deltage

Danish

Etymology

From del (“part”) +‎ tage (“take”). Calque of German teilnehmen, itself probably a calque of Latin participō (“to partake of, participate in”); compare corresponding calques such as Low German deelnehmen, deilnähmen, Dutch deelnemen, English take part, Icelandic taka þátt, Swedish delta and Norwegian Bokmål delta.

Verb

deltage (imperative deltag, present deltager, past deltog, past participle n deltaget, c deltagen, pl deltagne)

1. to participate

Declension

Conjugation of deltage

active passive present deldtager deldtages past deltog — infinitive deltage deldtages imperative deldtag — participle present deldtagende past deltaget (auxiliary verb have) gerund deldtagen

Synonyms

• tage del

Derived terms

• deltagelse
• deltagende
• deltager

References

• “deltage” in Den Danske Ordbog