fysik

Danish

Etymology

Via German Physik and Latin physica from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ, “natural science”), a nominalization of the adjective φυσικός (phusikós, “natural”), derived from the noun φύσις (phúsis, “nature”). In the sense "physique", it is borrowed from French physique m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fysik/, [fyˈsiɡ̊]

Noun

fysik c (singular definite fysikken, not used in plural form)

1. physics (the science studying the laws of the physical world)
2. physics (a course in physics)
3. physique (the physical constitution of a person)
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     ... det er en ret hård uddannelse, […] man skal have en god fysik, ...

     ... it is quite a hard education, […] you need to be in good shape, ...

Inflection

Declension of fysik

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fysik	fysikken
genitive	fysiks	fysikkens

References

• “fysik” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Fysik” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

fysik c

1. physics

Related terms

• fysiker
• fysikalisk

Further reading

• fysik in Svensk ordbok.