gulerod
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From gul (“yellow”) + rod (“root”). Cf. German gelbe Rübe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gulerod c (singular definite guleroden, plural indefinite gulerødder)
- carrot (root vegetable, usually orange)
- (slang) finger (usually plural)
- 1963, Knud Poulsen, Vor berømte landsmand: et eventyr fra vore dage:
- ... og jeg vil netop mene, at i et demokrati som vort, hvor kongehuset udøver en betydningsfuld symbolsk funktion, gælder det om, at man . . . - ... at man holder gulerødderne væk fra symbolerne, navnlig prinsessens, afbrød distriktslægen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- incentive (something that motivates some action)
Usage notes
[edit]In compounds: gulerods-.
Inflection
[edit]Declension of gulerod
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gulerod | guleroden | gulerødder | gulerødderne |
| genitive | gulerods | gulerodens | gulerødders | gulerøddernes |
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “incentive”): pisk
Derived terms
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See also
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gulerod on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
