominative plural)
aspirationerne (definite nominative plural)
aspirations (genitive indefinite singular)
aspirationens (definite genitive singular)
aspirationers (genitive indefinite plural)
aspirationernes (definite genitive plural)


januar

January (the first month of the Gregorian calendar)


februar

/ˈfebʁuˌɑːˀ/

[ˈfepʁuˌɑ̈ˀ]

February (the second month of the Gregorian calendar)


sko

sko c (singular definite skoen, plural indefinite sko)

skoen (definite singular)
sko (indefinite plural)
sko (indefinite nominative singular)
skoen (definite nominative singular)
sko (indefinite nominative plural)
skoene (definite nominative plural)
skos (genitive indefinite singular)
skoens (definite genitive singular)
skos (genitive indefinite plural)
skoenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, of unclear etymology; possibly a derivative of *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”).


sko

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sko (imperative sko, infinitive at sko, present tense skor, past tense skoede, perfect tense har skoet)

sko (imperative)
at sko (infinitive)
skor (present)
skoede (past)
har skoet (perfect)


min

From Old Norse mínn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my”), genitive of *ek (“I”).

Alternative form: min.


min

Alternative form: min.


min

mine 1.st person singular possessive pronoun

my 1.st person singular possessive adjective


debut

debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)

debuten (definite singular)
debut'en (definite singular)
debuter (indefinite plural)
debut'er (indefinite plural)
debut (indefinite nominative singular)
debuten (definite nominative singular)
debut'en (definite nominative singular)
debuter (indefinite nominative plural)
debut'er (indefinite nominative plural)
debuterne (definite nominative plural)
debut'erne (definite nominative plural)
debuts (genitive indefinite singular)
debutens (definite genitive singular)
debut'ens (definite genitive singular)
debuters (genitive indefinite plural)
debut'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
debuternes (definite genitive plural)
debut'ernes (definite genitive plural)


Carla

a female given name, feminine form of Carl


ro

ro c (singular definite roen, not used in plural form)

From Old Norse ró (“rest”) (whence also the Icelandic ró (“calm, rest, tranquillity”)).


ro

ro (imperative ro, infinitive at ro, present tense ror, past tense roede, perfect tense er/har roet)

ro (imperative)
at ro (infinitive)
ror (present)
roede (past)
er (perfect)
har roet (perfect)

From Old Norse róa (“row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.


Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)


dispersion

dispersion c (singular definite dispersionen, plural indefinite dispersioner)

dispersionen (definite singular)
dispersioner (indefinite plural)
dispersion (indefinite nominative singular)
dispersionen (definite nominative singular)
dispersioner (indefinite nominative plural)
dispersionerne (definite nominative plural)
dispersions (genitive indefinite singular)
dispersionens (definite genitive singular)
dispersioners (genitive indefinite plural)
dispersionernes (definite genitive plural)


resolution

resolution c (singular definite resolutionen, plural indefinite resolutioner)

resolutionen (definite singular)
resolutioner (indefinite plural)
resolution (indefinite nominative singular)
resolutionen (definite nominative singular)
resolutioner (indefinite nominative plural)
resolutionerne (definite nominative plural)
resolutions (genitive indefinite singular)
resolutionens (definite genitive singular)
resolutioners (genitive indefinite plural)
resolutionernes (definite genitive plural)


latent

latent (positive)
latente (plural positive)
latente (positive)

From German latent, from French latent, from Latin latens, present participle of latere (“to be hidden”).

latent (existing or present but concealed or inactive)


ligne

ligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)

lign (imperative)
at ligne (infinitive)
ligner (present)
lignede (past)
har lignet (perfect)

From Old Danish likna, derived with the inchoative suffix -ne from lig (“similar”). Compare Swedish likna, English liken, Middle Low German līkenen. It has replaced an older verb without -n, *galīkōną, hence Old English ġelīcian, German gleichen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽 (galeikōn).


Istanbul

From Turkish İstanbul, from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “in the City”).

der

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν


bowling

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bowling c (singular definite bowlingen, not used in plural form)

bowlingen (definite singular)
bowling (indefinite nominative singular)
bowlingen (definite nominative singular)
bowlings (genitive indefinite singular)
bowlingens (definite genitive singular)


entre

entre c (singular definite entreen, plural indefinite entreer)

entreen (definite singular)
entreer (indefinite plural)
entre (indefinite nominative singular)
entreen (definite nominative singular)
entreer (indefinite nominative plural)
entreerne (definite nominative plural)
entres (genitive indefinite singular)
entreens (definite genitive singular)
entreers (genitive indefinite plural)
entreernes (definite genitive plural)


resume

resume n (singular definite resumeet, plural indefinite resumeer)

resumeet (definite singular)
resumeer (indefinite plural)
resume (indefinite nominative singular)
resumeet (definite nominative singular)
resumeer (indefinite nominative plural)
resumeerne (definite nominative plural)
resumes (genitive indefinite singular)
resumeets (definite genitive singular)
resumeers (genitive indefinite plural)
resumeernes (definite genitive plural)

From French résumé, past participle of résumer (“summarize”), from Latin resumere (“to take back”).


ventilator

ventilator c (singular definite ventilatoren, plural indefinite ventilatorer)

ventilatoren (definite singular)
ventilatorer (indefinite plural)
ventilator (indefinite nominative singular)
ventilatoren (definite nominative singular)
ventilatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
ventilatorerne (definite nominative plural)
ventilators (genitive indefinite singular)
ventilatorens (definite genitive singular)
ventilatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
ventilatorernes (definite genitive plural)

fan, ventilator (device that circulates fresh air)


lang

lang (neuter langt, plural and definite singular attributive lange, comparative længere, superlative (predicative) længst, superlative (attributive) længste)

langt (neuter)
lange (attributive definite singular)
lange (attributive plural)
længere (comparative)
længst (predicative superlative)
længste (attributive superlative)

From Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), cognate with Swedish lång, English long, German lang. The adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, *dl̥h₁gʰós (“long”), which is also the source of Latin longus, Ancient Greek δολιχός (dolikhós).


karate

karate (indefinite nominative singular)
karaten (definite nominative singular)
karate (indefinite nominative plural)
karateene (definite nominative plural)
karates (genitive indefinite singular)
karatens (definite genitive singular)
karates (genitive indefinite plural)
karateenes (definite genitive plural)


gaydar

gaydar (indefinite nominative singular)
gaydaren (definite nominative singular)
gaydarer (indefinite nominative plural)
gaydarerne (definite nominative plural)
gaydars (genitive indefinite singular)
gaydarens (definite genitive singular)
gaydarers (genitive indefinite plural)
gaydarernes (definite genitive plural)

Men Indiane påstod, at hendes far havde noget, de kaldte en gaydar. En slags indbygget radar, som fortalte ham, hvem der var bøsser, og hvem der ikke var.

2017, Endre Lund Eriksen, Den sommer far blev homo, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

But Indiane claimed that her father had something they called a gaydar. A sort of built-in radar who told him who were gay, and who were not.

Jeg er nemlig udstyret med en gaydar, og den bippede i hvert fald ikke, da vi kyssede til festen.

2012, Søren Vejby, Upcoming, Art People, →ISBN, page 2:

For I am equipped with a gaydar, and it certainly did not beep when we kissed at the party.

Desuden kan også gaydarer tage fejl.

2015, Anne Holt, anonymous translator, Sudden death, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:


dæmon

dæmon c (singular definite dæmonen, plural indefinite dæmoner)

dæmonen (definite singular)
dæmoner (indefinite plural)
dæmon (indefinite nominative singular)
dæmonen (definite nominative singular)
dæmoner (indefinite nominative plural)
dæmonerne (definite nominative plural)
dæmons (genitive indefinite singular)
dæmonens (definite genitive singular)
dæmoners (genitive indefinite plural)
dæmonernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”).

der

daemon, demon (a spirit or lesser divinity)


cigaret

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cigaret c (singular definite cigaretten, plural indefinite cigaretter)

cigaretten (definite singular)
cigaretter (indefinite plural)
cigaret (indefinite nominative singular)
cigaretten (definite nominative singular)
cigaretter (indefinite nominative plural)
cigaretterne (definite nominative plural)
cigarets (genitive indefinite singular)
cigarettens (definite genitive singular)
cigaretters (genitive indefinite plural)
cigaretternes (definite genitive plural)

