lærred

lærred n (singular definite lærredet, plural indefinite lærreder)

lærredet (definite singular)
lærreder (indefinite plural)
lærred (indefinite nominative singular)
lærredet (definite nominative singular)
lærreder (indefinite nominative plural)
lærrederne (definite nominative plural)
lærreds (genitive indefinite singular)
lærredets (definite genitive singular)
lærreders (genitive indefinite plural)
lærredernes (definite genitive plural)


hoved

head

hoved n (singular definite hovedet, plural indefinite hoveder)

hovedet (definite singular)
hoveder (indefinite plural)
hoved (indefinite nominative singular)
hovedet (definite nominative singular)
hoveder (indefinite nominative plural)
hovederne (definite nominative plural)
hoveds (genitive indefinite singular)
hovedets (definite genitive singular)
hoveders (genitive indefinite plural)
hovedernes (definite genitive plural)
hode (alternative)
hoed (alternative)

Norwegian Bokmål: hoved, hode

[ˈho̝ːð̩˕˗ˠ]

From Old Norse hǫfuð, haufuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, cf. English head, dialectal German Haupt, Dutch hoofd. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *káput, cognate with Latin caput (“head”).

head (the body part with the brain and main sense organs)

mind (the cognitive activities of a human being)

(figuratively) head (something with a form or a position that resembles a head, e.g. a vegetable or a page)


hovedet

[ˈho̝ːð̩˕˗ˠð̩˕˗ˠ]


kapers

kapers c (singular definite kapersen, plural indefinite kapers)

kapersen (definite singular)
kapers (indefinite plural)
kapers (indefinite nominative singular)
kapersen (definite nominative singular)
kapers (indefinite nominative plural)
kapersene (definite nominative plural)
kapers' (genitive indefinite singular)
kapersens (definite genitive singular)
kapers' (genitive indefinite plural)
kapersenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰæːˀb̥ɐs]

From Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis, “caper”).


skonnert

head

skonnert c (singular definite skonnerten, plural indefinite skonnerter)

skonnerten (definite singular)
skonnerter (indefinite plural)
skonnert (indefinite nominative singular)
skonnerten (definite nominative singular)
skonnerter (indefinite nominative plural)
skonnerterne (definite nominative plural)
skonnerts (genitive indefinite singular)
skonnertens (definite genitive singular)
skonnerters (genitive indefinite plural)
skonnerternes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsɡ̊ʌnˀɐd̥]


stængel

stængel c (singular definite stænglen or stængelen, plural indefinite stængler)

stænglen (definite singular)
stængelen (definite singular)
stængler (indefinite plural)
stængel (indefinite nominative singular)
stænglen (definite nominative singular)
stængelen (definite nominative singular)
stængler (indefinite nominative plural)
stænglerne (definite nominative plural)
stængels (genitive indefinite singular)
stænglens (definite genitive singular)
stængelens (definite genitive singular)
stænglers (genitive indefinite plural)
stænglernes (definite genitive plural)


kammer

kammer n (singular definite kammeret or (unofficial) kamret, plural indefinite kamre)

kammeret (definite singular)
kamret (colloquial definite singular)
kamre (indefinite plural)
kammer (indefinite nominative singular)
kammeret (definite nominative singular)
kamret (colloquial definite nominative singular)
kamre (indefinite nominative plural)
kamrene (definite nominative plural)
kammers (genitive indefinite singular)
kammerets (definite genitive singular)
kamrets (colloquial definite genitive singular)
kamres (genitive indefinite plural)
kamrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin camera (“room, chamber”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”). Doublet of kamera.


nihilisme

nihilisme c (singular definite nihilismen, not used in plural form)

nihilismen (definite singular)
nihilisme (indefinite nominative singular)
nihilismen (definite nominative singular)
nihilismes (genitive indefinite singular)
nihilismens (definite genitive singular)


bajer

bajer c (singular definite bajeren, plural indefinite bajere)

bajeren (definite singular)
bajere (indefinite plural)
bajer (indefinite nominative singular)
bajeren (definite nominative singular)
bajere (indefinite nominative plural)
bajerne (definite nominative plural)
bajers (genitive indefinite singular)
bajerens (definite genitive singular)
bajeres (genitive indefinite plural)
bajernes (definite genitive plural)

Greenlandic: baaja

From bajrer (“Bavarian”) or a contraction of bajersk (“Bavarian”) øl, from Medieval Latin Bajuvarius.


vabel

vabel c (singular definite vablen or vabelen, plural indefinite vabler)

vablen (definite singular)
vabelen (definite singular)
vabler (indefinite plural)
vabel (indefinite nominative singular)
vablen (definite nominative singular)
vabelen (definite nominative singular)
vabler (indefinite nominative plural)
vablerne (definite nominative plural)
vabels (genitive indefinite singular)
vablens (definite genitive singular)
vabelens (definite genitive singular)
vablers (genitive indefinite plural)
vablernes (definite genitive plural)
vable (alternative)


manko

manko c (singular definite mankoen, plural indefinite mankoer)

mankoen (definite singular)
mankoer (indefinite plural)
manko (indefinite nominative singular)
mankoen (definite nominative singular)
mankoer (indefinite nominative plural)
mankoerne (definite nominative plural)
mankos (genitive indefinite singular)
mankoens (definite genitive singular)
mankoers (genitive indefinite plural)
mankoernes (definite genitive plural)

From Italian manco, first-person singular present tense of mancare (“to lack, miss”).


telegraf

telegraf c (singular definite telegrafen, plural indefinite telegrafer)

telegrafen (definite singular)
telegrafer (indefinite plural)
telegraf (indefinite nominative singular)
telegrafen (definite nominative singular)
telegrafer (indefinite nominative plural)
telegraferne (definite nominative plural)
telegrafs (genitive indefinite singular)
telegrafens (definite genitive singular)
telegrafers (genitive indefinite plural)
telegrafernes (definite genitive plural)

[tˢeleɡ̊ʁɑːˀf]


telegrafist

telegrafist c (singular definite telegrafisten, plural indefinite telegrafister)

telegrafisten (definite singular)
telegrafister (indefinite plural)
telegrafist (indefinite nominative singular)
telegrafisten (definite nominative singular)
telegrafister (indefinite nominative plural)
telegrafisterne (definite nominative plural)
telegrafists (genitive indefinite singular)
telegrafistens (definite genitive singular)
telegrafisters (genitive indefinite plural)
telegrafisternes (definite genitive plural)


landmand

landmand c (singular definite landmanden, plural indefinite landmænd)

landmanden (definite singular)
landmænd (indefinite plural)
landmand (indefinite nominative singular)
landmanden (definite nominative singular)
landmænd (indefinite nominative plural)
landmændene (definite nominative plural)
landmands (genitive indefinite singular)
landmandens (definite genitive singular)
landmænds (genitive indefinite plural)
landmændenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse landmaðr, equivalent to land + mand. Compare landsmand.


kiste

kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)

kisten (definite singular)
kister (indefinite plural)
kiste (indefinite nominative singular)
kisten (definite nominative singular)
kister (indefinite nominative plural)
kisterne (definite nominative plural)
kistes (genitive indefinite singular)
kistens (definite genitive singular)
kisters (genitive indefinite plural)
kisternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”).


lakaj

lakaj c (singular definite lakajen, plural indefinite lakajer)

lakajen (definite singular)
lakajer (indefinite plural)
lakaj (indefinite nominative singular)
lakajen (definite nominative singular)
lakajer (indefinite nominative plural)
lakajerne (definite nominative plural)
lakajs (genitive indefinite singular)
lakajens (definite genitive singular)
lakajers (genitive indefinite plural)
lakajernes (definite genitive plural)


blød

at lægger vasketøj i blød

to soak the dirty laundry / to put the dirty laundry on to soak

Først må du sætte bønnerne i blød i koldt vand.

You first have to steep the beans in cold water.


pjece

pjece c (singular definite pjecen, plural indefinite pjecer)

pjecen (definite singular)
pjecer (indefinite plural)
pjece (indefinite nominative singular)
pjecen (definite nominative singular)
pjecer (indefinite nominative plural)
pjecerne (definite nominative plural)
pjeces (genitive indefinite singular)
pjecens (definite genitive singular)
pjecers (genitive indefinite plural)
pjecernes (definite genitive plural)

From French pièce, from Late Latin pettia (“piece”), from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis, cognate with Welsh peth (“thing”) and Irish cuid (“part”).


hjørne

hjørne n (singular definite hjørnet, plural indefinite hjørner)

hjørnet (definite singular)
hjørner (indefinite plural)
hjørne (indefinite nominative singular)
hjørnet (definite nominative singular)
hjørner (indefinite nominative plural)
hjørnerne (definite nominative plural)
hjørnes (genitive indefinite singular)
hjørnets (definite genitive singular)
hjørners (genitive indefinite plural)
hjørnernes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: hjørne

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: hjørne

From Old Norse hyrna f, *hyrni n (not attested in Classical Old Norse, but in Middle Norwegian), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ f, *hurniją n.

Det ville svare til, at nedenstående graf har en ▻Eulertur, hvilket den ikke har, idet ikke hvert hjørne har lige valens...

2005, Gyldendals Minilex. Matematik, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 104:

This would imply that the graph below has an Euler trail, which it does not, since not every node has an even degree...


cellofan

cellofan n (singular definite cellofanet, not used in plural form)


skod

skod n (singular definite skoddet, plural indefinite skod)

skoddet (definite singular)
skod (indefinite plural)
skod (indefinite nominative singular)
skoddet (definite nominative singular)
skod (indefinite nominative plural)
skoddene (definite nominative plural)
skods (genitive indefinite singular)
skoddets (definite genitive singular)
skods (genitive indefinite plural)
skoddenes (definite genitive plural)

From a dialectal variant of skud (“shot”).


køb

køb n (singular definite købet, plural indefinite køb)

købet (definite singular)
køb (indefinite plural)
køb (indefinite nominative singular)
købet (definite nominative singular)
køb (indefinite nominative plural)
købene (definite nominative plural)
købs (genitive indefinite singular)
købets (definite genitive singular)
købs (genitive indefinite plural)
købenes (definite genitive plural)


køber

køber c (singular definite køberen, plural indefinite købere)

køberen (definite singular)
købere (indefinite plural)
køber (indefinite nominative singular)
køberen (definite nominative singular)
købere (indefinite nominative plural)
køberne (definite nominative plural)
købers (genitive indefinite singular)
køberens (definite genitive singular)
køberes (genitive indefinite plural)
købernes (definite genitive plural)


lagkage

lagkage c (singular definite lagkagen, plural indefinite lagkager)

lagkagen (definite singular)
lagkager (indefinite plural)
lagkage (indefinite nominative singular)
lagkagen (definite nominative singular)
lagkager (indefinite nominative plural)
lagkagerne (definite nominative plural)
lagkages (genitive indefinite singular)
lagkagens (definite genitive singular)
lagkagers (genitive indefinite plural)
lagkagernes (definite genitive plural)


krus

krus n (singular definite kruset, plural indefinite krus)

kruset (definite singular)
krus (indefinite plural)
krus (indefinite nominative singular)
kruset (definite nominative singular)
krus (indefinite nominative plural)
krusene (definite nominative plural)
krus' (genitive indefinite singular)
krusets (definite genitive singular)
krus' (genitive indefinite plural)
krusenes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse krús, maybe from Middle Low German krūs, krōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but Pokorny proposes an ultimate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”), similar to Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“something bent, crooked”), *krukjō (“staff”).


krus

head

krus n (singular definite kruset, not used in plural form)

Verbal noun to kruse (“frizzle, ripple, ruffle, curl”), from Middle Low German krūsen, from krūs (“frizzy”), from the same ultimate origin as Etymology 3 below.


kruset

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


padde

head

padde c (singular definite padden, plural indefinite padder)

padden (definite singular)
padder (indefinite plural)
padde (indefinite nominative singular)
padden (definite nominative singular)
padder (indefinite nominative plural)
padderne (definite nominative plural)
paddes (genitive indefinite singular)
paddens (definite genitive singular)
padders (genitive indefinite plural)
paddernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpʰæ̝ð̠̩˕ˠ]

From Old Norse padda, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ (“toad”), cognate with Swedish padda, German Low German Padde, Dutch pad.

