lignelse
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Danish
Etymology
From ligne + -else. After Middle Low German līkenisse, gelīkenisse, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkanassī, cognate with English likeness, German Gleichnis, Dutch gelijkenis.
Pronunciation
Noun
lignelse c (singular definite lignelsen, plural indefinite lignelser)
- (theology) a parable (of Jesus)
- (literature) a simile (an elaborate metaphor)
Declension
Declension of lignelse
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lignelse | lignelsen | lignelser | lignelserne |
| genitive | lignelses | lignelsens | lignelsers | lignelsernes |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ligne + -else, possibly from Middle Low German likenisse.
Noun
lignelse m (definite singular lignelsen, indefinite plural lignelser, definite plural lignelsene)
- (in the Bible) a parable
Synonyms
See also
- likning (Nynorsk)
References
- “lignelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.