Denemarke

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Denemarken.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Denemarke

1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Kopenhagen)

Related terms

• Deen
• Deens

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Denemarc, Denemark, Denmark, Denmarke
• Denemarch, Denemarche, Denmarch (Southern, Southwest Midland)
• Danamarke, Danemark, Danemarke, Danemerk, Danmark, Danmarke (chiefly East Saxon or Northern)

Etymology

From the oblique cases of Old English Denemearc; compare Dene lawe and Denelond.

Especially in Northern Middle English, the first element is sometimes remodelled on Dane (“Dane”), possibly due to the influence of Old Norse Danmǫrk (however, the East Saxon form Danmark reflects the local development of Denemearc). Contrastingly, the second element is rebuilt on marche in Southern Middle English, perhaps on the model of Old French Danemarche, Denemarche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛn(ə)ˌmark(ə)/, /ˈdɛn(ə)ˌmart͡ʃ(ə)/, (East Saxon) /ˈdan-/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdan(ə)ˌmark/, /ˈdan(ə)ˌmɛrk/ (Northern)

Proper noun

Denemarke

1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)

Descendants

• English: Denmark (see there for further descendants)
• Middle Scots: Danmark
• →? Old French: Danemarche, Denemarche (rebuilt on marche)
  • Middle French: Danemarche
    • ⇒ French: Danemark (remodelled on Danish Danmark)
      • → Khmer: ដាណឺម៉ាក (daanəɨmaak)
      • → Persian: دانمارک (dânmârk)

References

• “Dene-marche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• Ackerman, Robert W. (1952), “DENMARK”, in An Index of the Arthurian Names In Middle English (Stanford University Publications, University Series; Language and Literature; 10), Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, →OCLC, page 72; republished at New York: AMS Press, 1967.