(taxonomy) amphibian (member of the class Amphibia)

Jeg ka' sgu da ikke se nogen postkasse! mumlede Eddie, der var kommet tilbage til de andre igen. - Klap i, din padde! hvæsede Dracula.

2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Freddy #3: Bøvsedragernes hemmelighed, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

I don't see any bloody mailbox! mumbled Eddie, who had returned to the others. - Shut up, you fool! Dracula hissed.

- Det er bare nogle ord, din padde. Dem har jeg sagt i hele mit liv, de betyder ikke noget.

- They're just words, silly. I've said them my entire life, they mean nothing.

... en eller anden åndssvag padde, der praler af at være en af jeres varmeste disciple, ...

2017, Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, Farvel til i går, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

... some stupid idiot, boasting of being one of your hottest disciples, ...


blanding

blanding c (definite singular blandingen, indefinite plural blandinger, definite plural blandingerne)

blandingen (definite singular)
blandinger (indefinite plural)
blandingerne (definite plural)


parodi

parodi c (singular definite parodien, plural indefinite parodier)

parodien (definite singular)
parodier (indefinite plural)
parodi (indefinite nominative singular)
parodien (definite nominative singular)
parodier (indefinite nominative plural)
parodierne (definite nominative plural)
parodis (genitive indefinite singular)
parodiens (definite genitive singular)
parodiers (genitive indefinite plural)
parodiernes (definite genitive plural)

From French parodie, from Latin parodia, from Ancient Greek παρωδία (parōdía), from παρά (pará, “beside, by, near”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

parody (expression making fun of something else)


sfære

sfære c (singular definite sfæren, plural indefinite sfærer)

sfæren (definite singular)
sfærer (indefinite plural)
sfære (indefinite nominative singular)
sfæren (definite nominative singular)
sfærer (indefinite nominative plural)
sfærerne (definite nominative plural)
sfæres (genitive indefinite singular)
sfærens (definite genitive singular)
sfærers (genitive indefinite plural)
sfærernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin sphēra, sphaera (“ball, globe, celestial sphere”), from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”).


sjæl

head

sjæl c (singular definite sjælen, plural indefinite sjæle)

sjælen (definite singular)
sjæle (indefinite plural)
sjæl (indefinite nominative singular)
sjælen (definite nominative singular)
sjæle (indefinite nominative plural)
sjælene (definite nominative plural)
sjæls (genitive indefinite singular)
sjælens (definite genitive singular)
sjæles (genitive indefinite plural)
sjælenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish sial, siæl, Old Norse sál (“soul”), related to Norwegian Bokmål sjel and Swedish själ. The West Norse form is borrowed from Old English sāwol, the East Norse form, with -j-, from Old Saxon sēola, siola, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.


sjal

sjal n (singular definite sjalet, plural indefinite sjaler)

sjalet (definite singular)
sjaler (indefinite plural)
sjal (indefinite nominative singular)
sjalet (definite nominative singular)
sjaler (indefinite nominative plural)
sjalerne (definite nominative plural)
sjals (genitive indefinite singular)
sjalets (definite genitive singular)
sjalers (genitive indefinite plural)
sjalernes (definite genitive plural)

From English shawl, from Persian شال (šâl, “shawl, scarf”).


hamp

hamp c (singular definite hampen, not used in plural form)

hampen (definite singular)
hamp (indefinite nominative singular)
hampen (definite nominative singular)
hamps (genitive indefinite singular)
hampens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hampr (“hemp”), from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz.


hankat

hankat c (singular definite hankatten, plural indefinite hankatte)

hankatten (definite singular)
hankatte (indefinite plural)
hankat (indefinite nominative singular)
hankatten (definite nominative singular)
hankatte (indefinite nominative plural)
hankattene (definite nominative plural)
hankats (genitive indefinite singular)
hankattens (definite genitive singular)
hankattes (genitive indefinite plural)
hankattenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of han (“male”) and kat (“cat”).


håndklæde

håndklæde n (singular definite håndklædet, plural indefinite håndklæder)

håndklædet (definite singular)
håndklæder (indefinite plural)
håndklæde (indefinite nominative singular)
håndklædet (definite nominative singular)
håndklæder (indefinite nominative plural)
håndklæderne (definite nominative plural)
håndklædes (genitive indefinite singular)
håndklædets (definite genitive singular)
håndklæders (genitive indefinite plural)
håndklædernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈhʌnˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

[ˈhʌŋˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

Compound of hånd (“hand”) + klæde (“cloth”)


plombe

head

plombe c (singular definite plomben, plural indefinite plomber)

plomben (definite singular)
plomber (indefinite plural)
plombe (indefinite nominative singular)
plomben (definite nominative singular)
plomber (indefinite nominative plural)
plomberne (definite nominative plural)
plombes (genitive indefinite singular)
plombens (definite genitive singular)
plombers (genitive indefinite plural)
plombernes (definite genitive plural)

From French plomb, from Latin plumbum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”).


jødinde

head

jødinde c (singular definite jødinden, plural indefinite jødinder)

jødinden (definite singular)
jødinder (indefinite plural)
jødinde (indefinite nominative singular)
jødinden (definite nominative singular)
jødinder (indefinite nominative plural)
jødinderne (definite nominative plural)
jødindes (genitive indefinite singular)
jødindens (definite genitive singular)
jødinders (genitive indefinite plural)
jødindernes (definite genitive plural)


værtinde

værtinde c (singular definite værtinden, plural indefinite værtinder)

værtinden (definite singular)
værtinder (indefinite plural)
værtinde (indefinite nominative singular)
værtinden (definite nominative singular)
værtinder (indefinite nominative plural)
værtinderne (definite nominative plural)
værtindes (genitive indefinite singular)
værtindens (definite genitive singular)
værtinders (genitive indefinite plural)
værtindernes (definite genitive plural)

[væɐ̯d̥ˈenə]


lærer

lærer c (singular definite læreren, plural indefinite lærere)

læreren (definite singular)
lærere (indefinite plural)
lærer (indefinite nominative singular)
læreren (definite nominative singular)
lærere (indefinite nominative plural)
lærerne (definite nominative plural)
lærers (genitive indefinite singular)
lærerens (definite genitive singular)
læreres (genitive indefinite plural)
lærernes (definite genitive plural)


lærer

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lærerinde

head

lærerinde c (singular definite lærerinden, plural indefinite lærerinder)

lærerinden (definite singular)
lærerinder (indefinite plural)
lærerinde (indefinite nominative singular)
lærerinden (definite nominative singular)
lærerinder (indefinite nominative plural)
lærerinderne (definite nominative plural)
lærerindes (genitive indefinite singular)
lærerindens (definite genitive singular)
lærerinders (genitive indefinite plural)
lærerindernes (definite genitive plural)

From lærer (“teacher”) + -inde (“female”).


vælger

vælger c (singular definite vælgeren, plural indefinite vælgere)

vælgeren (definite singular)
vælgere (indefinite plural)
vælger (indefinite nominative singular)
vælgeren (definite nominative singular)
vælgere (indefinite nominative plural)
vælgerne (definite nominative plural)
vælgers (genitive indefinite singular)
vælgerens (definite genitive singular)
vælgeres (genitive indefinite plural)
vælgernes (definite genitive plural)


pakke

pakke c (singular definite pakken, plural indefinite pakker)

pakken (definite singular)
pakker (indefinite plural)
pakke (indefinite nominative singular)
pakken (definite nominative singular)
pakker (indefinite nominative plural)
pakkerne (definite nominative plural)
pakkes (genitive indefinite singular)
pakkens (definite genitive singular)
pakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
pakkernes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse pakki, from Middle Low German packe, from Old Saxon *pakko, from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.


genealogi

genealogi c (singular definite genealogien, plural indefinite genealogier)

genealogien (definite singular)
genealogier (indefinite plural)


larm

larm c (singular definite larmen, not used in plural form)

A contraction of alarm, from French alarme (“alarm”).


grube

grube c (singular definite gruben, plural indefinite gruber)

gruben (definite singular)
gruber (indefinite plural)
grube (indefinite nominative singular)
gruben (definite nominative singular)
gruber (indefinite nominative plural)
gruberne (definite nominative plural)
grubes (genitive indefinite singular)
grubens (definite genitive singular)
grubers (genitive indefinite plural)
grubernes (definite genitive plural)


karpe

karpe c (singular definite karpen, plural indefinite karper)

karpen (definite singular)
karper (indefinite plural)
karpe (indefinite nominative singular)
karpen (definite nominative singular)
karper (indefinite nominative plural)
karperne (definite nominative plural)
karpes (genitive indefinite singular)
karpens (definite genitive singular)
karpers (genitive indefinite plural)
karpernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German karpe, from Medieval Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa, “carp”).

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio#Translingual


tarm

tarm c (singular definite tarmen, plural indefinite tarme)

tarmen (definite singular)
tarme (indefinite plural)
tarm (indefinite nominative singular)
tarmen (definite nominative singular)
tarme (indefinite nominative plural)
tarmene (definite nominative plural)
tarms (genitive indefinite singular)
tarmens (definite genitive singular)
tarmes (genitive indefinite plural)
tarmenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þarmr. Cognate with German Darm, obsolete English tharms (“twisted guts”). Compare Ancient Greek τόρμος (tórmos, “hole”).


kork

kork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)

From Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (“bark, cork”).

cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)


revy

revy c (singular definite revyen, plural indefinite revyer)

revyen (definite singular)
revyer (indefinite plural)
revy (indefinite nominative singular)
revyen (definite nominative singular)
revyer (indefinite nominative plural)
revyerne (definite nominative plural)
revys (genitive indefinite singular)
revyens (definite genitive singular)
revyers (genitive indefinite plural)
revyernes (definite genitive plural)

From French revue, from revoir, from Latin revidere (“to see again”), from re- (“again”) and vidēre (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).

der

review (periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field, military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs)


miljø

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miljø n (singular definite miljøet, plural indefinite miljøer)

miljøet (definite singular)
miljøer (indefinite plural)
miljø (indefinite nominative singular)
miljøet (definite nominative singular)
miljøer (indefinite nominative plural)
miljøerne (definite nominative plural)
miljøs (genitive indefinite singular)
miljøets (definite genitive singular)
miljøers (genitive indefinite plural)
miljøernes (definite genitive plural)


pøbel

From German Pöbel, from French peuple, from Latin populus.


kusk

kusk c (singular definite kusken, plural indefinite kuske)

kusken (definite singular)
kuske (indefinite plural)
kusk (indefinite nominative singular)
kusken (definite nominative singular)
kuske (indefinite nominative plural)
kuskene (definite nominative plural)
kusks (genitive indefinite singular)
kuskens (definite genitive singular)
kuskes (genitive indefinite plural)
kuskenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Kutscher (“coachman”), from Kutsche (“carriage, coach”), from Hungarian kocsi, named after the Hungarian village Kocs.


