embedsmand
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Danish
Etymology
From embede (“office, post”) + -s- + mand (“man”), from Old Norse embættismaðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
embedsmand c (singular definite embedsmanden, plural indefinite embedsmænd)
Inflection
Declension of embedsmand
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | embedsmand | embedsmanden | embedsmænd | embedsmændene |
| genitive | embedsmands | embedsmandens | embedsmænds | embedsmændenes |
Further reading
embedsmand on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
