ønske

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish usk, ønsk, ynsk, Old Norse ósk (“wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, *wunskō (“wish, desire”). Remodelled after the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ønsɡə]

Noun

ønske n (singular definite ønsket, plural indefinite ønsker)

1. wish

Declension

Declension of ønske

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ønske	ønsket	ønsker	ønskerne
genitive	ønskes	ønskets	ønskers	ønskernes

Derived terms

• gaveønske
• juleønske
• nytårsønske
• ønskebarn
• ønskebolig
• ønskejob
• ønskelig
• ønskeliste
• ønskemåde
• ønskeopfyldelse
• ønskescenarie
• ønskeseddel
• ønsketænkning

Etymology 2

From Old Danish yske, ønskæ, from Old Norse œskja (“wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”). The 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen, cf. also Swedish önska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈønsɡə]

Verb

ønske (imperative ønsk, infinitive at ønske, present tense ønsker, past tense ønskede, perfect tense ønsket)

1. to wish

Conjugation

Conjugation of ønske

active passive present ønsker ønskes past ønskede ønskedes infinitive ønske ønskes imperative ønsk — participle present ønskende past ønsket (auxiliary verb have) gerund ønsken

References

• “ønske” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ønske” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, *wunskō (“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Noun

ønske n (definite singular ønsket, indefinite plural ønsker, definite plural ønska or ønskene)

1. a wish
2. a desire

Derived terms

• ønskelig
• ønskeliste

Etymology 2

From Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”).

Verb

ønske (imperative ønsk, present tense ønsker, simple past ønska or ønsket or ønskte, past participle ønska or ønsket or ønskt)

1. to wish, to desire (softer and more polite version of want)

References

• “ønske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ønske n (definite singular ønsket, indefinite plural ønske, definite plural ønska)

1. alternative form of ynske

Verb

ønske (present tense ønsker, past tense ønskte, past participle ønskt, passive infinitive ønskast, present participle ønskande, imperative ønsk)

1. alternative form of ynskja

Derived terms

• ønskeleg
• ønskeliste