kilde
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ, cognate with Norwegian kjelde, Swedish källa. Derived from *kaldaz (“kold”).
Noun edit
kilde c (singular definite kilden, plural indefinite kilder)
- spring, fountain, source (a place where water emerges from the ground)
- (figuratively) source, fountain, fount (a person or a thing from which something comes)
Declension edit
Declension of kilde
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, cognate with Swedish kittla, English kittle, German kitzeln.
Verb edit
kilde (imperative kild, infinitive at kilde, present tense kilder, past tense kildede, perfect tense har kildet)
- to tickle
Conjugation edit
Inflection of kilde
Synonyms edit
- kildre (verb)
References edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kilde m (definite singular kilden, indefinite plural kilder, definite plural kildene)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kilde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.