retning
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From rette + -ning, formally from Old Norse rétting (“adjustment”), but influenced semantically by Middle Low German richtening, German Richtung (“direction”). Swedish riktning (“direction”) is borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
retning c (singular definite retningen, plural indefinite retninger)
Declension edit
Declension of retning
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | retning | retningen | retninger | retningerne |
genitive | retnings | retningens | retningers | retningernes |
References edit
- “retning” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
retning f or m (definite singular retninga or retningen, indefinite plural retninger, definite plural retningene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “retning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From retta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
retning f (definite singular retninga, indefinite plural retningar, definite plural retningane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “retning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.