Danmörk

See also: Danmørk and Danmǫrk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Danmǫrk. By surface analysis, Dani (“Dane”) +‎ mörk (“forest; march”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.mœr̥k/

Proper noun

Danmörk f (proper noun, genitive singular Danmerkur or (rare) Danmarkar)

1. Denmark

Declension

Declension of Danmörk (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Danmörk
accusative	Danmörku, Danmörk1
dative	Danmörku, Danmörk1
genitive	Danmerkur, Danmarkar1

¹Rare.

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Danmörk”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “Danmörk” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “Danmörk”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)