-bo

-bo (indefinite nominative singular)
-boen (definite nominative singular)
-boer (indefinite nominative plural)
-boerne (definite nominative plural)
-bos (genitive indefinite singular)
-boens (definite genitive singular)
-boers (genitive indefinite plural)
-boernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse Búi, from búi (“dweller”), from búa (“to dwell”), from Proto-Germanic *būą.


-ist

From French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

der

-ist, used to form nouns, usually relating to people, e.g. profession/occupation.


-tion

Borrowing from French -tion, from the stem of Latin -tiō.

used to form nouns that denote an action or a process.


-er

Forms agent nouns from verbs, with the sense "someone or something that verbs".

Berlin + -er → berliner

Paris + -er → pariser

hotdog + -er → hotter

fjernsyn (“television”) + -er → fjerner

(especially definite) Forms informal abbreviations of nouns, with elision.

fem (“five”) + -er → femmer (“fiver, five pounds/dollars/kroner/etc.”)

Du skal slå mindst en treer for at komme videre.

You must throw at least a three to move on.


-one

denotes certain substances or organic compounds


-itis

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-itis c (singular definite -itissen, plural indefinite -itisser)

-itissen (definite singular)
-itisser (indefinite plural)
-itis (indefinite nominative singular)
-itissen (definite nominative singular)
-itisser (indefinite nominative plural)
-itisserne (definite nominative plural)
-itiss (genitive indefinite singular)
-itissens (definite genitive singular)
-itissers (genitive indefinite plural)
-itissernes (definite genitive plural)

From New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis).


-ing

-ing c (singular definite -ingen, plural indefinite -inger)

-ingen (definite singular)
-inger (indefinite plural)
-ing (indefinite nominative singular)
-ingen (definite nominative singular)
-inger (indefinite nominative plural)
-ingerne (definite nominative plural)
-ings (genitive indefinite singular)
-ingens (definite genitive singular)
-ingers (genitive indefinite plural)
-ingernes (definite genitive plural)
-ning (alternative)

From Old Norse -ing, -ung, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

added to a verb to form a noun for an action or process, the result of or the subject performing such action

-else

designates a person of a certain origin or with certain qualities


-fold

From Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. See fold

(rare) Used to make adjectives meaning times.

Inde i den lød tonerne af „Lili Marlene“, og fra bjergene svarede ekkoet tifold tilbage.

2010, Knud H. Thomsen, Knud H. Thomsen (Pichard), Klokken i Makedonien, Gyldendal A/S

Inside it came the tones of "Lili Marlene", and from the mountains the echo replied tenfold.


-ium

akvarium, evangelium, kriterium, kollegium, laboratorium, medium, privilegium, sanatorium, studium

aquarium, gospel, criterion, college, laboratory, medium, privilege, sanatorium, study

Used to form nouns (loanwords) of Greek or Latin origin; -ium

barium, aluminium, beryllium, ammonium

chemical compounds
chemical compounds#English

(chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds, especially elements; -ium

geranium, kaprifolium

(botany) Used to form nouns denoting plant designations; -ium


-an

-an → human

-an → sopran

-an; making a noun, describing a person or characteristic

(organic chemistry) suffix used for acyclic saturated hydrocarbons (methane, ethane, etc.).


-al

-al (positive)
-alt (positive)
-ale (plural positive)
-ale (positive)
-al (indefinite nominative singular)
-alen (definite nominative singular)
-aler (indefinite nominative plural)
-alerne (definite nominative plural)
-als (genitive indefinite singular)
-alens (definite genitive singular)
-alers (genitive indefinite plural)
-alernes (definite genitive plural)
-al (indefinite nominative singular)
-alet (definite nominative singular)
-aler (indefinite nominative plural)
-alerne (definite nominative plural)
-als (genitive indefinite singular)
-alets (definite genitive singular)
-alers (genitive indefinite plural)
-alernes (definite genitive plural)

-al, of or pertaining to; forming an adjective from a noun


-id

Used in systematic names for many chemical compounds, including compounds containing only two elements

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.


-in

Partly from Old French -in, -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. And from Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos).

(chemistry, nouns) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.

(adjectives) Of or pertaining to, characteristics.


-ose

Via French, from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis).


-en

Number 1 and 2 is derived From Old Norse -an. Number 3 is from French -ène which ultimately comes from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós)

Forms the singular definite form of nouns of the common gender.

Forms gerunds from verbs, these nouns being indeclinable and of the common gender.

