dame

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dame c (singular definite damen, plural indefinite damer)

damen (definite singular)
damer (indefinite plural)
dame (indefinite nominative singular)
damen (definite nominative singular)
damer (indefinite nominative plural)
damerne (definite nominative plural)
dames (genitive indefinite singular)
damens (definite genitive singular)
damers (genitive indefinite plural)
damernes (definite genitive plural)


es

es n (singular definite esset, plural indefinite esser)

esset (definite singular)
esser (indefinite plural)
es (indefinite nominative singular)
esset (definite nominative singular)
esser (indefinite nominative plural)
esserne (definite nominative plural)
ess (genitive indefinite singular)
essets (definite genitive singular)
essers (genitive indefinite plural)
essernes (definite genitive plural)

Jeg har alle esserne.


over

over c (singular definite overen, plural indefinite overe or overs)

overen (definite singular)
overe (indefinite plural)
overs (indefinite plural)
over (indefinite nominative singular)
overen (definite nominative singular)
overe (indefinite nominative plural)
overs (indefinite nominative plural)
overne (definite nominative plural)
overs (genitive indefinite singular)
overens (definite genitive singular)
overes (genitive indefinite plural)
overs' (genitive indefinite plural)
overnes (definite genitive plural)

(cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled, an over.


pas

pas c (singular definite passen, plural indefinite passer)

passen (definite singular)
passer (indefinite plural)
pas (indefinite nominative singular)
passen (definite nominative singular)
passer (indefinite nominative plural)
passerne (definite nominative plural)
pas' (genitive indefinite singular)
passens (definite genitive singular)
passers (genitive indefinite plural)
passernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French passe, from French passer.


en passant

Unadapted borrowing from French en passant.


linje

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linje c (singular definite linjen, plural indefinite linjer)

linjen (definite singular)
linjer (indefinite plural)
linje (indefinite nominative singular)
linjen (definite nominative singular)
linjer (indefinite nominative plural)
linjerne (definite nominative plural)
linjes (genitive indefinite singular)
linjens (definite genitive singular)
linjers (genitive indefinite plural)
linjernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Linie, from Old High German linia, from Latin līnea (“line”), from līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).


dronning

dronning c (singular definite dronningen, plural indefinite dronninger)

dronningen (definite singular)
dronninger (indefinite plural)
dronning (indefinite nominative singular)
dronningen (definite nominative singular)
dronninger (indefinite nominative plural)
dronningerne (definite nominative plural)
dronnings (genitive indefinite singular)
dronningens (definite genitive singular)
dronningers (genitive indefinite plural)
dronningernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dróttning (“mistress, queen”), cognate with Swedish drottning. Derived from dróttinn (“lord, leader”) (Danish drot).


konge

konge c (singular definite kongen, plural indefinite konger)

kongen (definite singular)
konger (indefinite plural)
konge (indefinite nominative singular)
kongen (definite nominative singular)
konger (indefinite nominative plural)
kongerne (definite nominative plural)
konges (genitive indefinite singular)
kongens (definite genitive singular)
kongers (genitive indefinite plural)
kongernes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: konge

→ Greenlandic: kunngi

Older konning, from Old Norse konungr (“king”), from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”), cognate with Swedish konung, English king, German König, Dutch koning. Derived from *kunją (“kin, clan”) (Danish køn).


revanche

bede om revanche
ask for a rematch

få, tage revanche


fisk

fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)

fisken (definite singular)
fisk (indefinite plural)
fisk (indefinite nominative singular)
fisken (definite nominative singular)
fisk (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskene (definite nominative plural)
fisks (genitive indefinite singular)
fiskens (definite genitive singular)
fisks (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”). Cognate with English fish and German Fisch. The Germanic word is related to Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”).

