handsel

(obsolete, finance) down payment, security


generator

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generator c (singular definite generatoren, plural indefinite generatorer)

generatoren (definite singular)
generatorer (indefinite plural)
generator (indefinite nominative singular)
generatoren (definite nominative singular)
generatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
generatorerne (definite nominative plural)
generators (genitive indefinite singular)
generatorens (definite genitive singular)
generatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
generatorernes (definite genitive plural)

/ɡenəˈʁɑːtʌ/

/ɡɛnəˈʁɑːtʌ/

mechanical energy
mechanical energy#English

electrical energy
electrical energy#English

(electricity) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)


ren

ren c (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rene or rener)

renen (definite singular)
rene (indefinite plural)
rener (indefinite plural)
ren (indefinite nominative singular)
renen (definite nominative singular)
rene (indefinite nominative plural)
rener (indefinite nominative plural)
renene (definite nominative plural)
renerne (definite nominative plural)
rens (genitive indefinite singular)
renens (definite genitive singular)
renes (genitive indefinite plural)
reners (genitive indefinite plural)
renenes (definite genitive plural)
renernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rein f, from Proto-Germanic *rainō, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, German Rain (English rean is from Old Norse).

(rare, real estate, agriculture) a strip of unplowed land serving as a boundary between estates


filial

filial c (singular definite filialen, plural indefinite filialer)

filialen (definite singular)
filialer (indefinite plural)
filial (indefinite nominative singular)
filialen (definite nominative singular)
filialer (indefinite nominative plural)
filialerne (definite nominative plural)
filials (genitive indefinite singular)
filialens (definite genitive singular)
filialers (genitive indefinite plural)
filialernes (definite genitive plural)


diode

diode (indefinite nominative singular)
dioden (definite nominative singular)
dioder (indefinite nominative plural)
dioderne (definite nominative plural)
diodes (genitive indefinite singular)
diodens (definite genitive singular)
dioders (genitive indefinite plural)
diodernes (definite genitive plural)


ret

ret (plural and definite singular attributive rette)

rette (attributive definite singular)
rette (attributive plural)

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, cognate with Swedish rätt, rät, English right, German recht, gerecht. The Germanic adjective goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós, hence Latin rēctus (“straight”), Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “stretched out”).

cog

Strik skiftevis tre masker ret og to vrang.

Alternately, knit three stitches and purl two.

(knitting, also used adverbially) plain, knitwise


lade

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lade c (singular definite laden, plural indefinite lader)

laden (definite singular)
lader (indefinite plural)
lade (indefinite nominative singular)
laden (definite nominative singular)
lader (indefinite nominative plural)
laderne (definite nominative plural)
lades (genitive indefinite singular)
ladens (definite genitive singular)
laders (genitive indefinite plural)
ladernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþǭ, derived from *hlaþaną (“to load”) (see below).


nominal

nominal (neuter nominalt, plural and definite singular attributive nominale)

nominalt (neuter)
nominale (attributive definite singular)
nominale (attributive plural)
nominal (positive)
nominalt (positive)
nominale (plural positive)
nominale (attributive definite positive)

From Latin nominalis. See there for more.

(finance) Relating to the nominal value or face value (as opposed to the real or market value); nominal


nominal

nominal n (singular definite nominalet, plural indefinite nominaler)

nominalet (definite singular)
nominaler (indefinite plural)
nominal (indefinite nominative singular)
nominalet (definite nominative singular)
nominaler (indefinite nominative plural)
nominalerne (definite nominative plural)
nominals (genitive indefinite singular)
nominalets (definite genitive singular)
nominalers (genitive indefinite plural)
nominalernes (definite genitive plural)


controller

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

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

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


transformer

transformer c (singular definite transformeren, plural indefinite transformere)

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

[tʁ̥ɑnsˈfɒːmɐ]

