bolværk
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German bolwerk, from bole (“plank”) and werk (“work, works”). Compare Dutch bolwerk, German Bollwerk, Norwegian bolverk, Old Norse bolvirki and Swedish bålverk. Doublet of boulevard.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bolværk n (singular definite bolværket, plural indefinite bolværker)
- retaining wall (especially one along a waterfront)
- (by extension) wharf
- (figurative) bulwark, safeguard
Inflection
[edit]Declension of bolværk
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bolværk | bolværket | bolværker | bolværkerne |
genitive | bolværks | bolværkets | bolværkers | bolværkernes |
Synonyms
[edit]- (bulwark, safeguard): værn
See also
[edit]- bolværk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da