pinje

pinje c (singular definite pinjen, plural indefinite pinjer)

pinjen (definite singular)
pinjer (indefinite plural)
pinje (indefinite nominative singular)
pinjen (definite nominative singular)
pinjer (indefinite nominative plural)
pinjerne (definite nominative plural)
pinjes (genitive indefinite singular)
pinjens (definite genitive singular)
pinjers (genitive indefinite plural)
pinjernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin pinea.
Obsolete spellings: pigne, pinie. Compare French pigne and German Pinie.


hiv

From English HIV, "Human Immune Deficiency Virus".


vams

vams c (singular definite vamsen, plural indefinite vamse)

vamsen (definite singular)
vamse (indefinite plural)
vams (indefinite nominative singular)
vamsen (definite nominative singular)
vamse (indefinite nominative plural)
vamsene (definite nominative plural)
vams' (genitive indefinite singular)
vamsens (definite genitive singular)
vamses (genitive indefinite plural)
vamsenes (definite genitive plural)

a thick and warm jacket, fur coat or sweater


pynt

pynt c (singular definite pynten, plural indefinite pynter)

pynten (definite singular)
pynter (indefinite plural)
pynt (indefinite nominative singular)
pynten (definite nominative singular)
pynter (indefinite nominative plural)
pynterne (definite nominative plural)
pynts (genitive indefinite singular)
pyntens (definite genitive singular)
pynters (genitive indefinite plural)
pynternes (definite genitive plural)


pynt

pynt c (singular definite pynten, not used in plural form)


skøn

skøn n (singular definite skønnet, plural indefinite skøn)

skønnet (definite singular)
skøn (indefinite plural)
skøn (indefinite nominative singular)
skønnet (definite nominative singular)
skøn (indefinite nominative plural)
skønnene (definite nominative plural)
skøns (genitive indefinite singular)
skønnets (definite genitive singular)
skøns (genitive indefinite plural)
skønnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skyn, from Proto-Germanic *skunją; see skynja. Cognate with Norwegian skjønn, Swedish skön.

discretion (the freedom to make one's own judgements)


gak

From gaga (“gaga”), from French gaga, from gâteux (“senile, incontinent”).

madness, insanity (see Thesaurus:insanity)


skød

skød n (singular definite skødet, plural indefinite skød)

skødet (definite singular)
skød (indefinite plural)
skød (indefinite nominative singular)
skødet (definite nominative singular)
skød (indefinite nominative plural)
skødene (definite nominative plural)
skøds (genitive indefinite singular)
skødets (definite genitive singular)
skøds (genitive indefinite plural)
skødenes (definite genitive plural)

Jeg lå med hovedet i hans skød.

Træskærerenken havde vist ham, at legemet kunne følge sin egen drift, men havde også vidst, hvordan man hindrede sæden i at slå rod og vokse i hendes skød.

2014, Martin Jensen, Magtspor, Klim, →ISBN:

The woodcutter widow had shown him that the body could follow its own urge, but had also known how to prevent the semen from taking root and growing in her womb.

Og Mors bedrøvede Øjne og den glædesløse Begyndelse til Liv i hendes Skød.

1930, Marcus Lauesen, I morgen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

And mother's sad eyes and the joyless beginning of life in her womb.

Ærgerligt og hårdhændet kastede han hende om på ryggen, stødte sit lem i hendes skød og gjorde sig færdig.

2008, Hanne Reintoft, Strejf af nådens vinge, ArtPeople, →ISBN:

Irritatedly and brusquely, he threw her on her back, thrust his cock into her vagina and finished.

Jeg er Imperia, Jordmassens Dronning, / urstærk som Kulden, der blunder i Bjergenes Skød, / mørk og ubøjelig — ofte jeg drømmer mig død.

I am Imperia, queen of the landmass, / ur-strong like the cold that slumbers in the bosom of the mountains, / dark and inflexible — often I dream I am dead.

Den argeste ulv i skovens skød / blev slikket engang af sin moder.

The most ferocious wolf in the heart of the woods / was once licked by its mother.


skød

skød n (singular definite skødet, plural indefinite skøder)

skødet (definite singular)
skøder (indefinite plural)
skød (indefinite nominative singular)
skødet (definite nominative singular)
skøder (indefinite nominative plural)
skøderne (definite nominative plural)
skøds (genitive indefinite singular)
skødets (definite genitive singular)
skøders (genitive indefinite plural)
skødernes (definite genitive plural)


skødet

[ˈsɡ̊øðˀəd̥]


skødet

[ˈsɡ̊øːðəd̥]


skøder

[ˈsɡ̊øːðɐnə]


væde

væde c (singular definite væden, not used in plural form)

væden (definite singular)
væde (indefinite nominative singular)
væden (definite nominative singular)
vædes (genitive indefinite singular)
vædens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse væta, Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ (“moisture”). Derived from the adjective *wētaz (“wet”) (Danish våd).

Suppen er ikke så god; fyldet er fint, men væden er uinteressant.

The soup is not so good; the firm bits are fine, but the wet part is uninteresting.


gyde

gyde c (singular definite gyden, plural indefinite gyder)

gyden (definite singular)
gyder (indefinite plural)
gyde (indefinite nominative singular)
gyden (definite nominative singular)
gyder (indefinite nominative plural)
gyderne (definite nominative plural)
gydes (genitive indefinite singular)
gydens (definite genitive singular)
gyders (genitive indefinite plural)
gydernes (definite genitive plural)


protestantisme

protestantisme c (singular definite protestantismen, plural indefinite protestantisme)

protestantismen (definite singular)
protestantisme (indefinite plural)
protestantisme (indefinite nominative singular)
protestantismen (definite nominative singular)
protestantismes (genitive indefinite singular)
protestantismens (definite genitive singular)

protestant + -isme. Likely Borrowed from French protestantisme.


tude

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bananrepublik

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bananrepublik c (singular definite bananrepublikken, plural indefinite bananrepublikker)

bananrepublikken (definite singular)
bananrepublikker (indefinite plural)
bananrepublik (indefinite nominative singular)
bananrepublikken (definite nominative singular)
bananrepublikker (indefinite nominative plural)
bananrepublikkerne (definite nominative plural)
bananrepubliks (genitive indefinite singular)
bananrepublikkens (definite genitive singular)
bananrepublikkers (genitive indefinite plural)
bananrepublikkernes (definite genitive plural)

banan (“banana”) + republik (“republic”)


termin

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termin c (singular definite terminen, plural indefinite terminer)

terminen (definite singular)
terminer (indefinite plural)
termin (indefinite nominative singular)
terminen (definite nominative singular)
terminer (indefinite nominative plural)
terminerne (definite nominative plural)
termins (genitive indefinite singular)
terminens (definite genitive singular)
terminers (genitive indefinite plural)
terminernes (definite genitive plural)

[tˢæɐ̯ˈmiːˀn]

From German Termin (“date, deadline”), from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”).


føre

føre n (singular definite føret, not used in plural form)

føret (definite singular)
føre (indefinite nominative singular)
føret (definite nominative singular)
føres (genitive indefinite singular)
førets (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse fœri, derived from the adjective Old Norse fœrr (Danish før).


fører

fører c (singular definite føreren, plural indefinite førere)

føreren (definite singular)
førere (indefinite plural)
fører (indefinite nominative singular)
føreren (definite nominative singular)
førere (indefinite nominative plural)
førerne (definite nominative plural)
førers (genitive indefinite singular)
førerens (definite genitive singular)
føreres (genitive indefinite plural)
førernes (definite genitive plural)


ridt

ridt n (singular definite ridtet, plural indefinite ridt)

ridtet (definite singular)
ridt (indefinite plural)
ridt (indefinite nominative singular)
ridtet (definite nominative singular)
ridt (indefinite nominative plural)
ridtene (definite nominative plural)
ridts (genitive indefinite singular)
ridtets (definite genitive singular)
ridts (genitive indefinite plural)
ridtenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Ritt, verbal noun to reiten (“to ride”).


række

række c (singular definite rækken, plural indefinite rækker)

rækken (definite singular)
rækker (indefinite plural)
række (indefinite nominative singular)
rækken (definite nominative singular)
rækker (indefinite nominative plural)
rækkerne (definite nominative plural)
rækkes (genitive indefinite singular)
rækkens (definite genitive singular)
rækkers (genitive indefinite plural)
rækkernes (definite genitive plural)

The noun derived from the verb or a borrowing from Middle Low German recke, reck, which has also been borrowed into German Reck.

row, line, rank; things arranged spatially

series; succession; sequence; things or events arranged in order of time


kryds

kryds n (singular definite krydset, plural indefinite kryds or krydser)

krydset (definite singular)
kryds (indefinite plural)
krydser (indefinite plural)
kryds (indefinite nominative singular)
krydset (definite nominative singular)
kryds (indefinite nominative plural)
krydser (indefinite nominative plural)
krydsene (definite nominative plural)
krydserne (definite nominative plural)
kryds' (genitive indefinite singular)
krydsets (definite genitive singular)
kryds' (genitive indefinite plural)
krydsers (genitive indefinite plural)
krydsenes (definite genitive plural)
krydsernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūze, krūce, from Old Saxon krūci, from Latin crux.
Compare also German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, with diphthongs going back to a long vowel, which points to a late borrowing (with a medieval pronunciation of the Latin word). English cross, with a short open vowel, is derived independently from Old Irish cros, from a Vulgar Latin pronunciation with /o/ from short u. Doublet of kors (“(Christian) cross”).

crossroads, intersection (crossing roads)

(zoology) croup (the part of an animal's body around the sacrum, the upper part of the hind legs)

(anatomy) loin (the back of a human around the sacrum)

(music) sharp (a note one semitone higher, ♯)

(slang) crossword (Clipping of krydsogtværs)


drys

drys n (singular definite drysset, plural indefinite drys)

drysset (definite singular)
drys (indefinite plural)
drys (indefinite nominative singular)
drysset (definite nominative singular)
drys (indefinite nominative plural)
dryssene (definite nominative plural)
drys' (genitive indefinite singular)
dryssets (definite genitive singular)
drys' (genitive indefinite plural)
dryssenes (definite genitive plural)


krudt

krudt n (singular definite krudtet, not used in plural form)

krudtet (definite singular)
krudt (indefinite nominative singular)
krudtet (definite nominative singular)
krudts (genitive indefinite singular)
krudtets (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed and clipped from Middle Low German (büssen)krūt, (bussen)krût (“gunpowder”), from büsse (“rifle”) + krût (“spice, herb”), from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“herb, plant”). For the first element see Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.


ringe

From Middle Low German ringe. A possible cognate include Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha). Of uncertain origin.


brynje

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brynje c (singular definite brynjen, plural indefinite brynjer)

brynjen (definite singular)
brynjer (indefinite plural)
brynje (indefinite nominative singular)
brynjen (definite nominative singular)
brynjer (indefinite nominative plural)
brynjerne (definite nominative plural)
brynjes (genitive indefinite singular)
brynjens (definite genitive singular)
brynjers (genitive indefinite plural)
brynjernes (definite genitive plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ
Old Norse brynja
Danish brynje
From Old Norse brynja (“mail, armor”). Cognate with Icelandic brynja, Swedish brynja, Faroese brynja, Norwegian brynje.


grynt

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grynt n (singular definite gryntet, plural indefinite grynt)

gryntet (definite singular)
grynt (indefinite plural)
grynt (indefinite nominative singular)
gryntet (definite nominative singular)
grynt (indefinite nominative plural)
gryntene (definite nominative plural)
grynts (genitive indefinite singular)
gryntets (definite genitive singular)
grynts (genitive indefinite plural)
gryntenes (definite genitive plural)


ingrediens

ingrediens c (singular definite ingrediensen, plural indefinite ingredienser)

ingrediensen (definite singular)
ingredienser (indefinite plural)
ingrediens (indefinite nominative singular)
ingrediensen (definite nominative singular)
ingredienser (indefinite nominative plural)
ingredienserne (definite nominative plural)
ingrediens' (genitive indefinite singular)
ingrediensens (definite genitive singular)
ingrediensers (genitive indefinite plural)
ingrediensernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin ingrediens, present participle of ingredi.