[siɡ̊əˈʁad̥]


zarina

zarina c (singular definite zarinaen, plural indefinite zarinaer)

zarinaen (definite singular)
zarinaer (indefinite plural)
zarina (indefinite nominative singular)
zarinaen (definite nominative singular)
zarinaer (indefinite nominative plural)
zarinaerne (definite nominative plural)
zarinas (genitive indefinite singular)
zarinaens (definite genitive singular)
zarinaers (genitive indefinite plural)
zarinaernes (definite genitive plural)


ultimatum

ultimatum n (singular definite ultimatummet, plural indefinite ultimatummer)

ultimatummet (definite singular)
ultimatummer (indefinite plural)
ultimatum (indefinite nominative singular)
ultimatummet (definite nominative singular)
ultimatummer (indefinite nominative plural)
ultimatummerne (definite nominative plural)
ultimatums (genitive indefinite singular)
ultimatummets (definite genitive singular)
ultimatummers (genitive indefinite plural)
ultimatummernes (definite genitive plural)


kalium

kalium n (singular definite kaliummet, not used in plural form)


veteran

veteran c (singular definite veteranen, plural indefinite veteraner)

veteranen (definite singular)
veteraner (indefinite plural)
veteran (indefinite nominative singular)
veteranen (definite nominative singular)
veteraner (indefinite nominative plural)
veteranerne (definite nominative plural)
veterans (genitive indefinite singular)
veteranens (definite genitive singular)
veteraners (genitive indefinite plural)
veteranernes (definite genitive plural)

[vetˢəˈʁɑːˀn]

Borrowed from Latin veterānus (“old, veteran”), from vetus (“aged, ancient, old”).


flamboyant

flamboyant (positive)
flamboyante (plural positive)
flamboyante (positive)

Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), present participle of flamboyer (“to flame, blaze”).


quarterback

quarterback c (singular definite quarterbacken, plural indefinite quarterbacker or quarterbacks)

quarterbacken (definite singular)
quarterbacker (indefinite plural)
quarterbacks (indefinite plural)
quarterback (indefinite nominative singular)
quarterbacken (definite nominative singular)
quarterbacker (indefinite nominative plural)
quarterbackerne (definite nominative plural)
quarterbacks (genitive indefinite singular)
quarterbackens (definite genitive singular)
quarterbackers (genitive indefinite plural)
quarterbackernes (definite genitive plural)

et beløb kun de allerbedste quarterbacker kan hamle op med

2015, Jeppe Dong Abrahamsen, Super Bowl-vinder scorer kassen med klubskifte:

a sum with which only the very best quarterbacks can compete

Seks andre quarterbacker blev valgt før ham. Seks andre spillere blev valgt af Patriots inden ham.

2015, Jeppe Dong Abrahamsen, Marie Louise Balling, Tom Brady - Super Bowl-ringenes herre:

Six other quarterbacks were chosen before him. Six other players were chosen by Patriots before him.

Cheney var quarterbacken på det lokale amerikanske fodboldhold, som endte med at gifte sig med den populære pige fra skolen, Lynne Vincent. En pige, der var statsmester i 'baton-twirling'.

2009, Anders Henriksen, Arven efter Bush, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 81:

Cheney was the quarterback on the local American football team, who ended up marrying the popular girl on the school, Lynne Vincent. A girl, who was a state champion in 'baton-twirling'.

Se, det er hvad man får ud af næsten at være en slags kærester med quarterbacken. På vej gennem æblehaven reciterede Harry et digt dedikeret til Natalies røv. Helt seriøst. Det var i terza rima, fortalte han os, med parrim.

2014, Lee Nichols, Haunting Emma #1: Hjemsøgt, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

See, that's what you get from almost sort of dating the quarterback. Walking through the apple garden, Harry recited a poem dedicated to Natalie's arse. Seriously. It was in terza rima, he told us, with couplets.

Det havde hun sidst gjort, da hun havde været 16 og forelsket i Steven Wade, quarterbacken på skolens fodboldhold, som ikke havde vidst, at skolens største bogorm overhovedet fandtes.

2014, Alison Roberts, Laura Iding, Brændende begær/Brud til enlig far, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:

The last time she had done that, she had been 16 and in love with Steven Wade, the quarterback on the school's football team, who had not known that the greatest bookworm of the school even existed.

Specielt når man ser på, hvor mange andre quarterbacker, der har haft store sæsoner i AFC, ...

2012, Jimmi Willemoes Jensen, Manning sætter All Star-rekord:

Especially when you observe how many other quarterbacks have had large seasons in AFC, ...


bump

bump n (singular definite bumpet, plural indefinite bump)

bumpet (definite singular)
bump (indefinite plural)
bump (indefinite nominative singular)
bumpet (definite nominative singular)
bump (indefinite nominative plural)
bumpene (definite nominative plural)
bumps (genitive indefinite singular)
bumpets (definite genitive singular)
bumps (genitive indefinite plural)
bumpenes (definite genitive plural)


tab

tab n (singular definite tabet, plural indefinite tab)

tabet (definite singular)
tab (indefinite plural)
tab (indefinite nominative singular)
tabet (definite nominative singular)
tab (indefinite nominative plural)
tabene (definite nominative plural)
tabs (genitive indefinite singular)
tabets (definite genitive singular)
tabs (genitive indefinite plural)
tabenes (definite genitive plural)


tab

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hygrometer

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hygrometer n (singular definite hygrometeret or hygrometret, plural indefinite hygrometre)

hygrometeret (definite singular)
hygrometret (definite singular)
hygrometre (indefinite plural)
hygrometer (indefinite nominative singular)
hygrometeret (definite nominative singular)
hygrometret (definite nominative singular)
hygrometre (indefinite nominative plural)
hygrometerene (definite nominative plural)
hygrometers (genitive indefinite singular)
hygrometerets (definite genitive singular)
hygrometrets (definite genitive singular)
hygrometres (genitive indefinite plural)
hygrometerenes (definite genitive plural)


ranch

ranch c (singular definite ranchen, plural indefinite rancher)

ranchen (definite singular)
rancher (indefinite plural)
ranch (indefinite nominative singular)
ranchen (definite nominative singular)
rancher (indefinite nominative plural)
rancherne (definite nominative plural)
ranchs (genitive indefinite singular)
ranchens (definite genitive singular)
ranchers (genitive indefinite plural)
ranchernes (definite genitive plural)


autonom

autonom (positive)
autonomt (positive)
autonome (plural positive)
autonome (positive)


zar

zar c (singular definite zaren, plural indefinite zarer)

zaren (definite singular)
zarer (indefinite plural)
zar (indefinite nominative singular)
zaren (definite nominative singular)
zarer (indefinite nominative plural)
zarerne (definite nominative plural)
zars (genitive indefinite singular)
zarens (definite genitive singular)
zarers (genitive indefinite plural)
zarernes (definite genitive plural)


big time

Fordi jeg kastede op big time den aften.

2012, Astrid Heise-Fjeldgren, Kys og kanel 4 - Jagten på Joe, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Jeg havde fucket op big time, ...

2010, Maria Hirse, Når mad er din fjende, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

(postpositive, informal) to a great extent, very


ud

From Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic *ūt.


glas

glas n (singular definite glasset, plural indefinite glas)

glasset (definite singular)
glas (indefinite plural)
glas (indefinite nominative singular)
glasset (definite nominative singular)
glas (indefinite nominative plural)
glassene (definite nominative plural)
glas' (genitive indefinite singular)
glassets (definite genitive singular)
glas' (genitive indefinite plural)
glassenes (definite genitive plural)

→ Icelandic: glas

Inherited from Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

(nautical) bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship every half hour to mark the passing of time during a four-hour watch. There were eight bells per watch and then the counting started from the beginning.


sudoku

sudoku (indefinite nominative singular)
sudokuen (definite nominative singular)
sudokuer (indefinite nominative plural)
sudokuerne (definite nominative plural)
sudokus (genitive indefinite singular)
sudokuens (definite genitive singular)
sudokuers (genitive indefinite plural)
sudokuernes (definite genitive plural)


øre

øre n (singular definite øret, plural indefinite ører or øren)

øret (definite singular)
ører (indefinite plural)
øren (indefinite plural)
øre (indefinite nominative singular)
øret (definite nominative singular)
ører (indefinite nominative plural)
øren (indefinite nominative plural)
ørerne (definite nominative plural)
ørene (definite nominative plural)
øres (genitive indefinite singular)
ørets (definite genitive singular)
ørers (genitive indefinite plural)
ørens (genitive indefinite plural)
ørernes (definite genitive plural)
ørenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Germanic *auzô, cognate with English ear, German Ohr. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows- (“ear”), cf. Latin auris.

handle (small, rounded handle on the side of a container)


øre

øre c (singular definite øren, plural indefinite ører)

øren (definite singular)
ører (indefinite plural)
øre (indefinite nominative singular)
øren (definite nominative singular)
øre (indefinite nominative plural)
ørerne (definite nominative plural)
øres (genitive indefinite singular)
ørens (definite genitive singular)
øres (genitive indefinite plural)
ørernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir (pl aurar), from Latin aureus (“gold coin”), from aurum (“gold”).
Compare złoty and Gulden

a currency unit worth one hundredth of a krone.


fossil

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

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

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


fossil

fossil n (singular definite fossilet, plural indefinite fossiler)

fossilet (definite singular)
fossiler (indefinite plural)
fossil (indefinite nominative singular)
fossilet (definite nominative singular)
fossiler (indefinite nominative plural)
fossilerne (definite nominative plural)
fossils (genitive indefinite singular)
fossilets (definite genitive singular)
fossilers (genitive indefinite plural)
fossilernes (definite genitive plural)


visdom

visdom c (singular definite visdommen, not used in plural form)

From vis (“wise”) + -dom, from Old Norse vísdómr (“wisdom”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz.


grad

grad c (singular definite graden, plural indefinite grader)

graden (definite singular)
grader (indefinite plural)
grad (indefinite nominative singular)
graden (definite nominative singular)
grader (indefinite nominative plural)
graderne (definite nominative plural)
grads (genitive indefinite singular)
gradens (definite genitive singular)
graders (genitive indefinite plural)
gradernes (definite genitive plural)

i allerhøjeste grad

til en sådan grad, at

Drej 90 grader i positiv omløbsretning (mod uret).

