enhjørning
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse einhyrningr, a calque of Latin ūnicornis.
Pronunciation
Noun
enhjørning c (singular definite enhjørningen, plural indefinite enhjørninger)
- unicorn (mythical beast)
Inflection
Declension of enhjørning
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | enhjørning | enhjørningen | enhjørninger | enhjørningerne |
| genitive | enhjørnings | enhjørningens | enhjørningers | enhjørningernes |
Further reading
enhjørning on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse einhyrningr, a calque of Latin ūnicornis.
Pronunciation
Noun
enhjørning m (definite singular enhjørningen, indefinite plural enhjørninger, definite plural enhjørningene)
- a unicorn (mythical beast)
- Dagfinn Føllesdal, Lars Walløe, Argumentasjonsteori og vitenskapsfilosofi, 1977, 150.
- Men hvis Per sier 'Jeg leter etter en enhjørning', er slutningen ikke tillatt.
- But if Per says "I'm looking for a unicorn", the conclusion is not permitted.
- Men hvis Per sier 'Jeg leter etter en enhjørning', er slutningen ikke tillatt.
- Dagfinn Føllesdal, Lars Walløe, Argumentasjonsteori og vitenskapsfilosofi, 1977, 150.
See also
- einhyrning (Nynorsk)
References
- “enhjørning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.