nørd

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See also: nord, Nord, and nörd

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nerd. First attested in 1985.

Pronunciation

Noun

nørd c (singular definite nørden, plural indefinite nørder)

  1. nerd (a person, often very studious, with poor social skills)
  2. geek (expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers; person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby; unfashionable or socially undesirable person)

Inflection

Declension of nørd
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nørd nørden nørder nørderne
genitive nørds nørdens nørders nørdernes

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nyrðri, nørðri.

Pronunciation

  • (Outer Nordmøre, Vikna) IPA(key): /nøːɽ/

Adjective

nørd

  1. (dialectal, Outer Nordmøre, Vikna) alternative form of nørdre (“northernmost”)
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