sol

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sol n (singular definite sollet, plural indefinite soller)

sollet (definite singular)
soller (indefinite plural)
sol (indefinite nominative singular)
sollet (definite nominative singular)
soller (indefinite nominative plural)
sollerne (definite nominative plural)
sols (genitive indefinite singular)
sollets (definite genitive singular)
sollers (genitive indefinite plural)
sollernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist.


a cappella

at synge a cappella

at fremføre a cappella

Succesen med de store oratorier kom dog aldrig til at overstråle korets interesse for at synge a cappella.

However, the success of the great oratorios never outshone the choir's interest in singing a cappella.

(music) a cappella (in the manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment)


forte

From Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”).


harpe

harpe c (singular definite harpen, plural indefinite harper)

harpen (definite singular)
harper (indefinite plural)
harpe (indefinite nominative singular)
harpen (definite nominative singular)
harper (indefinite nominative plural)
harperne (definite nominative plural)
harpes (genitive indefinite singular)
harpens (definite genitive singular)
harpers (genitive indefinite plural)
harpernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish harpæ, from Old Norse harpa (“harp”), from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare Norwegian Bokmål harpe, Swedish and Icelandic harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.


instrument

instrument n (singular definite instrumentet, plural indefinite instrumenter)

instrumentet (definite singular)
instrumenter (indefinite plural)
instrument (indefinite nominative singular)
instrumentet (definite nominative singular)
instrumenter (indefinite nominative plural)
instrumenterne (definite nominative plural)
instruments (genitive indefinite singular)
instrumentets (definite genitive singular)
instrumenters (genitive indefinite plural)
instrumenternes (definite genitive plural)


bue

bue c (singular definite buen, plural indefinite buer)

buen (definite singular)
buer (indefinite plural)
bue (indefinite nominative singular)
buen (definite nominative singular)
buer (indefinite nominative plural)
buerne (definite nominative plural)
bues (genitive indefinite singular)
buens (definite genitive singular)
buers (genitive indefinite plural)
buernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô, cognate with Swedish båge, English bow, German Bogen.


grave

From Italian grave, from Latin gravis (“heavy, grave”).


tight

tight (plural and definite singular attributive tighte)

tighte (attributive definite singular)
tighte (attributive plural)

(music) tight (keeping time and with musical understanding)


funk

funk c (singular definite funken, not used in plural form)

funken (definite singular)
funk (indefinite nominative singular)
funken (definite nominative singular)
funks (genitive indefinite singular)
funkens (definite genitive singular)


atonal

atonal (positive)
atonalt (positive)
atonale (plural positive)
atonale (positive)


motet

motet c (singular definite motetten, plural indefinite motetter)

motetten (definite singular)
motetter (indefinite plural)
motet (indefinite nominative singular)
motetten (definite nominative singular)
motetter (indefinite nominative plural)
motetterne (definite nominative plural)
motets (genitive indefinite singular)
motettens (definite genitive singular)
motetters (genitive indefinite plural)
motetternes (definite genitive plural)


node

node c (singular definite noden, plural indefinite noder)

noden (definite singular)
noder (indefinite plural)


blues

blues c (singular definite bluesen, not used in plural form)

(music) blues (musical genre of African American origin)


funky

From English funky. Attested since 1971.


Bach

From German Bach, also as a Germanisation/Germanization of the Danish surname Bak (“hill”).


dur

From German Dur, from Latin durus (“hard”).


mol

From German Moll, from Latin mollis (“soft”).

Coordinate term: dur

Alfred Cortots indspilning af Chopins vals i a-mol; ...

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Alfred Cortot's recording of Chopin's waltz in A minor; ...


fis

fis n (singular definite fisset, plural indefinite fisser)

fisset (definite singular)
fisser (indefinite plural)
fis (indefinite nominative singular)
fisset (definite nominative singular)
fisser (indefinite nominative plural)
fisserne (definite nominative plural)
fis' (genitive indefinite singular)
fissets (definite genitive singular)
fissers (genitive indefinite plural)
fissernes (definite genitive plural)


sekund

sekund c (singular definite sekunden, plural indefinite sekunder)

sekunden (definite singular)
sekunder (indefinite plural)
sekund (indefinite nominative singular)
sekunden (definite nominative singular)
sekunder (indefinite nominative plural)
sekunderne (definite nominative plural)
sekunds (genitive indefinite singular)
sekundens (definite genitive singular)
sekunders (genitive indefinite plural)
sekundernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin secundus (music), and (pars minuta) secunda (time).


orgel

orgel n (singular definite orglet or orgelet, plural indefinite orgler)

orglet (definite singular)
orgelet (definite singular)
orgler (indefinite plural)
orgel (indefinite nominative singular)
orglet (definite nominative singular)
orgelet (definite nominative singular)
orgler (indefinite nominative plural)
orglerne (definite nominative plural)
orgels (genitive indefinite singular)
orglets (definite genitive singular)
orgelets (definite genitive singular)
orglers (genitive indefinite plural)
orglernes (definite genitive plural)


messe

messe c (singular definite messen, plural indefinite messer)

messen (definite singular)
messer (indefinite plural)
messe (indefinite nominative singular)
messen (definite nominative singular)
messer (indefinite nominative plural)
messerne (definite nominative plural)
messes (genitive indefinite singular)
messens (definite genitive singular)
messers (genitive indefinite plural)
messernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German misse, Old Saxon missa from Medieval Latin missa, a past participle of the verb mittō (“to send”).


