joke

joke c (singular definite joken, plural indefinite jokes)

joken (definite singular)
jokes (indefinite plural)
joke (indefinite nominative singular)
joken (definite nominative singular)
jokes (indefinite nominative plural)
jokesene (definite nominative plural)
jokene (colloquial definite nominative plural)
jokes (genitive indefinite singular)
jokens (definite genitive singular)
jokes' (genitive indefinite plural)
jokesenes (definite genitive plural)
jokenes (colloquial definite genitive plural)


joke

head

joke (past tense jokede, past participle joket)

jokede (past)
joket (participle past)
joker (active present)
jokes (passive present)
jokede (active past)
jokedes (passive past)
joke (active infinitive)
jokes (infinitive passive)
joke (active imperative)
jokende (participle present)
joket (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
joken (gerund participle)


present

present c (singular definite presenten, plural indefinite presenter)

presenten (definite singular)
presenter (indefinite plural)
present (indefinite nominative singular)
presenten (definite nominative singular)
presenter (indefinite nominative plural)
presenterne (definite nominative plural)
presents (genitive indefinite singular)
presentens (definite genitive singular)
presenters (genitive indefinite plural)
presenternes (definite genitive plural)

From French présent, from présenter (“to present”).


positive

inflection of positiv:
definite singular


status quo

Unadapted borrowing from Latin status quo.


vagina

head

vagina c (singular definite vaginaen, plural indefinite vaginaer)

vaginaen (definite singular)
vaginaer (indefinite plural)
vagina (indefinite nominative singular)
vaginaen (definite nominative singular)
vaginaer (indefinite nominative plural)
vaginaerne (definite nominative plural)
vaginas (genitive indefinite singular)
vaginaens (definite genitive singular)
vaginaers (genitive indefinite plural)
vaginaernes (definite genitive plural)


ode

ode c (singular definite oden, plural indefinite oder)

oden (definite singular)
oder (indefinite plural)
ode (indefinite nominative singular)
oden (definite nominative singular)
oder (indefinite nominative plural)
oderne (definite nominative plural)
odes (genitive indefinite singular)
odens (definite genitive singular)
oders (genitive indefinite plural)
odernes (definite genitive plural)

From Late Latin oda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).


omelet

omelet c (singular definite omeletten, plural indefinite omeletter)

omeletten (definite singular)
omeletter (indefinite plural)
omelet (indefinite nominative singular)
omeletten (definite nominative singular)
omeletter (indefinite nominative plural)
omeletterne (definite nominative plural)
omelets (genitive indefinite singular)
omelettens (definite genitive singular)
omeletters (genitive indefinite plural)
omeletternes (definite genitive plural)


pant

a deposit (on packaging such as bottles and cans)


par

par n (singular definite parret, plural indefinite par)

parret (definite singular)
par (indefinite plural)
par (indefinite nominative singular)
parret (definite nominative singular)
par (indefinite nominative plural)
parrene (definite nominative plural)
pars (genitive indefinite singular)
parrets (definite genitive singular)
pars (genitive indefinite plural)
parrenes (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Danish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār.


par

(golf) par (the allotted number of strokes to reach the hole)


par

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


park

head

park c (singular definite parken, plural indefinite parker)

parken (definite singular)
parker (indefinite plural)
park (indefinite nominative singular)
parken (definite nominative singular)
parker (indefinite nominative plural)
parkerne (definite nominative plural)
parks (genitive indefinite singular)
parkens (definite genitive singular)
parkers (genitive indefinite plural)
parkernes (definite genitive plural)


professor

professor c (singular definite professoren, plural indefinite professorer)

professoren (definite singular)
professorer (indefinite plural)
professor (indefinite nominative singular)
professoren (definite nominative singular)
professorer (indefinite nominative plural)
professorerne (definite nominative plural)
professors (genitive indefinite singular)
professorens (definite genitive singular)
professorers (genitive indefinite plural)
professorernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Icelandic: prófessor


taxi

taxi c (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxier, definite plural taxierne)

taxien (definite singular)
taxier (indefinite plural)
taxierne (definite plural)


mad

mad c (singular definite maden, not used in plural form)

maden (definite singular)
mad (indefinite nominative singular)
maden (definite nominative singular)
mads (genitive indefinite singular)
madens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic *matiz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish mat (“food”), English meat, German Mett (from Low German).


mad

mad c (singular definite madden, plural indefinite madder)

madden (definite singular)
madder (indefinite plural)
mad (indefinite nominative singular)
madden (definite nominative singular)
madder (indefinite nominative plural)
madderne (definite nominative plural)
mads (genitive indefinite singular)
maddens (definite genitive singular)
madders (genitive indefinite plural)
maddernes (definite genitive plural)


jarl

jarl c (singular definite jarlen, plural indefinite jarler)

jarlen (definite singular)
jarler (indefinite plural)
jarl (indefinite nominative singular)
jarlen (definite nominative singular)
jarler (indefinite nominative plural)
jarlerne (definite nominative plural)
jarls (genitive indefinite singular)
jarlens (definite genitive singular)
jarlers (genitive indefinite plural)
jarlernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse jarl, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, akin to Old English eorl (English earl).

(historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times.)


Adam

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


frigid

frigid (positive)
frigidt (positive)
frigide (plural positive)
frigide (positive)


ayatollah

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ayatollah c (singular definite ayatollahen, plural indefinite ayatollaher)

ayatollahen (definite singular)
ayatollaher (indefinite plural)
ayatollah (indefinite nominative singular)
ayatollahen (definite nominative singular)
ayatollaher (indefinite nominative plural)
ayatollaherne (definite nominative plural)
ayatollahs (genitive indefinite singular)
ayatollahens (definite genitive singular)
ayatollahers (genitive indefinite plural)
ayatollahernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), Derived from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).

der

آيَةُ اللّٰه

der+

آيَةُ اللّٰه


ave

From Old Norse agi (“fear, discipline”).

Du skal holde forureningen i ave.


ave

head

ave n (singular definite avet, plural indefinite ave)

avet (definite singular)
ave (indefinite plural)
ave (indefinite nominative singular)
avet (definite nominative singular)
ave (indefinite nominative plural)
avene (definite nominative plural)
aves (genitive indefinite singular)
avets (definite genitive singular)
aves (genitive indefinite plural)
avenes (definite genitive plural)


ave

ave (imperative av, infinitive at ave, present tense aver, past tense avede, perfect tense har avet)

av (imperative)
at ave (infinitive)
aver (present)
avede (past)
har avet (perfect)
aver (active present)
aves (passive present)
avede (active past)
avedes (passive past)
ave (active infinitive)
aves (infinitive passive)
av (active imperative)
avende (participle present)
avet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
aven (gerund participle)

(dated, puristic) to discipline; punish.


aversion

aversion c (singular definite aversionen, plural indefinite aversioner)

aversionen (definite singular)
aversioner (indefinite plural)
aversion (indefinite nominative singular)
aversionen (definite nominative singular)
aversioner (indefinite nominative plural)
aversionerne (definite nominative plural)
aversions (genitive indefinite singular)
aversionens (definite genitive singular)
aversioners (genitive indefinite plural)
aversionernes (definite genitive plural)

[avæɐ̯ˈɕoˀn]

From French aversion, from Latin āversiō.


æ

Æ (uppercase)
æ (indefinite nominative singular)
æ'et (definite nominative singular)
æ'er (indefinite nominative plural)
æ'erne (definite nominative plural)
æ's (genitive indefinite singular)
æ'ets (definite genitive singular)
æ'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
æ'ernes (definite genitive plural)

Antepenultimate letter of the Danish alphabet.


æ

From Old Danish thæn (Modern Danish den).


benzin

benzin c (singular definite benzinen, plural indefinite benziner)

benzinen (definite singular)
benziner (indefinite plural)


geek

geek c (singular definite geeken, plural indefinite geeks)

geeken (definite singular)
geeks (indefinite plural)
geek (indefinite nominative singular)
geeken (definite nominative singular)
geeks (indefinite nominative plural)
geeksene (definite nominative plural)
geeks (genitive indefinite singular)
geekens (definite genitive singular)
geeks' (genitive indefinite plural)
geeksenes (definite genitive plural)

From English geek. First attested in 1995.

geek (expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers; person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby; unfashionable or socially undesirable person)


mag

From Middle Low German mak (“ease, calm”), related to Old Saxon makon (“to make”).


Mary

From English Mary. A variant of the traditional Danish Marie.


North Carolina

North Carolina (genitive North Carolinas)

North Carolinas (genitive)
Nord-Carolina (alternative rare)
Nord Carolina (alternative rare)

North Carolina
North Carolina#English:_Q1454

North Carolina (a state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia)


val

val c (singular definite valen, not used in plural form)


val

val c (singular definite vallen, not used in plural form)

Borrowed from Middle Low German wal or Dutch wal (“coast, shore”), from Latin vallum. Doublet of vold.

Fra Vallen hørtes Vraal, som brød | Den tykke Skye.

1779, Johannes Ewald, Romance (from the play Fiskerne), now royal anthem of Denmark / https://kalliope.org/da/text/ewlad1999022205

From the coast a cry was heard that broke the thick cloud.


val

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), cognate with German Wald. Doublet of vold. Alternatively, the same word as the noun above.

Paa faste Val og paa den grønne Strand, | At ofre villig baade Liv og Blod.

