elsker

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlsɡɐ/, [ˈelsɡ̊ɐ], [ˈelskɒ̽]

Etymology 1

From elske (“to love”) +‎ -er.

Noun

elsker c (singular definite elskeren, plural indefinite elskere)

1. lover

Declension

Declension of elsker

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elsker	elskeren	elskere	elskerne
genitive	elskers	elskerens	elskeres	elskernes

Derived terms

• elskede
• elskerinde

 

Further reading

• elsker on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See elske (“to love”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛlsɡɐ/, [ˈelsɡ̊ɐ], [ˈelskɒ̽]

Verb

elsker

1. present of elske

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlskər/

• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: elsk‧er

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elskari.

Noun

elsker m (definite singular elskeren, indefinite plural elskere, definite plural elskerne)

1. a lover (of something; applies to both sexes)
2. a lover (man having a sexual relationship with a woman)

   Lady Chatterleys elsker

   Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)

3. lover (man in a marital relationship)

   en god / dårlig elsker

   a good / bad lover

Derived terms

• bokelsker
• hesteelsker
• musikkelsker

 

Related terms

• elskerinne

Etymology 2

Verb

elsker

1. present of elske

References

• “elsker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.