medlem

Danish

Etymology

From med (“with”) +‎ lem (“limb”), a calque of German Mitglied.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛðlɛmˀ/,

Noun

medlem n (singular definite medlemmet, plural indefinite medlemmer)

1. member (a person that is part of a group or organisation)

Declension

Derived terms

• folketingsmedlem
• parlamentsmedlem

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From med (“with”) +‎ lem (“limb”); based on German Mitglied.

Noun

medlem n (definite singular medlemmet, indefinite plural medlemmer, definite plural medlemma or medlemmene)

1. a member (of an organised group)
2. (mathematics) element

Derived terms

References

• “medlem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From med (“with”) +‎ lem (“limb”); based on German Mitglied.

Noun

medlem m (definite singular medlemen or medlemmen, indefinite plural medlemar or medlemer or medlemmar or medlemmer, definite plural medlemane or medlemene or medlemmane or medlemmene)

1. a member (as above)

Derived terms

References

• “medlem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

med +‎ lem, like German Mitglied

Noun

medlem c

1. a member (one who officially belongs to a group)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• medlem in Svensk ordbok.