død

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dod"

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA(key): ,

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Cognate with English dead and German tot. Originally a past participle of the verb Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”) (Danish dø).

Adjective

død

  1. dead, inanimate
  2. slack
    en død periode ― a slack time
Inflection
Inflection of død
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular død — —2
indefinite neuter singular dødt — —2
plural døde — —2
definite attributive1 døde — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz. Cognate with English death and German Tod. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”) (Danish dø).

Noun

død c (singular definite døden, not used in plural form)

  1. death, decease, demise
  2. departure

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

død

  1. past participle of dø

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dauði, dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (whence Old English dead), from stem *dau-, "to die", and *thuz, a suffix indicating condition or process.

Noun

død m (definite singular døden)

  1. death
    Døden stryker selv den største regning ut. (Henrik Ibsen)
    Death annuls even the greatest bill.
    Dette gjelder liv eller død!
    This is a matter of life or death!
    Død over våre fiender!
    Death to our enemies!
    Din til døden.
    Yours forever. (literally: "yours to the death")
    Hun ble dømt til døden.
    She was sentenced to death.
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.

Alternative forms

  • daud (juxtaposed spelling)

Adjective

død (masculine and feminine død, neuter dødt, definite singular and plural døde, comparative dødere, indefinite superlative dødest, definite superlative dødeste)

  1. dead, deceased
    Gjør det og du er en død mann!
    Do that and you're a dead man!
    "Bort med all bedrøvelse", sa gutten, læreren hans var død. (Danish saying)
    "Away with all sorrow", said the boy, his teacher was dead.
    Den døde skal gravlegges om to dager.
    The deceased is to be buried in two days.
    Kan mennesker stå opp fra de døde?
    Can people be raised from the dead?
  2. invalid
    Det kastet var klart dødt.
    That was a clear no-throw.
    Heller død enn rød.
    Better dead than red.
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål død, from Danish død.

Pronunciation

Noun

død m (definite singular døden, indefinite plural dødar, definite plural dødane)

  1. Alternative form of daude (“death”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål død, from Danish død.

Pronunciation

Adjective

død (neuter dødt, definite singular and plural døde, comparative dødare, indefinite superlative dødast, definite superlative dødaste)

  1. Alternative form of daud (“dead”)

References

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