kontrovers

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin contrōversia (quarrel, dispute, debate).

Pronunciation

Noun

kontrovers c (singular definite kontroversen, plural indefinite kontroverser)

  1. controversy

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kontrovers (strong nominative masculine singular kontroverser, comparative kontroverser, superlative am kontroversesten)

  1. controversial
    Synonym: umstritten

Declension

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin controversia.

Noun

kontrovers m (definite singular kontroversen, indefinite plural kontroverser, definite plural kontroversene)

  1. controversy

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin controversia.

Noun

kontrovers m (definite singular kontroversen, indefinite plural kontroversar, definite plural kontroversane)

  1. controversy

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin contrōversia, from contrōversus + -ia. Cognate with German kontrovers (controversial), English controversy, French controverse and Old French controversie.

Pronunciation

Noun

kontrovers c

  1. controversy

Declension

Declension of kontrovers 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kontrovers kontroversen kontroverser kontroverserna
Genitive kontrovers kontroversens kontroversers kontroversernas

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