trykke

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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)

  1. to press (e.g. a button)
  2. 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).

Derived terms

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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)

  1. to press (e.g. a button)
  2. to print

Derived terms

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