ånde

See also: ande, aande, Ande, Ánde, andè, -ande, and A and E

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔnə/, [ˈʌnə]

Etymology 1

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Noun

ånde c (singular definite ånden, not used in plural form)

1. breath (air expelled from the lungs)

Etymology 2

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Verb

ånde (imperative ånd, infinitive at ånde, present tense ånder, past tense åndede, perfect tense har åndet)

1. breathe (to draw air in and out)

See also

• ånd ("spirit")
• åndedræt ("breath", "breathing")

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish ånde (“breath”), from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi (“breath; spirit, soul”), from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath; spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”), likely of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

ånde m (definite singular ånden, indefinite plural ånder, definite plural åndene)

1. breath (as in bad breath)

Derived terms

• åndedrag

Verb

ånde (present tense ånder, past tense ånda or åndet, past participle ånda or åndet)

1. to breathe

Derived terms

• innånde