Turn 90 degrees in the positive direction of circumambulation (counterclockwise).

Hun tog en grad i ægyptologi.


broccoli

broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)

broccolien (definite singular)
broccoli (indefinite plural)
broccoli (indefinite nominative singular)
broccolien (definite nominative singular)
broccoli (indefinite nominative plural)
broccoliene (definite nominative plural)
broccolis (genitive indefinite singular)
broccoliens (definite genitive singular)
broccolis (genitive indefinite plural)
broccolienes (definite genitive plural)


Janus

From Latin Iānus. Has been used as a Latinization of the Danish given name Jens.


plage

plage c (singular definite plagen, plural indefinite plager)

plagen (definite singular)
plager (indefinite plural)
plage (indefinite nominative singular)
plagen (definite nominative singular)
plager (indefinite nominative plural)
plagerne (definite nominative plural)
plages (genitive indefinite singular)
plagens (definite genitive singular)
plagers (genitive indefinite plural)
plagernes (definite genitive plural)

From Low German plage, from Latin plaga (“blow, cut, strike”).


plage

plage (imperative plag, infinitive at plage, present tense plager, past tense plagede, perfect tense har plaget)

plag (imperative)
at plage (infinitive)
plager (present)
plagede (past)
har plaget (perfect)


tweet

tweet (indefinite nominative singular)
tweeten (definite nominative singular)
tweetet (definite nominative singular)
tweets (indefinite nominative plural)
tweetsene (definite nominative plural)
tweetene (definite nominative plural)
tweets (genitive indefinite singular)
tweetens (definite genitive singular)
tweetets (definite genitive singular)
tweets' (genitive indefinite plural)
tweetsenes (definite genitive plural)
tweetenes (definite genitive plural)

... og at du lyver i dine tweets / ... / jeg skriver et tweet med våde fingre / ... / og der er 7 personer der citerer tweeten ...

2014, Caspar Eric, 7 / 11, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

David Thomsons kontakter synes, hans historie er for tyk, og han har trukket tweetet tilbage.

2015, Anna Erelle, Forklædt som jihad-brud, Art People, →ISBN:


hypotetisk

hypotetisk (positive)
hypotetiske (plural positive)
hypotetiske (positive)


Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian


morfar

morfar c (singular definite morfaren, plural indefinite morfædre)

morfaren (definite singular)
morfædre (indefinite plural)
morfar (indefinite nominative singular)
morfaren (definite nominative singular)
morfædre (indefinite nominative plural)
morfædrene (definite nominative plural)
morfars (genitive indefinite singular)
morfarens (definite genitive singular)
morfædres (genitive indefinite plural)
morfædrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse móðurfaðir (“mother's father”).

der

Det kunne være en hæmsko, men det kunne også være en fordel. Min historielærer „LilleJensen“ og jeg kunne have lange diskussioner om aktuelle samfundsrelevante emner, mens resten af klassen tog sig en morfar – dengang hed det en lur – ligesom jeg var langt forud for de fleste andre, når det handlede om litteratur, både moderne og klassisk.

2013, Lone Kühlmann, I medgang og medgang, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

It could be an obstacle, but it could also be an advantage. My history teacher, "LilleJensen" and I could have long discussions on topics relevant to society while the rest of my class took a nap – back then it was called a snooze – just as I was far ahead of most of the others with respect to literature, both modern and classical.

Når så den anden står op, kan den første tage en morfar på sofaen.

2012, Charlotte Højlund, Moar!: Sådan får du hvilepuls i hverdagen, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

And then when the other gets up, the first can take a nap on the couch.

... fordi det aldrig Var meningen, at den skulle indeholde noget Værdifuldt. Blandt meget andet opbevarer jeg håndcreme i små prøvestørrelser, tyggegummi, en pincet, neglelakfjerner, en øjenmaske til når jeg tager en hurtig morfar på sofaen, ...

2012, Britt Tippins, Der er ingen steder at græde her, Art People, →ISBN, page 18:

... because it was never meant to contain anything valuable. Among many other things, I keep hand lotion in small samples, chewing gum, a tweezer, nail polish remover, an eye mask for when I take a quick nap on the couch, ...


controller

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controller c (singular definite controlleren, plural indefinite controllere or controllers)

controlleren (definite singular)
controllere (indefinite plural)
controllers (indefinite plural)
controller (indefinite nominative singular)
controlleren (definite nominative singular)
controllere (indefinite nominative plural)
controllers (indefinite nominative plural)
controllerne (definite nominative plural)
controllers (genitive indefinite singular)
controllerens (definite genitive singular)
controlleres (genitive indefinite plural)
controllers' (genitive indefinite plural)
controllernes (definite genitive plural)

(business) A person who audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government, a comptroller, a controller.

(computing) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer, a controller.


grim

grim (positive)
grimmere (comparative)
grimmest (superlative)
grimt (positive)
grimme (plural positive)
grimmere (comparative plural)
grimmest (plural superlative)
grimme (positive)
grimmeste (superlative)

From Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.


sonde

sonde (indefinite nominative singular)
sonden (definite nominative singular)
sonder (indefinite nominative plural)
sonderne (definite nominative plural)
sondes (genitive indefinite singular)
sondens (definite genitive singular)
sonders (genitive indefinite plural)
sondernes (definite genitive plural)

medical device to feed a person directly into the stomach


garage

garage c (singular definite garagen, plural indefinite garager)

garagen (definite singular)
garager (indefinite plural)

garage (building (or section of a building) used to store a car, tools and other miscellaneous items.)


facilitator

facilitator c (singular definite facilitatoren, plural indefinite facilitatorer)

facilitatoren (definite singular)
facilitatorer (indefinite plural)
facilitator (indefinite nominative singular)
facilitatoren (definite nominative singular)
facilitatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
facilitatorerne (definite nominative plural)
facilitators (genitive indefinite singular)
facilitatorens (definite genitive singular)
facilitatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
facilitatorernes (definite genitive plural)

From English facilitator. Known since 1996.


spøgelse

spøgelse n (singular definite spøgelset, plural indefinite spøgelser)

spøgelset (definite singular)
spøgelser (indefinite plural)
spøgelse (indefinite nominative singular)
spøgelset (definite nominative singular)
spøgelser (indefinite nominative plural)
spøgelserne (definite nominative plural)
spøgelses (genitive indefinite singular)
spøgelsets (definite genitive singular)
spøgelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
spøgelsernes (definite genitive plural)

/ˈspøːɣəlsə/

[ˈsb̥øːjɭ̩sə]

[ˈsb̥øːl̩sə]

Equivalent to spøge (“to haunt”) + -else. From Middle Low German spōkenisse, cognate with Middle Dutch spoocksel.


genfærd

genfærd n (singular definite genfærdet, plural indefinite genfærd)

genfærdet (definite singular)
genfærd (indefinite plural)
genfærd (indefinite nominative singular)
genfærdet (definite nominative singular)
genfærd (indefinite nominative plural)
genfærdene (definite nominative plural)
genfærds (genitive indefinite singular)
genfærdets (definite genitive singular)
genfærds (genitive indefinite plural)
genfærdenes (definite genitive plural)

Surface etymology is gen- (“again, re-”) + færd (“activity, doings, motion”).


håndled

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håndled n (singular definite håndleddet, plural indefinite håndled)

håndleddet (definite singular)
håndled (indefinite plural)
håndled (indefinite nominative singular)
håndleddet (definite nominative singular)
håndled (indefinite nominative plural)
håndleddene (definite nominative plural)
håndleds (genitive indefinite singular)
håndleddets (definite genitive singular)
håndleds (genitive indefinite plural)
håndleddenes (definite genitive plural)

Compare German Handgelenk, Swedish handled


heltemodig

heltemodig (positive)
heltemodigt (positive)
heltemodige (plural positive)
heltemodige (positive)

From heltemod + -ig. Compare Swedish hjältemodig.


palmesøndag

palmesøndag c (singular definite palmesøndagen, plural indefinite palmesøndage)

palmesøndagen (definite singular)
palmesøndage (indefinite plural)
palmesøndag (indefinite nominative singular)
palmesøndagen (definite nominative singular)
palmesøndage (indefinite nominative plural)
palmesøndagene (definite nominative plural)
palmesøndags (genitive indefinite singular)
palmesøndagens (definite genitive singular)
palmesøndages (genitive indefinite plural)
palmesøndagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse palmsunnudagr, from Medieval Latin dominica palmarum.


