"by" meaning in Danish

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Noun

IPA: [ˈb̥yˀ]
Etymology: From Old Norse býr, bœr (settlement). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|bǿr|býr, bœr|tr=settlement}} Old Norse býr, bœr (settlement) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|byen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|byer||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} by c (singular definite byen, plural indefinite byer), {{da-noun|en|er}} by c (singular definite byen, plural indefinite byer) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=byernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=byers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=byens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=bys|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=byerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=byer|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=byen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=by}} Forms: byen [definite, singular], byer [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], by [indefinite, nominative, singular], byen [definite, nominative, singular], byer [indefinite, nominative, plural], byerne [definite, nominative, plural], bys [genitive, indefinite, singular], byens [definite, genitive, singular], byers [genitive, indefinite, plural], byernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. town, city Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-by-da-noun-ZCEWfNGR Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries Related terms: bydel [common-gender], bymidte [common-gender], bymæssig [adjective], byområde [neuter], byorkester [neuter], byplanlægning [common-gender], byret [common-gender], byråd [neuter], byvåben [neuter], byzone [common-gender], landsby [common-gender], stad [common-gender]

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bǿr",
        "4": "býr, bœr",
        "tr": "settlement"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse býr, bœr (settlement)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse býr, bœr (settlement).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "byen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bys",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "byer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "byen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "by c (singular definite byen, plural indefinite byer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "by c (singular definite byen, plural indefinite byer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "byernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "byers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "byens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "bys",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "byerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "byer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "byen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "by"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 21 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "town, city"
      ],
      "id": "en-by-da-noun-ZCEWfNGR",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bydel"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bymidte"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "word": "bymæssig"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "byområde"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "byorkester"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "byplanlægning"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "byret"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "byråd"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "byvåben"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "byzone"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "landsby"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "stad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈb̥yˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "by"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bǿr",
        "4": "býr, bœr",
        "tr": "settlement"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse býr, bœr (settlement)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse býr, bœr (settlement).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "byen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "by",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bys",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "byer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "byen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "by c (singular definite byen, plural indefinite byer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "by c (singular definite byen, plural indefinite byer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "byernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "byers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "byens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "bys",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "byerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "byer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "byen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "by"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bydel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bymidte"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "bymæssig"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "byområde"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "byorkester"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "byplanlægning"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "byret"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "byråd"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "byvåben"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "byzone"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "landsby"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stad"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish common-gender nouns",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 21 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "town, city"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈb̥yˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "by"
}

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