portemonnæ

Danish

Etymology

From French porte-monnaie (“purse”), from porter (“carry”) + monnaie (“coins, cash”).

Noun

portemonnæ c (singular definite portemonnæen, plural indefinite portemonnæer)

1. (dated) purse, wallet

Declension

Declension of portemonnæ

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	portemonnæ	portemonnæen	portemonnæer	portemonnæerne
genitive	portemonnæs	portemonnæens	portemonnæers	portemonnæernes

Synonyms

• pung, pengepung

Further reading

• “portemonnæ” in Den Danske Ordbog