afgrund

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German afgrunt, afgrunde. Compare Dutch afgrond, German Abgrund, Norwegian Nynorsk avgrunn, Swedish avgrund and Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (afgrundiþa). Equivalent to af- (“off, from”) +‎ grund (“ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈauˌɡ̊ʁɔnˀ]

Noun

afgrund c (singular definite afgrunden, plural indefinite afgrunde)

1. abyss

Declension

Declension of afgrund

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afgrund	afgrunden	afgrunde	afgrundene
genitive	afgrunds	afgrundens	afgrundes	afgrundenes

References

• “afgrund” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “afgrund” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog