krokodilletåre

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Danish

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Etymology

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krokodille (crocodile) +‎ tåre (tear). Calque of English crocodile tear

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʁoɡəˈdiləˌtɒːɒ], [kʁɔɡəˈdiləˌtɒːɒ]

Noun

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krokodilletåre c (singular definite krokodilletåren, plural indefinite krokodilletårer)

  1. crocodile tear

Inflection

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References

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krokodilletåre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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krokodille (crocodile) +‎ tåre (tear). Calque of English crocodile tear

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kru.ku.dil.le.toː.re/, [kɾʊ.kʊ.ˈdɪl.lə.toʷː.ɾə]

Noun

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krokodilletåre f or m (definite singular krokodilletåra or krokodilletåren, indefinite plural krokodilletårer, definite plural krokodilletårene)

  1. crocodile tear

Usage notes

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Most commonly used in the plural

References

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“krokodilletåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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krokodille (crocodile) +‎ tåre (tear). Calque of English crocodile tear

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kru.ku.dil.le.toː.re/, [kɾʊ.kʊ.ˈdɪl.lə.toʷː.ɾə]

Noun

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krokodilletåre f (definite singular krokodilletåra, indefinite plural krokodilletårer, definite plural krokodilletårene)

  1. crocodile tear

Usage notes

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Most commonly used in the plural

References

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“krokodilletåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.