hørfrø

hørfrø n (singular definite hørfrøet, plural indefinite hørfrø)

hørfrøet (definite singular)
hørfrø (indefinite plural)
hørfrø (indefinite nominative singular)
hørfrøet (definite nominative singular)
hørfrø (indefinite nominative plural)
hørfrøene (definite nominative plural)
hørfrøs (genitive indefinite singular)
hørfrøets (definite genitive singular)
hørfrøs (genitive indefinite plural)
hørfrøenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of hør (“flax”) and frø (“seed”).


fæstning

fæstning c (singular definite fæstningen, plural indefinite fæstninger)

fæstningen (definite singular)
fæstninger (indefinite plural)
fæstning (indefinite nominative singular)
fæstningen (definite nominative singular)
fæstninger (indefinite nominative plural)
fæstningerne (definite nominative plural)
fæstnings (genitive indefinite singular)
fæstningens (definite genitive singular)
fæstningers (genitive indefinite plural)
fæstningernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”). Equivalent to fæstne (“fasten, secure”) + -ning and fæste + -ning.


efficient

efficient (positive)
efficiente (plural positive)
efficiente (positive)


heltinde

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heltinde c (singular definite heltinden, plural indefinite heltinder)

heltinden (definite singular)
heltinder (indefinite plural)
heltinde (indefinite nominative singular)
heltinden (definite nominative singular)
heltinder (indefinite nominative plural)
heltinderne (definite nominative plural)
heltindes (genitive indefinite singular)
heltindens (definite genitive singular)
heltinders (genitive indefinite plural)
heltindernes (definite genitive plural)

heroine, hero (a female protagonist in a narrative)

(rare) hero (a female person who helps other selflessly)


salve

salve c (singular definite salven, plural indefinite salver)

salven (definite singular)
salver (indefinite plural)
salve (indefinite nominative singular)
salven (definite nominative singular)
salver (indefinite nominative plural)
salverne (definite nominative plural)
salves (genitive indefinite singular)
salvens (definite genitive singular)
salvers (genitive indefinite plural)
salvernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German salve, from Old Saxon salva, from Proto-West Germanic *salbu.

ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication)


salve

From French salve, from Latin salvē (“hail!, welcome!, farewell!”).


salve

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salve (imperative salv, infinitive at salve, present tense salver, past tense salvede, perfect tense er/har salvet)

salv (imperative)
at salve (infinitive)
salver (present)
salvede (past)
er (perfect)
har salvet (perfect)

From Middle Low German salven, from Old Saxon salbon, from Proto-West Germanic *salbōn (“to anoint”).


bande

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bande c (singular definite banden, plural indefinite bander)

banden (definite singular)
bander (indefinite plural)
bande (indefinite nominative singular)
banden (definite nominative singular)
bander (indefinite nominative plural)
banderne (definite nominative plural)
bandes (genitive indefinite singular)
bandens (definite genitive singular)
banders (genitive indefinite plural)
bandernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed via German Bande from French bande, which is itself borrowed from a Germanic language (cf. Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐍉 (bandwō, “sign”), from *bandwō).

gang (a group of people united for the purpose of crime or vandalism)


bande

Borrowed via German Bande from French bande, which is borrowed from Frankish *bindā (“join, link”) (cf. also German Binde (“bandage”), Danish bind).

barrier, cushion (e.g. in billiards or hockey)


bande

bande (past tense bandede, past participle bandet)

bandede (past)
bandet (participle past)
bander (present)
bandede (past)
har bandet (perfect present)
havde bandet (past perfect)
bandes (passive present)
bandende (participle present)
bandet (participle past)
band (imperative present)
bande (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
banden (gerund present)

From Old Norse banna, derived from the noun bann from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to order, ban”), cognate with Swedish banna, English ban, German bannen. Alternatively, the Scandinavian verbs are derived from the noun bann / band), which may be an early loan from Old Saxon ban.


var

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.


var

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


heroisk

heroisk (positive)
heroiske (plural positive)
heroiske (positive)


sprække

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sprække c (singular definite sprækken, plural indefinite sprækker)

sprækken (definite singular)
sprækker (indefinite plural)
sprække (indefinite nominative singular)
sprækken (definite nominative singular)
sprækker (indefinite nominative plural)
sprækkerne (definite nominative plural)
sprækkes (genitive indefinite singular)
sprækkens (definite genitive singular)
sprækkers (genitive indefinite plural)
sprækkernes (definite genitive plural)


sprække

sprække (imperative spræk, present sprækker, past sprækkede or sprak, past participle sprækket or sprukket or sprukken or sprukne)

spræk (imperative)
sprækker (present)
sprækkede (past)
sprak (past)
sprækket (participle past)
sprukket (participle past)
sprukken (participle past)
sprukne (participle past)

Doublet of springe, generalized from the old past tense Old Danish sprack, Old Norse sprakk (with regular assimilation of final -ng). Compare also Norwegian sprekke and Swedish spricka, spräcka.


føl

føl n (singular definite føllet, plural indefinite føl)

føllet (definite singular)
føl (indefinite plural)
føl (indefinite nominative singular)
føllet (definite nominative singular)
føl (indefinite nominative plural)
føllene (definite nominative plural)
føls (genitive indefinite singular)
føllets (definite genitive singular)
føls (genitive indefinite plural)
føllenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fyl (“foal”), from Proto-Germanic *fulją. English foal and German Fohlen go back to a different derivation from the same root, Proto-Germanic *fulô (whence Old Norse foli).


topløs

topløs (positive)
topløst (positive)
topløse (plural positive)
topløse (positive)


ånd

ånd c (singular definite ånden, plural indefinite ånder)

ånden (definite singular)
ånder (indefinite plural)
ånd (indefinite nominative singular)
ånden (definite nominative singular)
ånder (indefinite nominative plural)
ånderne (definite nominative plural)
ånds (genitive indefinite singular)
åndens (definite genitive singular)
ånders (genitive indefinite plural)
åndernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi (related to anda (“breathe”)), from Proto-Germanic *anadô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).


sne

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sne c (singular definite sneen, not used in plural form)

sneen (definite singular)
sne (indefinite nominative singular)
sneen (definite nominative singular)
snes (genitive indefinite singular)
sneens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse snær, snjór, snjár, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, cognate with Norwegian snø, Swedish snö, English snow, German Schnee.


sne

sne (past tense sneede, past participle sneet)

sneede (past)
sneet (participle past)
sner (present)
sneede (past)
har sneet (perfect present)
havde sneet (past perfect)
sneende (participle present)
sneet (participle past)
sne (imperative present)
sne (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
sneen (gerund present)

From Old Norse snjófa, snjáfa. Derived from the previous noun.


landsby

landsby c (singular definite landsbyen, plural indefinite landsbyer)

landsbyen (definite singular)
landsbyer (indefinite plural)
landsby (indefinite nominative singular)
landsbyen (definite nominative singular)
landsbyer (indefinite nominative plural)
landsbyerne (definite nominative plural)
landsbys (genitive indefinite singular)
landsbyens (definite genitive singular)
landsbyers (genitive indefinite plural)
landsbyernes (definite genitive plural)

From land (“country”) + -s- + by (“town”).


føle

føle (past tense følte, past participle følt)

følte (past)
følt (participle past)
føler (present)
følte (past)
har følt (perfect present)
havde følt (past perfect)
føles (passive present)
føltes (passive past)
følende (participle present)
følt (participle past)
føl (imperative present)
føle (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
følen (gerund present)

Jeg føler mig lidt sulten.

(reflexive) to feel (with a predicative adjective)


snuble

snuble (imperative snubl, infinitive at snuble, present tense snubler, past tense snublede, perfect tense snublet)

snubl (imperative)
at snuble (infinitive)
snubler (present)
snublede (past)
snublet (perfect)
snubler (present)
snublede (past)
har snublet (perfect present)
havde snublet (past perfect)
snubles (passive present)
snubledes (passive past)
snublende (participle present)
snublet (participle past)
snubl (imperative present)
snuble (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
snublen (gerund present)

Presumably derived from snubbe (“to truncate a word, interrupt in a rude manner”), from Old Norse snubba (“to speak harshly to, scold”), which, like the source of English snip, is probably imitative in some manner. Compare English snub (“to rebuff, spurn”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


medley

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medley n (singular definite medleyet, plural indefinite medleyer)

medleyet (definite singular)
medleyer (indefinite plural)
medley (indefinite nominative singular)
medleyet (definite nominative singular)
medleyer (indefinite nominative plural)
medleyerne (definite nominative plural)
medleys (genitive indefinite singular)
medleyets (definite genitive singular)
medleyers (genitive indefinite plural)
medleyernes (definite genitive plural)

Carola sang et medley af "Fame" og "Flashdance" ved koncerten.

