Danmǫrk

See also: Danmörk and Danmørk

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ (tanmaurk)

Etymology

From danir (“Danes”) (from Proto-Germanic *danīz) + mǫrk (“borderland, land with a border, country”) (from Proto-Germanic *markō). Compare Old English Denemearc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdanˌmɔrk/

Proper noun

Danmǫrk f (genitive Danmerkr or Danmarkar)

1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)

Descendants

• Danish: Danmark n
  • → Cornish: Danmark
  • → English: Danmark (nonstandard)
  • → Greenlandic: Danmarki
  • → Korean: 단마르크 (Danmareukeu)
  • → Portuguese: Dinamarca
• Faroese: Danmørk f, Danmark n
• Icelandic: Danmörk f
• Norwegian Bokmål: Danmark n
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Danmark n
• Swedish: Danmark c