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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną. The meaning "to print" is influenced by the German cognate drucken (“to print”) (vs. drücken (“to press”)).
Pronunciation
Verb
trykke (imperative tryk, present tense trykker, passive trykkes, past tense trykkede or trykte, past participle trykket or trykt)
- to press (e.g. a button)
- to print
Usage notes
- The short forms of the past tense and the past participle is used only in the second meaning, "to print" (except in fossilized derivations like nedtrykt or fladtrykt).
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse *þrykkia, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.
Verb
trykke (imperative trykk, present tense trykker, passive trykkes, simple past trykket or trykte, past participle trykket or trykt)
- to press (e.g. a button)
- to print
Derived terms
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