Carola sang a medley of "Fame" and "Flashdance" at the concert.


glacial

glacial (positive)
glacialt (positive)
glaciale (plural positive)
glaciale (positive)


moratorium

moratorium n (singular definite moratoriet, plural indefinite moratorier)

moratoriet (definite singular)
moratorier (indefinite plural)
moratorium (indefinite nominative singular)
moratoriet (definite nominative singular)
moratorier (indefinite nominative plural)
moratorierne (definite nominative plural)
moratoriums (genitive indefinite singular)
moratoriets (definite genitive singular)
moratoriers (genitive indefinite plural)
moratoriernes (definite genitive plural)


montage

montage c (singular definite montagen, plural indefinite montager)

montagen (definite singular)
montager (indefinite plural)
montage (indefinite nominative singular)
montagen (definite nominative singular)
montager (indefinite nominative plural)
montagerne (definite nominative plural)
montages (genitive indefinite singular)
montagens (definite genitive singular)
montagers (genitive indefinite plural)
montagernes (definite genitive plural)

Unadapted borrowing from French montage, from monter (“to mount”).


chokolade

chokolade c (singular definite chokoladen, plural indefinite chokolader)

chokoladen (definite singular)
chokolader (indefinite plural)
chokolade (indefinite nominative singular)
chokoladen (definite nominative singular)
chokolader (indefinite nominative plural)
chokoladerne (definite nominative plural)
chokolades (genitive indefinite singular)
chokoladens (definite genitive singular)
chokoladers (genitive indefinite plural)
chokoladernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: sukkulaat

→ Icelandic: súkkulaði

[ɕoɡ̊oˈlæːðə]

From German Schokolade, from Dutch chocolade from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl.

chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans; small piece of confectionery made from chocolate)

chocolate, cocoa (hot drink; cup/mug of this drink)


Betelgeuse

[b̥etˢɛlˈɡ̊øːsə]


mælk

mælk c (singular definite mælken, not used in plural form)

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with mjølk, Swedish mjölk, English milk, German Milch, Dutch melk, and possibly Proto-Slavic *melko. The Germanic word ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“to milk”), which is also the source of the verbs Latin mulgeō, Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō), and Danish malke.

inh

(rare) milt, roe (the semen or reproductive organs of a male fish)


mælk

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


abc

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abc c (singular definite abc'en, plural indefinite abc'er)

abc'en (definite singular)
abc'er (indefinite plural)
abc (indefinite nominative singular)
abc'en (definite nominative singular)
abc'er (indefinite nominative plural)
abc'erne (definite nominative plural)
abc's (genitive indefinite singular)
abc'ens (definite genitive singular)
abc'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
abc'ernes (definite genitive plural)

ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading; the rudiments of any subject)


valle

valle c (singular definite vallen, not used in plural form)


pene

plural and definite singular attributive of pen


deponent

deponent (positive)
deponente (plural positive)
deponente (positive)

(grammar, of a verb). verb conjugated passively but used actively.


hjul

hjul n (singular definite hjulet, plural indefinite hjul)

hjulet (definite singular)
hjul (indefinite plural)
hjul (indefinite nominative singular)
hjulet (definite nominative singular)
hjul (indefinite nominative plural)
hjulene (definite nominative plural)
hjuls (genitive indefinite singular)
hjulets (definite genitive singular)
hjuls (genitive indefinite plural)
hjulenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjól, hvél, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, cognate with Norwegian hjul, Swedish hjul, and English wheel. The Germanic noun originates from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”), which is also the source of Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) (cf. cyclus) and Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá) (cf. chakra).


spalte

spalte c (singular definite spalten, plural indefinite spalter)

spalten (definite singular)
spalter (indefinite plural)
spalte (indefinite nominative singular)
spalten (definite nominative singular)
spalter (indefinite nominative plural)
spalterne (definite nominative plural)
spaltes (genitive indefinite singular)
spaltens (definite genitive singular)
spalters (genitive indefinite plural)
spalternes (definite genitive plural)


spalte

spalte (imperative spalt, infinitive at spalte, present tense spalter, past tense spaltede, perfect tense har spaltet)

spalt (imperative)
at spalte (infinitive)
spalter (present)
spaltede (past)
har spaltet (perfect)
spalte (active infinitive)
spaltes (infinitive passive)
spalter (active present)
spaltes (passive present)
spaltede (active past)
spaltedes (passive past)
spalt (active imperative)
spaltende (participle present)
spaltet (participle past)
spalten (gerund participle)


bruse

bruse (imperative brus, infinitive bruse, present tense bruser, past tense bruste or brusede, past participle bruset or brust)

brus (imperative)
bruse (infinitive)
bruser (present)
bruste (past)
brusede (past)
bruset (participle past)
brust (participle past)


mumle

mumle (imperative muml, infinitive at mumle, present tense mumler, past tense mumlede, perfect tense har mumlet)

muml (imperative)
at mumle (infinitive)
mumler (present)
mumlede (past)
har mumlet (perfect)
mumler (present)
mumlede (past)
har mumlet (perfect present)
havde mumlet (past perfect)
mumles (passive present)
mumledes (passive past)
mumlende (participle present)
mumlet (participle past)
muml (imperative present)
mumle (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
mumlen (gerund present)


træ

træ n (singular definite træet, plural indefinite træer)

træet (definite singular)
træer (indefinite plural)
træ (indefinite nominative singular)
træet (definite nominative singular)
træer (indefinite nominative plural)
træerne (definite nominative plural)
træs (genitive indefinite singular)
træets (definite genitive singular)
træers (genitive indefinite plural)
træernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈtsʰʁ̥ɛ̝jˀ]

From Old Norse tré (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréu̯om, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).
cognates
From the same Proto-Germanic root: Swedish trä (“wood”), träd (“tree”), Norwegian tre (“tree”), Icelandic tré (“tree”), English tree, Scots tree (“wood, rod, stick”), North Frisian tre, trä (“tree”), Middle Dutch tree (“tree”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “tree, wood, piece of wood”);
From the same Proto-Indo-European root: Albanian dru (“tree, wood”), Welsh dâr (“oaks”), Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), Tocharian A or.


respondent

respondent (indefinite nominative singular)
respondenten (definite nominative singular)
respondenter (indefinite nominative plural)
respondenterne (definite nominative plural)
respondents (genitive indefinite singular)
respondentens (definite genitive singular)
respondenters (genitive indefinite plural)
respondenternes (definite genitive plural)

respondent (one who replies to a questionnaire)


ål

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ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite ål)

ålen (definite singular)
ål (indefinite plural)
ål (indefinite nominative singular)
ålen (definite nominative singular)
ål (indefinite nominative plural)
ålene (definite nominative plural)
åls (genitive indefinite singular)
ålens (definite genitive singular)
åls (genitive indefinite plural)
ålenes (definite genitive plural)


ål

ål c (singular definite ålen, plural indefinite åle)

ålen (definite singular)
åle (indefinite plural)
ål (indefinite nominative singular)
ålen (definite nominative singular)
åle (indefinite nominative plural)
ålene (definite nominative plural)
åls (genitive indefinite singular)
ålens (definite genitive singular)
åles (genitive indefinite plural)
ålenes (definite genitive plural)


lager

lager n (singular definite lageret, plural indefinite lagre)

lageret (definite singular)
lagre (indefinite plural)
lager (indefinite nominative singular)
lageret (definite nominative singular)
lagre (indefinite nominative plural)
lagrene (definite nominative plural)
lagres (genitive indefinite singular)
lagerets (definite genitive singular)
lagres (genitive indefinite plural)
lagrenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Lager, cognate with Danish lejr.


lager

lager c (singular definite lageren, plural indefinite lagere)

lageren (definite singular)
lagere (indefinite plural)
lager (indefinite nominative singular)
lageren (definite nominative singular)
lagere (indefinite nominative plural)
lagerne (definite nominative plural)
lagers (genitive indefinite singular)
lagerens (definite genitive singular)
lageres (genitive indefinite plural)
lagernes (definite genitive plural)


brillante

inflection of brillant:
definite singular


ændringsforslag

ændringsforslag n (singular definite ændringsforslaget, plural indefinite ændringsforslag)

ændringsforslaget (definite singular)
ændringsforslag (indefinite plural)
ændringsforslag (indefinite nominative singular)
ændringsforslaget (definite nominative singular)
ændringsforslag (indefinite nominative plural)
ændringsforslagene (definite nominative plural)
ændringsforslags (genitive indefinite singular)
ændringsforslagets (definite genitive singular)
ændringsforslags (genitive indefinite plural)
ændringsforslagenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɛnd̥ʁeŋsˌfɒːˌsl̥æˀj]

[ˈɛnd̥ʁeŋsˌfɒːˌsl̥æˀ]

From ændring (“change”) + forslag (“proposal”).


