højde
Danish
editEtymology
editEquivalent to høj (“high”) + -de (noun suffix): from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Other cognates are Swedish höjd, English height and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa). In Danish and Swedish, the noun has been remodelled after the adjective.
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): /hɔjˀdə/, [ˈhʌjˀd̥ə]
Noun
edithøjde c (singular definite højden, plural indefinite højder)
- height
- (geometry) altitude (line segment associated with a triangle)
- (geometry) altitude (the length of this line segment)
Declension
editDeclension of højde
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “højde” in Den Danske Ordbog
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