fiende

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (hate). Compare with Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

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Noun

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fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiender, definite plural fiendene)

  1. an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (hate). Akin to English fiend.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²fiːɛndə/, /²fiːɛnə/

Noun

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fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiendar, definite plural fiendane)

  1. an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. More at find.

Verb

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fiende

  1. to find

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (hate). Compare Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²fiːˌɛndɛ/
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Noun

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fiende c

  1. an enemy (person, etc., opposed to oneself)
    De är bittra fiender
    They are bitter enemies
    I många spel finns det fiender man måste döda genom att skjuta på dom
    In many games there are enemies you have to kill by shooting at them

Declension

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Declension of fiende 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fiende fienden fiender fienderna
Genitive fiendes fiendens fienders fiendernas

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