skumring

Danish

Etymology

Verbal noun to skumre, from Old Norse skumi (“twilight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔmrenɡ/, [ˈsɡ̊ɔmʁeŋ]

Noun

skumring c (singular definite skumringen, plural indefinite skumringer)

1. nightfall, twilight, dusk, gloaming

Inflection

Declension of skumring

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skumring	skumringen	skumringer	skumringerne
genitive	skumrings	skumringens	skumringers	skumringernes

Synonyms

• mørkning

References

• “skumring” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Skumring

Etymology

From skumre +‎ -ing

Noun

skumring f or m (definite singular skumringa or skumringen, indefinite plural skumringer, definite plural skumringene)

1. dusk, twilight, nightfall

Synonyms

• tussmørke

References

• “skumring” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From skumre +‎ -ing

Noun

skumring f (definite singular skumringa, indefinite plural skumringar, definite plural skumringane)

1. dusk, twilight, nightfall

Synonyms

• tussmørke

References

• “skumring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.