(organic chemistry) Identifies an alkene, these being of either the common or the neuter gender; -ene.

hjerteligen, antageligen

(obsolete) Forms adverbs from adjectives, now displaced by -t.


-t

Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -ly.

Used to make neuter forms of adjectives.

spis, spise, spiser, spiste, spist

Used to form past participles of some verbs, like -et does.


-e

From Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic *-ōną.

A verb-building suffix that can be added to nouns or adjectives.

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

Marks the singular/definite of adjectives.


-et

A fusion of Old Danish -æth, from Old Norse -aðr and Old Danish -æt, from Old Norse -óttr.

Forms past participles of some verbs, like -t.

Forms the definite singular of most neuter nouns.

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

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

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

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

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


-ig

-ig (positive)
-igere (comparative)
-igest (superlative)
-igt (positive)
-ige (plural positive)
-igere (comparative plural)
-igest (plural superlative)
-ige (positive)
-igeste (superlative)

Partly Borrowed from Low German -ig, which in Danish has displaced the native suffix Old Danish -ugh; is no longer productive.


forms the possessive of words ending in s, x or z


-ling

-ling (indefinite nominative singular)
-lingen (definite nominative singular)
-linger (indefinite nominative plural)
-lingerne (definite nominative plural)
-lings (genitive indefinite singular)
-lingens (definite genitive singular)
-lingers (genitive indefinite plural)
-lingernes (definite genitive plural)

a diminutive (denotes a younger person who is considered small, cute, immature, etc.)

a diminutive (denotes a person who is considered inferior, despicable, etc.)

a diminutive (denotes each of a given number of siblings born at the same birth)


-dom

From Old Danish -dom, from Old Norse -dómr.

Indicates a condition, situation or period.

Indicates a religion, teaching or similar.


-ant

-ant (indefinite nominative singular)
-anten (definite nominative singular)
-anter (indefinite nominative plural)
-anterne (definite nominative plural)
-ants (genitive indefinite singular)
-antens (definite genitive singular)
-anters (genitive indefinite plural)
-anternes (definite genitive plural)

Forms agent nouns, mostly from verbs of Romance or Latin origin

something that is or happens in a certain way (adjectives. E.g. arrogant)


-ator

Borrowed from Latin -ātor (“-ator, -er”), a form of -tor (“-er”), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

bor+

-tor (alternative)
-itor (alternative)
-sor (alternative)
-ssor (alternative)


-el

-el (positive)
-elt (positive)
-elle (plural positive)
-elle (positive)
-el (indefinite nominative singular)
-ellet (definite nominative singular)
-eller (indefinite nominative plural)
-ellerne (definite nominative plural)
-els (genitive indefinite singular)
-ellets (definite genitive singular)
-ellers (genitive indefinite plural)
-ellernes (definite genitive plural)


-ere

Borrowed as part of Latin, French or German verbs. Cognate to French -er, German -ieren, Swedish -era.

Used in verbs derived from Latin, French or German, indicating the action of doing the first part of the word; such as revolutionere (“to revolutionise”), from revolution.


-gen

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs). Only in borrowed words.


-gen

(adjectives and nouns) (substance) that causes what the first term denotes


-sel

From Old Norse -sl, -sla, Old English -els. Related to -else. See “-sel” in Den Danske Ordbog.

Forms nouns from verbs with the sense of "the act of verbing", or a sense otherwise related to the act of verbing.


-løs

-løst (neuter)
-løs (positive)
-løst (positive)
-løse (plural positive)
-løse (positive)


-øs

From German -ös, from French -eux, from Latin -ōsus. Also with the forms "-iøs" and "-tiøs".


-isk

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-isk (neuter -isk or -iskt, definite and plural -iske)

-isk (neuter)
-iskt (neuter)
-iske (definite plural)


-sk

-sk (neuter -sk or -skt, definite and plural -ske)

-sk (neuter)
-skt (neuter)
-ske (definite plural)
-sk (positive)
-skere (comparative)
-skest (superlative)
-ske (plural positive)
-skere (comparative plural)
-skest (plural superlative)
-ske (positive)
-skeste (superlative)
-isk (alternative)

From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of pertaining to

Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions

Forms adjectives describing a certain look or character


-esse

French -esse, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).


-isme

Via French -isme, Derived from Latin -ismus, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).


-log

-logen (definite singular)
-loger (indefinite plural)
-logerne (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”).

der

(sciences) -logist, -log (a person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy (Danish: -logi))

-logue, -log (used to denote discourse of a specified kind; or a compilement of something)


-log

-logt (neuter singular)
-loge (definite plural)

Used to form adjectives meaning equivalent to something; -logous


-ne

From Old Norse -na, compare Swedish -na.

gul (“yellow”) + -ne → gulne (“become yellow”)

Used with some adjectives to form inchoative verbs meaning "to become [adjective]".