vrid

vrid n (singular definite vriddet, plural indefinite vrid)

vriddet (definite singular)
vrid (indefinite plural)
vrid (indefinite nominative singular)
vriddet (definite nominative singular)
vrid (indefinite nominative plural)
vriddene (definite nominative plural)
vrids (genitive indefinite singular)
vriddets (definite genitive singular)
vrids (genitive indefinite plural)
vriddenes (definite genitive plural)


trøje

trøje c (singular definite trøjen, plural indefinite trøjer)

trøjen (definite singular)
trøjer (indefinite plural)
trøje (indefinite nominative singular)
trøjen (definite nominative singular)
trøjer (indefinite nominative plural)
trøjerne (definite nominative plural)
trøjes (genitive indefinite singular)
trøjens (definite genitive singular)
trøjers (genitive indefinite plural)
trøjernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: tujuuluk

From Middle Low German troye, troie, possibly from Old French troie (“coat from Troyes”).


drej

drej n (singular definite drejet, plural indefinite drej)

drejet (definite singular)
drej (indefinite plural)
drej (indefinite nominative singular)
drejet (definite nominative singular)
drej (indefinite nominative plural)
drejene (definite nominative plural)
drejs (genitive indefinite singular)
drejets (definite genitive singular)
drejs (genitive indefinite plural)
drejenes (definite genitive plural)


kryb

kryb n (singular definite krybet, plural indefinite kryb)

krybet (definite singular)
kryb (indefinite plural)
kryb (indefinite nominative singular)
krybet (definite nominative singular)
kryb (indefinite nominative plural)
krybene (definite nominative plural)
krybs (genitive indefinite singular)
krybets (definite genitive singular)
krybs (genitive indefinite plural)
krybenes (definite genitive plural)

Verbal noun to krybe (“crawl, creep”), from Old Norse krjúpa.


katapult

katapult c (singular definite katapulten, plural indefinite katapulter)

katapulten (definite singular)
katapulter (indefinite plural)
katapult (indefinite nominative singular)
katapulten (definite nominative singular)
katapulter (indefinite nominative plural)
katapulterne (definite nominative plural)
katapults (genitive indefinite singular)
katapultens (definite genitive singular)
katapulters (genitive indefinite plural)
katapulternes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapéltēs).


røv

røv c (singular definite røven, plural indefinite røve)

røven (definite singular)
røve (indefinite plural)
røv (indefinite nominative singular)
røven (definite nominative singular)
røve (indefinite nominative plural)
røvene (definite nominative plural)
røvs (genitive indefinite singular)
røvens (definite genitive singular)
røves (genitive indefinite plural)
røvenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rauf (“gap, rift, hole”), Proto-Germanic *raubō (“rift”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rauv, ræv, Swedish röv. The noun is derived from the verb Old Norse rjúfa (“to break, tear”), from Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”).


røven

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


røver

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røver c (singular definite røveren, plural indefinite røvere)

røveren (definite singular)
røvere (indefinite plural)
røver (indefinite nominative singular)
røveren (definite nominative singular)
røvere (indefinite nominative plural)
røverne (definite nominative plural)
røvers (genitive indefinite singular)
røverens (definite genitive singular)
røveres (genitive indefinite plural)
røvernes (definite genitive plural)

From røve (“to rob”) + -er. Borrowed from Middle Low German rōver, cf. Swedish rövare and German Räuber. The English correspondent robber has gone through French.


køl

køl c (singular definite kølen, plural indefinite køle)

kølen (definite singular)
køle (indefinite plural)
køl (indefinite nominative singular)
kølen (definite nominative singular)
køle (indefinite nominative plural)
kølene (definite nominative plural)
køls (genitive indefinite singular)
kølens (definite genitive singular)
køles (genitive indefinite plural)
kølenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kjǫlr (“keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz (“keel”), cognate with Norwegian kjøl, Swedish köl. English keel, German Kiel and Dutch kiel are all borrowed from Old Norse.


køle

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hån

hån c (singular definite hånen, not used in plural form)

hånen (definite singular)
hån (indefinite nominative singular)
hånen (definite nominative singular)
håns (genitive indefinite singular)
hånens (definite genitive singular)

From Middle Low German hōn (“derision”).


frøs

indefinite genitive singular of frø (“frog”)


frøs

indefinite genitive singular/plural of frø (“seed”)


gryn

gryn n (singular definite grynet, plural indefinite gryn)

grynet (definite singular)
gryn (indefinite plural)
gryn (indefinite nominative singular)
grynet (definite nominative singular)
gryn (indefinite nominative plural)
grynene (definite nominative plural)
gryns (genitive indefinite singular)
grynets (definite genitive singular)
gryns (genitive indefinite plural)
grynenes (definite genitive plural)

meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains)

Så er det måske lillemor, der tjener grynene? Hvad laver du så, spurgte han, da Mette nikkede. – Jeg er postassistent.

2016, Henning Prins, En skuffe fuld af penge, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Har du forresten faaet Grynene?« »Her!« svarede Jørgen Berg og slog sig paa Brystlommen. »En Femhundredkrone-Lap!

2017, Henrik Pontoppidan, Toldere og syndere, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Sammen med det sidste brev, jeg lagde til ham, lagde jeg fem dollars. Grynene tog han, men jeg hørte ingenting fra ham, førend han var i stand til at betale mig dem tilbage, og det tog adskillige måneder endnu.

2017, Saul Bellow, translated by Michael Tejn, En ung amerikaners eventyr, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:


drøn

drøn n (singular definite drønet, plural indefinite drøn)

drønet (definite singular)
drøn (indefinite plural)
drøn (indefinite nominative singular)
drønet (definite nominative singular)
drøn (indefinite nominative plural)
drønene (definite nominative plural)
drøns (genitive indefinite singular)
drønets (definite genitive singular)
drøns (genitive indefinite plural)
drønenes (definite genitive plural)


sølet

sølet (canonical)
sølen (canonical common-gender neuter)


måler

måler c (singular definite måleren, plural indefinite målere)

måleren (definite singular)
målere (indefinite plural)
måler (indefinite nominative singular)
måleren (definite nominative singular)
målere (indefinite nominative plural)
målerne (definite nominative plural)
målers (genitive indefinite singular)
målerens (definite genitive singular)
måleres (genitive indefinite plural)
målernes (definite genitive plural)


arne

arne c (singular definite arnen, plural indefinite arner)

arnen (definite singular)
arner (indefinite plural)
arne (indefinite nominative singular)
arnen (definite nominative singular)
arner (indefinite nominative plural)
arnerne (definite nominative plural)
arnes (genitive indefinite singular)
arnens (definite genitive singular)
arners (genitive indefinite plural)
arnernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse arinn (“fireplace, hearth”).


væge

væge c (singular definite vægen, plural indefinite væger)

vægen (definite singular)
væger (indefinite plural)
væge (indefinite nominative singular)
vægen (definite nominative singular)
væger (indefinite nominative plural)
vægerne (definite nominative plural)
væges (genitive indefinite singular)
vægens (definite genitive singular)
vægers (genitive indefinite plural)
vægernes (definite genitive plural)


syge

syge c (singular definite sygen, plural indefinite syger)

sygen (definite singular)
syger (indefinite plural)
syge (indefinite nominative singular)
sygen (definite nominative singular)
syger (indefinite nominative plural)
sygerne (definite nominative plural)
syges (genitive indefinite singular)
sygens (definite genitive singular)
sygers (genitive indefinite plural)
sygernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish syugæ, siwgæ, cognate with Swedish sjuka. Derived from Old Norse sjúkr (“sick”), from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.


harve

harve c (singular definite harven, plural indefinite harver)

harven (definite singular)
harver (indefinite plural)
harve (indefinite nominative singular)
harven (definite nominative singular)
harver (indefinite nominative plural)
harverne (definite nominative plural)
harves (genitive indefinite singular)
harvens (definite genitive singular)
harvers (genitive indefinite plural)
harvernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse harfr, herfi (“harrow”). Related to Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós), and Latin carpere.


låge

låge c (singular definite lågen, plural indefinite låger)

lågen (definite singular)
låger (indefinite plural)
låge (indefinite nominative singular)
lågen (definite nominative singular)
låger (indefinite nominative plural)
lågerne (definite nominative plural)
låges (genitive indefinite singular)
lågens (definite genitive singular)
lågers (genitive indefinite plural)
lågernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse loka (“bolt”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to shut”).


lunde

lunde c (singular definite lunden, plural indefinite lunder)

lunden (definite singular)
lunder (indefinite plural)
lunde (indefinite nominative singular)
lunden (definite nominative singular)
lunder (indefinite nominative plural)
lunderne (definite nominative plural)
lundes (genitive indefinite singular)
lundens (definite genitive singular)
lunders (genitive indefinite plural)
lundernes (definite genitive plural)

Fratercula arctica
Fratercula arctica#Translingual


kreds

kreds c (singular definite kredsen, plural indefinite kredse)

kredsen (definite singular)
kredse (indefinite plural)
kreds (indefinite nominative singular)
kredsen (definite nominative singular)
kredse (indefinite nominative plural)
kredsene (definite nominative plural)
kreds' (genitive indefinite singular)
kredsens (definite genitive singular)
kredses (genitive indefinite plural)
kredsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German kret or Middle High German kreiz, from Proto-Germanic *kraitaz. Compare German Kreis.


kræs

kræs n (singular definite kræset, not used in plural form)

From Old Norse krás, Proto-Germanic *krēsō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gras-, see also Ancient Greek γράω (gráō, “to eat, gnaw”). The Danish form is influenced by the verb, see kræse.


kræset

[ˈkʰʁ̥ɛˀsəð]

[ˈkʰʁ̥æˀsð̩]


kredsen

[ˈkʰʁ̥ɛːˀsn̩]

[ˈkʰʁ̥æːˀsn̩]


brøde

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brøde c (singular definite brøden, not used in plural form)

brøden (definite singular)
brøde (indefinite nominative singular)
brøden (definite nominative singular)
brødes (genitive indefinite singular)
brødens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Danish brøtæ, possibly from Proto-Germanic *brautiją, derived from *breutaną (“to break”) (Danish bryde).


fluorescens

fluorescens c (singular definite fluorescensen, not used in plural form)

From English fluorescence, a contraction of fluorite and luminescence.


råde

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sluse

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sluse c (singular definite slusen, plural indefinite sluser)

slusen (definite singular)
sluser (indefinite plural)

A sluice, lock (a segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels)


røre

røre n or c (singular definite røret or røren, not used in plural form)

røret (definite singular)
røren (definite singular)

From Swedish röra c (“disorder, mess, mix”). Derived from the Swedish equivalent of the preceding verb.


nød

nød c (singular definite nødden, plural indefinite nødder)

nødden (definite singular)
nødder (indefinite plural)
nød (indefinite nominative singular)
nødden (definite nominative singular)
nødder (indefinite nominative plural)
nødderne (definite nominative plural)
nøds (genitive indefinite singular)
nøddens (definite genitive singular)
nødders (genitive indefinite plural)
nøddernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hnot (“nut”), from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

(food, broadly) nut (a fruit consisting of a hard, dry, lipid-rich seed usually contained within a hard shell)

møbler i nøddetræ

(slang, plural only) breasts — see entry nødder


nød

nød c (singular definite nøden, not used in plural form)

From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.


nød

nød (indefinite nominative singular)
nødet (definite nominative singular)
nød (indefinite nominative plural)
nødene (definite nominative plural)
nøds (genitive indefinite singular)
nødets (definite genitive singular)
nøds (genitive indefinite plural)
nødenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. the meaning stems from Old Norse: njóta

(derogatory, archaic, dialect) a stupid or lazy person


nødder

Det hører ikke med til overklassens egnsdragt at have kunstige store nødder, kasser, forlygter eller andre betegnelser for bryster, som hører med til nudansk. Det er godt for plastickirurgerne, der nu skal lave mindre bryster. Almindelige sunde [...]