1812, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Til Danerkongen Frederik hin Sjette (in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 2)

On the firm plain and the green beach to sacrifice both life and blood.


insekt

insekt n (singular definite insektet, plural indefinite insekter)

insektet (definite singular)
insekter (indefinite plural)
insekt (indefinite nominative singular)
insektet (definite nominative singular)
insekter (indefinite nominative plural)
insekterne (definite nominative plural)
insekts (genitive indefinite singular)
insektets (definite genitive singular)
insekters (genitive indefinite plural)
insekternes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin īnsectum, from insecāre (“to cut up or into, incise”).


fra

From Old Norse frá, from Proto-Germanic *fram. Cognate with English from, Swedish från, Norwegian Bokmål fra, Norwegian Nynorsk frå, Faroese frá, Icelandic frá.


matematik

matematik (singular definite matematikken, not used in plural form)

matematikken (definite singular)
matematik (indefinite nominative singular)
matematikken (definite nominative singular)
matematiks (genitive indefinite singular)
matematikkens (definite genitive singular)


fem

From Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five”).


tolv

From Old Norse tolf, from Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Norwegian and Swedish tolv, Faroese tólv, Icelandic tólf.


logik

logik c (singular definite logikken, not used in plural form)

logikken (definite singular)
logik (indefinite nominative singular)
logikken (definite nominative singular)
logiks (genitive indefinite singular)
logikkens (definite genitive singular)


Andreas

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


fotograf

fotograf c (singular definite fotografen, plural indefinite fotografer)

fotografen (definite singular)
fotografer (indefinite plural)
fotograf (indefinite nominative singular)
fotografen (definite nominative singular)
fotografer (indefinite nominative plural)
fotograferne (definite nominative plural)
fotografs (genitive indefinite singular)
fotografens (definite genitive singular)
fotografers (genitive indefinite plural)
fotografernes (definite genitive plural)

[fod̥oˈɡ̊ʁɒːˀf]

[fotˢoˈɡ̊ʁɒːˀf]

From fotografi (“photograph”), from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) and γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”).


politik

politik c (definite singular politikken)

Via German Politik from Ancient Greek πολιτική (politikḗ, “relating to the state; politics”), derived from the noun πόλις (pólis, “city, state”).


politik

head

politik c (definite singular politikken, indefinite plural politikker, definite plural politikkerne)

politikken (definite singular)
politikker (indefinite plural)
politikkerne (definite plural)

a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)


Richard

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard


mat

mat (neuter mat, plural and definite singular attributive matte)

mat (neuter)
matte (attributive definite singular)
matte (attributive plural)


elevator

elevator c (singular definite elevatoren, plural indefinite elevatorer)

elevatoren (definite singular)
elevatorer (indefinite plural)
elevator (indefinite nominative singular)
elevatoren (definite nominative singular)
elevatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
elevatorerne (definite nominative plural)
elevators (genitive indefinite singular)
elevatorens (definite genitive singular)
elevatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
elevatorernes (definite genitive plural)

lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)


determinant

determinant c (singular definite determinanten, plural indefinite determinanter)

determinanten (definite singular)
determinanter (indefinite plural)
determinant (indefinite nominative singular)
determinanten (definite nominative singular)
determinanter (indefinite nominative plural)
determinanterne (definite nominative plural)
determinants (genitive indefinite singular)
determinantens (definite genitive singular)
determinanters (genitive indefinite plural)
determinanternes (definite genitive plural)


rest

rest c (singular definite resten, plural indefinite rester)

resten (definite singular)
rester (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from French reste, probably via German Rest.


plat

plat (plural and definite singular attributive platte)

platte (attributive definite singular)
platte (attributive plural)
plat (positive)
plattere (comparative)
plattest (superlative)
platte (plural positive)
plattere (comparative plural)
plattest (plural superlative)
platte (positive)
platteste (superlative)

Borrowed via Middle Low German platt from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, which probably is loan from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), a cognate of Danish flad.

De ting, hun lavede, var platte og måtte klemmes ud af pligt. Først når de andre spillede dem, blev de til andet end livløse slag på klaveret.

2016, Anne Strandvad, Vejen til Sofie, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

The things she made were uninspired and had to be squeezed out by duty. It was only when others played them that they became anything else than lifeless beatings on the piano.

Jeg fandt, at især de sidste fire linjer i visen var platte og stødende.

2006, Min krønike: 1932-1979, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 150:

I found that, in particular, the last four lines in the song were inane and offensive.

Enhver var af den opfattelse, Ladegaards morsomheder var platte.

2016, Jørgen Thorgaard, Kolonien, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Everyone was of the view that Ladegaard's jokes were corny.

... at de syntes Carolines bemærkninger var platte, ...

2011, Irene Oestrich, Slip bekymringerne, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

... that they felt Caroline's remarks to be stupid, ...

Mænds fascination af Martin berørte ham meget lidt. Han syntes dog bøsserne var besværlige – han syntes, de oftest var platte og seksuelt fikserede.

1986, Eske Holm, Den erotiske handel: roman:

The fascination that men held for Martin affected him very little. He did however feel that the gays were troublesome – he felt that they were most often insipid and sexually fixated.

inane, lacking inspiration, corny, insipid


Brian

Borrowed from English Brian in the 20th century, ultimately from Irish.


visum

visum n (singular definite visummet, plural indefinite visa)

visummet (definite singular)
visa (indefinite plural)
visum (indefinite nominative singular)
visummet (definite nominative singular)
visa (indefinite nominative plural)
visaene (definite nominative plural)
visums (genitive indefinite singular)
visummets (definite genitive singular)
visas (genitive indefinite plural)
visaenes (definite genitive plural)


triste

plural and definite singular attributive of trist


trist

trist (neuter trist, plural and definite singular attributive triste, comparative tristere, superlative (predicative) tristest, superlative (attributive) tristeste)

trist (neuter)
triste (attributive definite singular)
triste (attributive plural)
tristere (comparative)
tristest (predicative superlative)
tristeste (attributive superlative)

From Latin tristis, via French triste and German trist.


pate

pate c (singular definite pateen, plural indefinite pateer)

pateen (definite singular)
pateer (indefinite plural)
pate (indefinite nominative singular)
pateen (definite nominative singular)
pateer (indefinite nominative plural)
pateerne (definite nominative plural)
pates (genitive indefinite singular)
pateens (definite genitive singular)
pateers (genitive indefinite plural)
pateernes (definite genitive plural)
paté (alternative)


des

Jo større den er, des gladere bliver jeg.

The larger it is, the gladder I shall be.


bro

bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)

broen (definite singular)
broer (indefinite plural)
bro (indefinite nominative singular)
broen (definite nominative singular)
broer (indefinite nominative plural)
broerne (definite nominative plural)
bros (genitive indefinite singular)
broens (definite genitive singular)
broers (genitive indefinite plural)
broernes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: bro

From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).


diameter

head

diameter c (singular definite diameteren, plural indefinite diametre)

diameteren (definite singular)
diametre (indefinite plural)


gru

gru c (singular definite gruen, not used in plural form)

From grue (“to dread”), from Low German grue, from Middle Low German gruwen, from Proto-Germanic *grūwijaną, perhaps ultimately an imitative derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”), or instead from *gʰer- (“to rub, stroke, grind”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


gru

onomatopoeic

imitative


mink

head

mink c (singular definite minken, plural indefinite mink)

minken (definite singular)
mink (indefinite plural)
mink (indefinite nominative singular)
minken (definite nominative singular)
mink (indefinite nominative plural)
minker (indefinite nominative plural)
minke (indefinite nominative plural)
minkene (definite nominative plural)
minkerne (definite nominative plural)
minks (genitive indefinite singular)
minkens (definite genitive singular)
minks (genitive indefinite plural)
minkers (genitive indefinite plural)
minkenes (definite genitive plural)
minkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German mink, menk, from Old Saxon mink, menk, of obscure ultimate origin.


rare

plural and definite singular attributive of rar


database

database c (singular definite databasen, plural indefinite databaser)

databasen (definite singular)
databaser (indefinite plural)
database (indefinite nominative singular)
databasen (definite nominative singular)
databaser (indefinite nominative plural)
databaserne (definite nominative plural)
databases (genitive indefinite singular)
databasens (definite genitive singular)
databasers (genitive indefinite plural)
databasernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈd̥æːtˢaˌb̥æːsə]

[ˌd̥æːtˢaˈb̥æːsə]


fang

Fang mig!


elev

elev c (singular definite eleven, plural indefinite elever)

eleven (definite singular)
elever (indefinite plural)
elev (indefinite nominative singular)
eleven (definite nominative singular)
elever (indefinite nominative plural)
eleverne (definite nominative plural)
elevs (genitive indefinite singular)
elevens (definite genitive singular)
elevers (genitive indefinite plural)
elevernes (definite genitive plural)

From French élève (“pupil, student”), from élever (“raise”).


slut

From Swedish slut, from Middle Low German slūt.


slut

(radio communications) over and out, out (ending a conversation)


artist

artist c (singular definite artisten, plural indefinite artister)

artisten (definite singular)
artister (indefinite plural)
artist (indefinite nominative singular)
artisten (definite nominative singular)
artister (indefinite nominative plural)
artisterne (definite nominative plural)
artists (genitive indefinite singular)
artistens (definite genitive singular)
artisters (genitive indefinite plural)
artisternes (definite genitive plural)

an artist, performer (acrobat, juggler etc.)


prostitution

prostitution c (singular definite prostitutionen, not used in plural form)

prostitutionen (definite singular)
prostitution (indefinite nominative singular)
prostitutionen (definite nominative singular)
prostitutions (genitive indefinite singular)
prostitutionens (definite genitive singular)


chinchilla

chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)

chinchillaen (definite singular)
chinchillaer (indefinite plural)
chinchilla (indefinite nominative singular)
chinchillaen (definite nominative singular)
chinchillaer (indefinite nominative plural)
chinchillaerne (definite nominative plural)
chinchillas (genitive indefinite singular)
chinchillaens (definite genitive singular)
chinchillaers (genitive indefinite plural)
chinchillaernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.


nutria

På pampaen findes bl. a. bæltedyr, opossum, nandu, stinkdyr og hjorte. Ved vandløbene er nutriaen hyppig.

Under Nutriaen bar hun en smaablomstret Silke imprimé Kjole,^([sic]) ...

1957, Aage Dons, De åbne arme, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Under the nutria, she wore a ? with small flowers on it, ...


sirup

sirup c (singular definite siruppen, plural indefinite sirupper)

siruppen (definite singular)
sirupper (indefinite plural)

Old Norse sirop, from Latin siropus, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb)


grave

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

accent grave – accent grave, grave accent


grave

grave (imperative grav, infinitive at grave, present tense graver, past tense gravede, perfect tense har gravet)

grav (imperative)
at grave (infinitive)
graver (present)
gravede (past)
har gravet (perfect)

From Old Norse grafa (“to dig, bury”), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”).

der

dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)


dont

head

dont c (singular definite donten, not used in plural form)

donten (definite singular)
dont (indefinite nominative singular)
donten (definite nominative singular)
donts (genitive indefinite singular)
dontens (definite genitive singular)

From Low German doon. Related to Danish dom and Danish dåd


demonstration

demonstration c (singular definite demonstrationen, plural indefinite demonstrationer)

demonstrationen (definite singular)
demonstrationer (indefinite plural)
demonstration (indefinite nominative singular)
demonstrationen (definite nominative singular)
demonstrationer (indefinite nominative plural)
demonstrationerne (definite nominative plural)
demonstrations (genitive indefinite singular)
demonstrationens (definite genitive singular)
demonstrationers (genitive indefinite plural)
demonstrationernes (definite genitive plural)


Jacob

→ Greenlandic: Jaakupi, Jaakorpi

⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakku, Jaaku, Iaaku (diminutive)

⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakuaraq, Jakunguaq (diminutive)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jacob or James


e-

From English e-, abbreviation of electronic.


yo

“Yo!” Mathias så op.

