dansk

See also: Dansk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse danskr, from danir (“Danes”) ‎ -sk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dansk/, [ˈd̥ænˀsɡ̊]

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Adjective

dansk (plural and definite singular attributive danske)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)

Noun

dansk n (definite (rare) dansken)

1. the Danish language

Usage notes

• Normally without the article. The definite form dansken is almost obsolete in modern Danish.

Derived terms

• rigsdansk

Noun

dansk c (singular definite dansken, plural indefinite danske)

1. (primarily in the plural) Dane

   Synonym: dansker

2. (archaic or with (often ironic) nationalist overtones) the Danish people
   • 1848, Povl Frederik Barfod, Under Dannebrog. Nogle fædrelandske Digte, page 25

     Tysken sidder i Slesvig kry, | vidt der går af hans væsen ry: | hærtugtrone han tømrer næt, | hærtug af ærmet ryster han let. | – Endnu er Dansken i Danmark dog herre.

     The German sits cocky in Schleswig, and his fame is spread widely: A duke's throne, he builds neatly, dukes he produces easily. Though, the Dane still rules in Denmark.

   • 1891, Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe, “Fra Studiebogen”, in Samlede Fortællinger, volume 2, page 453:

     Man hørte hans taktfaste Skridt helt ned ad Gyden, og da han drejede om Hjørnet, kunde man høre, at det skete fløjtende: »Dansken har Sejer vundet, Hurra, hurra!«

     His rhythmical steps down the alley were heard, and as he turned the corner, it was possible to hear that they were accompanied by a whistling: "The Dane has won a victory, hurrah, hurrah!

   • 1899, Carl E. Simonsen Carl E. Simonsen, Grænsefolk, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Tiden efter Krigen har været en moderne Renæssancetid: Dansken er bleven genfødt i Arbejdet for at dygtiggøre sig til daglig Gerning.

     The post-war time has been a modern renaissance period: The Dane has been reborn in the effort to qualify in his daily work.

   • 1925, Jacob Paludan, Fugle omkring Fyret, reprint Gyldendal 2016 (→ISBN)

     Men den inderste kærne^{[sic – meaning kerne]} i dansken er følelsen for jorden.

     However, the inner core of the Dane is the feeling for the soil.

   • 2014, Christian Monggaard, Historien om Erik Ballings Olsenbanden, Informations Forlag, →ISBN:

     Danmark er et lille land, og hvem uden for Danmark ved egentlig, hvordan dansken er?

     Denmark is a little nation, and who outside of Denmark knows how the Dane really is?

Declension

Declension of dansk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dansk	dansken	danske	de danske
genitive	dansks	danskens	danskes	de danskes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse danskr.

Noun

dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)

1. Danish (the language of Denmark).

Adjective

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark).

Related terms

• Danmark
• danske

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse danskr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑnsk/

Noun

dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)

1. Danish (the language)

Adjective

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)

Related terms

• Danmark
• danske

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse danskr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dansk/

• Audio:

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Adjective

dansk (comparative danskare, superlative danskast)

1. Danish; of or pertaining to Denmark

Declension

Inflection of dansk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	dansk	danskare	danskast
Neuter singular	danskt	danskare	danskast
Plural	danska	danskare	danskast
Masculine plural3	danske	danskare	danskast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	danske	danskare	danskaste
All	danska	danskare	danskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• Danmark
• danska
• danskfödd
• danskhet
• dansk-svensk

Noun

dansk c

1. a Dane

Declension

Declension of dansk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dansk	dansks
	definite	dansken	danskens
plural	indefinite	danskar	danskars
	definite	danskarna	danskarnas

Derived terms

• danskjävel

References

• dansk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dansk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dansk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)