gerningsmand
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From gerning (“act, action, deed”) + -s- + mand (“man”).
Noun edit
gerningsmand c (singular definite gerningsmanden, plural indefinite gerningsmænd)
- A perpetrator, typically of a crime.
Declension edit
Declension of gerningsmand
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gerningsmand | gerningsmanden | gerningsmænd | gerningsmændene |
| genitive | gerningsmands | gerningsmandens | gerningsmænds | gerningsmændenes |