nederlag

Danish

Etymology

From German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge. Compare Old Norse niðrlag.

Noun

nederlag n (singular definite nederlaget, plural indefinite nederlagene)

1. (a) defeat

References

• “nederlag” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge. Compare Old Norse niðrlag.

Noun

nederlag n (definite singular nederlaget, indefinite plural nederlag, definite plural nederlaga or nederlagene)

1. (a) defeat

   Napoleon led nederlag i slaget ved Waterloo.

   Napoleon suffered defeat at the battle of Waterloo.

References

• “nederlag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge. Compare Old Norse niðrlag.

Noun

nederlag n (definite singular nederlaget, indefinite plural nederlag, definite plural nederlaga)

1. (a) defeat

References

• “nederlag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

nederlag n

1. defeat
   • 1917, Bibeln, Första Samuelsboken 4:10

     Så stridde nu filistéerna, och israeliterna blevo slagna och flydde var och en till sin hydda, och nederlaget blev mycket stort: av Israel föllo trettio tusen man fotfolk.

     And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.(KJV)

Declension

Declension of nederlag

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nederlag	nederlags
	definite	nederlaget	nederlagets
plural	indefinite	nederlag	nederlags
	definite	nederlagen	nederlagens

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