legende
English edit
Noun edit
legende (plural legendes)
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Medieval Latin legenda.
Noun edit
legende c (singular definite legenden, plural indefinite legender)
- a legend
- en levende legende - a living legend
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | legende | legenden | legender | legenderne |
genitive | legendes | legendens | legenders | legendernes |
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Etymology 2 edit
From the verb at lege.
Verb edit
legende
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch legende, from Middle French legende, from Old French legende, from Latin legenda.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legende f (plural legenden or legendes, diminutive legendetje n)
- legend (fictional story based on oral tradition, possibly with a kernel of truth)
Derived terms edit
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Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legende f pl
Latin edit
Participle edit
legende
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legende (plural legendes)
- A hagiography (biography of a saint)
- A compendium of hagiographies
- A historical narrative (usually about an individual)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “leǧende, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Medieval Latin legenda.
Noun edit
legende m (definite singular legenden, indefinite plural legender, definite plural legendene)
- a legend
- en levende legende ― a living legend
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
legende
References edit
- “legende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin legenda.
Noun edit
legende f (definite singular legenda, indefinite plural legender, definite plural legendene)
- a legend
- ei levande legende - a living legend
Related terms edit
References edit
- “legende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin legenda.
Noun edit
legende oblique singular, f (oblique plural legendes, nominative singular legende, nominative plural legendes)
- legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events; in particular an account the life of a saint)
Descendants edit
References edit
- legende on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
legende
- inflection of legendar: