væsen

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wesen (“existence”), German Wesen (“essence, character”), originally an infinitive, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) (= Danish være).

Pronunciation

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Noun

væsen n (singular definite væsnet, plural indefinite væsner)

  1. creature
    et sært væsen
    an odd creature
  2. nature
    Om stoffets væsen.
    On the nature of matter.

Declension

Declension of væsen
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative væsen væsnet væsner væsnerne
genitive væsens væsnets væsners væsnernes

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