kilde

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kilə/, [ˈkʰilə], [ˈkʰill̩]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa. Derived from *kaldaz (“cold”).

Noun

kilde c (singular definite kilden, plural indefinite kilder)

1. spring, fountain, source (a place where water emerges from the ground)
2. (figuratively) source, fountain, fount (a person or a thing from which something comes)

Declension

Declension of kilde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kilde	kilden	kilder	kilderne
genitive	kildes	kildens	kilders	kildernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, cognate with Swedish kittla, English kittle, German kitzeln.

Verb

kilde (imperative kild, infinitive at kilde, present tense kilder, past tense kildede, perfect tense har kildet)

1. to tickle

Conjugation

Inflection of kilde

	present	past
simple	kilder	kildede
perfect	har kildet	havde kildet
passive	kildes	kildedes
participle	kildende	kildet
imperative	kild	—
infinitive	kilde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	kilden	—

Synonyms

• kildre (verb)

References

• “kilde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
• “kilde” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kelda.

Noun

kilde m (definite singular kilden, indefinite plural kilder, definite plural kildene)

1. spring (a place where water emerges from the ground)
2. source
3. fountain
4. fount

Alternative forms

• kjelde

Derived terms

• energikilde
• hovedkilde
• inntektskilde
• inspirasjonskilde
• kildekode
• kildemateriale
• lyskilde
• matkilde
• primærkilde
• varmekilde

 

References

• “kilde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.