[tʁ̥ɑnsfɒˈmeɐ̯ˀ]

electrical engineering
electrical engineering


papir

papir n (singular definite papiret, plural indefinite papirer)

papiret (definite singular)
papirer (indefinite plural)
papir (indefinite nominative singular)
papiret (definite nominative singular)
papirer (indefinite nominative plural)
papirerne (definite nominative plural)
papirs (genitive indefinite singular)
papirets (definite genitive singular)
papirers (genitive indefinite plural)
papirernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: pappír

[pʰaˈpʰiːˀɐ̯]

[pʰaˈpʰiɐ̯ˀ]

From Middle Low German papir, pappir, from Old French papier.


financier

financier c (singular definite financieren, plural indefinite financiere)

financieren (definite singular)
financiere (indefinite plural)
financier (indefinite nominative singular)
financieren (definite nominative singular)
financiere (indefinite nominative plural)
financierne (definite nominative plural)
financiers (genitive indefinite singular)
financierens (definite genitive singular)
financieres (genitive indefinite plural)
financiernes (definite genitive plural)


strøm

strøm c (singular definite strømmen, plural indefinite strømme)

strømmen (definite singular)
strømme (indefinite plural)
strøm (indefinite nominative singular)
strømmen (definite nominative singular)
strømme (indefinite nominative plural)
strømmene (definite nominative plural)
strøms (genitive indefinite singular)
strømmens (definite genitive singular)
strømmes (genitive indefinite plural)
strømmenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse straumr (“stream”), from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, cognate with English stream and German Strom. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”), cf. Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) and Sanskrit स्रवति (srávati).


kontakt

kontakt c (singular definite kontakten, plural indefinite kontakter)

kontakten (definite singular)
kontakter (indefinite plural)
kontakt (indefinite nominative singular)
kontakten (definite nominative singular)
kontakter (indefinite nominative plural)
kontakterne (definite nominative plural)
kontakts (genitive indefinite singular)
kontaktens (definite genitive singular)
kontakters (genitive indefinite plural)
kontakternes (definite genitive plural)

(technology, electricity) A socket, power outlet.


batteri

batteri n (singular definite batteriet, plural indefinite batterier)

batteriet (definite singular)
batterier (indefinite plural)
batteri (indefinite nominative singular)
batteriet (definite nominative singular)
batterier (indefinite nominative plural)
batterierne (definite nominative plural)
batteris (genitive indefinite singular)
batteriets (definite genitive singular)
batteriers (genitive indefinite plural)
batteriernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: batteri

Borrowed from French batterie, from battre (“to hit”).


kapacitor

kapacitor c (singular definite kapacitoren, plural indefinite kapacitorer)

kapacitoren (definite singular)
kapacitorer (indefinite plural)
kapacitor (indefinite nominative singular)
kapacitoren (definite nominative singular)
kapacitorer (indefinite nominative plural)
kapacitorerne (definite nominative plural)
kapacitors (genitive indefinite singular)
kapacitorens (definite genitive singular)
kapacitorers (genitive indefinite plural)
kapacitorernes (definite genitive plural)


jorde

jorde (imperative jord, infinitive at jorde, present tense jorder, past tense jordede, perfect tense har jordet)

jord (imperative)
at jorde (infinitive)
jorder (present)
jordede (past)
har jordet (perfect)
jorde (active infinitive)
jordes (infinitive passive)
jorder (active present)
jordes (passive present)
jordede (active past)
jordedes (passive past)
jord (active imperative)
jordende (participle present)
jordet (participle past)
jorden (gerund participle)

(electricity, slang) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)


revisor

revisor c (singular definite revisoren, plural indefinite revisorer)

revisoren (definite singular)
revisorer (indefinite plural)
revisor (indefinite nominative singular)
revisoren (definite nominative singular)
revisorer (indefinite nominative plural)
revisorerne (definite nominative plural)
revisors (genitive indefinite singular)
revisorens (definite genitive singular)
revisorers (genitive indefinite plural)
revisorernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin revidere, via Italian revisore.