2016, Lisbeth Zornig, Mikael Lindholm, Bundfald, Art People, →ISBN:


faster

faster c (singular definite fasteren, plural indefinite fastre)

fasteren (definite singular)
fastre (indefinite plural)
faster (indefinite nominative singular)
fasteren (definite nominative singular)
fastre (indefinite nominative plural)
fastrene (definite nominative plural)
fasters (genitive indefinite singular)
fasterens (definite genitive singular)
fastres (genitive indefinite plural)
fastrenes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to far (“father”) + søster (“sister”), from Old Norse fǫðursystir.


moster

moster c (singular definite mosteren, plural indefinite mostre)

mosteren (definite singular)
mostre (indefinite plural)
moster (indefinite nominative singular)
mosteren (definite nominative singular)
mostre (indefinite nominative plural)
mostrene (definite nominative plural)
mosters (genitive indefinite singular)
mosterens (definite genitive singular)
mostres (genitive indefinite plural)
mostrenes (definite genitive plural)

Equivalent to mor (“mother”) + søster (“sister”), from Old Norse móðursystir.

maternal aunt (the sister of one's mother)


moster

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


farbror

farbror (indefinite nominative singular)
farbroren (definite nominative singular)
farbrødre (indefinite nominative plural)
farbrødrene (definite nominative plural)
farbrors (genitive indefinite singular)
farbrorens (definite genitive singular)
farbrødres (genitive indefinite plural)
farbrødrenes (definite genitive plural)
farbroder (alternative)

Old Norse fǫðurbróðir, equivalent to far + bror.


morbror

morbror (indefinite nominative singular)
morbroren (definite nominative singular)
morbrødre (indefinite nominative plural)
morbrødrene (definite nominative plural)
morbrors (genitive indefinite singular)
morbrorens (definite genitive singular)
morbrødres (genitive indefinite plural)
morbrødrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse móðurbróðir, equivalent to mor (“mother”) + bror (“brother”).


opium

opium (indefinite nominative singular)
opiummen (definite nominative singular)
opiummet (definite nominative singular)
opiums (genitive indefinite singular)
opiummens (definite genitive singular)
opiummets (definite genitive singular)

Via Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).

(by extension) activity that is stimulating and exiting


moderne

From French moderne, from Medieval Latin modernus.

Coordinate term: klassisk

modern (pertaining to the current time and style)


grus

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grus n (singular definite gruset, not used in plural form)

gruset (definite singular)
grus (indefinite nominative singular)
gruset (definite nominative singular)
grus' (genitive indefinite singular)
grusets (definite genitive singular)

From Middle Low German grus, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”).


ritual

ritual n (singular definite ritualet, plural indefinite ritualer)

ritualet (definite singular)
ritualer (indefinite plural)
ritual (indefinite nominative singular)
ritualet (definite nominative singular)
ritualer (indefinite nominative plural)
ritualerne (definite nominative plural)
rituals (genitive indefinite singular)
ritualets (definite genitive singular)
ritualers (genitive indefinite plural)
ritualernes (definite genitive plural)


pine

pine c (singular definite pinen, plural indefinite piner)

pinen (definite singular)
piner (indefinite plural)
pine (indefinite nominative singular)
pinen (definite nominative singular)
piner (indefinite nominative plural)
pinerne (definite nominative plural)
pines (genitive indefinite singular)
pinens (definite genitive singular)
piners (genitive indefinite plural)
pinernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Old Saxon pīna from Medieval Latin pēna (“punishment in hell”), from Latin poena (“punishment”), a loan from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).


pine

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pine (imperative pin, infinitive at pine, present tense piner, past tense pinte, perfect tense er/har pint)

pin (imperative)
at pine (infinitive)
piner (present)
pinte (past)
er (perfect)
har pint (perfect)

Borrowed from Middle Low German pīnen, derived from the noun.


normal

normal c (singular definite normalen, plural indefinite normaler)

normalen (definite singular)
normaler (indefinite plural)
normal (indefinite nominative singular)
normalen (definite nominative singular)
normaler (indefinite nominative plural)
normalerne (definite nominative plural)
normals (genitive indefinite singular)
normalens (definite genitive singular)
normalers (genitive indefinite plural)
normalernes (definite genitive plural)

From French normale, Derived from Latin nōrmālis.

a normal value or quantity (e.g. tempature etc.)

the usual and ordinary; business as usual

(mathematics) line or surface that is perpendicular to another line or surface


normal

normal (neuter normalt, plural and definite singular attributive normale)

normalt (neuter)
normale (attributive definite singular)
normale (attributive plural)
normal (positive)
normalt (positive)
normale (plural positive)
normale (positive)

ordinary, usual, typical
scheduled, planned

without deficiencies, working as it is should (living beings, organs etc.)


litium

litium n (singular definite litiummet, not used in plural form)

litiummet (definite singular)
litium (indefinite nominative singular)
litiummet (definite nominative singular)
litiums (genitive indefinite singular)
litiummets (definite genitive singular)
lithium (alternative)

From New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) + -ium.

Litiummet sydede. Klumpen sydede i samme sekund vi smed den i.

2014, Jens Blendstrup, Luskefisefortællinger, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

The lithium sizzled. The chunk sizzled in the very second we threw it in.

I forhold til litium-luft-batterier siger batteriforskere rundt om i verden, at der lige nu mangler en katalysator, som vil få ilten og litiummet i batteridesignet til at reagere på den rette elektrokemiske måde.

2014, Morten Bay, Velkommen til Computopia: Mennesker, magt og muligheder i en tempofyldt, teknologisk tidsalder, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

In the context of lithium-air-batteries, battery researchers around the world are saying that what is currently needed is a catalyst that will cause the oxygen and the lithium in the battery design to reach in the correct electro-chemical fashion.


tam

tam (positive)
tammere (comparative)
tammest (superlative)
tamt (positive)
tamme (plural positive)
tammere (comparative plural)
tammest (plural superlative)
tamme (positive)
tammeste (superlative)

From Old Danish tam, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.


oktober

October (the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar)


citron

citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)

citronen (definite singular)
citroner (indefinite plural)
citron (indefinite nominative singular)
citronen (definite nominative singular)
citroner (indefinite nominative plural)
citronerne (definite nominative plural)
citrons (genitive indefinite singular)
citronens (definite genitive singular)
citroners (genitive indefinite plural)
citronernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

bor+

lemon (yellowish citrus fruit; taste or flavor of lemons)


population

population (indefinite nominative singular)
populationen (definite nominative singular)
populationer (indefinite nominative plural)
populationerne (definite nominative plural)
populations (genitive indefinite singular)
populationens (definite genitive singular)
populationers (genitive indefinite plural)
populationernes (definite genitive plural)


dr.

(title) Abbreviation of doktor (“physician, doctorate-haver”).

(title) Abbreviation of dronning (“queen”).


tag

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tag n (singular definite taget, plural indefinite tage)

taget (definite singular)
tage (indefinite plural)
tag (indefinite nominative singular)
taget (definite nominative singular)
tage (indefinite nominative plural)
tagene (definite nominative plural)
tags (genitive indefinite singular)
tagets (definite genitive singular)
tages (genitive indefinite plural)
tagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”), from Proto-Germanic *þaką, cognate with Swedish tak, English thack, thatch, German Dach, Dutch dak.


tag

tag n (singular definite taget, plural indefinite tag)

taget (definite singular)
tag (indefinite plural)
tag (indefinite nominative singular)
taget (definite nominative singular)
tag (indefinite nominative plural)
tagene (definite nominative plural)
tags (genitive indefinite singular)
tagets (definite genitive singular)
tags (genitive indefinite plural)
tagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tak (“hold, grasp”), cognate with Norwegian tak, Swedish tag. Derived from the verb taka (Danish tage).

stroke (with an oar or with the armes in the water)


tag

tag n (singular definite tagget, plural indefinite tags)

tagget (definite singular)
tags (indefinite plural)
tag (indefinite nominative singular)
tagget (definite nominative singular)
tags (indefinite nominative plural)
taggene (definite nominative plural)
tags (genitive indefinite singular)
taggets (definite genitive singular)
tags' (genitive indefinite plural)
taggenes (definite genitive plural)

(computing) tag (markup in an electronic file)


prosit

Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)

bor+

bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed)


stupid

stupid (positive)
stupidt (positive)
stupide (plural positive)
stupide (positive)


velar

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velar c (singular definite velaren, plural indefinite velarer)

velaren (definite singular)
velarer (indefinite plural)
velar (indefinite nominative singular)
velaren (definite nominative singular)
velarer (indefinite nominative plural)
velarerne (definite nominative plural)
velars (genitive indefinite singular)
velarens (definite genitive singular)
velarers (genitive indefinite plural)
velarernes (definite genitive plural)


palatal

palatal (positive)
palatalt (positive)
palatale (plural positive)
palatale (positive)


uvular

uvular (indefinite nominative singular)
uvularen (definite nominative singular)
uvularer (indefinite nominative plural)
uvularerne (definite nominative plural)
uvulars (genitive indefinite singular)
uvularens (definite genitive singular)
uvularers (genitive indefinite plural)
uvularernes (definite genitive plural)


danse

danse (imperative dans, infinitive at danse, present tense danser, past tense dansede, perfect tense har danset)

dans (imperative)
at danse (infinitive)
danser (present)
dansede (past)
har danset (perfect)
danser (active present)
danses (passive present)
dansede (active past)
dansedes (passive past)
danse (active infinitive)
danses (infinitive passive)
dans (active imperative)
dansende (participle present)
danset (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
dansen (gerund participle)
dandse (alternative obsolete)

Kom, lad os danse / Alt kan der ske / Kom, lad os danse / Lad os danse, lad os le

1963, “Dansevise”, Sejr Volmer-Sørensen (lyrics), Otto Francker (music), performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann:

Come, let us dance / Everything can happen / Come, let us dance / Let us dance, let us laugh


