ånde
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Noun edit
ånde c (singular definite ånden, not used in plural form)
- breath (air expelled from the lungs)
Etymology 2 edit
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Verb edit
ånde (imperative ånd, infinitive at ånde, present tense ånder, past tense åndede, perfect tense har åndet)
- breathe (to draw air in and out)
See also edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish ånde (“breath”), from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi (“breath; spirit, soul”), from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath; spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”), likely of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun edit
ånde m (definite singular ånden, indefinite plural ånder, definite plural åndene)
- breath (as in bad breath)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
ånde (present tense ånder, past tense ånda or åndet, past participle ånda or åndet)
- to breathe