See also: Dufte and Düfte

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German duften, derived from the noun Duft (smell) (cf. Danish duft).

Verb

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dufte (imperative duft, infinitive at dufte, present tense dufter, past tense duftede, perfect tense har duftet)

  1. to smell nice (to emit a nice smell)
    Blomsterne dufter.
  2. (proscribed) to smell something nice (to detect a nice smell)
    Jeg duftede til blomsterne.
    Synonym: lugte
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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dufte

  1. plural indefinite of duft

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊftə/
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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, good), via Yiddish and Rotwelsch. Compare Dutch tof.

Adjective

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dufte (strong nominative masculine singular dufter, comparative dufter, superlative am duftesten)

  1. (colloquial, dated) good, great, sweet
    Synonyms: toll, klasse, prima
    • 1991, “Berlin (is dufte!)”, in Street, performed by Nina Hagen:
      Berlin is’ dufte, Hauptstadt der DDR / Berlin is’ dufte, und die olle Mauer is’ och nich’ mehr
      Berlin is great, capital of East Germany / Berlin is great, and the ol’ wall is gone too
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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dufte

  1. inflection of duften:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Further reading

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  • dufte” in Duden online
  • dufte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German duften.

Verb

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dufte (imperative duft, present tense dufter, passive duftes, simple past and past participle dufta or duftet, present participle duftende)

  1. to smell (emit a fragrance or scent, have a nice smell)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From German duften.

Verb

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dufte (present tense duftar, past tense dufta, past participle dufta, passive infinitive duftast, present participle duftande, imperative dufte/duft)

  1. to smell (emit a fragrance or scent, have a nice smell)

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