nørd

See also: nord, Nord, nord-, and nörd

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nerd. First attested in 1985.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nœrd/, [nœ̞ɐ̯ˀd̥]

Noun

nørd c (singular definite nørden, plural indefinite nørder)

1. nerd (a person, often very studious, with poor social skills)
2. geek (expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers; person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby; unfashionable or socially undesirable person)

Inflection

Declension of nørd

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nørd	nørden	nørder	nørderne
genitive	nørds	nørdens	nørders	nørdernes

Further reading

• nørd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nyrðri, nørðri.

Pronunciation

• (Outer Nordmøre, Vikna) IPA^(key): /nøːɽ/

Adjective

nørd

1. (dialectal, Outer Nordmøre, Vikna) alternative form of nørdre (“northernmost”)