amatør
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Danish
Etymology
From French amateur (“amateur”), from Latin amātōrem (“lover”), from amāre (“to love”).
Noun
amatør c (singular definite amatøren, plural indefinite amatører)
- amateur (person attached to a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)
Inflection
Declension of amatør
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | amatør | amatøren | amatører | amatørerne |
| genitive | amatørs | amatørens | amatørers | amatørernes |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “amatør” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
amatør m (definite singular amatøren, indefinite plural amatører, definite plural amatørene)
- an amateur (a person who engages in a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
amatør m (definite singular amatøren, indefinite plural amatørar, definite plural amatørane)
- an amateur (definition as above)