då

Danish

Etymology

From Old English da, from a Celtic language.

Noun

då c (singular definite dåen, plural indefinite dåer)

a doe
Coordinate term: hind

Declension

Declension of då
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	då	dåen	dåer	dåerne
genitive	dås	dåens	dåers	dåernes

References

“då” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

dåe

Etymology

From Old Norse ákrdái. Related to dø (“to die”).

Noun

då m (definite singular dåen, indefinite plural dåer, definite plural dåene)

hemp-nettle

References

“då” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doː/
In the third sense of the adverb, it should always be pronounced unstressed.

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”). Its use as a conjunction can be seen as taken from the Old Norse combination þá er (er being the actual conjunction).

Alternative forms

da
daa (obsolete spelling)

Conjunction

då

when (at a time in the past)
Då morgonen kom, hadde vêret vorte betre.
When the morning came, the weather had gotten better.
since, as (used to denote a reason)
Synonym: ettersom

Adverb

då

then (at that time)
Fyrst då kan me gjera noko med det.
We can't do anything about it until then.
then (in that case)
Då er eg redd det er lite me kan gjera.
Then I am afraid there is little we can do.
(filler, intesifier) though, yet, then
Synonyms: altso, no

Det var då litt feil å gjera det, ikkje sant?
It was a little bit wrong to do it then, wasn’t it?

Kom no med oss då!
Come with us!

Du kunne ikkje finne dei i huset, men eg såg inn i skuret, so var dei der då
You could not find them in the house, but I looked into the shed, and they were there apparently

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Dåslekta

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

kvassdå, the common hemp-nettle

From Old Norse ákrdái, whence also Swedish dån. Related to døy (“to die”).

Alternative forms

dæ m or f, dæe m

Noun

då m (definite singular dåen, indefinite plural dåar, definite plural dåane)

a hemp-nettle

Derived terms

References

“då” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

da (adverb; eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Swedish þā, from Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doː/, [doː]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -oː

Adverb

då (not comparable)

then; at that time
then; in that case
what about, how about
Den där, då?
What about that one?

Conjunction

då

when; at the same point in time as
Vi sov då branden började.
We were sleeping when the fire started.
(dated) since, as; by background of the case being that
Då inget tvivel tycks råda om hans skuld, beslutar jag härmed...
Since there seems to be no doubts about his guilt, I hereby decide...

Usage notes

In the first use, it is far more common to use när than då, which is very rare in spoken language.
In the second use, it is far more common to use eftersom; då may be perceived as archaic.

Derived terms

hej då

References