kærlighed

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kærlig +‎ -hed or possibly derived from the Old Danish noun kærlek, kærlegh (love), from Old Norse kærleikr, cf. Swedish kärlek.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛrliˌheːd/, /ˈkɛɐ̯liˌheːðˀ/, [ˈkʰɛɐ̯liˌhe̝ð̠˕ˠˀ]

Noun[edit]

kærlighed c (singular definite kærligheden, not used in plural form)

  1. love, affection

References[edit]

kærlighed” in Den Danske Ordbog