dybde

Danish

Etymology

From dyb (“deep”) +‎ -de. It seems to be a new formation from ca. 1700 rather than an inherited word from Old Norse dýpt, Proto-Germanic *diupiþō, cognate with English depth, Dutch diepte, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (diupiþa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥yb̥d̥ə]

Noun

dybde c (singular definite dybden, plural indefinite dybder)

1. depth

Declension

Declension of dybde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dybde	dybden	dybder	dybderne
genitive	dybdes	dybdens	dybders	dybdernes

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: dybde

References

• “dybde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “dybde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish dybde, derived from the adjective dyb (“deep”), compare Old Norse dýpt. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dypt and Icelandic dýpt.

Noun

dybde m (definite singular dybden, indefinite plural dybder, definite plural dybdene)

1. depth

Derived terms

• dybdemåler
• dybdeskarphet

See also

• djupn, djupne (Nynorsk)
• bredde
• høyde

References

• “dybde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.