mandola

mandola c (singular definite mandolaen, plural indefinite mandolaer)

mandolaen (definite singular)
mandolaer (indefinite plural)
mandola (indefinite nominative singular)
mandolaen (definite nominative singular)
mandolaer (indefinite nominative plural)
mandolaerne (definite nominative plural)
mandolas (genitive indefinite singular)
mandolaens (definite genitive singular)
mandolaers (genitive indefinite plural)
mandolaernes (definite genitive plural)


trompet

trompet c (singular definite trompeten, plural indefinite trompeter)

trompeten (definite singular)
trompeter (indefinite plural)
trompet (indefinite nominative singular)
trompeten (definite nominative singular)
trompeter (indefinite nominative plural)
trompeterne (definite nominative plural)
trompets (genitive indefinite singular)
trompetens (definite genitive singular)
trompeters (genitive indefinite plural)
trompeternes (definite genitive plural)


fløjte

fløjte c (singular definite fløjten, plural indefinite fløjter)

fløjten (definite singular)
fløjter (indefinite plural)
fløjte (indefinite nominative singular)
fløjten (definite nominative singular)
fløjter (indefinite nominative plural)
fløjterne (definite nominative plural)
fløjtes (genitive indefinite singular)
fløjtens (definite genitive singular)
fløjters (genitive indefinite plural)
fløjternes (definite genitive plural)

→ Icelandic: flauta

→ Faroese: floyta

Borrowed from Middle Low German flöite, from Old French fleute.


tromme

tromme c (singular definite trommen, plural indefinite trommer)

trommen (definite singular)
trommer (indefinite plural)
tromme (indefinite nominative singular)
trommen (definite nominative singular)
trommer (indefinite nominative plural)
trommerne (definite nominative plural)
trommes (genitive indefinite singular)
trommens (definite genitive singular)
trommers (genitive indefinite plural)
trommernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tromme, of imitative origin.

onomatopoeic

imitative


ouverture

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ouverture c (singular definite ouverturen, plural indefinite ouverturer)

ouverturen (definite singular)
ouverturer (indefinite plural)
ouverture (indefinite nominative singular)
ouverturen (definite nominative singular)
ouverturer (indefinite nominative plural)
ouverturerne (definite nominative plural)
ouvertures (genitive indefinite singular)
ouverturens (definite genitive singular)
ouverturers (genitive indefinite plural)
ouverturernes (definite genitive plural)


tragedie

tragedie c (singular definite tragedien, plural indefinite tragedier)

tragedien (definite singular)
tragedier (indefinite plural)
tragedie (indefinite nominative singular)
tragedien (definite nominative singular)
tragedier (indefinite nominative plural)
tragedierne (definite nominative plural)
tragedies (genitive indefinite singular)
tragediens (definite genitive singular)
tragediers (genitive indefinite plural)
tragediernes (definite genitive plural)

[tˢʁ̥ɑˈɡ̊eðˀjə]

Borrowed via German Tragödie and Latin tragoedia from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “tragedy”), a derivation from τραγῳδός (tragōidós, “tragic performer”), apparently a compound of τράγος (trágos, “goat”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”).

com

(theater) tragedy, a dramatic performance


komedie

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komedie c (definite singular komedien, indefinite plural komedier, definite plural komedierne)

komedien (definite singular)
komedier (indefinite plural)
komedierne (definite plural)
komedie (indefinite nominative singular)
komedien (definite nominative singular)
komedier (indefinite nominative plural)
komedierne (definite nominative plural)
komedies (genitive indefinite singular)
komediens (definite genitive singular)
komediers (genitive indefinite plural)
komediernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed via German Komödie and Latin cōmoedia from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía, “comedy”), a derivation from κωμῳδός (kōmōidós, “performer of comedy”), a compound of κῶμος (kômos, “revel”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”).


dirigent

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dirigent c (singular definite dirigenten, plural indefinite dirigenter)

dirigenten (definite singular)
dirigenter (indefinite plural)


tragisk

tragisk (positive)
tragiske (plural positive)
tragiske (positive)

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɑˀɡ̊isɡ̊]

Via German tragisch and Latin tragicus from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”). Apparently a derivation from τράγος (trágos, “goat”).


stemt

stemt (positive)
stemte (plural positive)
stemte (positive)

A past participle of stemme (“to voice”).


kvart

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kvart c (singular definite kvarten, plural indefinite kvarter)

kvarten (definite singular)
kvarter (indefinite plural)
kvart (indefinite nominative singular)
kvarten (definite nominative singular)
kvarter (indefinite nominative plural)
kvarterne (definite nominative plural)
kvarts (genitive indefinite singular)
kvartens (definite genitive singular)
kvarters (genitive indefinite plural)
kvarternes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin quārtus (“fourth”), from quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”).


