marsk

See also: Marsk

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marsk/, [ˈmɑːsɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish mersk, borrowed from Middle Low German marsch, mersch, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, cognate with English marsh (Norwegian marsk and German Marsch are also from Low German). A compound from *mari (“sea”) +‎ *-isk (“-ish”).

Noun

marsk c (singular definite marsken, plural indefinite marsker)

1. marsh (low wet-land, from time to time flooded by the tide, especially with reference to the North Sea)

Declension

Declension of marsk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marsk	marsken	marsker	marskerne
genitive	marsks	marskens	marskers	marskernes

References

• “marsk,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Danish marsc, clipping of marskal. Compare also Swedish marsk.

Noun

marsk c (singular definite marsken, plural indefinite marsker)

1. (historical) marshal (highest-ranking army commander in Medieval Scandinavia)

Declension

Declension of marsk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marsk	marsken	marsker	marskerne
genitive	marsks	marskens	marskers	marskernes

References

• “marsk,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German marsch, from Germanic.

Noun

marsk m (definite singular marsken, indefinite plural marsker, definite plural marskene)

1. a marsh

References

• “marsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “marsk_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German marsch, from Germanic.

Noun

marsk m (definite singular marsken, indefinite plural marskar, definite plural marskane)

1. a marsh

References

• “marsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.