engelsk

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish engelsk, from Old English Englisċ, Englisċ, derived from the ethnonym Engle (“Angles”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋˀəlsɡ/, [ˈeŋˀəl̩sɡ̊], [ˈeŋˀl̩sk]

Adjective

engelsk (plural and definite singular attributive engelske)

  1. English (of or pertaining to England)
  2. English (of or pertaining to the English language)
  3. (informal) British

Noun

engelsk n (uninflected)

  1. English (the language)

Derived terms

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".

Adjective

engelsk (neuter singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske) (comparative mer engelsk; superlative mest engelsk)

  1. English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain).
    Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudenter i klassen vår.
    We've received two English exchange students in our class.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun formation of engelsk (adjective).

Noun

engelsk m (definite singular engelsken) or engelsk n (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. English (the language)
    Snakker du engelsk?
    Do you speak English?
  2. English, school subject, English homework
    Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk?
    What's your grade in English?
    Kan ikke komme, jeg må gjøre ferdig engelsken.
    Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".

Adjective

engelsk (indefinite singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske, comparative engelskare, indefinite superlative engelskast, definite superlative engelskaste)

  1. English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain).
    Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudentar i klassen vår.
    We've received two English exchange students in our class.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun formation of engelsk (adjective).

Noun

engelsk m (definite singular engelsken, uncountable)

  1. English, the language.
    Snakkar du engelsk?
    Do you speak English?
  2. English, school subject, English homework
    Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk?
    What's your grade in English?
    Kan ikkje komme, eg må gjere ferdig engelsken.
    Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")
Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".

Pronunciation

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Adjective

engelsk (comparative mer engelsk, superlative mest engelsk)

  1. English; of or pertaining to England.
  2. (loosely) British (of or pertaining to Great Britain)
    Synonym: (standard) brittisk

Declension

Inflection of engelsk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular engelsk mer engelsk mest engelsk
Neuter singular engelskt mer engelskt mest engelskt
Plural engelska mer engelska mest engelska
Masculine plural3 engelske mer engelska mest engelska
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 engelske mer engelske mest engelske
All engelska mer engelska mest engelska
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

See also

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