-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


camper

camper c (singular definite camperen, plural indefinite campere)

camperen (definite singular)
campere (indefinite plural)
camper (indefinite nominative singular)
camperen (definite nominative singular)
campere (indefinite nominative plural)
camperne (definite nominative plural)
campers (genitive indefinite singular)
camperens (definite genitive singular)
camperes (genitive indefinite plural)
campernes (definite genitive plural)

camper (motor vehicle with a rear compartment for living and sleeping in)


camper

[kʰɑmˈpʰeːˀɐ̯]


blogger

blogger (indefinite nominative singular)
bloggeren (definite nominative singular)
bloggere (indefinite nominative plural)
bloggerne (definite nominative plural)
bloggers (genitive indefinite singular)
bloggerens (definite genitive singular)
bloggeres (genitive indefinite plural)
bloggernes (definite genitive plural)


præstation

præstation c (singular definite præstationen, plural indefinite præstationer)

præstationen (definite singular)
præstationer (indefinite plural)
præstation (indefinite nominative singular)
præstationen (definite nominative singular)
præstationer (indefinite nominative plural)
præstationerne (definite nominative plural)
præstations (genitive indefinite singular)
præstationens (definite genitive singular)
præstationers (genitive indefinite plural)
præstationernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin praestationis, genitive of praestatio.


slot

slot n (singular definite slottet, plural indefinite slotte)

slottet (definite singular)
slotte (indefinite plural)
slot (indefinite nominative singular)
slottet (definite nominative singular)
slotte (indefinite nominative plural)
slottene (definite nominative plural)
slots (genitive indefinite singular)
slottets (definite genitive singular)
slottes (genitive indefinite plural)
slottenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German slot (“bolt, lock, castle”), from Proto-Germanic *slutą, related to the verb *sleutaną (“to lock”); cognate with Dutch slot (“lock, castle”) and German Schloss (“lock, castle”), and comparable to Swedish slott (“castle, palace; manor, château”).


hip

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hip (neuter hipt, plural and definite singular attributive hippe)

hipt (neuter)
hippe (attributive definite singular)
hippe (attributive plural)
hip (positive)
hippere (comparative)
hippest (superlative)
hipt (positive)
hippe (plural positive)
hippere (comparative plural)
hippest (plural superlative)
hippe (positive)
hippeste (superlative)

(colloquial) modern, in, fashionable, trendy


ninja

ninja c (singular definite ninjaen, plural indefinite ninjaer)

ninjaen (definite singular)
ninjaer (indefinite plural)
ninja (indefinite nominative singular)
ninjaen (definite nominative singular)
ninjaer (indefinite nominative plural)
ninjaerne (definite nominative plural)
ninjas (genitive indefinite singular)
ninjaens (definite genitive singular)
ninjaers (genitive indefinite plural)
ninjaernes (definite genitive plural)

„Ninjaer er blot simple spioner.

2016, Kristoffer Jacob Andersen, Lord Kenshus forbandelse, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Disse ninjaer var uhyggelige, tågeagtige skikkelser.

2014, Lise Bidstrup, Shinobi #5: Ninja-genfærd, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Aske kunne se syningerne i ninjaens dragt.

2016, Anders Matthesen, Ternet Ninja, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

„Nattergalegulvet", der sladrede om ninjaens trin, blev et kuriosum.

2002, Kejserens atlas, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 184:


pentagram

pentagram n (singular definite pentagrammet, plural indefinite pentagrammer)

pentagrammet (definite singular)
pentagrammer (indefinite plural)
pentagram (indefinite nominative singular)
pentagrammet (definite nominative singular)
pentagrammer (indefinite nominative plural)
pentagrammerne (definite nominative plural)
pentagrams (genitive indefinite singular)
pentagrammets (definite genitive singular)
pentagrammers (genitive indefinite plural)
pentagrammernes (definite genitive plural)


mild

mild (positive)
mildere (comparative)
mildest (superlative)
mildt (positive)
milde (plural positive)
mildere (comparative plural)
mildest (plural superlative)
milde (positive)
mildeste (superlative)


absolut

absolut (plural and definite singular attributive absolutte)

absolutte (attributive definite singular)
absolutte (attributive plural)
absolut (positive)
absolutte (plural positive)
absolutte (positive)

absolute, nonrelative (which is unconditional and independent of other (similar) conditions)


absolut

absolut n (singular definite absoluttet, plural indefinite absolutter)

absoluttet (definite singular)
absolutter (indefinite plural)
absolut (indefinite nominative singular)
absoluttet (definite nominative singular)
absolutter (indefinite nominative plural)
absolutterne (definite nominative plural)
absoluts (genitive indefinite singular)
absoluttets (definite genitive singular)
absolutters (genitive indefinite plural)
absolutternes (definite genitive plural)


abstrakt

abstrakt n (singular definite abstraktet, plural indefinite abstrakter)

abstraktet (definite singular)
abstrakter (indefinite plural)
abstrakt (indefinite nominative singular)
abstraktet (definite nominative singular)
abstrakter (indefinite nominative plural)
abstrakterne (definite nominative plural)
abstrakts (genitive indefinite singular)
abstraktets (definite genitive singular)
abstrakters (genitive indefinite plural)
abstrakternes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin abstractus, past participle of abstrahere (“draw away, withdraw”).


abstrakt

abstrakt (plural and definite singular attributive abstrakte)

abstrakte (attributive definite singular)
abstrakte (attributive plural)
abstrakt (positive)
mere abstrakt (comparative)
mest abstrakt (superlative)
abstrakte (plural positive)
mere abstrakt (comparative plural)
mest abstrakt (plural superlative)
abstrakte (positive)
mest abstrakte (superlative)

konkret

antonym(s) of “apart from practice or reality, not concrete”

naturalistisk

antonym(s) of “free from representational qualities”

abstract (apart from practice or reality, not concrete; free from representational qualities)


absurditet

absurditet c (singular definite absurditeten, plural indefinite absurditeter)

absurditeten (definite singular)
absurditeter (indefinite plural)
absurditet (indefinite nominative singular)
absurditeten (definite nominative singular)
absurditeter (indefinite nominative plural)
absurditeterne (definite nominative plural)
absurditets (genitive indefinite singular)
absurditetens (definite genitive singular)
absurditeters (genitive indefinite plural)
absurditeternes (definite genitive plural)


parcel

parcel c (singular definite parcellen, plural indefinite parceller)

parcellen (definite singular)
parceller (indefinite plural)
parcel (indefinite nominative singular)
parcellen (definite nominative singular)
parceller (indefinite nominative plural)
parcellerne (definite nominative plural)
parcels (genitive indefinite singular)
parcellens (definite genitive singular)
parcellers (genitive indefinite plural)
parcellernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French parcelle (“parcel”), from Late Latin particella, diminutive of Latin particula (“particle”), diminutive of partem (“part”).

parcel, lot (subdivided piece of land registred independently in official records)


bud

bud n (singular definite buddet, plural indefinite bud)

buddet (definite singular)
bud (indefinite plural)
bud (indefinite nominative singular)
buddet (definite nominative singular)
bud (indefinite nominative plural)
buddene (definite nominative plural)
buds (genitive indefinite singular)
buddets (definite genitive singular)
buds (genitive indefinite plural)
buddenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish buth n, from Old East Norse buð n, from Proto-Germanic *budą (“offer, message”), cognate with Swedish bud, Dutch bod, German Gebot.


bud

bud n (singular definite buddet, plural indefinite bude)

buddet (definite singular)
bude (indefinite plural)
bud (indefinite nominative singular)
buddet (definite nominative singular)
bude (indefinite nominative plural)
budene (definite nominative plural)
buds (genitive indefinite singular)
buddets (definite genitive singular)
budes (genitive indefinite plural)
budenes (definite genitive plural)


station

station c (singular definite stationen, plural indefinite stationer)

stationen (definite singular)
stationer (indefinite plural)
station (indefinite nominative singular)
stationen (definite nominative singular)
stationer (indefinite nominative plural)
stationerne (definite nominative plural)
stations (genitive indefinite singular)
stationens (definite genitive singular)
stationers (genitive indefinite plural)
stationernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old French estation, estacion from Latin statiō (“position, station”), derived from the verb stare (“to stand”).

station (major stopping place for busses or trains)

station (a building which is the center for an institution, in particular a police station)

station (a company broadcasting radio or television)


terror

terror c (singular definite terroren, not used in plural form)

terroren (definite singular)
terror (indefinite nominative singular)
terroren (definite nominative singular)
terrors (genitive indefinite singular)
terrorens (definite genitive singular)


pote

pote c (singular definite poten, plural indefinite poter)

poten (definite singular)
poter (indefinite plural)
pote (indefinite nominative singular)
poten (definite nominative singular)
poter (indefinite nominative plural)
poterne (definite nominative plural)
potes (genitive indefinite singular)
potens (definite genitive singular)
poters (genitive indefinite plural)
poternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German pote, of uncertain ultimate origin; perhaps equivalent to the Romance cognates of French patte, from Vulgar Latin *pauta, a borrowing from a substrate language.


øje

øje n (singular definite øjet, plural indefinite øjne)

øjet (definite singular)
øjne (indefinite plural)
øje (indefinite nominative singular)
øjet (definite nominative singular)
øjne (indefinite nominative plural)
øjnene (definite nominative plural)
øjes (genitive indefinite singular)
øjets (definite genitive singular)
øjnes (genitive indefinite plural)
øjnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, cognate with Swedish öga, English eye, German Auge. The Germanic noun ultimately goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”), cf. Latin oculus (“eye”).


