drikke

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drekə/, [ˈd̥ʁeɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse drykkja.

Noun

drikke

1. drink

   Mad og drikke.

   Food and drink.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse drekka, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.

Verb

drikke (imperative drik, present drikker, past drak, past participle, n drukket, c drukken, pl drukne)

1. drink
2. have (to partake of a drink)

Etymology 3

See drik (“drink, beverage”).

Noun

drikke c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of drik

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse drykkja

Noun

drikke n (indeclinable) (uncountable)

1. drink (mass noun)

   mat og drikke - food and drink

Related terms

• drikk

Etymology 2

From Old Norse drekka, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną.

Verb

drikke (imperative drikk, present tense drikker, passive drikkes, simple past drakk, past participle drukket, present participle drikkende)

1. to drink

Derived terms

• drikkbar
• drikkelek
• drikkevann

References

• “drikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²drɪkːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse drykkja

Noun

drikke f (definite singular drikka, indefinite plural drikker, definite plural drikkene)

1. drink (mass noun)

   mat og drikke - food and drink

Related terms

• drikk

Etymology 2

From Old Norse drekka. Akin to English drink.

Alternative forms

• drikka

Verb

drikke (present tense drikk, past tense drakk, past participle drukke, passive infinitive drikkast, present participle drikkande, imperative drikk)

1. to drink

Derived terms

• drikkbar
• drikkevatn

References

• “drikke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.