engelsk
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Danish engelsk, from Old English Englisċ, Englisċ, derived from the ethnonym Engle (“Angles”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editengelsk (plural and definite singular attributive engelske)
- English (of or pertaining to England)
- English (of or pertaining to the English language)
- (informal) British
Noun
editengelsk n (uninflected)
- English (the language)
Synonyms
edit- (British): britisk
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom engel + -sk, Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Adjective
editengelsk (neuter singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske) (comparative mer engelsk; superlative mest engelsk)
- English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain).
- Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudenter i klassen vår.
- We've received two English exchange students in our class.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun formation of engelsk (adjective).
Noun
editengelsk m (definite singular engelsken) or engelsk n (indeclinable) (uncountable)
- English (the language)
- Snakker du engelsk?
- Do you speak English?
- English, school subject, English homework
- Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk?
- What's your grade in English?
- Kan ikke komme, jeg må gjøre ferdig engelsken.
- Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")
- Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk?
Derived terms
edit- afrikansk-engelsk, afrikansk engelsk
- amerikansk-engelsk, amerikansk engelsk
- anglo-engelsk
- australsk-engelsk, australsk engelsk
- barbadisk-engelsk, barbadisk engelsk
- britisk-engelsk, britisk engelsk
- canadisk-engelsk, canadisk engelsk
- engelsk-engelsk, engelsk engelsk
- gammalengelsk
- gammelengelsk
- indisk-engelsk, indisk engelsk
- irsk-engelsk, irsk engelsk
- jamaicansk-engelsk, jamaicansk engelsk
- jamaikansk-engelsk, jamaikansk engelsk
- kanadisk-engelsk, kanadisk engelsk
- mellomengelsk
- moderne engelsk
- newzealandsk-engelsk, newzealandsk engelsk
- nyengelsk
- nyere engelsk
- nyzealandsk-engelsk, nyzealandsk engelsk
- pakistansk-engelsk, pakistansk engelsk
- skotsk-engelsk, skotsk engelsk
- sørafrikansk-engelsk, sørafrikansk engelsk
Related terms
edit- England
- engelskmann
- englender
- englenderinne
- gammelenglender (gammelenglendere)
- New England (Ny-England, Nyengland)
References
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Adjective
editengelsk (indefinite singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske, comparative engelskare, indefinite superlative engelskast, definite superlative engelskaste)
- English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain).
- Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudentar i klassen vår.
- We've received two English exchange students in our class.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun formation of engelsk (adjective).
Noun
editengelsk m (definite singular engelsken, uncountable)
- English, the language.
- Snakkar du engelsk?
- Do you speak English?
- English, school subject, English homework
- Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk?
- What's your grade in English?
- Kan ikkje komme, eg må gjere ferdig engelsken.
- Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")
- Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk?
Derived terms
editReferences
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editengelsk (comparative mer engelsk, superlative mest engelsk)
- English; of or pertaining to England.
- (loosely) British (of or pertaining to Great Britain)
- Synonym: (standard) brittisk
Declension
edit| Inflection of engelsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | engelsk | mer engelsk | mest engelsk |
| Neuter singular | engelskt | mer engelskt | mest engelskt |
| Plural | engelska | mer engelska | mest engelska |
| Masculine plural3 | engelske | mer engelska | mest engelska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | engelske | mer engelske | mest engelske |
| All | engelska | mer engelska | mest engelska |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
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