(card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)


mur

mur c (singular definite muren, plural indefinite mure)

muren (definite singular)
mure (indefinite plural)
mur (indefinite nominative singular)
muren (definite nominative singular)
mure (indefinite nominative plural)
murene (definite nominative plural)
murs (genitive indefinite singular)
murens (definite genitive singular)
mures (genitive indefinite plural)
murenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse múrr m, borrowed via Old English mūr or Old Saxon mūr from Latin mūrus. Compare also German Mauer f, Dutch muur m.


bonde

bonde c (singular definite bonden, plural indefinite bønder)

bonden (definite singular)
bønder (indefinite plural)
bonde (indefinite nominative singular)
bonden (definite nominative singular)
bønder (indefinite nominative plural)
bønderne (definite nominative plural)
bondes (genitive indefinite singular)
bondens (definite genitive singular)
bønders (genitive indefinite plural)
bøndernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish bondæ, from Old Norse bóndi, originally a present participle of bo (“to live”).


stik

Han tog det sidste stik med et trumfkort.

He took the last trick with a trump card.


løber

løber c (singular definite løberen, plural indefinite løbere)

løberen (definite singular)
løbere (indefinite plural)
løber (indefinite nominative singular)
løberen (definite nominative singular)
løbere (indefinite nominative plural)
løberne (definite nominative plural)
løbers (genitive indefinite singular)
løberens (definite genitive singular)
løberes (genitive indefinite plural)
løbernes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to løbe (“to run”) + -er. The sense "bishop" is inspired by German Läufer.

(chess) bishop (The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝)


skak

skak c (singular definite skakken, plural indefinite skakker)

skakken (definite singular)
skakker (indefinite plural)
skak (indefinite nominative singular)
skakken (definite nominative singular)
skakker (indefinite nominative plural)
skakkerne (definite nominative plural)
skaks (genitive indefinite singular)
skakkens (definite genitive singular)
skakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
skakkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Dutch scaec, from Old French eschec, from Vulgar Latin *scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/).


ener

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ener c (singular definite eneren, plural indefinite enere)

eneren (definite singular)
enere (indefinite plural)
ener (indefinite nominative singular)
eneren (definite nominative singular)
enere (indefinite nominative plural)
enerne (definite nominative plural)
eners (genitive indefinite singular)
enerens (definite genitive singular)
eneres (genitive indefinite plural)
enernes (definite genitive plural)

Du slog en ener!

Sandsynlighederne for en”enten-eller”-hændelse adderes og sandsynlighederne for en”både-og”-hændelse multipliceres. Med den falske terning er sandsynligheden for at slå en ener eller en sekser P(1 eller 6)=31%+29%=60%.

2009, Pernille Pind, Matematik for Alle - Håndbog i matematikundervisning, Pernille Pind, →ISBN, page 300:

The probabilities of an ”either-or”-event are added and the probabilities of a ”both”-event are multiplied. With the fake die, the probability of rolling a one or a six P(1 or 6)=31%+29%=60%.


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.


knibe

knibe (imperative knib, infinitive at knibe, present tense kniber, past tense kneb, perfect tense er/har knebet)

knib (imperative)
at knibe (infinitive)
kniber (present)
kneb (past)
er (perfect)
har knebet (perfect)

From Middle Low German knīpen. Compare German kneifen and Dutch knijpen.


toer

toer c (singular definite toeren, plural indefinite toere)

toeren (definite singular)
toere (indefinite plural)
toer (indefinite nominative singular)
toeren (definite nominative singular)
toere (indefinite nominative plural)
toerene (definite nominative plural)
toers (genitive indefinite singular)
toerens (definite genitive singular)
toeres (genitive indefinite plural)
toerenes (definite genitive plural)

Når man kaster med én terning, er et af udfaldene en toer.

2001, Hans Jørgen Beck, Lona Graff, Niels Jacob Hansen, Matematik i Niende. Grundbog, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 76:

when one throws one die, one of the possibilities is a two.


fodboldspiller

fodboldspiller c (singular definite fodboldspilleren, plural indefinite fodboldspillere)

fodboldspilleren (definite singular)
fodboldspillere (indefinite plural)
fodboldspiller (indefinite nominative singular)
fodboldspilleren (definite nominative singular)
fodboldspillere (indefinite nominative plural)
fodboldspillerne (definite nominative plural)
fodboldspillers (genitive indefinite singular)
fodboldspillerens (definite genitive singular)
fodboldspilleres (genitive indefinite plural)
fodboldspillernes (definite genitive plural)

