Danish

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Etymology

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From ord (word) +‎ sprog (language, speech). Compare Swedish ordspråk and, with a reversed order of similar elements, German Sprichwort.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /orsprɔːˀɣ/, [ˈoɐ̯ˌsb̥ʁɔˀw], [ˈoɐ̯ˌsb̥ʁɔwˀ]

Noun

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ordsprog n (singular definite ordsproget, plural indefinite ordsprog)

  1. proverb

Declension

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