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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the following adjective, calque of German Äußere.
Noun
ydre n (singular definite ydret, not used in plural form)
- outside
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse ýtri, cognate with Norwegian ytre, Swedish yttre. Formally a comparative of the adverb út (“out”) (Danish ud). The West Germanic languages have a similar adjective: German äußerer (Old High German ūzaro), English utter (Old English ūtera), but it is derived from the adverb *ūter (“outside”).
Adjective
ydre (uninflected)
- outer, external
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