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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse myrkr n, from Proto-Germanic *mirkwiz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk mørker and Swedish mörker. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *merkuz, see Danish mørk.
Noun
mørke n (singular definite mørket, not used in plural form)
- (uncountable) darkness
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
mørke
- definite singular of mørk
- plural of mørk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA(key):
Adjective
mørke
- definite singular of mørk
- plural of mørk
Etymology 2
From Old Norse myrkr.
Noun
mørke n (definite singular mørket)
- darkness
- the dark (as mørket)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
mørke
- definite singular of mørk
- plural of mørk
Noun
mørke n (definite singular mørket, indefinite plural mørke, definite plural mørka)
- Alternative form of mørker
Derived terms
Verb
mørke (present tense mørker, past tense mørkte, past participle mørkt, passive infinitive mørkast, present participle mørkande, imperative mørk)
- Alternative form of mørkja