dåd

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dad"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish dāth, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).

Noun

dåd c (singular definite dåden, plural indefinite dåder)

feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act
- 1907, Gudmund Schütte, Oldsagn om Godtjod: bidrag til etnisk Kildeforsknings metode med særligt henblik på folk-stamsagn:
  Saxes Skildring af Starkads Ungdom sætter Kampen i Irland blandt hans første Dåder, ...
  Saxe's depiction of Starkad's youth puts the battle in Ireland among his first feats, ...
- 2014, Walter Benjamin, translated by Sofie Kluge, Det tyske sørgespils oprindelse, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 156:
  ... officererne holder fortræffelige taler og fortæller om deres store dåder, ...
  ... the officers hold exquisite speeches and speak of their great deeds, ...
- 1970, Bent Jørgensen, Dansk gadenavneskik:
  ... det fornuftige synspunkt, at man i tide kan hædre en mand efter hans død, hvis hans dåder berettiger dertil.
  ... the reasonable point of view that one can, in time, honoour a man after his death, if his deeds entitle him to that.

Declension

Declension of dåd

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dåd	dåden	dåder	dåderne
genitive	dåds	dådens	dåders	dådernes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dáð f, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“putting, placement”).

Noun

dåd m (definite singular dåden, indefinite plural dådar, definite plural dådane)

feat, deed

Inflection

Historical inflection of dåd

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
1901	ei daad	daadi	daader (daadir)	daaderne (daadine)
1917	ein, ei dåd¹	dåden, dåda, dådi	dådar, dåder	dådane, dådene
1938 (current)	ein dåd²	dåden	dådar	dådane

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. ¹Prior to 1917, it was only considered feminine. ²Prior to 1938, this noun was also considered feminine.

References

“dåd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doːd/
Rhymes: -oːd

Noun

dåd n

harmful deed, (sometimes) attack
terroristernas bombdåd
the terrorists' bombing (literally, "bomb deed," hinging on "dåd" usually having a more negative ring in Swedish)

Han hade huggit ner fem människor och sedan sprungit från platsen där dådet utförts
He had stabbed five people and then run from the scene of the attack
feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act

Declension

Declension of dåd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dåd	dådet	dåd	dåden
Genitive	dåds	dådets	dåds	dådens

Derived terms

Related terms

References