deltage

Danish

Etymology

From del (“part”) +‎ tage (“take”). Partial 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, take part

Declension

Conjugation of deltage

active passive infinitive deltage deltages present deltager deltages past deltog — imperative deltag — participle present deltagende past (have / havde) deltaget gerund deltagen

Synonyms

• tage del

Derived terms

• deltagelse
• deltagende
• deltager

References

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