landsby

Danish

Etymology

From land (“country”) +‎ -s- +‎ by (“town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lansbyː/, [ˈlanˀsˌb̥yːˀ]

Noun

landsby c (singular definite landsbyen, plural indefinite landsbyer)

1. village
2. hamlet

Inflection

Declension of landsby

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	landsby	landsbyen	landsbyer	landsbyerne
genitive	landsbys	landsbyens	landsbyers	landsbyernes

Related terms

• landsbybo c
• landsbykirke c
• landsbytosse c

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From land +‎ -s- +‎ by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑnsbyː/
• Rhymes: -yː

Noun

landsby m (definite singular landsbyen, indefinite plural landsbyer, definite plural landsbyene)

1. village

Derived terms

• landsbyboer

References

• “landsby” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From land +‎ -s- +‎ by.

Noun

landsby m (definite singular landsbyen, indefinite plural landsbyar, definite plural landsbyane)

1. village

References

• “landsby” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.