From adjectives, forms causative verbs meaning "to make [adjective]".


-ende

From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-onts.

equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms

used to form [nouns] from certain (possibly no longer existing) [verbs]


-ende

From Proto-Germanic *-dô, cognate with English -th. The -n- is generalized from those stems that ended in -n originally, e.g. ti-ende from *tehun-dô.

equivalent of English -th, -eth; suffix for ordinal numbers


-vis

-vis (positive)
-vist (positive)
-vise (plural positive)
-vise (positive)

Formed after the noun vis, from Middle Low German wis(e).

suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns

denotes that something occurs (in large numbers) in certain units


-isere

-iserer (active present)
-iseres (passive present)
-iserede (active past)
-iseredes (passive past)
-isere (active infinitive)
-iseres (infinitive passive)
-iser (active imperative)
-iserende (participle present)
-iseret (participle past)
auxiliary verb have or være (participle past)
-iseren (gerund participle)

From either German -isieren , or French -iser, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein)

To produce verbs from adjectives and nouns meaning to make; -ize.


-sen

From søn (“son”); the spelling change ø to e is likely a vowel reduction for ease of pronunciation. See Scandinavian family name etymology.

(not productive) -son; Forms patronymic surnames.


-yl

A new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).

der

acetyl, akryl, ætyl, fenyl, salicyl

(organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds; -yl


-lig

-lig (positive)
-ligere (comparative)
-ligest (superlative)
-ligt (positive)
-lige (plural positive)
-ligere (comparative plural)
-ligest (plural superlative)
-lige (positive)
-ligeste (superlative)

Inherited from Old Norse -ligr (“-y, -ly, -like”), from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“-like, -ly”), from *līką (“body; corpse, dead body”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“similar, like; image, likeness”). Cognate with English -ly and German -lich

inh

Forms adjectives from verbs, having the sense of "may be the object of"; -able.

Forms adjectives from nouns, having the sense of "possessing characteristics of"; -ous, -ly, -like.

dag + -lig → daglig

år + -lig → årlig

Forms adjectives from nouns, having the sense of "occurring at such intervals"; -ly.


-bar

-bar (positive)
-bart (positive)
-bare (plural positive)
-bare (positive)

From Middle Low German -bar. Compare Old Norse -bærr.


-else

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-else c (singular definite -elsen, plural indefinite -elser, plural definite -elserne)

-elsen (definite singular)
-elser (indefinite plural)
-elserne (definite plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: -else

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: -else

From -ilse, later -ælsæ, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. Also used to represent the Middle Low German suffix -nisse.

afbryde (“interrupt”) + -else → afbrydelse (“interruption”)

Added to a verb to form a noun for an action or process.

The result of, or something related to, such an action or process


-erne

Marks the plural definite of some nouns.


-mager

From Old Danish -makæræ, from Old Norse -makari (“-maker”), Derived from Middle Low German -maker

(humorous or derogatory) denotes a person who instigates or causes something specific


-inde

creates the female form of persons or occupations


-hed

-hed (indefinite nominative singular)
-heden (definite nominative singular)
-heder (indefinite nominative plural)
-hederne (definite nominative plural)
-heds (genitive indefinite singular)
-hedens (definite genitive singular)
-heders (genitive indefinite plural)
-hedernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hēd.

Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; function is similar to -ty and -ness.


-skab

-skab (indefinite nominative singular)
-skaben (definite nominative singular)
-skaber (indefinite nominative plural)
-skaberne (definite nominative plural)
-skabs (genitive indefinite singular)
-skabens (definite genitive singular)
-skabers (genitive indefinite plural)
-skabernes (definite genitive plural)
-skab (indefinite nominative singular)
-skabet (definite nominative singular)
-skaber (indefinite nominative plural)
-skaberne (definite nominative plural)
-skabs (genitive indefinite singular)
-skabets (definite genitive singular)
-skabers (genitive indefinite plural)
-skabernes (definite genitive plural)

[-ˌsɡ̊æːˀb̥]

From Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz.


