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Danish
Etymology
From an archaic adjective heden (“heathen”) + -sk, from Old Norse heiðinn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hedensk
- (also nominalized) pagan, heathen
Inflection
| Inflection of hedensk
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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hedensk
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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hedensk
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| Plural
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hedenske
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| Definite attributive1
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hedenske
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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.
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Synonyms
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish hedensk.
Adjective
hedensk (neuter singular hedensk, definite singular and plural hedenske)
- heathen, pagan
See also
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