(accounting) auditor (person who audits company or organisation accounts)


hul

hul n (singular definite hullet, plural indefinite huller)

hullet (definite singular)
huller (indefinite plural)
hul (indefinite nominative singular)
hullet (definite nominative singular)
huller (indefinite nominative plural)
hullerne (definite nominative plural)
huls (genitive indefinite singular)
hullets (definite genitive singular)
hullers (genitive indefinite plural)
hullernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hol (“hole”), from Proto-Germanic *hulą, cf. English hole and German Höhle. The noun is derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *hulaz (“hollow”) (see below).


binde op

(historical, agriculture) to arrange in sheafs


transformator

transformator c (singular definite transformatoren, plural indefinite transformatorer)

transformatoren (definite singular)
transformatorer (indefinite plural)
transformator (indefinite nominative singular)
transformatoren (definite nominative singular)
transformatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
transformatorerne (definite nominative plural)
transformators (genitive indefinite singular)
transformatorens (definite genitive singular)
transformatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
transformatorernes (definite genitive plural)


vrang

vrang (positive)
vrangt (positive)
vrange (plural positive)
vrange (attributive definite positive)

From Old Danish wrang (“wrong”), from Old Norse rangr (“awry”), from earlier *wrangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz (“crooked, twisted, turned awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”), *werg'-, *wrengh-, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Dutch wrang (“bitter, sour”). More at wrong.

der

Strik fem masker vrang.

Purl five stitches (lit. "knit five stitches purlwise")

(knitting, also used adverbially) purlwise


stikkontakt

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stikkontakt c (singular definite stikkontakten, plural indefinite stikkontakter)

stikkontakten (definite singular)
stikkontakter (indefinite plural)
stikkontakt (indefinite nominative singular)
stikkontakten (definite nominative singular)
stikkontakter (indefinite nominative plural)
stikkontakterne (definite nominative plural)
stikkontakts (genitive indefinite singular)
stikkontaktens (definite genitive singular)
stikkontakters (genitive indefinite plural)
stikkontakternes (definite genitive plural)

stik (“sting”) + kontakt (“power outlet”)


malkepige

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malkepige c (singular definite malkepigen, plural indefinite malkepiger)

malkepigen (definite singular)
malkepiger (indefinite plural)
malkepige (indefinite nominative singular)
malkepigen (definite nominative singular)
malkepiger (indefinite nominative plural)
malkepigerne (definite nominative plural)
malkepiges (genitive indefinite singular)
malkepigens (definite genitive singular)
malkepigers (genitive indefinite plural)
malkepigernes (definite genitive plural)


sætning

sætning c (singular definite sætningen, plural indefinite sætninger)

sætningen (definite singular)
sætninger (indefinite plural)
sætning (indefinite nominative singular)
sætningen (definite nominative singular)
sætninger (indefinite nominative plural)
sætningerne (definite nominative plural)
sætnings (genitive indefinite singular)
sætningens (definite genitive singular)
sætningers (genitive indefinite plural)
sætningernes (definite genitive plural)

From sætte (“to set”) + -ning (“action of”).

(carpentry) set (punch for setting nails in wood)


computerproducent

computerproducent c (singular definite computerproducenten, plural indefinite computerproducenter)

computerproducenten (definite singular)
computerproducenter (indefinite plural)
computerproducent (indefinite nominative singular)
computerproducenten (definite nominative singular)
computerproducenter (indefinite nominative plural)
computerproducenterne (definite nominative plural)
computerproducents (genitive indefinite singular)
computerproducentens (definite genitive singular)
computerproducenters (genitive indefinite plural)
computerproducenternes (definite genitive plural)

From computer (“computer”) + producent (“manufacturer”).

compound

(manufacturing) A computer manufacturer, a person or group of people who manufactures computers.


markedsandel

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markedsandel (singular definite markedsandelen, plural indefinite markedsandelene)

markedsandelen (definite singular)
markedsandelene (indefinite plural)

(business, finance) market share (proportion of the market held by a company or product)


portefølje

portefølje c (singular definite porteføljen, plural indefinite porteføljer)

porteføljen (definite singular)
porteføljer (indefinite plural)
portefølje (indefinite nominative singular)
porteføljen (definite nominative singular)
porteføljer (indefinite nominative plural)
porteføljerne (definite nominative plural)
porteføljes (genitive indefinite singular)
porteføljens (definite genitive singular)
porteføljers (genitive indefinite plural)
porteføljernes (definite genitive plural)

