bolværk
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German bolwerk, from bole (“plank”) and werk (“work, works”). Compare Dutch bolwerk, German Bollwerk, Norwegian bolverk, Old Norse bolvirki and Swedish bålverk. Doublet of boulevard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bolværk n (singular definite bolværket, plural indefinite bolværker)
- retaining wall (especially one along a waterfront)
- (by extension) wharf
- (figurative) bulwark, safeguard
Inflection[edit]
Declension of bolværk
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bolværk | bolværket | bolværker | bolværkerne |
| genitive | bolværks | bolværkets | bolværkers | bolværkernes |
Synonyms[edit]
- (bulwark, safeguard): værn
See also[edit]
bolværk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