2010, Jane Aamund, Øjebliksbilleder, Art People, →ISBN:

Drømmefyr har tilbragt de sidste par timer i afbleget blondines selskab. Vil åbenbart ha' blondine med store nødder ... er selv brunette med beskeden b-skål. Jeg føler mig dum og vraget!! Anna kigger sig drømmende i spejlet. “Åh, skal vi ikke [...]

2011, Mette Honoré, Birgitte Rasmussen, Karolines verden, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

'Se nu! Du skræmmer kællingerne væk.' 'Hva? Hvem, nå, hende der narrefissen. Meen... Hun kunne godt få lov til at pudse mit ettal. Hun havde en god mund. Og flotte nødder.' 'Du hopper på alt, mand. Hun lignede en fucking røvsyg skolelærer, [...]

2009, Benn Q. Holm, Den gamle verden, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:


nøddeskal

nøddeskal c (singular definite nøddeskallen, plural indefinite nøddeskaller)

nøddeskallen (definite singular)
nøddeskaller (indefinite plural)
nøddeskal (indefinite nominative singular)
nøddeskallen (definite nominative singular)
nøddeskaller (indefinite nominative plural)
nøddeskallerne (definite nominative plural)
nøddeskals (genitive indefinite singular)
nøddeskallens (definite genitive singular)
nøddeskallers (genitive indefinite plural)
nøddeskallernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈnøðəsɡ̊alˀ]

Compound of nød (“nut”) and skal (“shell”).

nutshell (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut)


forsøg

forsøg n (singular definite forsøget, plural indefinite forsøg)

forsøget (definite singular)
forsøg (indefinite plural)
forsøg (indefinite nominative singular)
forsøget (definite nominative singular)
forsøg (indefinite nominative plural)
forsøgene (definite nominative plural)
forsøgs (genitive indefinite singular)
forsøgets (definite genitive singular)
forsøgs (genitive indefinite plural)
forsøgenes (definite genitive plural)


skjorte

skjorte c (singular definite skjorten, plural indefinite skjorter)

skjorten (definite singular)
skjorter (indefinite plural)
skjorte (indefinite nominative singular)
skjorten (definite nominative singular)
skjorter (indefinite nominative plural)
skjorterne (definite nominative plural)
skjortes (genitive indefinite singular)
skjortens (definite genitive singular)
skjorters (genitive indefinite plural)
skjorternes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsɡ̊joɐ̯d̥ə]

[ˈskjo̝ɒ̯̽ɾə]

From Old Norse skyrta (“shirt”), from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ, cognate with English shirt, German Schürze (partly from Low German). Doublet of skørt.


torden

torden c (singular definite tordenen, plural indefinite tordener)

tordenen (definite singular)
tordener (indefinite plural)
torden (indefinite nominative singular)
tordenen (definite nominative singular)
tordener (indefinite nominative plural)
tordenerne (definite nominative plural)
tordens (genitive indefinite singular)
tordenens (definite genitive singular)
tordeners (genitive indefinite plural)
tordenernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈtˢoɐ̯d̥n̩]

From Old Danish *thor, from Old Norse þórr (from Proto-Germanic *þunraz) + dynr (“drone, noise, din, boom”). Compare Swedish tordön (“thunder”).


grønt

grønt n (singular definite grøntet, not used in plural form)

grøntet (definite singular)
grønt (indefinite nominative singular)
grøntet (definite nominative singular)
grønts (genitive indefinite singular)
grøntets (definite genitive singular)


røgelse

røgelse c (singular definite røgelsen, plural indefinite røgelser)

røgelsen (definite singular)
røgelser (indefinite plural)
røgelse (indefinite nominative singular)
røgelsen (definite nominative singular)
røgelser (indefinite nominative plural)
røgelserne (definite nominative plural)
røgelses (genitive indefinite singular)
røgelsens (definite genitive singular)
røgelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
røgelsernes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse reykelsi, from Old English rēcels, rīcels.


bagatel

bagatel c (singular definite bagatellen, plural indefinite bagateller)

bagatellen (definite singular)
bagateller (indefinite plural)
bagatel (indefinite nominative singular)
bagatellen (definite nominative singular)
bagateller (indefinite nominative plural)
bagatellerne (definite nominative plural)
bagatels (genitive indefinite singular)
bagatellens (definite genitive singular)
bagatellers (genitive indefinite plural)
bagatellernes (definite genitive plural)

[b̥ɑɡ̊aˈtˢɛlˀ]

From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.

bagatelle (a short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character)


ståltråd

ståltråd c (singular definite ståltråden, plural indefinite ståltråde)

ståltråden (definite singular)
ståltråde (indefinite plural)
ståltråd (indefinite nominative singular)
ståltråden (definite nominative singular)
ståltråde (indefinite nominative plural)
ståltrådene (definite nominative plural)
ståltråds (genitive indefinite singular)
ståltrådens (definite genitive singular)
ståltrådes (genitive indefinite plural)
ståltrådenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsd̥ʌlˌtˢʁ̥ɔːˀð]

[ˈsd̥ʌlˌtˢʁ̥ɔðˀ]

Compound of stål (“steel”) and tråd (“thread”).


tråde

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


pigtråd

pigtråd c (singular definite pigtråden, plural indefinite pigtråde)

pigtråden (definite singular)
pigtråde (indefinite plural)
pigtråd (indefinite nominative singular)
pigtråden (definite nominative singular)
pigtråde (indefinite nominative plural)
pigtrådene (definite nominative plural)
pigtråds (genitive indefinite singular)
pigtrådens (definite genitive singular)
pigtrådes (genitive indefinite plural)
pigtrådenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpʰiɡ̊ˌtˢʁ̥ɔːˀð]

[ˈpʰiɡ̊ˌtˢʁ̥ɔðˀ]

Compound of pig (“spike, barb”) and tråd (“thread”).


tålmod

tålmod n (singular definite tålmodet, not used in plural form)

tålmodet (definite singular)
tålmod (indefinite nominative singular)
tålmodet (definite nominative singular)
tålmods (genitive indefinite singular)
tålmodets (definite genitive singular)

/ˈtɔlˌmoːˀð/

[ˈtˢʌlˌmoˀð]

[ˈtˢʌlˌmoðˀ]

From tåle (“endure, suffer”) + mod (“mind, inclination”).


husbåd

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husbåd c (singular definite husbåden, plural indefinite husbåde)

husbåden (definite singular)
husbåde (indefinite plural)
husbåd (indefinite nominative singular)
husbåden (definite nominative singular)
husbåde (indefinite nominative plural)
husbådene (definite nominative plural)
husbåds (genitive indefinite singular)
husbådens (definite genitive singular)
husbådes (genitive indefinite plural)
husbådenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈhusb̥ɔːˀð]

Compound of hus (“house”) and båd (“boat”).


sål

sål c (singular definite sålen, plural indefinite såler)

sålen (definite singular)
såler (indefinite plural)
sål (indefinite nominative singular)
sålen (definite nominative singular)
såler (indefinite nominative plural)
sålerne (definite nominative plural)
såls (genitive indefinite singular)
sålens (definite genitive singular)
sålers (genitive indefinite plural)
sålernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sóli, from Middle Low German sole, from Latin sola, a plural form of solum (“ground, soil”).

sole (bottom of a shoe or boot, bottom of the foot)


ispind

ispind c (singular definite ispinden, plural indefinite ispinde)

ispinden (definite singular)
ispinde (indefinite plural)
ispind (indefinite nominative singular)
ispinden (definite nominative singular)
ispinde (indefinite nominative plural)
ispindene (definite nominative plural)
ispinds (genitive indefinite singular)
ispindens (definite genitive singular)
ispindes (genitive indefinite plural)
ispindenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of is (“ice”) and pind (“stick”).


båre

båre c (singular definite båren, plural indefinite bårer)

båren (definite singular)
bårer (indefinite plural)
båre (indefinite nominative singular)
båren (definite nominative singular)
bårer (indefinite nominative plural)
bårerne (definite nominative plural)
båres (genitive indefinite singular)
bårens (definite genitive singular)
bårers (genitive indefinite plural)
bårernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic *bērō.

stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person)


undervisning

undervisning c (singular definite undervisningen, plural indefinite undervisninger)

undervisningen (definite singular)
undervisninger (indefinite plural)

From Old Danish underwiisning, from Middle Low German underwisinge. See also undervise.


nåde

nåde c (singular definite nåden, not used in plural form)

nåden (definite singular)
nåde (indefinite nominative singular)
nåden (definite nominative singular)
nådes (genitive indefinite singular)
nådens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse náðir f pl (“peace, security”), from Proto-Germanic *nēþō, *ganēþō, cognate with Swedish nåd, German Gnade, Dutch genade. The Scandinavian word has been influenced by Old Saxon Old Saxon (gi)natha.


jyde

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jyde c (singular definite jyden, plural indefinite jyder)

jyden (definite singular)
jyder (indefinite plural)
jyde (indefinite nominative singular)
jyden (definite nominative singular)
jyder (indefinite nominative plural)
jyderne (definite nominative plural)
jydes (genitive indefinite singular)
jydens (definite genitive singular)
jyders (genitive indefinite plural)
jydernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse jótar m pl, from Proto-Germanic *eutaz, cognate with Old English Ēotas, Īotas.

(historical) Jute (member of a Germanic tribe that invaded Britain at the same time as the Angles and Saxons)


lillehjerne

lillehjerne c (singular definite lillehjernen, plural indefinite lillehjerner)

lillehjernen (definite singular)
lillehjerner (indefinite plural)
lillehjerne (indefinite nominative singular)
lillehjernen (definite nominative singular)
lillehjerner (indefinite nominative plural)
lillehjernerne (definite nominative plural)
lillehjernes (genitive indefinite singular)
lillehjernens (definite genitive singular)
lillehjerners (genitive indefinite plural)
lillehjernernes (definite genitive plural)


kæbe

kæbe c (singular definite kæben, plural indefinite kæber)

kæben (definite singular)
kæber (indefinite plural)
kæbe (indefinite nominative singular)
kæben (definite nominative singular)
kæber (indefinite nominative plural)
kæberne (definite nominative plural)
kæbes (genitive indefinite singular)
kæbens (definite genitive singular)
kæbers (genitive indefinite plural)
kæbernes (definite genitive plural)

Probably from Middle Low German keve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kefutaz. Doublet of kæft.


skjald

skjald c (singular definite skjalden, plural indefinite skjalde)

skjalden (definite singular)
skjalde (indefinite plural)
skjald (indefinite nominative singular)
skjalden (definite nominative singular)
skjalde (indefinite nominative plural)
skjaldene (definite nominative plural)
skjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
skjaldens (definite genitive singular)
skjaldes (genitive indefinite plural)
skjaldenes (definite genitive plural)


sløjfe

sløjfe c (singular definite sløjfen, plural indefinite sløjfer)

sløjfen (definite singular)
sløjfer (indefinite plural)
sløjfe (indefinite nominative singular)
sløjfen (definite nominative singular)
sløjfer (indefinite nominative plural)
sløjferne (definite nominative plural)
sløjfes (genitive indefinite singular)
sløjfens (definite genitive singular)
sløjfers (genitive indefinite plural)
sløjfernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Schleife (“loop, tie”), older Schläufe, Schlaufe. The German word has also been borrowed to Norwegian sløyfe.


skat

skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatte)

skatten (definite singular)
skatte (indefinite plural)
skat (indefinite nominative singular)
skatten (definite nominative singular)
skatte (indefinite nominative plural)
skattene (definite nominative plural)
skats (genitive indefinite singular)
skattens (definite genitive singular)
skattes (genitive indefinite plural)
skattenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (“cattle, goods, wealth”).

inh

(uninflected) term of address for loved one (significant other, close friend/relative etc.); honey, sweetie


skat

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skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatter)

skatten (definite singular)
skatter (indefinite plural)
skat (indefinite nominative singular)
skatten (definite nominative singular)
skatter (indefinite nominative plural)
skatterne (definite nominative plural)
skats (genitive indefinite singular)
skattens (definite genitive singular)
skatters (genitive indefinite plural)
skatternes (definite genitive plural)


skatter

Jeg skulle hjælpe en anden tjenerelev, Eva, og frisk som jeg var, sagde jeg, „Hej skatter, du ser fantastisk ud!“. Big mistake!