ændre

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ændre (past tense ændrede, past participle ændret)

ændrede (past)
ændret (participle past)
ændrer (present)
ændrede (past)
har ændret (perfect present)
havde ændret (past perfect)
ændres (passive present)
ændredes (passive past)
ændrende (participle present)
ændret (participle past)
ændr (imperative present)
ændre (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
ændren (gerund present)

From German ändern, derived from the adjective anderer (“other”) (Danish anden). Compare also the synonym forandre, from Middle Low German veranderen.


ændring

ændring c (singular definite ændringen, plural indefinite ændringer)

ændringen (definite singular)
ændringer (indefinite plural)
ændring (indefinite nominative singular)
ændringen (definite nominative singular)
ændringer (indefinite nominative plural)
ændringerne (definite nominative plural)
ændrings (genitive indefinite singular)
ændringens (definite genitive singular)
ændringers (genitive indefinite plural)
ændringernes (definite genitive plural)


foregive

From fore- + give, maybe influenced by Middle Low German vȫrgēven (“pretend”), see German vorgeben (“pretend”).


nøgenhed

nøgenhed c (singular definite nøgenheden, not used in plural form)


udstyr

udstyr n (singular definite udstyret, plural indefinite udstyr)

udstyret (definite singular)
udstyr (indefinite plural)
udstyr (indefinite nominative singular)
udstyret (definite nominative singular)
udstyr (indefinite nominative plural)
udstyrene (definite nominative plural)
udstyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
udstyrets (definite genitive singular)
udstyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
udstyrenes (definite genitive plural)


nøgen

nøgen (positive)
nøgent (positive)
nøgne (plural positive)
nøgne (positive)

From Old Norse nakinn, nǫkkviðr (“naked”), from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian naken, Icelandic nakinn, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Low German naakd, Dutch naakt, German nackt.


elefant

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elefant c (singular definite elefanten, plural indefinite elefanter)

elefanten (definite singular)
elefanter (indefinite plural)
elefant (indefinite nominative singular)
elefanten (definite nominative singular)
elefanter (indefinite nominative plural)
elefanterne (definite nominative plural)
elefants (genitive indefinite singular)
elefantens (definite genitive singular)
elefanters (genitive indefinite plural)
elefanternes (definite genitive plural)

Via Latin elephantus from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās); replaced Old Danish fil (“elephant”), Old Norse fíll (cf. older Danish filsben (“ivory”)).


nøgleord

nøgleord n (singular definite nøgleordet, plural indefinite nøgleord)

nøgleordet (definite singular)
nøgleord (indefinite plural)
nøgleord (indefinite nominative singular)
nøgleordet (definite nominative singular)
nøgleord (indefinite nominative plural)
nøgleordene (definite nominative plural)
nøgleords (genitive indefinite singular)
nøgleordets (definite genitive singular)
nøgleords (genitive indefinite plural)
nøgleordenes (definite genitive plural)


simulere

simulere (imperative simuler, infinitive at simulere, present tense simulerer, past tense simulerede, perfect tense er/har simuleret)

simuler (imperative)
at simulere (infinitive)
simulerer (present)
simulerede (past)
er (perfect)
har simuleret (perfect)

From Latin simulare (“imitate, represent”), from similis (“similar”).


ælte

ælte c or n (singular definite ælten or æltet, plural indefinite ælter)

ælten (definite singular)
æltet (definite singular)
ælter (indefinite plural)
ælte (indefinite nominative singular)
ælten (definite nominative singular)
æltet (definite nominative singular)
ælter (indefinite nominative plural)
ælterne (definite nominative plural)
æltes (genitive indefinite singular)
æltens (definite genitive singular)
æltets (definite genitive singular)
ælters (genitive indefinite plural)
ælternes (definite genitive plural)


ælte

ælte (imperative ælt, infinitive at ælte, present tense ælter, past tense æltede, perfect tense har æltet)

ælt (imperative)
at ælte (infinitive)
ælter (present)
æltede (past)
har æltet (perfect)
ælte (active infinitive)
æltes (infinitive passive)
ælter (active present)
æltes (passive present)
æltede (active past)
æltedes (passive past)
ælt (active imperative)
æltende (participle present)
æltet (participle past)
ælten (gerund participle)


knurhår

knurhår n (singular definite knurhåret, plural indefinite knurhår)

knurhåret (definite singular)
knurhår (indefinite plural)
knurhår (indefinite nominative singular)
knurhåret (definite nominative singular)
knurhår (indefinite nominative plural)
knurhårene (definite nominative plural)
knurhårs (genitive indefinite singular)
knurhårets (definite genitive singular)
knurhårs (genitive indefinite plural)
knurhårenes (definite genitive plural)

whisker (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat)


overskæg

overskæg n (singular definite overskægget, plural indefinite overskæg)

overskægget (definite singular)
overskæg (indefinite plural)
overskæg (indefinite nominative singular)
overskægget (definite nominative singular)
overskæg (indefinite nominative plural)
overskæggene (definite nominative plural)
overskægs (genitive indefinite singular)
overskæggets (definite genitive singular)
overskægs (genitive indefinite plural)
overskæggenes (definite genitive plural)


desperado

desperado c (singular definite desperadoen, plural indefinite desperados or desperadoer)

desperadoen (definite singular)
desperados (indefinite plural)
desperadoer (indefinite plural)
desperado (indefinite nominative singular)
desperadoen (definite nominative singular)
desperados (indefinite nominative plural)
desperadoer (indefinite nominative plural)
desperadoerne (definite nominative plural)
desperados (genitive indefinite singular)
desperadoens (definite genitive singular)
desperados' (genitive indefinite plural)
desperadoers (genitive indefinite plural)
desperadoernes (definite genitive plural)

From Spanish desperado (“desperate person”), past participle of desperar, archaic form of desesperar (“to despair”).


barbering

barbering c (singular definite barberingen, plural indefinite barberinger)

barberingen (definite singular)
barberinger (indefinite plural)
barbering (indefinite nominative singular)
barberingen (definite nominative singular)
barberinger (indefinite nominative plural)
barberingerne (definite nominative plural)
barberings (genitive indefinite singular)
barberingens (definite genitive singular)
barberingers (genitive indefinite plural)
barberingernes (definite genitive plural)


skægget

skægget (positive)
skæggede (plural positive)
skæggede (positive)

[ˈsɡ̊ɛːɡ̊əð]

From Old Norse skeggjaðr (“bearded”), equivalent to skæg (“beard”) + -et.


skægget

[ˈsɡ̊ɛˀɡ̊əð]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


båd

head

båd c (singular definite båden, plural indefinite både)

båden (definite singular)
både (indefinite plural)
båd (indefinite nominative singular)
båden (definite nominative singular)
både (indefinite nominative plural)
bådene (definite nominative plural)
båds (genitive indefinite singular)
bådens (definite genitive singular)
bådes (genitive indefinite plural)
bådenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish baat, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.


foderbræt

foderbræt n (singular definite foderbrættet, plural indefinite foderbrætter)

foderbrættet (definite singular)
foderbrætter (indefinite plural)
foderbræt (indefinite nominative singular)
foderbrættet (definite nominative singular)
foderbrætter (indefinite nominative plural)
foderbrætterne (definite nominative plural)
foderbræts (genitive indefinite singular)
foderbrættets (definite genitive singular)
foderbrætters (genitive indefinite plural)
foderbrætternes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of foder (“fodder”) and bræt (“board”).


nøgle

nøgle c (singular definite nøglen, plural indefinite nøgler)

nøglen (definite singular)
nøgler (indefinite plural)
nøgle (indefinite nominative singular)
nøglen (definite nominative singular)
nøgler (indefinite nominative plural)
nøglerne (definite nominative plural)
nøgles (genitive indefinite singular)
nøglens (definite genitive singular)
nøglers (genitive indefinite plural)
nøglernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish nykil, cognate with Swedish nyckel and Norwegian nøkkel, possibly identical to the following word. Alternatively, it is a younger form, with dissimilation, of Old Danish lykil (cf. also Jutlandic løgel), from Old Norse lykill, derived from the verb lúka (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.


nøgle

nøgle n (singular definite nøglet, plural indefinite nøgler)

nøglet (definite singular)
nøgler (indefinite plural)
nøgle (indefinite nominative singular)
nøglet (definite nominative singular)
nøgler (indefinite nominative plural)
nøglerne (definite nominative plural)
nøgles (genitive indefinite singular)
nøglets (definite genitive singular)
nøglers (genitive indefinite plural)
nøglernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hnykill (“swelling”), derived from the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cf. Danish nok (“tap”) (dialect), Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”).

ball (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)


æg

æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)

ægget (definite singular)
æg (indefinite plural)
æg (indefinite nominative singular)
ægget (definite nominative singular)
æg (indefinite nominative plural)
æggene (definite nominative plural)
ægs (genitive indefinite singular)
æggets (definite genitive singular)
ægs (genitive indefinite plural)
æggenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją, cognate with Norwegian egg, Swedish ägg, German Ei (English egg is a loan from Old Norse). The Germanic noun derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), cf Latin ōvum, Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión), and Polish jajo.


