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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse vándr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ond (neuter ondt, plural and definite singular attributive onde, comparative ondere or værre, superlative (predicative) ondest or værst, superlative (attributive) ondeste or værste)
- evil
Antonyms
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ǫnd.
Noun
ond f (genitive singular andar, plural andir)
- breath
- soul
Declension
| f4
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Singular
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Indefinite
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Definite
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| Nominative
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ond
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ondin
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andir
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andirnar
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| Accusative
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ond
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ondina
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andir
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andirnar
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| Dative
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ond
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ondini
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ondum
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ondunum
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| Genitive
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andar
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andarinnar
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anda
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andanna
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish ond. Doublet of the native Norwegian word vond.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ond (neuter singular ondt, definite singular and plural onde, comparative ondere or verre, indefinite superlative ondest or verst, definite superlative ondeste or verste)
- bad, evil, wicked, vicious
- onde ånder - evil spirits
Derived terms
References
- “ond” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Occitan
Adverb
ond
- (Gascony) Alternative form of on
Old English
Etymology
Variant of and.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ond
- and
Synonyms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vándr. Compare Old English onda.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ond (comparative ondare, superlative ondast)
- evil
1982, Lustans Lakejer (lyrics and music), “Diamanter är en flickas bästa vän [Diamonds are a girl's best friend]”, in Diamanter / Sång om syrsor [Diamonds / Song about crickets]:Jag har sett omkring mig. Sett starka män. Och det spelar ingen roll om man är ond. Är du stor, vill alla va' [vara] din vän.- I have seen around me. Seen strong men. And it doesn't matter if you are evil. If you are big, everyone wants to be your friend.
- (dated) angry
Nej, jag är inte ond på dig- No, I’m not angry with you
- hurting, making pain
jag har en ond tå- I have a toe that hurts
Usage notes
- The more common use is min tå gör ont (“my toe hurts”) or jag har ont i tån (“I have pain in the toe”).
Declension
| Inflection of ond
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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ond
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ondare
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ondast
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| Neuter singular
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ont
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ondare
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ondast
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| Plural
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onda
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ondare
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ondast
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| Masculine plural3
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onde
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ondare
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ondast
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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onde
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ondare
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ondaste
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| All
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onda
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ondare
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ondaste
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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Synonyms
Related terms
See also
References
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
Contraction of onid, from o (“if”) + nid (“not”).
Conjunction
ond
- but
Derived terms
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ond”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies