marsk
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See also: Marsk
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish mersk, borrowed from Middle Low German marsch, mersch, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, cognate with English marsh (Norwegian marsk and German Marsch are also from Low German). A compound from *mari (“sea”) + *-isk (“-ish”).
Noun
marsk c (singular definite marsken, plural indefinite marsker)
- marsh (low wet-land, from time to time flooded by the tide, especially with reference to the North Sea)
Declension
Declension of marsk
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | marsk | marsken | marsker | marskerne |
| genitive | marsks | marskens | marskers | marskernes |
References
- “marsk,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Danish marsc, clipping of marskal. Compare also Swedish marsk.
Noun
marsk c (singular definite marsken, plural indefinite marsker)
- (historical) marshal (highest-ranking army commander in Medieval Scandinavia)
Declension
Declension of marsk
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | marsk | marsken | marsker | marskerne |
| genitive | marsks | marskens | marskers | marskernes |
References
- “marsk,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German marsch, from Germanic.
Noun
marsk m (definite singular marsken, indefinite plural marsker, definite plural marskene)
- a marsh
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German marsch, from Germanic.
Noun
marsk m (definite singular marsken, indefinite plural marskar, definite plural marskane)
- a marsh
References
- “marsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.