æg

æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)

æggen (definite singular)
ægge (indefinite plural)
æg (indefinite nominative singular)
æggen (definite nominative singular)
ægge (indefinite nominative plural)
æggene (definite nominative plural)
ægs (genitive indefinite singular)
æggens (definite genitive singular)
ægges (genitive indefinite plural)
æggenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse egg f (“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō, cognate with English edge and German Ecke (“corner”).


skib

skib n (singular definite skibet, plural indefinite skibe)

skibet (definite singular)
skibe (indefinite plural)
skib (indefinite nominative singular)
skibet (definite nominative singular)
skibe (indefinite nominative plural)
skibene (definite nominative plural)
skibs (genitive indefinite singular)
skibets (definite genitive singular)
skibes (genitive indefinite plural)
skibenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skip (“ship”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą. Cognate with English ship and German Schiff.
The meaning "nave" is influenced by German Schiff, which is a loan translation of Medieval Latin navis (“ship, nave”). It have arisen through a confusion of two Greek words: ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) and ναός (naós, “temple, nave”)


fodre

fodre (imperative fodr, infinitive at fodre, present tense fodrer, past tense fodrede, perfect tense fodret)

fodr (imperative)
at fodre (infinitive)
fodrer (present)
fodrede (past)
fodret (perfect)
fodre (active infinitive)
fodres (infinitive passive)
fodrer (active present)
fodres (passive present)
fodrede (active past)
fodredes (passive past)
fodr (active imperative)
fodrende (participle present)
fodret (participle past)
fodren (gerund participle)


lystig

lystig (positive)
lystigere (comparative)
lystigst (superlative)
lystigt (positive)
lystige (plural positive)
lystigere (comparative plural)
lystigst (plural superlative)
lystige (positive)
lystigste (superlative)


fodring

fodring c (singular definite fodringen, plural indefinite fodringer)

fodringen (definite singular)
fodringer (indefinite plural)
fodring (indefinite nominative singular)
fodringen (definite nominative singular)
fodringer (indefinite nominative plural)
fodringerne (definite nominative plural)
fodrings (genitive indefinite singular)
fodringens (definite genitive singular)
fodringers (genitive indefinite plural)
fodringernes (definite genitive plural)

From fodre (“to feed”) + -ing, from Old Norse fóðra (“to feed”).


skæg

skæg (positive)
skæggere (comparative)
skæggest (superlative)
skægt (positive)
skægge (plural positive)
skæggere (comparative plural)
skæggest (plural superlative)
skægge (positive)
skæggeste (superlative)


skæg

skæg n (singular definite skægget, plural indefinite skæg)

skægget (definite singular)
skæg (indefinite plural)
skæg (indefinite nominative singular)
skægget (definite nominative singular)
skæg (indefinite nominative plural)
skæggene (definite nominative plural)
skægs (genitive indefinite singular)
skæggets (definite genitive singular)
skægs (genitive indefinite plural)
skæggenes (definite genitive plural)


foton

foton c (singular definite fotonen, plural indefinite fotoner)

fotonen (definite singular)
fotoner (indefinite plural)
foton (indefinite nominative singular)
fotonen (definite nominative singular)
fotoner (indefinite nominative plural)
fotonerne (definite nominative plural)
fotons (genitive indefinite singular)
fotonens (definite genitive singular)
fotoners (genitive indefinite plural)
fotonernes (definite genitive plural)


sild

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

silden (definite singular)
sild (indefinite plural)
sild (indefinite nominative singular)
silden (definite nominative singular)
sild (indefinite nominative plural)
sildene (definite nominative plural)
silds (genitive indefinite singular)
sildens (definite genitive singular)
silds (genitive indefinite plural)
sildenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.


Marianne

From Latin Mariana, reinforced by the French Marianne.


lyske

lyske c (singular definite lysken, plural indefinite lysker)

lysken (definite singular)
lysker (indefinite plural)
lyske (indefinite nominative singular)
lysken (definite nominative singular)
lysker (indefinite nominative plural)
lyskerne (definite nominative plural)
lyskes (genitive indefinite singular)
lyskens (definite genitive singular)
lyskers (genitive indefinite plural)
lyskernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskō, *leuskan- (“groin”), likely related to *leuhsaz (“bright, light”), perhaps originally meaning "light skin."


lyske

lyske (imperative lysk, infinitive at lyske, present tense lysker, past tense lyskede, perfect tense har lysket)

lysk (imperative)
at lyske (infinitive)
lysker (present)
lyskede (past)
har lysket (perfect)

(rare) to louse (to remove lice from the body of a person or animal)


eddikesyre

eddikesyre c (singular definite eddikesyren, not used in plural form)


eddike

eddike c (singular definite eddiken, plural indefinite eddiker)

eddiken (definite singular)
eddiker (indefinite plural)
eddike (indefinite nominative singular)
eddiken (definite nominative singular)
eddiker (indefinite nominative plural)
eddikerne (definite nominative plural)
eddikes (genitive indefinite singular)
eddikens (definite genitive singular)
eddikers (genitive indefinite plural)
eddikernes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse edik, from Middle Low German etik or Middle Dutch edik, from Proto-West Germanic *atek, metathesized variant of *aket, from Latin acētum.
Compare Norwegian Bokmål eddik, Swedish ättika, Faroese edikur, Icelandic edik, West Frisian jittik, Old English æced, German Essig.


eddikesur

eddikesur (positive)
eddikesurt (positive)
eddikesure (plural positive)
eddikesure (positive)

[ˈæðɡ̊əˌsuɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈæðiɡ̊əˌsuɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈæðɡ̊əˈsuɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈæðiɡ̊əˈsuɐ̯ˀ]

From eddike (“vinegar”) + sur (“acid, sour”).

(figuratively) vinegary (acerbic, bitter)


transformer

transformer c (singular definite transformeren, plural indefinite transformere)

transformeren (definite singular)
transformere (indefinite plural)
transformer (indefinite nominative singular)
transformeren (definite nominative singular)
transformere (indefinite nominative plural)
transformerne (definite nominative plural)
transformers (genitive indefinite singular)
transformerens (definite genitive singular)
transformeres (genitive indefinite plural)
transformernes (definite genitive plural)

[tʁ̥ɑnsˈfɒːmɐ]

[tʁ̥ɑnsfɒˈmeɐ̯ˀ]

electrical engineering
electrical engineering


transformer

[tʁ̥ɑnsˈfɒːmɐ]

[tʁ̥ɑnsfɒˈmeɐ̯ˀ]


lystre

lystre (imperative lystr, infinitive at lystre, present tense lystrer, past tense lystrede, perfect tense lystret)

lystr (imperative)
at lystre (infinitive)
lystrer (present)
lystrede (past)
lystret (perfect)
lystre (active infinitive)
lystres (infinitive passive)
lystrer (active present)
lystres (passive present)
lystrede (active past)
lystredes (passive past)
lystr (active imperative)
lystrende (participle present)
lystret (participle past)
lystren (gerund participle)


opdagelse

opdagelse c (singular definite opdagelsen, plural indefinite opdagelser)

opdagelsen (definite singular)
opdagelser (indefinite plural)
opdagelse (indefinite nominative singular)
opdagelsen (definite nominative singular)
opdagelser (indefinite nominative plural)
opdagelserne (definite nominative plural)
opdagelses (genitive indefinite singular)
opdagelsens (definite genitive singular)
opdagelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
opdagelsernes (definite genitive plural)


proscenium

proscenium n (singular definite prosceniet, plural indefinite proscenier)

prosceniet (definite singular)
proscenier (indefinite plural)
proscenium (indefinite nominative singular)
prosceniet (definite nominative singular)
proscenier (indefinite nominative plural)
proscenierne (definite nominative plural)
prosceniums (genitive indefinite singular)
prosceniets (definite genitive singular)
prosceniers (genitive indefinite plural)
prosceniernes (definite genitive plural)


pelargonie

pelargonie c (singular definite pelargonien, plural indefinite pelargonier)

pelargonien (definite singular)
pelargonier (indefinite plural)
pelargonie (indefinite nominative singular)
pelargonien (definite nominative singular)
pelargonier (indefinite nominative plural)
pelargonierne (definite nominative plural)
pelargonies (genitive indefinite singular)
pelargoniens (definite genitive singular)
pelargoniers (genitive indefinite plural)
pelargoniernes (definite genitive plural)


blusse

blusse (imperative blus, infinitive at blusse, present tense blusser, past tense blussede, perfect tense har blusset)

blus (imperative)
at blusse (infinitive)
blusser (present)
blussede (past)
har blusset (perfect)

From Proto-Germanic *blisk (“to burn, shine”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”).


hummer

head

hummer c (singular definite hummeren, plural indefinite hummere)

hummeren (definite singular)
hummere (indefinite plural)
hummer (indefinite nominative singular)
hummeren (definite nominative singular)
hummere (indefinite nominative plural)
hummerne (definite nominative plural)
hummers (genitive indefinite singular)
hummerens (definite genitive singular)
hummeres (genitive indefinite plural)
hummernes (definite genitive plural)


hummer

hummer n (singular definite hummeret, plural indefinite hummere)

hummeret (definite singular)
hummere (indefinite plural)
hummer (indefinite nominative singular)
hummeret (definite nominative singular)
hummere (indefinite nominative plural)
hummerne (definite nominative plural)
hummers (genitive indefinite singular)
hummerets (definite genitive singular)
hummeres (genitive indefinite plural)
hummernes (definite genitive plural)


lodden

lodden (positive)
loddent (positive)
lodne (plural positive)
lodne (positive)

From Old Norse loðinn (“hairy, grassy”).


lodden

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


chili

head

chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilifrugter)

chilien (definite singular)
chilifrugter (indefinite plural)


børste

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

børsten (definite singular)
børster (indefinite plural)
børste (indefinite nominative singular)
børsten (definite nominative singular)
børster (indefinite nominative plural)
børsterne (definite nominative plural)
børstes (genitive indefinite singular)
børstens (definite genitive singular)
børsters (genitive indefinite plural)
børsternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse burste, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.

