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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse danskr, = danir (“Danes”) + -sk.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dansk (plural and definite singular attributive danske)
- Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)
Noun
dansk n (definite (rare) dansken)
- the Danish language
Usage notes
- Normally without the article. The definite form dansken is almost obsolete in modern Danish.
Derived terms
Noun
dansk c (singular definite dansken, plural indefinite danske)
- (primarily in the plural) Dane
- Synonym: dansker
- (archaic or with (often ironic) nationalist overtones) the Danish people
- 1848, Povl Frederik Barfod, Under Dannebrog. Nogle fædrelandske Digte, page 25
- Tysken sidder i Slesvig kry, | vidt der går af hans væsen ry: | hærtugtrone han tømrer næt, | hærtug af ærmet ryster han let. | – Endnu er Dansken i Danmark dog herre.
- The German sits cocky in Schleswig, and his fame is spread widely: A duke's throne, he builds neatly, dukes he produces easily. Though, the Dane still rules in Denmark.
1891, Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe, “Fra Studiebogen”, in Samlede Fortællinger, volume 2, page 453:Man hørte hans taktfaste Skridt helt ned ad Gyden, og da han drejede om Hjørnet, kunde man høre, at det skete fløjtende: »Dansken har Sejer vundet, Hurra, hurra!«- His rhythmical steps down the alley were heard, and as he turned the corner, it was possible to hear that they were accompanied by a whistling: "The Dane has won a victory, hurrah, hurrah!
1899, Carl E. Simonsen Carl E. Simonsen, Grænsefolk, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Tiden efter Krigen har været en moderne Renæssancetid: Dansken er bleven genfødt i Arbejdet for at dygtiggøre sig til daglig Gerning.- The post-war time has been a modern renaissance period: The Dane has been reborn in the effort to qualify in his daily work.
- 1925, Jacob Paludan, Fugle omkring Fyret, reprint Gyldendal 2016 (→ISBN)
Men den inderste kærne i dansken er følelsen for jorden.- However, the inner core of the Dane is the feeling for the soil.
2014, Christian Monggaard, Historien om Erik Ballings Olsenbanden, Informations Forlag, →ISBN:Danmark er et lille land, og hvem uden for Danmark ved egentlig, hvordan dansken er?- Denmark is a little nation, and who outside of Denmark knows how the Dane really is?
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse danskr.
Noun
dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)
- Danish (the language of Denmark).
Adjective
dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)
- Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark).
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse danskr.
Pronunciation
Noun
dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)
- Danish (the language)
Adjective
dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)
- Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse danskr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dansk (comparative danskare, superlative danskast)
- Danish; of or pertaining to Denmark
Declension
Related terms
Noun
dansk c
- a Dane
Declension
Derived terms
References