From fodbold (“football, soccer”) + spiller (“player”).

af

(soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)


rokade

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rokade c (singular definite rokaden, plural indefinite rokader)

rokaden (definite singular)
rokader (indefinite plural)
rokade (indefinite nominative singular)
rokaden (definite nominative singular)
rokader (indefinite nominative plural)
rokaderne (definite nominative plural)
rokades (genitive indefinite singular)
rokadens (definite genitive singular)
rokaders (genitive indefinite plural)
rokadernes (definite genitive plural)

From French rocade, from roquer (“to castle”), from roc (“castle, rook”).


rokere

rokere (active infinitive)
rokeres (infinitive passive)
rokerer (active present)
rokeres (passive present)
rokerede (active past)
rokeredes (passive past)
roker (active imperative)
rokerende (participle present)
rokeret (participle past)
rokeren (gerund participle)


pagat

pagat c (singular definite pagaten, plural indefinite pagater)

pagaten (definite singular)
pagater (indefinite plural)
pagat (indefinite nominative singular)
pagaten (definite nominative singular)
pagater (indefinite nominative plural)
pagaterne (definite nominative plural)
pagats (genitive indefinite singular)
pagatens (definite genitive singular)
pagaters (genitive indefinite plural)
pagaternes (definite genitive plural)

(card games) magician (card number 1 in tarot)


fodbold

fodbold c (singular definite fodbolden, plural indefinite fodbolde)

fodbolden (definite singular)
fodbolde (indefinite plural)
fodbold (indefinite nominative singular)
fodbolden (definite nominative singular)
fodbolde (indefinite nominative plural)
fodboldene (definite nominative plural)
fodbolds (genitive indefinite singular)
fodboldens (definite genitive singular)
fodboldes (genitive indefinite plural)
fodboldenes (definite genitive plural)

association football
association football

(uncountable, sports, soccer) football: the sport association football; soccer (US, Australia)

(countable, sports, soccer) a football: the ball with which association football is played; soccer ball (US, Australia)


spilfigur

spilfigur c (singular definite spilfiguren, plural indefinite spilfigurer)

spilfiguren (definite singular)
spilfigurer (indefinite plural)
spilfigur (indefinite nominative singular)
spilfiguren (definite nominative singular)
spilfigurer (indefinite nominative plural)
spilfigurerne (definite nominative plural)
spilfigurs (genitive indefinite singular)
spilfigurens (definite genitive singular)
spilfigurers (genitive indefinite plural)
spilfigurernes (definite genitive plural)

(games) A figure, especially a character, appearing in a game.


spilkarakter

spilkarakter c (singular definite spilkarakteren, plural indefinite spilkarakterer)

spilkarakteren (definite singular)
spilkarakterer (indefinite plural)
spilkarakter (indefinite nominative singular)
spilkarakteren (definite nominative singular)
spilkarakterer (indefinite nominative plural)
spilkaraktererne (definite nominative plural)
spilkarakters (genitive indefinite singular)
spilkarakterens (definite genitive singular)
spilkarakterers (genitive indefinite plural)
spilkarakterernes (definite genitive plural)

From spil (“game”) + karakter (“character”).

(games) A character appearing in a game.


honnør

honnør c (singular definite honnøren, plural indefinite honnører)

honnøren (definite singular)
honnører (indefinite plural)
honnør (indefinite nominative singular)
honnøren (definite nominative singular)
honnører (indefinite nominative plural)
honnørerne (definite nominative plural)
honnørs (genitive indefinite singular)
honnørens (definite genitive singular)
honnørers (genitive indefinite plural)
honnørernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French honneur, from Latin honor.


træf

træf (singular definite træffen, plural indefinite træf)

træffen (definite singular)
træf (indefinite plural)
træf (indefinite nominative singular)
træffen (definite nominative singular)
træf (indefinite nominative plural)
træffene (definite nominative plural)
træfs (genitive indefinite singular)
træffens (definite genitive singular)
træfs (genitive indefinite plural)
træffenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Treff n (“clubs”), from French trèfle (“clover, clubs”), from Latin trifolium (“clover”).