[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]


børste

børsten (definite singular)
børster (indefinite plural)

[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]


børste

[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]


børste

børste (imperative børst, infinitive at børste, present tense børster, past tense børstede, perfect tense har børstet)

børst (imperative)
at børste (infinitive)
børster (present)
børstede (past)
har børstet (perfect)

[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]


-et

Forms past participles of some verbs, like -t.

Forms the definite singular of most neuter nouns.

snerpe (“prude”) + -et → snerpet (“prudish”)

Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "like [noun]"; -esque.

mønster (“pattern”) + -et → mønstret (“patterned”)

to (“two”) + sprog (“language”) + -et → tosproget (“bilingual”)

Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "having [noun], being equipped with [noun]".


æra

æra c (singular definite æraen, plural indefinite æraer)

æraen (definite singular)
æraer (indefinite plural)
æra (indefinite nominative singular)
æraen (definite nominative singular)
æraer (indefinite nominative plural)
æraerne (definite nominative plural)
æras (genitive indefinite singular)
æraens (definite genitive singular)
æraers (genitive indefinite plural)
æraernes (definite genitive plural)


bangebuks

bangebuks c (singular definite bangebuksen, plural indefinite bangebukse)

bangebuksen (definite singular)
bangebukse (indefinite plural)
bangebuks (indefinite nominative singular)
bangebuksen (definite nominative singular)
bangebukse (indefinite nominative plural)
bangebuksene (definite nominative plural)
bangebuks' (genitive indefinite singular)
bangebuksens (definite genitive singular)
bangebukses (genitive indefinite plural)
bangebuksenes (definite genitive plural)

From bange (“afraid, scared”) + bukser (“trousers, pants”). Compare with English scaredy pants.


brune

head

brune (imperative brun, infinitive at brune, present tense bruner, past tense brunede, perfect tense brunet)

brun (imperative)
at brune (infinitive)
bruner (present)
brunede (past)
brunet (perfect)
brune (active infinitive)
brunes (infinitive passive)
bruner (active present)
brunes (passive present)
brunede (active past)
brunedes (passive past)
brun (active imperative)
brunende (participle present)
brunet (participle past)
brunen (gerund participle)


lue

lue c (singular definite luen, plural indefinite luer)

luen (definite singular)
luer (indefinite plural)
lue (indefinite nominative singular)
luen (definite nominative singular)
luer (indefinite nominative plural)
luerne (definite nominative plural)
lues (genitive indefinite singular)
luens (definite genitive singular)
luers (genitive indefinite plural)
luernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish lughæ, Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”). Compare German Lohe, Swedish låga, Old English līeġ, English low (“flame”).


lue

lue (imperative lu, infinitive at lue, present tense luer, past tense luede, perfect tense har luet)

lu (imperative)
at lue (infinitive)
luer (present)
luede (past)
har luet (perfect)


jagte

jagte (imperative jagt, infinitive at jagte, present tense jagter, past tense jagtede, perfect tense jagtet)

jagt (imperative)
at jagte (infinitive)
jagter (present)
jagtede (past)
jagtet (perfect)


tøj

tøj n (singular definite tøjet, plural indefinite tøjer)

tøjet (definite singular)
tøjer (indefinite plural)
tøj (indefinite nominative singular)
tøjet (definite nominative singular)
tøjer (indefinite nominative plural)
tøjerne (definite nominative plural)
tøjs (genitive indefinite singular)
tøjets (definite genitive singular)
tøjers (genitive indefinite plural)
tøjernes (definite genitive plural)

Faroese: toy n

From Middle Low German tüg (“tool, clothes”), from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, gear, device”), Proto-Germanic *teugą, *tiugiją (“stuff, gear, device”). Cognates include English toy and German Zeug (“stuff, gear, fabric”).

inh

material for knitting, needle work and such


istid

head

istid c (singular definite istiden, plural indefinite istider)

istiden (definite singular)
istider (indefinite plural)
istid (indefinite nominative singular)
istiden (definite nominative singular)
istider (indefinite nominative plural)
istiderne (definite nominative plural)
istids (genitive indefinite singular)
istidens (definite genitive singular)
istiders (genitive indefinite plural)
istidernes (definite genitive plural)


arte

arte (past tense artede, past participle artet)

artede (past)
artet (participle past)
arter (present)
artede (past)
har artet (perfect present)
havde artet (past perfect)
artende (participle present)
artet (participle past)
art (imperative present)
arte (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
arten (gerund present)

From German arten. Derived from the noun Art (Danish art).


harpun

harpun c (singular definite harpunen, plural indefinite harpuner)

harpunen (definite singular)
harpuner (indefinite plural)
harpun (indefinite nominative singular)
harpunen (definite nominative singular)
harpuner (indefinite nominative plural)
harpunerne (definite nominative plural)
harpuns (genitive indefinite singular)
harpunens (definite genitive singular)
harpuners (genitive indefinite plural)
harpunernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Dutch harpoen, from French harpon (“harpoon”).


kylling

kylling c (singular definite kyllingen, plural indefinite kyllinger)

kyllingen (definite singular)
kyllinger (indefinite plural)
kylling (indefinite nominative singular)
kyllingen (definite nominative singular)
kyllinger (indefinite nominative plural)
kyllingerne (definite nominative plural)
kyllings (genitive indefinite singular)
kyllingens (definite genitive singular)
kyllingers (genitive indefinite plural)
kyllingernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish kykling, from Old Norse kjúklingr (“chicken”).


jagt

jagt c (singular definite jagten, plural indefinite jagter)

jagten (definite singular)
jagter (indefinite plural)
jagt (indefinite nominative singular)
jagten (definite nominative singular)
jagter (indefinite nominative plural)
jagterne (definite nominative plural)
jagts (genitive indefinite singular)
jagtens (definite genitive singular)
jagters (genitive indefinite plural)
jagternes (definite genitive plural)


jagt

Spantets Höide paa Kjölen faaes ved at multiplicere tykkelsen ud og ind af Skibets Spanter ved Dækket, ... paa Skonnerter og Jagter med 1 . 80.

1839, Carl L. Harboe, Dansk Marine-ordbog, page 378:

Imidlertid kom 2 Svenske Jagter ud fra Slottet og vilde entret hannem, hvilke han forjagede, og med det samme kom løs.

1806, Danske magazin: indeholden bidrag til den danske histories og det danske sprogs oplysning, page 22:

Det første, jeg da foretager mig, ere de store Jagter eller Fartøier, som her nødvendig maae haves, for at bringe deres Fiskes Vahre til Kiøbstaden Bergen saa og andre Steder; hvilke Jagter ere fra 8 til 40 Læster drægtige.

1784, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab.., Nye samling af det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs skrifter, page 470:


høne

høne c (singular definite hønen, plural indefinite høner or høns)

hønen (definite singular)
høner (indefinite plural)
høns (indefinite plural)
høne (indefinite nominative singular)
hønen (definite nominative singular)
høner (indefinite nominative plural)
høns (indefinite nominative plural)
hønerne (definite nominative plural)
hønsene (definite nominative plural)
hønes (genitive indefinite singular)
hønens (definite genitive singular)
høners (genitive indefinite plural)
høns' (genitive indefinite plural)
hønernes (definite genitive plural)
hønsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.


dværg

dværg c (singular definite dværgen, plural indefinite dværge)

dværgen (definite singular)
dværge (indefinite plural)
dværg (indefinite nominative singular)
dværgen (definite nominative singular)
dværge (indefinite nominative plural)
dværgene (definite nominative plural)
dværgs (genitive indefinite singular)
dværgens (definite genitive singular)
dværges (genitive indefinite plural)
dværgenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.


dansk

dansk (plural and definite singular attributive danske)

danske (attributive definite singular)
danske (attributive plural)

From Old Norse danskr, from danir (“Danes”) + -sk.