øje

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øje n (singular definite øjet, plural indefinite øjer)

øjet (definite singular)
øjer (indefinite plural)
øje (indefinite nominative singular)
øjet (definite nominative singular)
øjer (indefinite nominative plural)
øjerne (definite nominative plural)
øjes (genitive indefinite singular)
øjets (definite genitive singular)
øjers (genitive indefinite plural)
øjernes (definite genitive plural)

eye (an opening to receive a rope or a thread)


pule

pule (imperative pul, infinitive at pule, present tense puler, past tense pulede, perfect tense har pulet)

pul (imperative)
at pule (infinitive)
puler (present)
pulede (past)
har pulet (perfect)

From dialectal Swedish pula (“have sex with”).


meteor

meteor (indefinite nominative singular)
meteoren (definite nominative singular)
meteoret (definite nominative singular)
meteorer (indefinite nominative plural)
meteorerne (definite nominative plural)
meteors (genitive indefinite singular)
meteorens (definite genitive singular)
meteorets (definite genitive singular)
meteorers (genitive indefinite plural)
meteorernes (definite genitive plural)


despot

despot c (singular definite despoten, plural indefinite despoter)

despoten (definite singular)
despoter (indefinite plural)
despot (indefinite nominative singular)
despoten (definite nominative singular)
despoter (indefinite nominative plural)
despoterne (definite nominative plural)
despots (genitive indefinite singular)
despotens (definite genitive singular)
despoters (genitive indefinite plural)
despoternes (definite genitive plural)

From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master”).


tun

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tun c (singular definite tunen, plural indefinite tun)

tunen (definite singular)
tun (indefinite plural)
tun (indefinite nominative singular)
tunen (definite nominative singular)
tun (indefinite nominative plural)
tunene (definite nominative plural)
tuns (genitive indefinite singular)
tunens (definite genitive singular)
tuns (genitive indefinite plural)
tunenes (definite genitive plural)

A contraction of tunfisk, from German Thunfisch (“tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).


tun

tun n (singular definite tunet, plural indefinite tun)

tunet (definite singular)
tun (indefinite plural)
tun (indefinite nominative singular)
tunet (definite nominative singular)
tun (indefinite nominative plural)
tunene (definite nominative plural)
tuns (genitive indefinite singular)
tunets (definite genitive singular)
tuns (genitive indefinite plural)
tunenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tún, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom.


pondus

pondus (singular definite pondussen, not used in plural form)


busk

busk c (singular definite busken, plural indefinite buske)

busken (definite singular)
buske (indefinite plural)
busk (indefinite nominative singular)
busken (definite nominative singular)
buske (indefinite nominative plural)
buskene (definite nominative plural)
busks (genitive indefinite singular)
buskens (definite genitive singular)
buskes (genitive indefinite plural)
buskenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.


barm

barm c (singular definite barmen, plural indefinite barme)

barmen (definite singular)
barme (indefinite plural)
barm (indefinite nominative singular)
barmen (definite nominative singular)
barme (indefinite nominative plural)
barmene (definite nominative plural)
barms (genitive indefinite singular)
barmens (definite genitive singular)
barmes (genitive indefinite plural)
barmenes (definite genitive plural)


id

id n (singular definite id'et, not used in plural form)

Borrowed from Latin id as a translation of German Es from the pronoun es (“it”).

id (one of the three components of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model)


id

ID (identification or identity documentation, such as in ID card)


laden

verbal noun to lade (singular definite form only), letting, having, making, seeming, pretending

verbal noun to lade (singular definite form only), loading, charging


-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.


editor

editor c (singular definite editoren, plural indefinite editorer)

editoren (definite singular)
editorer (indefinite plural)
editor (indefinite nominative singular)
editoren (definite nominative singular)
editorer (indefinite nominative plural)
editorerne (definite nominative plural)
editors (genitive indefinite singular)
editorens (definite genitive singular)
editorers (genitive indefinite plural)
editorernes (definite genitive plural)


-s

Inherited from Old Norse -s, originally the genitive singular ending of a-stem nouns. Cognate with Swedish -s.

Danmarks dronning

Københavns snefald

Used to form genitive/possessive phrases, attached to the last word in a noun phrase.


-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.


strand

strand c (singular definite stranden, plural indefinite strande)

stranden (definite singular)
strande (indefinite plural)
strand (indefinite nominative singular)
stranden (definite nominative singular)
strande (indefinite nominative plural)
strandene (definite nominative plural)
strands (genitive indefinite singular)
strandens (definite genitive singular)
strandes (genitive indefinite plural)
strandenes (definite genitive plural)


delegation

delegation c (singular definite delegationen, plural indefinite delegationer)

delegationen (definite singular)
delegationer (indefinite plural)
delegation (indefinite nominative singular)
delegationen (definite nominative singular)
delegationer (indefinite nominative plural)
delegationerne (definite nominative plural)
delegations (genitive indefinite singular)
delegationens (definite genitive singular)
delegationers (genitive indefinite plural)
delegationernes (definite genitive plural)


haver

haver c (singular definite haveren, plural indefinite havere)

haveren (definite singular)
havere (indefinite plural)
haver (indefinite nominative singular)
haveren (definite nominative singular)
havere (indefinite nominative plural)
haverne (definite nominative plural)
havers (genitive indefinite singular)
haverens (definite genitive singular)
haveres (genitive indefinite plural)
havernes (definite genitive plural)

magt ("power, rule") → magthaver ("ruler")

a person who possesses or is in possession of something


vest

vest c (singular definite vesten, not used in plural form)

vesten (definite singular)
vest (indefinite nominative singular)
vesten (definite nominative singular)
vests (genitive indefinite singular)
vestens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.


vest

vest c (singular definite vesten, plural indefinite veste)

vesten (definite singular)
veste (indefinite plural)
vest (indefinite nominative singular)
vesten (definite nominative singular)
veste (indefinite nominative plural)
vestene (definite nominative plural)
vests (genitive indefinite singular)
vestens (definite genitive singular)
vestes (genitive indefinite plural)
vestenes (definite genitive plural)


velocipede

velocipede c (singular definite velocipeden, plural indefinite velocipeder)

velocipeden (definite singular)
velocipeder (indefinite plural)
velocipede (indefinite nominative singular)
velocipeden (definite nominative singular)
velocipeder (indefinite nominative plural)
velocipederne (definite nominative plural)
velocipedes (genitive indefinite singular)
velocipedens (definite genitive singular)
velocipeders (genitive indefinite plural)
velocipedernes (definite genitive plural)

From French vélocipède (“bicycle”), a compound of Latin velōx (“quick”) + pēs (“foot”).


rap

Of North Germanic and ultimately imitative origin; compare with Swedish rappa (“drub, beat, hit”).

onomatopoeic

imitative

Hvis man ikke kunne sit stof, fik man et rap med stokken.

2008, Bitten Clausen - historier fra et liv, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 14:

If one did not know the material, one was given a strike with the cane.

Skriftefaderen giver den Skriftende et Par Rap med sin Stok for hans Synders Skyld.

1841, Frederik Barfod, Brage og idun: et nordisk fjærdingårsskrift, page 346:

The confessor gives the confessing one a couple of strikes with his cane for the sake of his sins.

Kusken svarede med et Grynt, tog Pisken og gav Hestene et Par Rap af den.

2016, Orla Narvedsen, Kaptajnens Åse, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

The coachdriver replied with a grunt, seized the whip and gave the horses a couple of strikes with it.

a strike intended to motivate someone to do something (e.g. for punishment or to spur on an animal)


rap

head

rap (neuter rapt, plural and definite singular attributive rappe, comparative rappere, superlative (predicative) rappest, superlative (attributive) rappeste)

rapt (neuter)
rappe (attributive definite singular)
rappe (attributive plural)
rappere (comparative)
rappest (predicative superlative)
rappeste (attributive superlative)
rap (positive)
rappere (comparative)
rappest (superlative)
rapt (positive)
rappe (plural positive)
rappere (comparative plural)
rappest (plural superlative)
rappe (positive)
rappeste (superlative)

Et øjeblik stod jeg og ledte efter et rapt svar.

2010, Jette A. Kaarsbøl, Din næstes hus: roman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 332:

For a moment, I stood searching for a quick reply.

“Motorcykler, der kan man bare se. Det er ellers nogle rappe maskiner. Har du kørt selv?“

2016, Kåre Johannessen, Kejserhøgen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

“Motor bikes, will you look at that. Those are indeed some fast machines. Have you driven them yourself?“

Han var også tyveknægten, der ikke ejede andet end en skarpsleben lommekniv, nogle rappe fingre, en god portion vovemod og et frækt sindelag.

2016, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen, Himmelherren, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

He was also the thief-boy, who owned nothing but a sharply-ground pocket-knife, some quick fingers, a large portion of daring and a mischievous disposition.


rap

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


loyal

loyal (positive)
loyalt (positive)
loyale (plural positive)
loyale (positive)


nation

head

nation c (singular definite nationen, plural indefinite nationer)

nationen (definite singular)
nationer (indefinite plural)
nation (indefinite nominative singular)
nationen (definite nominative singular)
nationer (indefinite nominative plural)
nationerne (definite nominative plural)
nations (genitive indefinite singular)
nationens (definite genitive singular)
nationers (genitive indefinite plural)
nationernes (definite genitive plural)

From Latin nātiō (“birth, people”), derived from the verb nāscor (“to be born”).

a nation, a people with a common identity, united in history, culture or language

a nation, a country that is a politically independent unity


relation

relation (indefinite nominative singular)
relationen (definite nominative singular)
relationer (indefinite nominative plural)
relationerne (definite nominative plural)
relations (genitive indefinite singular)
relationens (definite genitive singular)
relationers (genitive indefinite plural)
relationernes (definite genitive plural)


tight

tight (plural and definite singular attributive tighte)

tighte (attributive definite singular)
tighte (attributive plural)

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


dividere

dividere (imperative divider, infinitive at dividere, present tense dividerer, past tense dividerede, perfect tense har divideret)

divider (imperative)
at dividere (infinitive)
dividerer (present)
dividerede (past)
har divideret (perfect)
dividerer (active present)
divideres (passive present)
dividerede (active past)
divideredes (passive past)
dividere (active infinitive)
divideres (infinitive passive)
divider (active imperative)
dividerende (participle present)
divideret (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
divideren (gerund participle)


hacker

hacker c (singular definite hackeren, plural indefinite hackere)

hackeren (definite singular)
hackere (indefinite plural)
hacker (indefinite nominative singular)
hackeren (definite nominative singular)
hackere (indefinite nominative plural)
hackerne (definite nominative plural)
hackers (genitive indefinite singular)
hackerens (definite genitive singular)
hackeres (genitive indefinite plural)
hackernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English hacker, equivalent to hacke + -er.


