embede
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, cognate with Swedish ämbete, German Amt, Dutch ambacht, doublet of amt (“county”)). Derived from *ambahtaz (“servant”), which is an old loan from Gaulish ambaxtos (“vassal”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editembede n (singular definite embedet, plural indefinite embeder)
- office (position in the state or in the public administration)
Declension
editDeclension of embede
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | embede | embedet | embeder | embederne |
genitive | embedes | embedets | embeders | embedernes |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “embede” in Den Danske Ordbog