kadaver
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Danish
Etymology
From Latin cadaver, from cadō (“I fall, I die”).
Noun
kadaver n (singular definite kadaveret, plural indefinite kadavere)
Synonyms
References
- “kadaver” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Alternative forms
- cadaver (obsolete)
Etymology
From French cadavre, from Latin cadāver.
Pronunciation
Noun
kadaver n (plural kadavers, diminutive kadavertje n)
- animal corpse
- (in general) corpse, cadaver
- Synonyms: lijk, stoffelijk overschot
Hypernyms
(animal corpse):
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kardaver
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kadaver (cadaver), from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver.
Pronunciation
Noun
kadaver
Further reading
- “kadaver” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
kadaver n (definite singular kadaveret, indefinite plural kadaver or kadavre, definite plural kadavra or kadavrene)
- a carcase (body of a dead animal)
Related terms
References
- “kadaver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
kadaver n (definite singular kadaveret, indefinite plural kadaver, definite plural kadavera)
- a carcase (body of a dead animal)
Related terms
References
- “kadaver” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Kadaver, from Latin cadaver.
Pronunciation
Noun
kadáver m (Cyrillic spelling када́вер)
Declension
Declension of kadaver
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kadaver | kadaveri |
| genitive | kadavera | kadavera |
| dative | kadaveru | kadaverima |
| accusative | kadavera | kadavere |
| vocative | kadaveru | kadaveri |
| locative | kadaveru | kadaverima |
| instrumental | kadaverom | kadaverima |
References
- “kadaver” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Noun
kadaver n
- a carcass (body of a (larger) dead animal, especially one that hasn't been slaughtered or killed by humans for meat, etc.)
- Synonym: as
- Gamarna kretsade över kadavret
- The vultures circled above the carcass
Usage notes
English cadaver is partly a false friend. Likely deliberately macabre if used of a human corpse.
Declension
| Declension of kadaver | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kadaver | kadavret | kadaver | kadavren |
| Genitive | kadavers | kadavrets | kadavers | kadavrens |