Danish edit

Etymology edit

From med (with) +‎ lem (limb), a calque of German Mitglied.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɛðlɛmˀ/, [ˈmɛðˌlɛmˀ]

Noun edit

medlem n (singular definite medlemmet, plural indefinite medlemmer)

  1. member (a person that is part of a group or organisation)

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From med (with) +‎ lem (limb); based on German Mitglied.

Noun edit

medlem n (definite singular medlemmet, indefinite plural medlemmer, definite plural medlemma or medlemmene)

  1. a member (of an organised group)
  2. (mathematics) element

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From med (with) +‎ lem (limb); based on German Mitglied.

Noun edit

medlem m (definite singular medlemen or medlemmen, indefinite plural medlemar or medlemer or medlemmar or medlemmer, definite plural medlemane or medlemene or medlemmane or medlemmene)

  1. a member (as above)

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

med +‎ lem, like German Mitglied

Noun edit

medlem c

  1. a member (one who officially belongs to a group)

Declension edit

Declension of medlem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative medlem medlemmen medlemmar medlemmarna
Genitive medlems medlemmens medlemmars medlemmarnas

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