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”).

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


klassisk

klassisk (neuter klassisk, plural and definite singular attributive klassiske, not comparable)

klassisk (neuter)
klassiske (attributive definite singular)
klassiske (attributive plural)

Via German klassisch from Latin classicus (“of the (first) class”).


flygel

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flygel n (singular definite flygelet or flyglet, plural indefinite flygler)

flygelet (definite singular)
flyglet (definite singular)
flygler (indefinite plural)
flygel (indefinite nominative singular)
flygelet (definite nominative singular)
flyglet (definite nominative singular)
flygler (indefinite nominative plural)
flyglerne (definite nominative plural)
flygels (genitive indefinite singular)
flygelets (definite genitive singular)
flyglets (definite genitive singular)
flyglers (genitive indefinite plural)
flyglernes (definite genitive plural)

Greenlandic: flygeli


terzet

terzet c (singular definite terzetten, plural indefinite terzetter)

terzetten (definite singular)
terzetter (indefinite plural)
terzet (indefinite nominative singular)
terzetten (definite nominative singular)
terzetter (indefinite nominative plural)
terzetterne (definite nominative plural)
terzets (genitive indefinite singular)
terzettens (definite genitive singular)
terzetters (genitive indefinite plural)
terzetternes (definite genitive plural)


pladespiller

pladespiller c (definite singular pladespilleren, indefinite plural pladespillere, definite plural pladespillerne)

pladespilleren (definite singular)
pladespillere (indefinite plural)
pladespillerne (definite plural)


komisk

komisk (positive)
komiske (plural positive)
komiske (positive)

Borrowed via German komisch and Latin cōmicus from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “concerning comedy”), a derivation from κῶμος (kômos, “revel”).

bor

(drama) comical, concerning comedy as a dramatic or literary genre


strengeinstrument

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strengeinstrument n (singular definite strengeinstrumentet, plural indefinite strengeinstrumenter)

strengeinstrumentet (definite singular)
strengeinstrumenter (indefinite plural)


oktav

oktav c (singular definite oktaven, plural indefinite oktaver)

oktaven (definite singular)
oktaver (indefinite plural)
oktav (indefinite nominative singular)
oktaven (definite nominative singular)
oktaver (indefinite nominative plural)
oktaverne (definite nominative plural)
oktavs (genitive indefinite singular)
oktavens (definite genitive singular)
oktavers (genitive indefinite plural)
oktavernes (definite genitive plural)


betoning

betoning c (singular definite betoningen, plural indefinite betoninger)

betoningen (definite singular)
betoninger (indefinite plural)
betoning (indefinite nominative singular)
betoningen (definite nominative singular)
betoninger (indefinite nominative plural)
betoningerne (definite nominative plural)
betonings (genitive indefinite singular)
betoningens (definite genitive singular)
betoningers (genitive indefinite plural)
betoningernes (definite genitive plural)


funkmusik

funkmusik (singular definite funkmusikken, not used in plural form)

funkmusikken (definite singular)
funkmusik (indefinite nominative singular)
funkmusikken (definite nominative singular)
funkmusiks (genitive indefinite singular)
funkmusikkens (definite genitive singular)


funkband

funkband n (singular definite funkbandet, plural indefinite funkbands or funkband)

funkbandet (definite singular)
funkbands (indefinite plural)
funkband (indefinite plural)
funkband (indefinite nominative singular)
funkbandet (definite nominative singular)
funkbands (indefinite nominative plural)
funkband (indefinite nominative plural)
funkbandene (definite nominative plural)
funkbands (genitive indefinite singular)
funkbandets (definite genitive singular)
funkbands (genitive indefinite plural)
funkbands' (genitive indefinite plural)
funkbandenes (definite genitive plural)


funkgruppe

funkgruppe c (singular definite funkgruppen, plural indefinite funkgrupper)

funkgruppen (definite singular)
funkgrupper (indefinite plural)
funkgruppe (indefinite nominative singular)
funkgruppen (definite nominative singular)
funkgrupper (indefinite nominative plural)
funkgrupperne (definite nominative plural)
funkgruppes (genitive indefinite singular)
funkgruppens (definite genitive singular)
funkgruppers (genitive indefinite plural)
funkgruppernes (definite genitive plural)


altsaxofon

altsaxofon c (singular definite altsaxofonen, plural indefinite altsaxofoner)

altsaxofonen (definite singular)
altsaxofoner (indefinite plural)
altsaxofon (indefinite nominative singular)
altsaxofonen (definite nominative singular)
altsaxofoner (indefinite nominative plural)
altsaxofonerne (definite nominative plural)
altsaxofons (genitive indefinite singular)
altsaxofonens (definite genitive singular)
altsaxofoners (genitive indefinite plural)
altsaxofonernes (definite genitive plural)

From alt (“alto”) + saxofon (“saxophone”).

(music) alto saxophone (saxophone smaller than tenor)