løsen

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lausn, from Proto-Germanic *lausīniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løːsən/, [ˈløːsən]

Noun

løsen n (singular definite løsenet, plural indefinite løsener)

1. password (secret word used to gain admittance)
2. watchword (word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle or rule of action)

Inflection

Declension of løsen

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	løsen	løsenet	løsener	løsenerne
genitive	løsens	løsenets	løseners	løsenernes

Synonyms

• (password): feltråb, kodeord
• (watchword): kodeord, parole, slagord

Further reading

• løsen on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da