-nom

-nom (indefinite nominative singular)
-nomen (definite nominative singular)
-nomer (indefinite nominative plural)
-nomerne (definite nominative plural)
-noms (genitive indefinite singular)
-nomens (definite genitive singular)
-nomers (genitive indefinite plural)
-nomernes (definite genitive plural)
-nom (positive)
-nomt (positive)
-nome (plural positive)
-nome (positive)

øko- ("eco-") → økonom ("economist")

-ist (denotes a person who deals with or has an education in a specific subject area)

auto- ("auto-") → autonom ("autonomous")


-logi

-logi (indefinite nominative singular)
-logien (definite nominative singular)
-logier (indefinite nominative plural)
-logierne (definite nominative plural)
-logis (genitive indefinite singular)
-logiens (definite genitive singular)
-logiers (genitive indefinite plural)
-logiernes (definite genitive plural)


-nomi

-nomi (indefinite nominative singular)
-nomien (definite nominative singular)
-nomier (indefinite nominative plural)
-nomierne (definite nominative plural)
-nomis (genitive indefinite singular)
-nomiens (definite genitive singular)
-nomiers (genitive indefinite plural)
-nomiernes (definite genitive plural)


-grafi

Derived from Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from the verb γράφω (gráphō).


-itet

-ity (forming abstract nouns from adjectives, especially ones of Romance origin)


-eri

Via Low German -erie, from Old French -erie, from Latin -aria.

drikkeri; skriveri

bage (“to bake”) + -eri → bageri (“bakery”)


-graf

-graf (indefinite nominative singular)
-grafen (definite nominative singular)
-grafer (indefinite nominative plural)
-graferne (definite nominative plural)
-grafs (genitive indefinite singular)
-grafens (definite genitive singular)
-grafers (genitive indefinite plural)
-grafernes (definite genitive plural)


-foni

From Ancient Greek -φωνία (-phōnía), from φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”).


-som

-som (positive)
-sommere (comparative)
-somst (superlative)
-somt (positive)
-somme (plural positive)
-sommere (comparative plural)
-somst (plural superlative)
-somme (positive)
-somste (superlative)

From Old Norse -samr. Related to samme (“same”). Compare Albanian -shëm, -sham.

-some (characterized by some specific condition or quality)


-lyse

-lyse (indefinite nominative singular)
-lysen (definite nominative singular)
-lyser (indefinite nominative plural)
-lyserne (definite nominative plural)
-lyses (genitive indefinite singular)
-lysens (definite genitive singular)
-lysers (genitive indefinite plural)
-lysernes (definite genitive plural)


-erik

From various names, such as Frederik and Diderik.

(informal, no longer particularly productive) denotes persons characterized by ...


-årig

den treårige dreng – the three-year-old boy

en syvårig periode – a seven-year period

of a duration of the specified number of years


-dømme

-dømme (indefinite nominative singular)
-dømmet (definite nominative singular)
-dømmer (indefinite nominative plural)
-dømmerne (definite nominative plural)
-dømmes (genitive indefinite singular)
-dømmets (definite genitive singular)
-dømmers (genitive indefinite plural)
-dømmernes (definite genitive plural)

Forms nouns indicating the domain of a person.


-holdig

Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense "containing [noun]".


-tydig

From the verb tyde (to interpret, to imply).

used to form endings of some adjectives.


-agtig

-agtig (positive)
-agtigere (comparative)
-agtigst (superlative)
-agtigt (positive)
-agtige (plural positive)
-agtigere (comparative plural)
-agtigst (plural superlative)
-agtige (positive)
-agtigste (superlative)

From Low German achtich (“equipped with”), hachtich.

Forms adjectives, mostly from nouns, the adjectives having the sense "similar to"; -like.


-abel

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-abel (neuter singular -abelt, definite singular -able, plural -able)

-abelt (neuter singular)
-able (definite singular)
-able (plural)
-abel (positive)
-abelt (positive)
-able (plural positive)
-able (positive)

From French -able (“able”), from Latin -ābilis.
A variant of the suffix include -ibel.

Used to form adjectives which are capable of performing or being the subject of a specified action; -able

Used to form adjectives which have a certain quality or a certain character; -able


-esisk

-ese, -ish; forms adjectives from proper nouns


-dygtig

forms adjectives meaning "capable, able"


-årige

plural and definite singular attributive of -årig


-løse

plural and definite singular attributive of -løs


-mæssig

From German -mäßig, from Maß (“measure”) + -ig (“-y, -ly”).

forms adjectives meaning "regarding, concerning, in terms of"


-ske

from Low German -sche, a noun suffix in the feminine of the adjective suffix -sch, corresponding to Old Norse -skr, see Danish -sk. The suffix mixed with the feminine suffix -se of Old French -esse.

(now rare) Denotes a woman occupied with an activity, especially a profession.