Robert

a male given name, equivalent to English Robert


Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra


Tim

a male given name borrowed from English and German


malle

malle c (singular definite mallen, plural indefinite maller)

mallen (definite singular)
maller (indefinite plural)
malle (indefinite nominative singular)
mallen (definite nominative singular)
maller (indefinite nominative plural)
mallerne (definite nominative plural)
malles (genitive indefinite singular)
mallens (definite genitive singular)
mallers (genitive indefinite plural)
mallernes (definite genitive plural)

From Low German malle, presumably corrupted from Middle Low German walre, itself related to hval.


torsk

torsk c (singular definite torsken, plural indefinite torsk)

torsken (definite singular)
torsk (indefinite plural)
torsk (indefinite nominative singular)
torsken (definite nominative singular)
torsk (indefinite nominative plural)
torskene (definite nominative plural)
torsks (genitive indefinite singular)
torskens (definite genitive singular)
torsks (genitive indefinite plural)
torskenes (definite genitive plural)


palaver

palaver c (singular definite palaveren, plural indefinite palavere)

palaveren (definite singular)
palavere (indefinite plural)
palaver (indefinite nominative singular)
palaveren (definite nominative singular)
palavere (indefinite nominative plural)
palaverne (definite nominative plural)
palavers (genitive indefinite singular)
palaverens (definite genitive singular)
palaveres (genitive indefinite plural)
palavernes (definite genitive plural)


trick

trick (singular definite tricket, plural indefinite trickene)

tricket (definite singular)
trickene (indefinite plural)


ion

ion (singular definite ionen, plural indefinite ioner)

ionen (definite singular)
ioner (indefinite plural)
ion (indefinite nominative singular)
ionen (definite nominative singular)
ioner (indefinite nominative plural)
ionerne (definite nominative plural)
ions (genitive indefinite singular)
ionens (definite genitive singular)
ioners (genitive indefinite plural)
ionernes (definite genitive plural)
jon (alternative)


martyrdom

martyrdom c (singular definite martyrdommen, plural indefinite martyrdomme)

martyrdommen (definite singular)
martyrdomme (indefinite plural)
martyrdom (indefinite nominative singular)
martyrdommen (definite nominative singular)
martyrdomme (indefinite nominative plural)
martyrdommene (definite nominative plural)
martyrdoms (genitive indefinite singular)
martyrdommens (definite genitive singular)
martyrdommes (genitive indefinite plural)
martyrdommenes (definite genitive plural)


illusion

illusion c (singular definite illusionen, plural indefinite illusioner)

illusionen (definite singular)
illusioner (indefinite plural)
illusion (indefinite nominative singular)
illusionen (definite nominative singular)
illusioner (indefinite nominative plural)
illusionerne (definite nominative plural)
illusions (genitive indefinite singular)
illusionens (definite genitive singular)
illusioners (genitive indefinite plural)
illusionernes (definite genitive plural)

From French illusion, from Latin illūsio.


stress

stress c or n (singular definite stressen or stresset, not used in plural)

stressen (definite singular)
stresset (definite singular)


spark

spark n (singular definite sparket, plural indefinite spark)

sparket (definite singular)
spark (indefinite plural)
spark (indefinite nominative singular)
sparket (definite nominative singular)
spark (indefinite nominative plural)
sparkene (definite nominative plural)
sparks (genitive indefinite singular)
sparkets (definite genitive singular)
sparks (genitive indefinite plural)
sparkenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse spark, verbal noun to sparka (“to kick”).


Milano

Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)

Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)


statue

statue c (singular definite statuen, plural indefinite statuer)

statuen (definite singular)
statuer (indefinite plural)
statue (indefinite nominative singular)
statuen (definite nominative singular)
statuer (indefinite nominative plural)
statuerne (definite nominative plural)
statues (genitive indefinite singular)
statuens (definite genitive singular)
statuers (genitive indefinite plural)
statuernes (definite genitive plural)


Torino

Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)

Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)


-ose

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


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)


musket

musket c (singular definite musketten, plural indefinite musketter)

musketten (definite singular)
musketter (indefinite plural)
musket (indefinite nominative singular)
musketten (definite nominative singular)
musketter (indefinite nominative plural)
musketterne (definite nominative plural)
muskets (genitive indefinite singular)
muskettens (definite genitive singular)
musketters (genitive indefinite plural)
musketternes (definite genitive plural)


lys

lys (neuter lyst, plural and definite singular attributive lyse)

lyst (neuter)
lyse (attributive definite singular)
lyse (attributive plural)
lys (positive)
lysere (comparative)
lysest (superlative)
lyst (positive)
lyse (plural positive)
lysere (comparative plural)
lysest (plural superlative)
lyse (positive)
lyseste (superlative)

From Old Danish lius, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.


lys

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

lyset (definite singular)
lys (indefinite plural)
lys (indefinite nominative singular)
lyset (definite nominative singular)
lys (indefinite nominative plural)
lysene (definite nominative plural)
lys' (genitive indefinite singular)
lysets (definite genitive singular)
lys' (genitive indefinite plural)
lysenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish lius, liys, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą. Related to lue


lys

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fiber

head

fiber c (definite singular fiberen, indefinite plural fibre, definite plural fibrene)

fiberen (definite singular)
fibre (indefinite plural)
fibrene (definite plural)


mest

From Old Danish mest, from Old Norse mestr.

Den er mest afskyelig af dem alle.

Hun havde mest plads.


mest

Gruppen bestod mest af immigranter fra Skotland.

The group consisted chiefly of Scottish immigrants.

Sommetider gik hun ture, men mest sov hun.

She would sometimes go for walks, but mostly, she slept.


magnet

magnet c (singular definite magneten, plural indefinite magneter)

magneten (definite singular)
magneter (indefinite plural)
magnet (indefinite nominative singular)
magneten (definite nominative singular)
magneter (indefinite nominative plural)
magneterne (definite nominative plural)
magnets (genitive indefinite singular)
magnetens (definite genitive singular)
magneters (genitive indefinite plural)
magneternes (definite genitive plural)


principal

principal (neuter principalt, plural and definite singular attributive principale)

principalt (neuter)
principale (attributive definite singular)
principale (attributive plural)
principal (positive)
principalt (positive)
principale (plural positive)
principale (positive)

main, primary, key (mainly used in legal matters)


principal

principal c (singular definite principalen, plural indefinite principaler)

principalen (definite singular)
principaler (indefinite plural)
principal (indefinite nominative singular)
principalen (definite nominative singular)
principaler (indefinite nominative plural)
principalerne (definite nominative plural)
principals (genitive indefinite singular)
principalens (definite genitive singular)
principalers (genitive indefinite plural)
principalernes (definite genitive plural)

A nominalization of the adjective above.

(archaic) a principal (person who has a superior position in relation to another)


å

Å (uppercase)
å (indefinite nominative singular)
å'et (definite nominative singular)
å'er (indefinite nominative plural)
å'erne (definite nominative plural)
å's (genitive indefinite singular)
å'ets (definite genitive singular)
å'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
å'ernes (definite genitive plural)
Å (indefinite nominative singular)
Å'et (definite nominative singular)
Å'er (indefinite nominative plural)
Å'erne (definite nominative plural)
Å's (genitive indefinite singular)
Å'ets (definite genitive singular)
Å'ers (genitive indefinite plural)
Å'ernes (definite genitive plural)
aa (alternative)

Analogical after the other names of vowel letters in the Roman alphabet.

the last (29th) letter of the Danish alphabet


å

å c (singular definite åen, plural indefinite åer)

åen (definite singular)
åer (indefinite plural)
å (indefinite nominative singular)
åen (definite nominative singular)
åer (indefinite nominative plural)
åerne (definite nominative plural)
ås (genitive indefinite singular)
åens (definite genitive singular)
åers (genitive indefinite plural)
åernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse á (“river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”), related to Latin aqua (“water”).

river, creek, stream (only used of rivers in Denmark)


å

From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with Swedish å, English on, and German on.


ark

ark n (singular definite arket, plural indefinite arker)

arket (definite singular)
arker (indefinite plural)
ark (indefinite nominative singular)
arket (definite nominative singular)
ark (indefinite nominative plural)
arkene (definite nominative plural)
arks (genitive indefinite singular)
arkets (definite genitive singular)
arks (genitive indefinite plural)
arkenes (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German ark from Latin arcus. The Latin words means "bow", but it is here used in a wider sense of the folded paper. Compare the same semantic development in German Bogen (“bow; sheet of paper”).


ark

ark c (singular definite arken, plural indefinite arker)

arken (definite singular)
arker (indefinite plural)
ark (indefinite nominative singular)
arken (definite nominative singular)
arker (indefinite nominative plural)
arkerne (definite nominative plural)
arks (genitive indefinite singular)
arkens (definite genitive singular)
arkers (genitive indefinite plural)
arkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish ark, Old Norse ǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *arkō, borrowed from Latin arca (“chest, coffin; ark”).

(biblical) ark (Noah's Ark or the Ark of the Convenant)


-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.


mantra

mantra n (singular definite mantraet, plural indefinite mantraer)

mantraet (definite singular)
mantraer (indefinite plural)
mantra (indefinite nominative singular)
mantraet (definite nominative singular)
mantraer (indefinite nominative plural)
mantraerne (definite nominative plural)
mantras (genitive indefinite singular)
mantraets (definite genitive singular)
mantraers (genitive indefinite plural)
mantraernes (definite genitive plural)


bouquet

bouquet c (singular definite bouqueten or bouquet'en, not used in plural form)

bouqueten (definite singular)
bouquet'en (definite singular)


meditation

meditation c (singular definite meditationen, plural indefinite meditationer)

meditationen (definite singular)
meditationer (indefinite plural)
meditation (indefinite nominative singular)
meditationen (definite nominative singular)
meditationer (indefinite nominative plural)
meditationerne (definite nominative plural)
meditations (genitive indefinite singular)
meditationens (definite genitive singular)
meditationers (genitive indefinite plural)
meditationernes (definite genitive plural)

From meditere (“to meditate”), from Latin meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”).


prank

Hvad hun tillod sig nu var altså en prank, en joke, noget, der havde med overskud at gøre og slet ikke kunne bringes under de rubrikker, hun lå og forestillede sig.

2016, Klaus Rifbjerg, Falsk forår, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Bare fordi det er min tur til at finde på en prank gider du ikke gøre dig umage .

2014, Nick Clausen, Kanel, klejner og julekaos, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:

Pranken fik sit eget liv, ...

