sætning

Danish

Etymology

From sætte (“to set”) +‎ -ning (“action of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛtneŋ/, [ˈsɛd̥neŋ]

Noun

sætning c (singular definite sætningen, plural indefinite sætninger)

1. (grammar) sentence (a series of words forming a defined unity and expressing an assertion, question or request)
2. (grammar) clause (a finite verb with its subject and modifiers)
3. (carpentry) set (punch for setting nails in wood)
4. (mathematics) theorem.
5. (navigation) power of a ship.
6. (printing) composition (way of placing letters onto paper or other objects that can be done either by hand or with typesetting)

Declension

Declension of sætning

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sætning	sætningen	sætninger	sætningerne
genitive	sætnings	sætningens	sætningers	sætningernes

Synonyms

• (mathematics) teorem

Derived terms

• eksempelsætning
• håndsætning

References

• “sætning” in Den Danske Ordbog