verden
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish werdhen, originally singular definite form of wæræld, wærild, wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, cognate with Swedish värld, English world, German Welt, Dutch wereld. The original indefinite form in Old Danish was rarely used, to the extent that the definite form eventually replaced the indefinite form.
Pronunciation
Noun
verden c (singular definite verden, plural indefinite verdener or verdner)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | verden | verden | verdner verdener |
verdnerne verdenerne |
genitive | verdens | verdens | verdners verdeners |
verdnernes verdenernes |
Usage notes
- The definite form is verden, but verdenen exists as an unofficial variant, which is, however, accepted in compounds, e.g. drømmeverdenen.
Derived terms
- drømmeverden
- eventyrverden
- filmverden
- modeverden
- pengeverden
- verdensatlas
- verdensmester
- verdensrekord
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, originally singular definite form of wæræld, wærild, wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, whence verd, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. The original indefenite form was rarely used so much so the definite form was interpreted as the indefinite form, hence the etymology.
Alternative forms
Noun
verden m (definite singular verden or verdenen, indefinite plural verdener, definite plural verdenene)
- world (human collective existence)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Noun
verden m or f
References
Zazaki
Verb
verden
- to abandon, release, relinquish
- Danish terms inherited from Old Danish
- Danish terms derived from Old Danish
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
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- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
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- Zazaki lemmas
- Zazaki verbs