fiende
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Compare with Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiender, definite plural fiendene)
- an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fiende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Akin to English fiend.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiendar, definite plural fiendane)
- an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fiende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. More at find.
Verb edit
fiende
- to find
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Compare Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fiende c
- an enemy (person, etc., opposed to oneself)
- De är bittra fiender
- They are bitter enemies
- I många spel finns det fiender man måste döda genom att skjuta på dom
- In many games there are enemies you have to kill by shooting at them
Declension edit
| Declension of fiende | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fiende | fienden | fiender | fienderna |
| Genitive | fiendes | fiendens | fienders | fiendernas |