købmand

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to købe (buy) +‎ mand (man). From Old Norse kaupmaðr or Middle Low German kōpman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, cognate with English chapman and German Kaufmann.

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Noun[edit]

købmand c (singular definite købmanden, plural indefinite købmænd)

  1. merchant
  2. grocer
  3. grocery store, grocer's
  4. trader

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