spøg

See also: spog

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spôk, ultimately from the root of spøge (“to joke”).

Cognate with Dutch spook (“ghost”), English spook. (from Dutch), German Spuk (from Low German). Compare also the verb spøge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsb̥ʌjˀ] or (archaic or in the combination spøg og skæmt) IPA^(key): [ˈsb̥øˀj], [ˈsb̥øˀ]

Noun

spøg c (singular definite spøgen, not used in plural form)

1. joke, jest

Declension

Declension of spøg

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	spøg	spøgen
genitive	spøgs	spøgens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsb̥øˀj], [ˈsb̥øˀ]

Verb

spøg

1. imperative of spøge

Derived terms

• spøg og skæmt

 

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