indvortes

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish indwortes, indwærtes, borrowed from Middle Low German inwordes, inwerdes, a compound of in (“in”) +‎ -werdes (“-ward”), compare Swedish invärtes, German einwärts, English inwards. The suffix derives from Proto-Germanic *wardaz (“turned”), cognate with German -wärts (borrowed to Danish -værts), English -ward, -wards, Old Norse -verðr (adjective), Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs, adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /envɔrtəs/, [ˈenˌʋɒːd̥əs], [ˈenˌʋɒˀd̥əs]

Adjective

indvortes (uninflected)

1. internal, inner (being inside something else, especially the body)

   Synonyms: indvendig, indre Antonyms: udvortes, udvendig, ydre

Adverb

indvortes

1. internally

References

• “indvortes” in Den Danske Ordbog