meddele

Danish

Etymology

Compound of med (“with”) +‎ dele (“to share”). Calque of German mitteilen (“to investigate”) (compare Norwegian Bokmål meddele and Swedish meddela).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛðˌd̥eːˀlə]

Verb

meddele

1. to inform, communicate, tell
2. to announce, notify

Conjugation

Conjugation of meddele

active passive present meddeler meddeles past meddelte meddeltes infinitive meddele meddeles imperative meddel — participle present meddelende past meddelt (auxiliary verb have) gerund meddelen

Derived terms

• meddelelse
• meddeler

References

• “meddele” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

med +‎ dele, from German mitteilen. Compare with Swedish meddela.

Verb

meddele (imperative meddel, present tense meddeler, passive meddeles, simple past meddelte, past participle meddelt, present participle meddelende)

1. to impart, communicate (information, knowledge)
2. to inform, notify, announce, state, tell

Derived terms

• meddelelse

Related terms

• melde

References

• “meddele” in The Bokmål Dictionary.