"ridder" meaning in Danish

See ridder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈʁiðˀɐ]
Etymology: From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare. Etymology templates: {{der|da|gml|ridder||rider, knight}} Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), {{der|da|dum|riddere}} Middle Dutch riddere, {{af|dum|rîden|-er|nocat=1|t1=to ride}} rîden (“to ride”) + -er, {{noncog|fro|chevalier||knight}} Old French chevalier (“knight”), {{cog|de|Ritter}} German Ritter, {{cog|non|riddari}} Old Norse riddari, {{cog|sv|riddare}} Swedish riddare Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|ridderen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|riddere||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere), {{da-noun|en|e}} ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|e|ne}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=riddernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=ridderes|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=ridderens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=ridders|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=ridderne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=riddere|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=ridderen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=ridder}} Forms: ridderen [definite, singular], riddere [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ridder [indefinite, nominative, singular], ridderen [definite, nominative, singular], riddere [indefinite, nominative, plural], ridderne [definite, nominative, plural], ridders [genitive, indefinite, singular], ridderens [definite, genitive, singular], ridderes [genitive, indefinite, plural], riddernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (historical) knight (a medieval horseman) Tags: common-gender, historical
    Sense id: en-ridder-da-noun-Es8Mv6oR
  2. knight (a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-ridder-da-noun-FsGsxZMA
  3. (historical) knight (a member of the equestrian order in Ancient Rome) Tags: common-gender, historical
    Sense id: en-ridder-da-noun-YGdhy-dD Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 4 18 1 7 7 2 21 21 2 2 8 2 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 19 0 7 7 1 23 23 1 1 7 1 4 1 Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 3 18 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ridderlig () (english: chivalrous), ridderskab () (english: knighthood)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "chivalrous",
      "word": "ridderlig ()"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "knighthood",
      "word": "ridderskab ()"
    }
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "riddere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch riddere",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "rîden",
        "3": "-er",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "to ride"
      },
      "expansion": "rîden (“to ride”) + -er",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "chevalier",
        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old French chevalier (“knight”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Ritter"
      },
      "expansion": "German Ritter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "riddari"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse riddari",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "riddare"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish riddare",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riddere",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riddere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridderne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridderens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ridderes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riddernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "riddere",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "4": "ridderen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
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        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ridder c (singular definite ridderen, plural indefinite riddere)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "e"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    },
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        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
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        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "ridderens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "ridders",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "ridderne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "riddere",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "ridderen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "ridder"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "knight (a medieval horseman)"
      ],
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          "knight"
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "knight",
          "knight"
        ],
        [
          "knighthood",
          "knighthood"
        ],
        [
          "monarch",
          "monarch"
        ]
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      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "(historical) knight (a member of the equestrian order in Ancient Rome)"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʁiðˀɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ridder"
}

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    "Danish common-gender nouns",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "english": "chivalrous",
      "word": "ridderlig ()"
    },
    {
      "english": "knighthood",
      "word": "ridderskab ()"
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "rider, knight"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "3": "riddere"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "rîden",
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        "nocat": "1",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "riddare"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riddere",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ridder",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "riddere",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "common-gender",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʁiðˀɐ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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