Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
hjørne. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
hjørne, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
hjørne in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
hjørne you have here. The definition of the word
hjørne will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
hjørne, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hyrna f, *hyrni n (not attested in Classical Old Norse, but in Middle Norwegian), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ f, *hurniją n.
Pronunciation
Noun
hjørne n (singular definite hjørnet, plural indefinite hjørner)
- corner
- nook
- niche
- (graph theory) node
2005, Gyldendals Minilex. Matematik, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 104:Det ville svare til, at nedenstående graf har en ▻Eulertur, hvilket den ikke har, idet ikke hvert hjørne har lige valens...- This would imply that the graph below has an Euler trail, which it does not, since not every node has an even degree...
Declension
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish hjørne.
Pronunciation
Noun
hjørne n (definite singular hjørnet, indefinite plural hjørner, definite plural hjørna or hjørnene)
- a corner
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål hjørne, in turn from Danish hjørne.
Pronunciation
Noun
hjørne n (definite singular hjørnet, indefinite plural hjørne, definite plural hjørna)
- a corner
Derived terms
References