2017, Nikolaj Vraa, Gustav, mit sande jeg, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Den næste besked begyndte: ”Hej, skatter. Jeg er lidt fuld og tilbage på hotellet.

2017, Jules Bennett, Silver James, Michelle Celmer, translated by Ulla Stender Kyndslev, En storslået plan/Cowgirl på udebane/Oliemilliardærens babyplaner, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:

”Hej, skatter,” kvækkede hun.

2013, Chris Carter, translated by Per Vadmand, Dødens kunstner, Katrin Agency, →ISBN:

“Hej skatter. Her er vi.

2016, Marianne Rohweder, Mette Rosenkrantz Holst, Sidespor: - Mit livs noveller 3, Art People, →ISBN:


pande

pande c (singular definite panden, plural indefinite pander)

panden (definite singular)
pander (indefinite plural)
pande (indefinite nominative singular)
panden (definite nominative singular)
pander (indefinite nominative plural)
panderne (definite nominative plural)
pandes (genitive indefinite singular)
pandens (definite genitive singular)
panders (genitive indefinite plural)
pandernes (definite genitive plural)


fabel

fabel c (singular definite fablen or fabelen, plural indefinite fabler)

fablen (definite singular)
fabelen (definite singular)
fabler (indefinite plural)
fabel (indefinite nominative singular)
fablen (definite nominative singular)
fabelen (definite nominative singular)
fabler (indefinite nominative plural)
fablerne (definite nominative plural)
fabels (genitive indefinite singular)
fablens (definite genitive singular)
fabelens (definite genitive singular)
fablers (genitive indefinite plural)
fablernes (definite genitive plural)


danserinde

danserinde c (singular definite danserinden, plural indefinite danserinder)

danserinden (definite singular)
danserinder (indefinite plural)
danserinde (indefinite nominative singular)
danserinden (definite nominative singular)
danserinder (indefinite nominative plural)
danserinderne (definite nominative plural)
danserindes (genitive indefinite singular)
danserindens (definite genitive singular)
danserinders (genitive indefinite plural)
danserindernes (definite genitive plural)
dandserinde (alternative obsolete)


danserinden

definite common singular of danserinde: (dancer (female))


danserinder

indefinite common plural of danserinde: (dancer (female))


møde

møde n (singular definite mødet, plural indefinite møder)

mødet (definite singular)
møder (indefinite plural)
møde (indefinite nominative singular)
mødet (definite nominative singular)
møder (indefinite nominative plural)
møderne (definite nominative plural)
mødes (genitive indefinite singular)
mødets (definite genitive singular)
møders (genitive indefinite plural)
mødernes (definite genitive plural)

Derived from the verb. Compare also Swedish möte n. It has replaced the older word from Old Norse mót, derived from *mōtą, which has survived in Danish only as the prepositions mod (“towards”), imod (“against”).


tyd

tyd c (singular definite tyden, plural indefinite tyd)

tyden (definite singular)
tyd (indefinite plural)
tyd (indefinite nominative singular)
tyden (definite nominative singular)
tyd (indefinite nominative plural)
tydene (definite nominative plural)
tyds (genitive indefinite singular)
tydens (definite genitive singular)
tyds (genitive indefinite plural)
tydenes (definite genitive plural)


friser

friser c (singular definite friseren, plural indefinite frisere)

friseren (definite singular)
frisere (indefinite plural)
friser (indefinite nominative singular)
friseren (definite nominative singular)
frisere (indefinite nominative plural)
friserne (definite nominative plural)
frisers (genitive indefinite singular)
friserens (definite genitive singular)
friseres (genitive indefinite plural)
frisernes (definite genitive plural)


hader

hader c (singular definite haderen, plural indefinite hadere)

haderen (definite singular)
hadere (indefinite plural)
hader (indefinite nominative singular)
haderen (definite nominative singular)
hadere (indefinite nominative plural)
haderne (definite nominative plural)
haders (genitive indefinite singular)
haderens (definite genitive singular)
haderes (genitive indefinite plural)
hadernes (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: hater


walkie-talkies

genitive singular indefinite of walkie-talkie


diminutiv

diminutiv n (singular definite diminutivet, plural indefinite diminutiver)

diminutivet (definite singular)
diminutiver (indefinite plural)
diminutiv (indefinite nominative singular)
diminutivet (definite nominative singular)
diminutiver (indefinite nominative plural)
diminutiverne (definite nominative plural)
diminutivs (genitive indefinite singular)
diminutivets (definite genitive singular)
diminutivers (genitive indefinite plural)
diminutivernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin diminutivus, from diminuere, deminuere (“diminish”).


synonymordbog

synonymordbog c (singular definite synonymordbogen, plural indefinite synonymordbøger)

synonymordbogen (definite singular)
synonymordbøger (indefinite plural)
synonymordbog (indefinite nominative singular)
synonymordbogen (definite nominative singular)
synonymordbøger (indefinite nominative plural)
synonymordbøgerne (definite nominative plural)
synonymordbogs (genitive indefinite singular)
synonymordbogens (definite genitive singular)
synonymordbøgers (genitive indefinite plural)
synonymordbøgernes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of synonym (“synonym”) and ordbog (“dictionary”).


ork

ork c (singular definite orken, plural indefinite orker)

orken (definite singular)
orker (indefinite plural)
ork (indefinite nominative singular)
orken (definite nominative singular)
orker (indefinite nominative plural)
orkerne (definite nominative plural)
orks (genitive indefinite singular)
orkens (definite genitive singular)
orkers (genitive indefinite plural)
orkernes (definite genitive plural)


knofedt

knofedt n (singular definite knofedtet, not used in plural form)

Compound of kno (“knuckle”) and fedt (“fat, grease, lard”).


kno

kno c (singular definite knoen, plural indefinite knoer)

knoen (definite singular)
knoer (indefinite plural)
kno (indefinite nominative singular)
knoen (definite nominative singular)
knoer (indefinite nominative plural)
knoerne (definite nominative plural)
knos (genitive indefinite singular)
knoens (definite genitive singular)
knoers (genitive indefinite plural)
knoernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse knúi, from Proto-Germanic *knukô. Compare Swedish knoge, German Knochen, Dutch knook, knokkel, English knuckle.


fedt

fedt n (singular definite fedtet, plural indefinite fedter)

fedtet (definite singular)
fedter (indefinite plural)
fedt (indefinite nominative singular)
fedtet (definite nominative singular)
fedter (indefinite nominative plural)
fedterne (definite nominative plural)
fedts (genitive indefinite singular)
fedtets (definite genitive singular)
fedters (genitive indefinite plural)
fedternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish feet, from the neuter form of the adjective fed (“fat, obese”). It may also be a loan from or influenced by Middle Low German vet, from Old Saxon *fētid, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid.
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål fett, Norwegian Nynorsk feitt, Swedish fett.


fedtet

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vandhund

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vandhund c (singular definite vandhunden, plural indefinite vandhunde)

vandhunden (definite singular)
vandhunde (indefinite plural)
vandhund (indefinite nominative singular)
vandhunden (definite nominative singular)
vandhunde (indefinite nominative plural)
vandhundene (definite nominative plural)
vandhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
vandhundens (definite genitive singular)
vandhundes (genitive indefinite plural)
vandhundenes (definite genitive plural)


navneord

navneord n (singular definite navneordet, plural indefinite navneord)

navneordet (definite singular)
navneord (indefinite plural)
navneord (indefinite nominative singular)
navneordet (definite nominative singular)
navneord (indefinite nominative plural)
navneordene (definite nominative plural)
navneords (genitive indefinite singular)
navneordets (definite genitive singular)
navneords (genitive indefinite plural)
navneordenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈnɑwnəˌoɐ̯ˀ]

navn (“name”) + ord (“word”). Translates Latin nōmen (“name, noun”).


afsky

afsky c (singular definite afskyen, not used in plural form)

afskyen (definite singular)
afsky (indefinite nominative singular)
afskyen (definite nominative singular)
afskys (genitive indefinite singular)
afskyens (definite genitive singular)

From af- + sky. Compare Dutch afschuwen.

dislike, disgust, aversion, loathing, detestation


årti

årti n (singular definite årtiet, plural indefinite årtier)

årtiet (definite singular)
årtier (indefinite plural)
årti (indefinite nominative singular)
årtiet (definite nominative singular)
årtier (indefinite nominative plural)
årtierne (definite nominative plural)
årtis (genitive indefinite singular)
årtiets (definite genitive singular)
årtiers (genitive indefinite plural)
årtiernes (definite genitive plural)


bogstav

bogstav n (singular definite bogstavet, plural indefinite bogstaver)

bogstavet (definite singular)
bogstaver (indefinite plural)
bogstav (indefinite nominative singular)
bogstavet (definite nominative singular)
bogstaver (indefinite nominative plural)
bogstaverne (definite nominative plural)
bogstavs (genitive indefinite singular)
bogstavets (definite genitive singular)
bogstavers (genitive indefinite plural)
bogstavernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.


højttaler

højttaler c (singular definite højttaleren, plural indefinite højttalere)

højttaleren (definite singular)
højttalere (indefinite plural)
højttaler (indefinite nominative singular)
højttaleren (definite nominative singular)
højttalere (indefinite nominative plural)
højttalerne (definite nominative plural)
højttalers (genitive indefinite singular)
højttalerens (definite genitive singular)
højttaleres (genitive indefinite plural)
højttalernes (definite genitive plural)
højtaler (alternative)

[ˈhʌjˌtˢæːlɐ]

[ˈhʌjˌtˢæːˀlɐ]

From højt (“loud”) + taler (“speaker”), a calque of English loudspeaker and German Lautsprecher.


højtaler

højtaler c (singular definite højtaleren, plural indefinite højtalere)

højtaleren (definite singular)
højtalere (indefinite plural)
højtaler (indefinite nominative singular)
højtaleren (definite nominative singular)
højtalere (indefinite nominative plural)
højtalerne (definite nominative plural)
højtalers (genitive indefinite singular)
højtalerens (definite genitive singular)
højtaleres (genitive indefinite plural)
højtalernes (definite genitive plural)
højttaler (alternative)

[ˈhʌjˌtˢæːlɐ]

[ˈhʌjˌtˢæːˀlɐ]

From høj (“loud”) + taler (“speaker”), a calque of English loudspeaker and German Lautsprecher.


græsk

From Old Danish gretzsk, borrowed from Middle Low German grekesch, = greke + -sch (“a Greek”). Cf. also Swedish grekisk and German griechisch.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Greek, Ancient Greek (the language of the ancient Greeks)

