hieroglyf

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɪjɛroɡlɪf]

Noun

hieroglyf m inan

1. hieroglyph (element of an ideographic writing system)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Danish

Etymology

From French hiéroglyphe, backformation from the adjective hiéroglyphique, via Latin hieroglyphicus from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós), from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) +‎ γλυφή (gluphḗ, “to carving”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hioˈɡ̊lyf]

Noun

hieroglyf c (singular definite hieroglyffen, plural indefinite hieroglyffer)

1. a hieroglyph (Ancient Egyptian writing system and similar writing systems in Antiquity)
2. a scribble (difficult handwriting)

Declension

Declension of hieroglyf

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hieroglyf	hieroglyffen	hieroglyffer	hieroglyfferne
genitive	hieroglyfs	hieroglyffens	hieroglyffers	hieroglyffernes

References

• “hieroglyf” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós).

Noun

hieroglyf m (definite singular hieroglyfen, indefinite plural hieroglyfer, definite plural hieroglyfene)

1. a hieroglyph (also hieroglyphics in plural form)

References

• “hieroglyf” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós).

Noun

hieroglyf m (definite singular hieroglyfen, indefinite plural hieroglyfar, definite plural hieroglyfane)

1. a hieroglyph (also hieroglyphics in plural form)

References

• “hieroglyf” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

hieroglyf c

1. hieroglyph (element)

Declension

Declension of hieroglyf
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hieroglyf	hieroglyfen	hieroglyfer	hieroglyferna
Genitive	hieroglyfs	hieroglyfens	hieroglyfers	hieroglyfernas