retning
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom rette + -ning, formally from Old Norse rétting (“adjustment”), but influenced semantically by Middle Low German richtening, German Richtung (“direction”). Swedish riktning (“direction”) is borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editretning c (singular definite retningen, plural indefinite retninger)
Declension
editDeclension of retning
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | retning | retningen | retninger | retningerne |
genitive | retnings | retningens | retningers | retningernes |
References
edit- “retning” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editretning f or m (definite singular retninga or retningen, indefinite plural retninger, definite plural retningene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “retning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom retta.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editretning f (definite singular retninga, indefinite plural retningar, definite plural retningane)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “retning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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