2016, Lasse Henriksen, Pil Ingerslev, Benny 1's normale guide til det paranormale, Art People, →ISBN:


malaria

head

malaria c (singular definite malariaen, not used in plural form)


lag

lag n (singular definite laget, plural indefinite lag)

laget (definite singular)
lag (indefinite plural)
lag (indefinite nominative singular)
laget (definite nominative singular)
lag (indefinite nominative plural)
lagene (definite nominative plural)
lags (genitive indefinite singular)
lagets (definite genitive singular)
lags (genitive indefinite plural)
lagenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lag, from Proto-Germanic *lagą. Doublet of lav (“guild”) and lov (“law”).

doublet

layer, coat (a coherent mass spread on the top or on the outside of something else)

(sociology) class, stratum (class of society with similar status)

(geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)


beryl

head

beryl c (singular definite beryllen, plural indefinite beryller)

beryllen (definite singular)
beryller (indefinite plural)
beryl (indefinite nominative singular)
beryllen (definite nominative singular)
beryller (indefinite nominative plural)
beryllerne (definite nominative plural)
beryls (genitive indefinite singular)
beryllens (definite genitive singular)
beryllers (genitive indefinite plural)
beryllernes (definite genitive plural)

beryl (the mineral and examples of the mineral)


Indonesien

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


spy

From Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”). Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål spy, Icelandic spýja, English spew, Dutch spuwen, German speien.


spy

head

spy (present tense spyr or spyer, simple past spyede, past participle spyet)

spyr (present)
spyer (present)
spyede (past)
spyet (participle past)

to barf (US), throw up, vomit, spew (also figurative)


region

region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)

regionen (definite singular)
regioner (indefinite plural)
region (indefinite nominative singular)
regionen (definite nominative singular)
regioner (indefinite nominative plural)
regionerne (definite nominative plural)
regions (genitive indefinite singular)
regionens (definite genitive singular)
regioners (genitive indefinite plural)
regionernes (definite genitive plural)


vad

vad n (singular definite vadet, plural indefinite vad)

vadet (definite singular)
vad (indefinite plural)
vad (indefinite nominative singular)
vadet (definite nominative singular)
vad (indefinite nominative plural)
vadene (definite nominative plural)
vads (genitive indefinite singular)
vadets (definite genitive singular)
vads (genitive indefinite plural)
vadenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vað, from Proto-Germanic *wadą (“shallow water, ford”), from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom.


hall

head

hall c (singular definite hallen, plural indefinite haller)

hallen (definite singular)
haller (indefinite plural)
hall (indefinite nominative singular)
hallen (definite nominative singular)
haller (indefinite nominative plural)
hallerne (definite nominative plural)
halls (genitive indefinite singular)
hallens (definite genitive singular)
hallers (genitive indefinite plural)
hallernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English hall. Doublet of hal.


rage

rage (past tense ragede, past participle raget)

ragede (past)
raget (participle past)
rager (active present)
rages (passive present)
ragede (active past)
ragedes (passive past)
rage (active infinitive)
rages (infinitive passive)
rag (active imperative)
ragende (participle present)
raget (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
ragen (gerund participle)

From Old Norse raka, from Proto-Germanic *rakōną, cognate with Swedish raka, English rake. Related to *rekaną (“to pile”) and *rakjaną (“to stretch”).


rage

From Middle Low German rāken (“to hit, reach”), from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn. Probably related to the previous verb.

bor

(transitive, usually negated) to concern, to be of (someone's) business

Men det rager mig, hvad folk siger .

1967, Christian Kampmann, Sammen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

“Det rager mig, hvad hun har lyst til.”

2007, Jonas T. Bengtsson, Submarino, Art People, →ISBN:

(transitive) to not concern, to not be any of (someone's) business


rage

From German ragen (“to jut, stick out”), from Proto-Germanic *hragōną, cognate with Old English oferhragan.


panel

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panel n (singular definite panelet, plural indefinite paneler)

panelet (definite singular)
paneler (indefinite plural)

From Middle Low German panele (“wall covering”), from Latin panullus, diminutive of pannus.

der

panel (most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts)


genre

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genre c (singular definite genren, plural indefinite genrer)

genren (definite singular)
genrer (indefinite plural)
genre (indefinite nominative singular)
genren (definite nominative singular)
genrer (indefinite nominative plural)
genrerne (definite nominative plural)
genres (genitive indefinite singular)
genrens (definite genitive singular)
genrers (genitive indefinite plural)
genrernes (definite genitive plural)

genre, a special type of literature, music or art with its own defining features


elegant

elegant (positive)
elegantere (comparative)
elegantest (superlative)
elegante (plural positive)
elegantere (comparative plural)
elegantest (plural superlative)
elegante (positive)
eleganteste (superlative)

Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ēlegāns.


ouzo

ouzo c (singular definite ouzoen, plural indefinite ouzoer)

ouzoen (definite singular)
ouzoer (indefinite plural)
ouzo (indefinite nominative singular)
ouzoen (definite nominative singular)
ouzoer (indefinite nominative plural)
ouzoerne (definite nominative plural)
ouzos (genitive indefinite singular)
ouzoens (definite genitive singular)
ouzoers (genitive indefinite plural)
ouzoernes (definite genitive plural)


blitz

blitz (indefinite nominative singular)
blitzen (definite nominative singular)
blitz' (genitive indefinite singular)
blitzens (definite genitive singular)


seppuku

På grund af dette lovbrud beordrer shogunen Hangan til at begå seppuku.

1997, Erik Østerud, Den Optiske Fordring: Pejlinger I Den Visuelle Kultur Omkring Henrik Ibsens Forfatterskab:

Because of this crime, the shogun commands Hangan to commit seppuku.

... det blev ham tilladt at begå seppuku, eller harakiri, selvmord ved at stikke en kniv i underlivet.

1967, K. Holst Andersen, Mit hus i Japan:

... he was allowed to commit seppuku, or harakiri, suicide by stabbing a knife into the part of the body consisting of the hip and the scrotum.


anagram

anagram n (singular definite anagrammet, plural indefinite anagrammer)

anagrammet (definite singular)
anagrammer (indefinite plural)
anagram (indefinite nominative singular)
anagrammet (definite nominative singular)
anagrammer (indefinite nominative plural)
anagrammerne (definite nominative plural)
anagrams (genitive indefinite singular)
anagrammets (definite genitive singular)
anagrammers (genitive indefinite plural)
anagrammernes (definite genitive plural)


Aphrodite

From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


Alex

a male given name, equivalent to English Alex


ur

ur n (singular definite uret, plural indefinite ure)

uret (definite singular)
ure (indefinite plural)
ur (indefinite nominative singular)
uret (definite nominative singular)
ure (indefinite nominative plural)
urene (definite nominative plural)
urs (genitive indefinite singular)
urets (definite genitive singular)
ures (genitive indefinite plural)
urenes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: ur

From Middle Low German ūr (“watch, clock”), which was borrowed, via Middle Dutch ūre, from Old French houre (“hour”), from Latin hōra (“hour”) and ultimately Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “season, hour”). The German Uhr (“watch”) was also borrowed from Low German.


ur

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ur c (singular definite uren, plural indefinite urer)

uren (definite singular)
urer (indefinite plural)
ur (indefinite nominative singular)
uren (definite nominative singular)
urer (indefinite nominative plural)
urerne (definite nominative plural)
urs (genitive indefinite singular)
urens (definite genitive singular)
urers (genitive indefinite plural)
urernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk ur, urd, from Old Norse urð, from Proto-Germanic *wurþiz.


imam

imam c (singular definite imamen, plural indefinite imamer)

imamen (definite singular)
imamer (indefinite plural)
imam (indefinite nominative singular)
imamen (definite nominative singular)
imamer (indefinite nominative plural)
imamerne (definite nominative plural)
imams (genitive indefinite singular)
imamens (definite genitive singular)
imamers (genitive indefinite plural)
imamernes (definite genitive plural)


bor

bor n (singular definite boret, not used in plural form)

boret (definite singular)
bor (indefinite nominative singular)
boret (definite nominative singular)
bors (genitive indefinite singular)
borets (definite genitive singular)


bor

bor n (singular definite boret, plural indefinite bor)

boret (definite singular)
bor (indefinite plural)
bor (indefinite nominative singular)
boret (definite nominative singular)
bor (indefinite nominative plural)
borene (definite nominative plural)
bors (genitive indefinite singular)
borets (definite genitive singular)
bors (genitive indefinite plural)
borenes (definite genitive plural)


Europa

Via Latin Eurōpa from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


hals

hals c (singular definite halsen, plural indefinite halse)

halsen (definite singular)
halse (indefinite plural)
hals (indefinite nominative singular)
halsen (definite nominative singular)
halse (indefinite nominative plural)
halsene (definite nominative plural)
hals' (genitive indefinite singular)
halsens (definite genitive singular)
halses (genitive indefinite plural)
halsenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.


hals

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


brag

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brag n (singular definite braget, plural indefinite brag)

braget (definite singular)
brag (indefinite plural)
brag (indefinite nominative singular)
braget (definite nominative singular)
brag (indefinite nominative plural)
bragene (definite nominative plural)
brags (genitive indefinite singular)
bragets (definite genitive singular)
brags (genitive indefinite plural)
bragenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse brak, related to braka (“to break, crack”).


blind

blind (positive)
mere blind (comparative)
mest blind (superlative)
blindt (positive)
blinde (plural positive)
mere blind (comparative plural)
mest blind (plural superlative)
blinde (positive)
mest blinde (superlative)

From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.


jo

Borrowed from Middle Low German jo. Used like Swedish ju, German ja (adverb) / je (conjunction).

Jeg ved ikke, hvad de talte om, hendes sind blev så mørkt, jeg kunne jo ikke rigtigt snakke med hende.

2015, Henriette E. Møller, Jelne, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

I do not know of what they spoke, her mind became so dark, I could not really talk with her, as you should be able to see.

Han gik jo ikke i krig i håb om, at det skulle blive den store sejr

2009, Sven Arvid Birkeland, I krigens kølvand: danske skæbner efter 2. verdenskrig, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 479:

After all, he did not go to war in the hopes of achieving great victory.

Jeg mener, at selv ens eget navn eller alder KAN man jo ikke være 100 procent sikker på er Dennis/17, vel?

2016, Anita Krumbach, Dorte Lilmose, Hanne Kvist, Helle Perrier, Iben Mondrup, Louis Jensen, Ronnie Andersen, Sissel Bergfjord, Svend Åge Madsen, Tomas Lagermand Lundme, Det du ikke ved: Noveller for unge, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

I mean, one obviously cannot even be 100% sure that one's own name or age are Dennis and 17, can one?

as you know or should know; sometimes vaguely translatable as after all or obviously


jo

Jo mere jeg løber, desto trættere bliver jeg.

The more I run, the more tired I become.


jo

Du elsker mig ikke, gør du vel? — Jo!

Jeg har ikke gjort noget! — Jo!

yes (used to contradict a negative statement or negatively phrased question) (often followed by I do, he is, etc. in English to indicate contradiction rather than affirmation); identical in usage to the French si. Contrasts with ja which confirms positive statements or positively phrased questions.