-fobi

-fobi (indefinite nominative singular)
-fobien (definite nominative singular)
-fobier (indefinite nominative plural)
-fobierne (definite nominative plural)
-fobis (genitive indefinite singular)
-fobiens (definite genitive singular)
-fobiers (genitive indefinite plural)
-fobiernes (definite genitive plural)

araknofobi, agorafobi

(psychology) denotes a pathological fear

islamofobi, homofobi

denotes an antipathy, especially an irrational one, towards a group


-fob

Forms adjectives describing someone with fear of or hatred against something.

Forms nouns denoting someone with fear of or hatred against something.


-stridig

strid (“conflict, incorrespondence”) + -ig, compare stridig (“confrontational, spiteful”).

traktatstridig (“in conflict with some treaty”)


-ør

From French -eur, from Latin atore(m). Accusative of Latin -ator

Used to form (male) agent nouns from verbs.


-aner

-aner (indefinite nominative singular)
-aneren (definite nominative singular)
-anere (indefinite nominative plural)
-anerne (definite nominative plural)
-aners (genitive indefinite singular)
-anerens (definite genitive singular)
-aneres (genitive indefinite plural)
-anernes (definite genitive plural)
-ianer (alternative)

-an; making a noun, describing a person by belief or nationality


-iansk

-iansk (positive)
-ianske (plural positive)
-ianske (positive)

concerning a specific country, a specific city, institution, movement, person, etc.


-iker

-iker (indefinite nominative singular)
-ikeren (definite nominative singular)
-ikere (indefinite nominative plural)
-ikerne (definite nominative plural)
-ikers (genitive indefinite singular)
-ikerens (definite genitive singular)
-ikeres (genitive indefinite plural)
-ikernes (definite genitive plural)


-kær

Forms adjectives with the meaning "likes, is fond of"


-ert

-ert (indefinite nominative singular)
-erten (definite nominative singular)
-erter (indefinite nominative plural)
-erterne (definite nominative plural)
-erts (genitive indefinite singular)
-ertens (definite genitive singular)
-erters (genitive indefinite plural)
-erternes (definite genitive plural)

From Low German -ert, from Old Saxon -hart, -hard.

(informal or derogatory) denotes a person or thing with a characteristic property or function


-fuld

ske (“spoon”) + -fuld → skefuld (“spoonful”)


-øse

Used to form (female) agent nouns from verbs.


-krat

-krat c (singular definite -kraten, plural indefinite -krater)

-kraten (definite singular)
-krater (indefinite plural)
-krat (indefinite nominative singular)
-kraten (definite nominative singular)
-krater (indefinite nominative plural)
-kraterne (definite nominative plural)
-krats (genitive indefinite singular)
-kratens (definite genitive singular)
-kraters (genitive indefinite plural)
-kraternes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “power, might”), modelled after words of Ancient Greek origin such as demokrat and aristokrat. From Proto-Indo-European *kret-.

bor

A participant in a specified form of government.

An advocate of a specified form of government.


-foldig

-foldig (positive)
-foldigt (positive)
-foldige (plural positive)
-foldige (positive)

An expansion of -fold. From Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz.


-bryder

-bryder (indefinite nominative singular)
-bryderen (definite nominative singular)
-brydere (indefinite nominative plural)
-bryderene (definite nominative plural)
-bryders (genitive indefinite singular)
-bryderens (definite genitive singular)
-bryderes (genitive indefinite plural)
-bryderenes (definite genitive plural)

added to the end of nouns to indicate that the 'noun' is being broken (someone)


-død

-dead, indicates that a larger part of an animal population, a natural area, etc. dies as a result of overexploitation, pollution, etc.

(figurative) indicates that a certain type of institution or phenomenon disappears in large numbers due to poor (economic) conditions or the like.


-mani

-mani (indefinite nominative singular)
-manien (definite nominative singular)
-manier (indefinite nominative plural)
-manierne (definite nominative plural)
-manis (genitive indefinite singular)
-maniens (definite genitive singular)
-maniers (genitive indefinite plural)
-maniernes (definite genitive plural)


-ansk

-ansk (positive)
-anske (plural positive)
-anske (positive)

Derived from Latin -anus or -ianus. See -an.


-ianer

-ianer (indefinite nominative singular)
-ianeren (definite nominative singular)
-ianere (indefinite nominative plural)
-ianerne (definite nominative plural)
-ianers (genitive indefinite singular)
-ianerens (definite genitive singular)
-ianeres (genitive indefinite plural)
-ianernes (definite genitive plural)