afgrund

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German afgrunt, afgrunde. Compare Dutch afgrond, German Abgrund, Norwegian Nynorsk avgrunn, Swedish avgrund and Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (afgrundiþa). Equivalent to af- (“off, from”) +‎ grund (“ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈauˌɡ̊ʁɔnˀ]

Noun

afgrund

1. abyss

Declension

Declension of afgrund

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afgrund	afgrunden	afgrunde	afgrundene
genitive	afgrunds	afgrundens	afgrundes	afgrundenes

References

• “afgrund” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog