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trykke

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną. The meaning "to print" is influenced by the German cognate drucken (to print) (vs. drücken (to press)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trykke (imperative tryk, present tense trykker, passive trykkes, past tense trykkede or trykte, past participle trykket or trykt)

  1. to press (e.g. a button)
  2. to print

Usage notes

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  • The short forms of the past tense and the past participle is used only in the second meaning, "to print" (except in fossilized derivations like nedtrykt or fladtrykt).

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse *þrykkia, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.

Verb

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trykke (imperative trykk, present tense trykker, passive trykkes, simple past trykket or trykte, past participle trykket or trykt)

  1. to press (e.g. a button)
  2. to print

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