(finance) portfolio (the group of investments and other assets held by an investor)


spændingsforskel

spændingsforskel c (singular definite spændingsforskellen, plural indefinite spændingsforskelle)

spændingsforskellen (definite singular)
spændingsforskelle (indefinite plural)
spændingsforskel (indefinite nominative singular)
spændingsforskellen (definite nominative singular)
spændingsforskelle (indefinite nominative plural)
spændingsforskellene (definite nominative plural)
spændingsforskels (genitive indefinite singular)
spændingsforskellens (definite genitive singular)
spændingsforskelles (genitive indefinite plural)
spændingsforskellenes (definite genitive plural)

potential difference
potential difference


strømstyrke

strømstyrke c (singular definite strømstyrken, plural indefinite strømstyrker)

strømstyrken (definite singular)
strømstyrker (indefinite plural)
strømstyrke (indefinite nominative singular)
strømstyrken (definite nominative singular)
strømstyrker (indefinite nominative plural)
strømstyrkerne (definite nominative plural)
strømstyrkes (genitive indefinite singular)
strømstyrkens (definite genitive singular)
strømstyrkers (genitive indefinite plural)
strømstyrkernes (definite genitive plural)

(electricity) electrical current, as quantity (charge transmitted per unit time)


resistivitet

resistivitet c (singular definite resistiviteten, plural indefinite resistiviteter)

resistiviteten (definite singular)
resistiviteter (indefinite plural)
resistivitet (indefinite nominative singular)
resistiviteten (definite nominative singular)
resistiviteter (indefinite nominative plural)
resistiviteterne (definite nominative plural)
resistivitets (genitive indefinite singular)
resistivitetens (definite genitive singular)
resistiviteters (genitive indefinite plural)
resistiviteternes (definite genitive plural)


slå op

Hvor mange masker var det, du slog op til den røde trøje?

How many stitches did you cast on for the red sweater, again?


skyttel

skyttel c (singular definite skytlen, plural indefinite skytler)

skytlen (definite singular)
skytler (indefinite plural)
skyttel (indefinite nominative singular)
skytlen (definite nominative singular)
skytler (indefinite nominative plural)
skytlerne (definite nominative plural)
skyttels (genitive indefinite singular)
skytlens (definite genitive singular)
skytlers (genitive indefinite plural)
skytlernes (definite genitive plural)


pn-overgang

pn-overgang (indefinite nominative singular)
pn-overgangen (definite nominative singular)
pn-overgange (indefinite nominative plural)
pn-overgangene (definite nominative plural)
pn-overgangs (genitive indefinite singular)
pn-overgangens (definite genitive singular)
pn-overganges (genitive indefinite plural)
pn-overgangenes (definite genitive plural)


forsikringsselskab

forsikringsselskab n (singular definite forsikringsselskabet, plural indefinite forsikringsselskaber)

forsikringsselskabet (definite singular)
forsikringsselskaber (indefinite plural)
forsikringsselskab (indefinite nominative singular)
forsikringsselskabet (definite nominative singular)
forsikringsselskaber (indefinite nominative plural)
forsikringsselskaberne (definite nominative plural)
forsikringsselskabs (genitive indefinite singular)
forsikringsselskabets (definite genitive singular)
forsikringsselskabers (genitive indefinite plural)
forsikringsselskabernes (definite genitive plural)

(insurance) insurance company; insurance enterprise


assurandør

assurandør c (singular definite assurandøren, plural indefinite assurandører)

assurandøren (definite singular)
assurandører (indefinite plural)
assurandør (indefinite nominative singular)
assurandøren (definite nominative singular)
assurandører (indefinite nominative plural)
assurandørerne (definite nominative plural)
assurandørs (genitive indefinite singular)
assurandørens (definite genitive singular)
assurandørers (genitive indefinite plural)
assurandørernes (definite genitive plural)