Greek, Modern Greek (the language of the modern Greeks and Cypriots)


amt

amt n (singular definite amtet, plural indefinite amter)

amtet (definite singular)
amter (indefinite plural)
amt (indefinite nominative singular)
amtet (definite nominative singular)
amter (indefinite nominative plural)
amterne (definite nominative plural)
amts (genitive indefinite singular)
amtets (definite genitive singular)
amters (genitive indefinite plural)
amternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German ambt, ambt, ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, cognate with German Amt (“office”), Old Norse embætti. Doublet of embede (see more there).

county (a first-level country division in Denmark from 1662–2007)


solsystem

solsystem n (singular definite solsystemet, plural indefinite solsystemer)

solsystemet (definite singular)
solsystemer (indefinite plural)
solsystem (indefinite nominative singular)
solsystemet (definite nominative singular)
solsystemer (indefinite nominative plural)
solsystemerne (definite nominative plural)
solsystems (genitive indefinite singular)
solsystemets (definite genitive singular)
solsystemers (genitive indefinite plural)
solsystemernes (definite genitive plural)

solar system (any collection of heavenly bodies orbiting a star)


urolog

urolog c (singular definite urologen, plural indefinite urologer)

urologen (definite singular)
urologer (indefinite plural)
urolog (indefinite nominative singular)
urologen (definite nominative singular)
urologer (indefinite nominative plural)
urologerne (definite nominative plural)
urologs (genitive indefinite singular)
urologens (definite genitive singular)
urologers (genitive indefinite plural)
urologernes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) + -log.


regnbue

regnbue c (singular definite regnbuen, plural indefinite regnbuer)

regnbuen (definite singular)
regnbuer (indefinite plural)
regnbue (indefinite nominative singular)
regnbuen (definite nominative singular)
regnbuer (indefinite nominative plural)
regnbuerne (definite nominative plural)
regnbues (genitive indefinite singular)
regnbuens (definite genitive singular)
regnbuers (genitive indefinite plural)
regnbuernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʁɑjnˌb̥uːə]

From regn (“rain”) + bue (“bow”), from Old Norse regnbogi (“rainbow”), from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô.


bondegård

bondegård c (singular definite bondegården, plural indefinite bondegårde)

bondegården (definite singular)
bondegårde (indefinite plural)
bondegård (indefinite nominative singular)
bondegården (definite nominative singular)
bondegårde (indefinite nominative plural)
bondegårdene (definite nominative plural)
bondegårds (genitive indefinite singular)
bondegårdens (definite genitive singular)
bondegårdes (genitive indefinite plural)
bondegårdenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈb̥ɔnəˌɡ̊ɒːˀ]

From bonde (“peasant, farmer, pawn”) and gård (“yard, courtyard, farm”).


atmosfære

atmosfære c (singular definite atmosfæren, plural indefinite atmosfærer)

atmosfæren (definite singular)
atmosfærer (indefinite plural)
atmosfære (indefinite nominative singular)
atmosfæren (definite nominative singular)
atmosfærer (indefinite nominative plural)
atmosfærerne (definite nominative plural)
atmosfæres (genitive indefinite singular)
atmosfærens (definite genitive singular)
atmosfærers (genitive indefinite plural)
atmosfærernes (definite genitive plural)


komet

komet c (singular definite kometen, plural indefinite kometer)

kometen (definite singular)
kometer (indefinite plural)
komet (indefinite nominative singular)
kometen (definite nominative singular)
kometer (indefinite nominative plural)
kometerne (definite nominative plural)
komets (genitive indefinite singular)
kometens (definite genitive singular)
kometers (genitive indefinite plural)
kometernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old French comete, from Latin comēta.


suffiks

suffiks n (singular definite suffikset, plural indefinite suffikser)

suffikset (definite singular)
suffikser (indefinite plural)
suffiks (indefinite nominative singular)
suffikset (definite nominative singular)
suffikser (indefinite nominative plural)
suffikserne (definite nominative plural)
suffiks' (genitive indefinite singular)
suffiksets (definite genitive singular)
suffiksers (genitive indefinite plural)
suffiksernes (definite genitive plural)


drue

drue c (singular definite druen, plural indefinite druer)

druen (definite singular)
druer (indefinite plural)
drue (indefinite nominative singular)
druen (definite nominative singular)
druer (indefinite nominative plural)
druerne (definite nominative plural)
drues (genitive indefinite singular)
druens (definite genitive singular)
druers (genitive indefinite plural)
druernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German drūve (“bunch”). Compare German Traube (“bunch, grape”) (from Old High German drūbo).


melatonins

indefinite genitive singular of melatonin


spektakel

spektakel n (singular definite spektaklet, plural indefinite spektakler)

spektaklet (definite singular)
spektakler (indefinite plural)
spektakel (indefinite nominative singular)
spektaklet (definite nominative singular)
spektakler (indefinite nominative plural)
spektaklerne (definite nominative plural)
spektakels (genitive indefinite singular)
spektaklets (definite genitive singular)
spektaklers (genitive indefinite plural)
spektaklernes (definite genitive plural)

[sb̥eˈtˢɑɡ̊əl]

From German Spektakel, from Latin spectaculum (“show”).


spektakels

genitive singular indefinite of spektakel


vej

vej c (singular definite vejen, plural indefinite veje)

vejen (definite singular)
veje (indefinite plural)
vej (indefinite nominative singular)
vejen (definite nominative singular)
veje (indefinite nominative plural)
vejene (definite nominative plural)
vejs (genitive indefinite singular)
vejens (definite genitive singular)
vejes (genitive indefinite plural)
vejenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vegr (“way”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, cognate with English way and German Weg. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to transport”), cf. Latin vehō and vector.

der

road (strip of land made suitable for travel, the path or route one takes)


jordskælv

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jordskælv n (singular definite jordskælvet, plural indefinite jordskælv)

jordskælvet (definite singular)
jordskælv (indefinite plural)
jordskælv (indefinite nominative singular)
jordskælvet (definite nominative singular)
jordskælv (indefinite nominative plural)
jordskælvene (definite nominative plural)
jordskælvs (genitive indefinite singular)
jordskælvets (definite genitive singular)
jordskælvs (genitive indefinite plural)
jordskælvenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈjoɐ̯ˌsɡ̊ɛlˀv]

From jord (“earth”) + skælv (“a tremble”), from skælve (“to tremble”).


fælleskøn

fælles (“common, shared”) + køn (“gender”)

compound

(grammar) common gender (the gender resulting from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine genders)


tvivl

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tvivl c (singular definite tvivlen, plural indefinite tvivl)

tvivlen (definite singular)
tvivl (indefinite plural)
tvivl (indefinite nominative singular)
tvivlen (definite nominative singular)
tvivl (indefinite nominative plural)
tvivlene (definite nominative plural)
tvivls (genitive indefinite singular)
tvivlens (definite genitive singular)
tvivls (genitive indefinite plural)
tvivlenes (definite genitive plural)


hermelin

hermelin c (singular definite hermelinen, plural indefinite hermeliner)

hermelinen (definite singular)
hermeliner (indefinite plural)
hermelin (indefinite nominative singular)
hermelinen (definite nominative singular)
hermeliner (indefinite nominative plural)
hermelinerne (definite nominative plural)
hermelins (genitive indefinite singular)
hermelinens (definite genitive singular)
hermeliners (genitive indefinite plural)
hermelinernes (definite genitive plural)

Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea#Translingual

ermine, Mustela erminea
the fur of an ermine


støv

støv n (singular definite støvet, not used in plural form)

støvet (definite singular)
støv (indefinite nominative singular)
støvet (definite nominative singular)
støvs (genitive indefinite singular)
støvets (definite genitive singular)

From Middle Low German stof, from Old Saxon *stiof, from Proto-Germanic *stubą, *stuba, derived from the verb *steubaną (“to smoke”). Swedish stoft is also borrowed from Low German. The Danish form has taken over the vowel from the verb støve.

(uncountable) dust (fine, dry particles)


tusind

tusind n (singular definite tusindet, plural indefinite tusinder or tusind)

tusindet (definite singular)
tusinder (indefinite plural)
tusind (indefinite plural)
tusind (indefinite nominative singular)
tusindet (definite nominative singular)
tusinder (indefinite nominative plural)
tusind (indefinite nominative plural)
tusinderne (definite nominative plural)
tusinds (genitive indefinite singular)
tusindets (definite genitive singular)
tusinders (genitive indefinite plural)
tusinds (genitive indefinite plural)
tusindernes (definite genitive plural)
tusinde (alternative)

From Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī.


perpetuum mobile

perpetuum mobile n (singular definite perpetuum mobilet, plural indefinite perpetua mobilia or perpetuum mobile’r or perpetuum mobiler)

perpetuum mobilet (definite singular)
perpetua mobilia (indefinite plural)
perpetuum mobile’r (indefinite plural)
perpetuum mobiler (indefinite plural)
Perpetuum mobile (alternative obsolete)

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin perpetuum mōbile, neuter substantive from the Latin adjectives perpetuus (“perpetual”) + mōbilis (“mobile, moving”), having the literal sense “perpetual mover”.

ubor

[…] de Ulykkelige, hvis Forhaabninger ere knyttede til perpetuum mobile’r, de Vises Sten etc.

1853, Johannes Carsten Hauch, Samlede Romaner og Fortællinger, second edition, volume VI, published 1905, page 273:

[…] the miserable ones, whose hopes are bound up in perpetua mobilia, philosopher's stones etc.

En Udlænding med et godmodigt, bebrillet, magert Ansigt spadserede frem og tilbage med Hænderne paa Ryggen, iført en kort brun Kaftan og med Traadparyk paa Hovedet; — det var en Matematiker og Kemiker, den berømte Opfinder af Perpetuum mobilet — det evigt drejende Vandhjul — og Kobbermennesket — en Automat, der spillede Dam og kunde afgive Snaps eller Øl som sine naturlige Udtømmelser.

1936, Karina Windfeld-Hansen, Peter den Store bind 2, e-book edition (2017), Lindhardt og Ringhof, translation of Пётр Первый by Алексей Толстой (in Russian), →ISBN, no pagination:

A foreigner with a benevolent, bespectacled, skinny face strolled back and forth with his hands behind his back, wearing a short brown kaftan and with a thread-wig [???] on his head— it was a mathematician and chemist, the famous inventor of the perpetuum mobile — the eternally-turning waterwheel — and the copper human — an automaton that played checkers and could excrete schnapps or beer as its natural evacuations.

Den ligner en perpetuum mobile, en evighedsmaskine, […]

1996, Lars Handesten, Alligevel så elsker vi byen: tolv kapitler af Københavns litteraturhistorie, →ISBN:

It resembles a perpetuum mobile, a perpetual motion machine, […]

Samtidig fanger værket to flygtige størrelser som vind og lys, der produceres med et ensartet, genkommende luftpres som en perpetuum mobile, en evighedsmaskine, drevet frem af elektriciteten.

2006, Manual til dansk samtidskunst, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

At the same time, the plant captures two volatile quantities, namely wind and light, which is produced with a constant, recurring air-pressure like a perpetuum mobile, a perpetual motion machine, driven forth by electricity.

[…] men det forhindrede ham ikke i at opfinde flere perpetuum mobiler, der kørte ved hjælp af magneter.

2008, Niels Lund, Stålbandagen: roman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 84:

[…] but that didn't prevent him from inventing several perpetua mobilia, that ran by way of magnets.

Idealet var umuligt og derfor ideelt. Jeg ville forsøge at skabe en perpetuum mobile. En evighedsmaskine af organisk væv.

