nåde

See also: nade, nadé, ñade, ñadé, and nade-

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse náðir f pl (“peace, security”), from Proto-Germanic *nēþō, *ganēþō, cognate with Swedish nåd, German Gnade, Dutch genade. The Scandinavian word has been influenced by Old Saxon Old Saxon (gi)natha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔːðə/, [ˈnɔðð̩]
• Homophones: noget, nåede

Noun

nåde c (singular definite nåden, not used in plural form)

1. grace
2. mercy

Inflection

Declension of nåde

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	nåde	nåden
genitive	nådes	nådens

Derived terms

• nådeløs
• nådig

References

• “nåde” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse náð.

Noun

nåde m (definite singular nåden)

1. grace
2. mercy

Derived terms

• nådeløs

References

• “nåde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse náð.

Noun

nåde m (definite singular nåden)

1. grace
2. mercy

References

• “nåde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.