mørke

See also: morke

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɶɐ̯ɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse myrkr n, from Proto-Germanic *mirkwiz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk mørker and Swedish mörker. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *merkuz, see Danish mørk.

Noun

mørke n (singular definite mørket, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) darkness

Related terms

• mørk
• mørkeræd
• mørkelægge, mørklægge
• mørklægning
• mørklægningsgardin
• mørkerød
• mørkegrøn
• mørkegrå
• mørkegul
• mørkebrun
• mørkeblå
• mørkhudet

References

• “mørke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mørke

1. definite singular of mørk
2. plural of mørk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA^(key): [ˈmœ̂ɾ̥.kɛ̝]

Adjective

mørke

1. definite singular of mørk
2. plural of mørk

Etymology 2

From Old Norse myrkr.

Noun

mørke n (definite singular mørket)

1. darkness
2. the dark (as mørket)

Derived terms

• halvmørke

References

• “mørke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

mørke

1. definite singular of mørk
2. plural of mørk

Noun

mørke n (definite singular mørket, indefinite plural mørke, definite plural mørka)

1. Alternative form of mørker

Derived terms

• halvmørke

Verb

mørke (present tense mørker, past tense mørkte, past participle mørkt, passive infinitive mørkast, present participle mørkande, imperative mørk)

1. Alternative form of mørkja