orientering

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔriənteːrenɡ/, [ɒiənˈtˢeːˀɐ̯eŋ]

Noun

orientering c. (singular definite orienteringen, plural indefinite orienteringer)

1. orientation
2. briefing, information

Inflection

    Inflection of orientering

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	orientering	orienteringen	orienteringer	orienteringerne
genitive	orienterings	orienteringens	orienteringers	orienteringernes

External links

• Orientering on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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Swedish

Etymology

orientera +‎ -ing

According to the Svenska Orienteringsförbundet (Swedish Orienteering Federation), the first known written record of the word orientering in the sense of finding one's way in an unknown terrain with the aid of a map, is from a report by the director of Sweden's Royal War Academy at Karlberg, colonel H. Thulstrup, in 1886.

Pronunciation

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Noun

orientering c.

1. orientation; inclination, direction, position; the ability to find one's way or to know precisely where one is located (also figuratively)
2. (mathematics) orientation
3. orientation; the act of orienting something
4. an orientation, a briefing, a short summary
5. (sports, uncountable) orienteering; racing through unfamiliar terrain

Declension

Declension of orientering

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	orientering	orienteringen	orienteringar	orienteringarna
genitive	orienterings	orienteringens	orienteringars	orienteringarnas

Related terms

• orienterare
• orienteringstävling