ørken

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish øthkæn, derived from the adjective øde (desolate). Compare also Norwegian ørken, Swedish öken.

Pronunciation

Noun

ørken c (singular definite ørkenen or (unofficial) ørknen, plural indefinite ørkener or ørkner)

  1. desert

Declension

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ørken m (definite singular ørkenen, indefinite plural ørkener, definite plural ørkenene)

  1. desert

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ørken m (definite singular ørkenen, indefinite plural ørkenar, definite plural ørkenane)

  1. desert

Derived terms