Estland

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


lav

lav (neuter lavt, plural and definite singular attributive lave)

lavt (neuter)
lave (attributive definite singular)
lave (attributive plural)
lav (positive)
lavere (comparative)
lavest (superlative)
lavt (positive)
lave (plural positive)
lavere (comparative plural)
lavest (plural superlative)
lave (positive)
laveste (superlative)

From Old Danish lagh, from Old Norse lágr, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, cognate with Norwegian låg, Swedish låg. English low is borrowed from Old Norse.


lav

lav n (singular definite lavet, plural indefinite lav)

lavet (definite singular)
lav (indefinite plural)
lav (indefinite nominative singular)
lavet (definite nominative singular)
lav (indefinite nominative plural)
lavene (definite nominative plural)
lavs (genitive indefinite singular)
lavets (definite genitive singular)
lavs (genitive indefinite plural)
lavenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lag (“layer”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą. Doublet of lag, [Term?], and layer (the Old Norse plural lǫg lives on in Danish lov and English law).


lav

lav c or n (singular definite laven or lavet, plural indefinite laver)

laven (definite singular)
lavet (definite singular)
laver (indefinite plural)
lav (indefinite nominative singular)
laven (definite nominative singular)
lavet (definite nominative singular)
laver (indefinite nominative plural)
laverne (definite nominative plural)
lavs (genitive indefinite singular)
lavens (definite genitive singular)
lavets (definite genitive singular)
lavers (genitive indefinite plural)
lavernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian lav, derived from the verb Old Norse lafa (“to dangle”).


damask

damask n (singular definite damasket, not used in plural form)


paragraf

paragraf c (singular definite paragraffen, plural indefinite paragraffer)

paragraffen (definite singular)
paragraffer (indefinite plural)
paragraf (indefinite nominative singular)
paragraffen (definite nominative singular)
paragraffer (indefinite nominative plural)
paragrafferne (definite nominative plural)
paragrafs (genitive indefinite singular)
paragraffens (definite genitive singular)
paragraffers (genitive indefinite plural)
paragraffernes (definite genitive plural)


mål

mål n (singular definite målet, plural indefinite mål)

målet (definite singular)
mål (indefinite plural)
mål (indefinite nominative singular)
målet (definite nominative singular)
mål (indefinite nominative plural)
målene (definite nominative plural)
måls (genitive indefinite singular)
målets (definite genitive singular)
måls (genitive indefinite plural)
målenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mál (“language, speech, matter, affair”) (from Proto-Germanic *maþlą).


mål

From Old Norse mál (“size, measurement, time, meal”) (from Proto-Germanic *mēlą).

Vores mål er at tredoble produktionen inden året er omme.

Our goal is to triple production before the end of the year.

Møller scorede et mål ved at sparke bolden ind i målet, så nu fører hans hold med 3 mål.
Møller scored a goal by kicking the ball into the goal, so now his team is ahead by 3 goals.


alfabet

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alfabet n (singular definite alfabetet, plural indefinite alfabeter)

alfabetet (definite singular)
alfabeter (indefinite plural)
alfabet (indefinite nominative singular)
alfabetet (definite nominative singular)
alfabeter (indefinite nominative plural)
alfabeterne (definite nominative plural)
alfabets (genitive indefinite singular)
alfabetets (definite genitive singular)
alfabeters (genitive indefinite plural)
alfabeternes (definite genitive plural)


lave

lave (imperative lav, infinitive at lave, present tense laver, past tense lavede, perfect tense har lavet)

lav (imperative)
at lave (infinitive)
laver (present)
lavede (past)
har lavet (perfect)
laver (active present)
laves (passive present)
lavede (active past)
lavedes (passive past)
lave (active infinitive)
laves (infinitive passive)
lav (active imperative)
lavende (participle present)
lavet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
laven (gerund participle)

From Old Norse laga, derived from lag (“layer”). Cognate with Norwegian lage, Swedish laga.

Denne fabrik laver madrasser.

at lave mad

Jeg laver kødboller til aftensmad.

Hvad skal vi lave i dag?

Skal jeg lave din jakke?


lave

(obsolete) dative singular indefinite of lag


Norge

From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, derived from norðr (from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą) and vegr (from Proto-Germanic *wegaz).

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


huse

From Old Danish husæ, from Old Norse húsa, hýsa.


huse

huse (imperative hus, infinitive at huse, present tense huser, past tense husede, perfect tense har huset)

hus (imperative)
at huse (infinitive)
huser (present)
husede (past)
har huset (perfect)
huser (active present)
huses (passive present)
husede (active past)
husedes (passive past)
huse (active infinitive)
huses (infinitive passive)
hus (active imperative)
huset (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
husen (gerund participle)


agave

agave c (singular definite agaven, plural indefinite agaver)

agaven (definite singular)
agaver (indefinite plural)
agave (indefinite nominative singular)
agaven (definite nominative singular)
agaver (indefinite nominative plural)
agaverne (definite nominative plural)
agaves (genitive indefinite singular)
agavens (definite genitive singular)
agavers (genitive indefinite plural)
agavernes (definite genitive plural)

From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).


alp

alp c (singular definite alpen, plural indefinite alper)

alpen (definite singular)
alper (indefinite plural)
alp (indefinite nominative singular)
alpen (definite nominative singular)
alper (indefinite nominative plural)
alperne (definite nominative plural)
alps (genitive indefinite singular)
alpens (definite genitive singular)
alpers (genitive indefinite plural)
alpernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Alp, or maybe more specifically Alemannic German Alp.

Coordinate term: sæter


angst

From Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz.


angst

angst c (singular definite angsten, not used in plural form)

fear, anxiety, alarm, apprehension, dread


alder

alder c (singular definite alderen, plural indefinite aldre)

alderen (definite singular)
aldre (indefinite plural)
alder (indefinite nominative singular)
alderen (definite nominative singular)
aldre (indefinite nominative plural)
aldrene (definite nominative plural)
alders (genitive indefinite singular)
alderens (definite genitive singular)
aldres (genitive indefinite plural)
aldrenes (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Old Danish aldær, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.


atonal

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


bade

bade (imperative bad, infinitive at bade, present tense bader, past tense badede, perfect tense har badet)

bad (imperative)
at bade (infinitive)
bader (present)
badede (past)
har badet (perfect)

From Old Norse baða, baðask, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), cognate with English bathe and German baden.

(intransitive) to bathe, take a bath, take a swim


bade

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


barre

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barre c (singular definite barren, plural indefinite barrer)

barren (definite singular)
barrer (indefinite plural)
barre (indefinite nominative singular)
barren (definite nominative singular)
barrer (indefinite nominative plural)
barrerne (definite nominative plural)
barres (genitive indefinite singular)
barrens (definite genitive singular)
barrers (genitive indefinite plural)
barrernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French barre (“bar, ingot”).


bide

bide (imperative bid, infinitive at bide, present tense bider, past tense bed, perfect tense har bidt)

bid (imperative)
at bide (infinitive)
bider (present)
bed (past)
har bidt (perfect)
bider (active present)
bides (passive present)
bed (active past)
bide (active infinitive)
bides (infinitive passive)
bid (active imperative)
bidende (participle present)
bidt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
biden (gerund participle)

From Old Danish bitæ, from Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, cognate with English bite, German bissen, Dutch bijten. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”), cf. Latin findō (“to cleave”), fissiō (“breaking up”) (hence fission).

der

bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)


boa

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boa c (singular definite boaen, plural indefinite boaer)

boaen (definite singular)
boaer (indefinite plural)
boa (indefinite nominative singular)
boaen (definite nominative singular)
boaer (indefinite nominative plural)
boaerne (definite nominative plural)
boas (genitive indefinite singular)
boaens (definite genitive singular)
boaers (genitive indefinite plural)
boaernes (definite genitive plural)


brad

brad c (singular definite braden, plural indefinite brade)

braden (definite singular)
brade (indefinite plural)
brad (indefinite nominative singular)
braden (definite nominative singular)
brade (indefinite nominative plural)
bradene (definite nominative plural)
brads (genitive indefinite singular)
bradens (definite genitive singular)
brades (genitive indefinite plural)
bradenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bráð, from from Proto-Germanic *brēdô, cognate with German Braten.


brad

brad (neuter bradt, plural and definite singular attributive brade)

bradt (neuter)
brade (attributive definite singular)
brade (attributive plural)

From Old Norse bráðr, from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“in a hurry”), cognate with Swedish bråd.


cache

cache c (singular definite cachen, plural indefinite cacher)

cachen (definite singular)
cacher (indefinite plural)
cache (indefinite nominative singular)
cachen (definite nominative singular)
cacher (indefinite nominative plural)
cacherne (definite nominative plural)
caches (genitive indefinite singular)
cachens (definite genitive singular)
cachers (genitive indefinite plural)
cachernes (definite genitive plural)


bund

bund c (singular definite bunden, plural indefinite bunde)

bunden (definite singular)
bunde (indefinite plural)
bund (indefinite nominative singular)
bunden (definite nominative singular)
bunde (indefinite nominative plural)
bundene (definite nominative plural)
bunds (genitive indefinite singular)
bundens (definite genitive singular)
bundes (genitive indefinite plural)
bundenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz.


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)


doge

doge c (singular definite dogen, plural indefinite doger)

dogen (definite singular)
doger (indefinite plural)
doge (indefinite nominative singular)
dogen (definite nominative singular)
doger (indefinite nominative plural)
dogerne (definite nominative plural)
doges (genitive indefinite singular)
dogens (definite genitive singular)
dogers (genitive indefinite plural)
dogernes (definite genitive plural)


dram

dram c (singular definite drammen, plural indefinite dramme or drammer)

drammen (definite singular)
dramme (indefinite plural)
drammer (indefinite plural)
dram (indefinite nominative singular)
drammen (definite nominative singular)
dramme (indefinite nominative plural)
drammer (indefinite nominative plural)
drammene (definite nominative plural)
drammerne (definite nominative plural)
drams (genitive indefinite singular)
drammens (definite genitive singular)
drammes (genitive indefinite plural)
drammers (genitive indefinite plural)
drammenes (definite genitive plural)
drammernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: drammur

→ Norwegian: dram

Borrowed from English dram, from Old French drame, variant of dragme.

dram (a small quantity of an alcoholic drink)


dun

dun n (singular definite dunet, plural indefinite dun)

dunet (definite singular)
dun (indefinite plural)
dun (indefinite nominative singular)
dunet (definite nominative singular)
dun (indefinite nominative plural)
dunene (definite nominative plural)
duns (genitive indefinite singular)
dunets (definite genitive singular)
duns (genitive indefinite plural)
dunenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dúnn (“down”). Related to dyne.


dyne

dyne c (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)

dynen (definite singular)
dyner (indefinite plural)
dyne (indefinite nominative singular)
dynen (definite nominative singular)
dyner (indefinite nominative plural)
dynerne (definite nominative plural)
dynes (genitive indefinite singular)
dynens (definite genitive singular)
dyners (genitive indefinite plural)
dynernes (definite genitive plural)

English: doona

From Old Norse dýna, related to dúnn (“down”) (whence dun).