ordbog
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From ord (“word”) + bog (“book”). Compare Swedish ordbok, English wordbook, German Wörterbuch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ordbog c (singular definite ordbogen, plural indefinite ordbøger)
- dictionary, lexicon (a reference work with a compilation of words from a language or type of language with explanations or translations)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ordbog | ordbogen | ordbøger | ordbøgerne |
| genitive | ordbogs | ordbogens | ordbøgers | ordbøgernes |
Descendants
[edit]- → Greenlandic: ordbogi
Further reading
[edit]- “ordbog” in Den Danske Ordbog