ordbog
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From ord (“word”) + bog (“book”). Compare Swedish ordbok, English wordbook, German Wörterbuch.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ordbog c (singular definite ordbogen, plural indefinite ordbøger)
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Declension edit
Declension of ordbog
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ordbog | ordbogen | ordbøger | ordbøgerne |
| genitive | ordbogs | ordbogens | ordbøgers | ordbøgernes |
Descendants edit
- → Greenlandic: ordbogi
Further reading edit
- “ordbog” in Den Danske Ordbog