2011, Jonas Bruun, Drivjagt, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

The ideal was impossible, and therefore ideal. I wanted to attempt to create a perpetuum mobile. A perpetual motion machine out of organic tissue.

»Det nærmeste menneskeheden er kommet på en perpetuum mobile, Frølich. Et ur, som ligner et almindeligt kaminur, men som er noget heltandet.

2013, Kjell Ola Dahl, Kvinden i plastic, Modtryk, →ISBN:

The closest thing mankind has come to a perpetuum mobile, Frølich. A clock, resembling a common hearth-top clock, but something entirely different.

[…] noget i retning af en perpetuum mobile, hvor forbrugt energi stadig er til rådighed.

2017, Ole Thyssen, Wilhelm Reich: 1927–1939: Mellem Freud og Marx, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

[…] something akin to a perpetuum mobile, where consumed energy is still available.

perpetual motion machine
perpetual motion machine

perpetuum mobile
perpetuum mobile#English

perpetual motion
perpetual motion#English

perpetual motion machine, perpetuum mobile (hypothetical contraption capable of remaining in perpetual motion without ever needing any additional energy)

Begge [scil. Alexander den Store og Karl 12. af Sverige] vare perpetua mobilia, og ingen af dem kunde blive paa eet Sted.

1735, Ludvig Holberg, Dannemarks Riges Historie, volume III, page 551:

Both of them [i.e. Alexander the Great and Charles XII of Sweden] were perpetua mobilia, and neither of them could remain in one place.

Frem til slutningen, hvor brudeparret siger ja til at blive begravet i hinanden, er bogen en perpetuum mobile til frembringelse af sorte og groteske stemninger.

2006, Søren Schou, Dansk litteraturs historie: 1920–1960, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 574:

Up until the ending, where the bridal couple agree to be buried in one another, the book is a perpetuum mobile for the prodduction of black and grotesque ambiences.

Fængselspsykiatrien var en perpetuum mobile, frem og tilbage, frem og tilbage.

2015, Anne Holt, Blind gudinde, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Prison psychiatry was a perpetuum mobile, back an forth, back and forth.

(figuratively) something or someone in constant activity


karantæne

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karantæne c (singular definite karantænen, plural indefinite karantæner)

karantænen (definite singular)
karantæner (indefinite plural)
karantæne (indefinite nominative singular)
karantænen (definite nominative singular)
karantæner (indefinite nominative plural)
karantænerne (definite nominative plural)
karantænes (genitive indefinite singular)
karantænens (definite genitive singular)
karantæners (genitive indefinite plural)
karantænernes (definite genitive plural)

[kʰɑɑnˈtˢɛːnə]

From French quarantaine (“about forty”), from quarante (“forty”), from Latin quadrāgintā (“forty”).


hundrede

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

hundreder (indefinite plural)
hundrede (indefinite plural)
hundrederne (definite plural)
hundred (alternative cardinal numeral)
hundred (alternative noun)


virologi

virologi c (singular definite virologien, not used in plural form)

virologien (definite singular)
virologi (indefinite nominative singular)
virologien (definite nominative singular)
virologis (genitive indefinite singular)
virologiens (definite genitive singular)


niogtres

(sexuality) sixty-nine (a sex position where two people give each other oral sex at the same time)


remoulades

indefinite genitive singular of remoulade


kejser

kejser c (singular definite kejseren, plural indefinite kejsere)

kejseren (definite singular)
kejsere (indefinite plural)
kejser (indefinite nominative singular)
kejseren (definite nominative singular)
kejsere (indefinite nominative plural)
kejserne (definite nominative plural)
kejsers (genitive indefinite singular)
kejserens (definite genitive singular)
kejseres (genitive indefinite plural)
kejsernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German keiser, from Latin Caesar.


afstemning

afstemning c (singular definite afstemningen, plural indefinite afstemninger)

afstemningen (definite singular)
afstemninger (indefinite plural)
afstemning (indefinite nominative singular)
afstemningen (definite nominative singular)
afstemninger (indefinite nominative plural)
afstemningerne (definite nominative plural)
afstemnings (genitive indefinite singular)
afstemningens (definite genitive singular)
afstemningers (genitive indefinite plural)
afstemningernes (definite genitive plural)

From afstemme (“harmonize, adapt”) + -ning.


køn

køn n (singular definite kønnet, plural indefinite køn)

kønnet (definite singular)
køn (indefinite plural)
køn (indefinite nominative singular)
kønnet (definite nominative singular)
køn (indefinite nominative plural)
kønnene (definite nominative plural)
køns (genitive indefinite singular)
kønnets (definite genitive singular)
køns (genitive indefinite plural)
kønnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kyn (“kin”), from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, descent”). Cognate with Swedish kön, Norwegian Bokmål kjønn, and English kin.

sex (the biological division in male and female individuals)

gender (the social identity of male, female or other)

(grammar) gender (division of nouns and adjectives etc. into classes)


iglo

iglo (indefinite nominative singular)
igloen (definite nominative singular)
igloer (indefinite nominative plural)
igloerne (definite nominative plural)
iglos (genitive indefinite singular)
igloens (definite genitive singular)
igloers (genitive indefinite plural)
igloernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Greenlandic igdlo, now-obsolete spelling of illu.


ekstrem

ekstrem n (singular definite ekstremet, plural indefinite ekstremer)

ekstremet (definite singular)
ekstremer (indefinite plural)
ekstrem (indefinite nominative singular)
ekstremet (definite nominative singular)
ekstremer (indefinite nominative plural)
ekstremerne (definite nominative plural)
ekstrems (genitive indefinite singular)
ekstremets (definite genitive singular)
ekstremers (genitive indefinite plural)
ekstremernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French extrême (“extreme”), from Latin extremus (“outermost”), superlative of extrā (“outside of, beyond”).


verdens ældste erhverv

world's oldest profession
world's oldest profession

(clichéd) world's oldest profession (prostitution)


erhverv

erhverv n (singular definite erhvervet, plural indefinite erhverv)

erhvervet (definite singular)
erhverv (indefinite plural)
erhverv (indefinite nominative singular)
erhvervet (definite nominative singular)
erhverv (indefinite nominative plural)
erhvervene (definite nominative plural)
erhvervs (genitive indefinite singular)
erhvervets (definite genitive singular)
erhvervs (genitive indefinite plural)
erhvervenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Erwerb (“acquisition, profession”), verbal noun to erwerben (“to acquire”).

der

[ɛɐ̯ˈʋɛɐ̯ˀw]

[ɛɒ̯̽ˈʋɛɒ̯̽ˀw]

(by extension in compounds) professional (relating to a profession)


semikolon

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semikolon n (singular definite semikolonet, plural indefinite semikoloner)

semikolonet (definite singular)
semikoloner (indefinite plural)


praseodym

praseodym n (singular definite praseodymet, not used in plural form)

praseodymet (definite singular)
praseodym (indefinite nominative singular)
praseodymet (definite nominative singular)
praseodyms (genitive indefinite singular)
praseodymets (definite genitive singular)
praseodymium (alternative rare)

Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios) + δίδυμος (dídumos).


individ

individ n (singular definite individet, plural indefinite individer)

individet (definite singular)
individer (indefinite plural)
individ (indefinite nominative singular)
individet (definite nominative singular)
individer (indefinite nominative plural)
individerne (definite nominative plural)
individs (genitive indefinite singular)
individets (definite genitive singular)
individers (genitive indefinite plural)
individernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin individuum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of individuus (“indivisible, undivided”).


vampyr

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vampyr c (singular definite vampyren, plural indefinite vampyrer)

vampyren (definite singular)
vampyrer (indefinite plural)
vampyr (indefinite nominative singular)
vampyren (definite nominative singular)
vampyrer (indefinite nominative plural)
vampyrerne (definite nominative plural)
vampyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
vampyrens (definite genitive singular)
vampyrers (genitive indefinite plural)
vampyrernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: vampyri

→ Icelandic: vampíra

[ʋɑmˈpʰyɐ̯ˀ]

Borrowed from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr (“vampire”).


angakok

angakok (indefinite nominative singular)
angakokken (definite nominative singular)
angakokker (indefinite nominative plural)
angakokkerne (definite nominative plural)
angakoks (genitive indefinite singular)
angakokkens (definite genitive singular)
angakokkers (genitive indefinite plural)
angakokkernes (definite genitive plural)

Men angakokken havde fået stolpen rettet op og kunne nu vende hjem til bygden og fortælle, at alt var vel – at Jorden ikke gik under denne gang.

2010, Jørgen Vangsted, Rejsen til Grønland: - midt i en dansk mørketid, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 117:

Da Besværgelsen var forbi og Lamperne igjen bleve tændte, vilde Isigadlagarsuk have sin Kone til at følge med hjem, men Angakokken sagde, at han vilde beholde hende.

1982, Hinrich Rink, Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn:

Angakokken udstødte en Mængde Lyde, ikke ulig dem Børnene kan opvarte med hjemme, naar de spidser Munden lidt og samtidig lader Tungen spille fra den ene Side af Munden til den anden.

1917, Frederik Carl Peter Rüttel, Ti aar blandt Østgrønlands hedninger:


politibetjent

politibetjent c (singular definite politibetjenten, plural indefinite politibetjente)

politibetjenten (definite singular)
politibetjente (indefinite plural)
politibetjent (indefinite nominative singular)
politibetjenten (definite nominative singular)
politibetjente (indefinite nominative plural)
politibetjentene (definite nominative plural)
politibetjents (genitive indefinite singular)
politibetjentens (definite genitive singular)
politibetjentes (genitive indefinite plural)
politibetjentenes (definite genitive plural)

From politi (“police”) + betjent (“keeper, attendant”).

compound

police officer (an officer in a law enforcement agency)


troende

[ˈtˢʁ̥oːonə]

only in the phrase stå til troende (“to be trustworthy”)


kastrat

head

kastrat c (singular definite kastraten, plural indefinite kastrater)

kastraten (definite singular)
kastrater (indefinite plural)
kastrat (indefinite nominative singular)
kastraten (definite nominative singular)
kastrater (indefinite nominative plural)
kastraterne (definite nominative plural)
kastrats (genitive indefinite singular)
kastratens (definite genitive singular)
kastraters (genitive indefinite plural)
kastraternes (definite genitive plural)

a castrato, a man who was castrated in childhood


saft

saft c (singular definite saften, plural indefinite safter)

saften (definite singular)
safter (indefinite plural)
saft (indefinite nominative singular)
saften (definite nominative singular)
safter (indefinite nominative plural)
safterne (definite nominative plural)
safts (genitive indefinite singular)
saftens (definite genitive singular)
safters (genitive indefinite plural)
safternes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Saft, from Proto-West Germanic *sap (“juice, sap”).


blåbær

blåbær n (singular definite blåbærret, plural indefinite blåbær)

blåbærret (definite singular)
blåbær (indefinite plural)
blåbær (indefinite nominative singular)
blåbærret (definite nominative singular)
blåbær (indefinite nominative plural)
blåbærrene (definite nominative plural)
blåbærs (genitive indefinite singular)
blåbærrets (definite genitive singular)
blåbærs (genitive indefinite plural)
blåbærrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈb̥lʌb̥æɐ̯]


blåbær

blåbær c (singular definite blåbærren, plural indefinite blåbær)

blåbærren (definite singular)
blåbær (indefinite plural)
blåbær (indefinite nominative singular)
blåbærren (definite nominative singular)
blåbær (indefinite nominative plural)
blåbærrene (definite nominative plural)
blåbærs (genitive indefinite singular)
blåbærrens (definite genitive singular)
blåbærs (genitive indefinite plural)
blåbærrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈb̥lʌb̥æɐ̯]

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