(insurance, now rare) Synonym of forsikringsselskab ("insurance company")


mikrofinans

mikrofinans c (singular definite mikrofinansen, not used in plural form)

mikrofinansen (definite singular)
mikrofinans (indefinite nominative singular)
mikrofinansen (definite nominative singular)
mikrofinans' (genitive indefinite singular)
mikrofinansens (definite genitive singular)


mikrofinansiering

mikrofinansiering c (singular definite mikrofinansieringen, not used in plural form)

mikrofinansieringen (definite singular)
mikrofinansiering (indefinite nominative singular)
mikrofinansieringen (definite nominative singular)
mikrofinansierings (genitive indefinite singular)
mikrofinansieringens (definite genitive singular)


programmerbar

programmerbar (positive)
programmerbart (positive)
programmerbare (plural positive)
programmerbare (attributive definite positive)


underslæb

underslæb n (singular definite underslæbet, plural indefinite underslæb)

underslæbet (definite singular)
underslæb (indefinite plural)
underslæb (indefinite nominative singular)
underslæbet (definite nominative singular)
underslæb (indefinite nominative plural)
underslæbene (definite nominative plural)
underslæbs (genitive indefinite singular)
underslæbets (definite genitive singular)
underslæbs (genitive indefinite plural)
underslæbenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Unterschleif. Compare Swedish underslev.

(crime, law, business) embezzlement, misappropriation


høvl

høvl c (singular definite høvlen, plural indefinite høvle)

høvlen (definite singular)
høvle (indefinite plural)
høvl (indefinite nominative singular)
høvlen (definite nominative singular)
høvle (indefinite nominative plural)
høvlene (definite nominative plural)
høvls (genitive indefinite singular)
høvlens (definite genitive singular)
høvles (genitive indefinite plural)
høvlenes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German hōvel, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvel and German Hobel. It may be a backformation from the verb hȫvelen, see høvle.


høvle

høvle (past tense høvlede, past participle høvlet)

høvlede (past)
høvlet (participle past)
høvler (present)
høvlede (past)
har høvlet (perfect present)
havde høvlet (past perfect)
høvles (passive present)
høvledes (passive past)
høvlende (participle present)
høvlet (participle past)
høvl (imperative present)
høvle (infinitive present)
have (auxiliary present)
høvlen (gerund present)

From Middle Low German hȫvelen, which has also been borrowed to Swedish hyvla. Derived from the noun hȫvel (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz, cognate with German Hübel (dialect), Dutch heuvel.


luftvej

luft (“air”) + vej (“way, road, passage”)


taphul

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taphul n (singular definite taphullet, plural indefinite taphuller)

taphullet (definite singular)
taphuller (indefinite plural)


høvender

From hø + vende + -er. Cognate with German Heuwender, Swedish hövändare, Norwegian Bokmål høyvender.

(agriculture) tedder, a machine for turning, and thereby drying hay


bugthøvl

bugthøvl c (singular definite bugthøvlen, plural indefinite bugthøvle)

bugthøvlen (definite singular)
bugthøvle (indefinite plural)


tilledning

From tillede + -ning, where tillede is from Old Danish tilledhe, from Middle Low German toleiden.


debetkort

debetkort n (singular definite debetkortet, plural indefinite debetkort)

debetkortet (definite singular)
debetkort (indefinite plural)
debetkort (indefinite nominative singular)
debetkortet (definite nominative singular)
debetkort (indefinite nominative plural)
debetkortene (definite nominative plural)
debetkorts (genitive indefinite singular)
debetkortets (definite genitive singular)
debetkorts (genitive indefinite plural)
debetkortenes (definite genitive plural)


lukke af

lukke af (imperative luk af, infinitive at lukke af, present tense lukker af, past tense lukkede af, perfect tense har lukket af)

luk af (imperative)
at lukke af (infinitive)
lukker af (present)
lukkede af (past)
har lukket af (perfect)


strikkefasthed

(knitting) gauge; a determination of how many stitches and rows are needed to produce a patch of specific dimensions (conventionally, 10 cm x 10 cm)