albue
Danish
Etymology 1
Equivalent to alen (“ell”) + bue (“bow”). From Old Norse al(n)bogi, ǫl(n)bogi, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô, cognate with Swedish armbåge, English elbow, German Ellbogen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalˌb̥uːə]
Noun
albue c (singular definite albuen, plural indefinite albuer)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | albue | albuen | albuer | albuerne |
| genitive | albues | albuens | albuers | albuernes |
Derived terms
Terms derived from “albue”
- albueben n
- albueled n
- albuerum n
- albuestød n
- rundsave på albuerne
- tennisalbue c
Etymology 2
From the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalˌb̥uːə], [ˈalˌb̥uˀə]
Verb
albue (past tense albuede, past participle albuet)
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse albogi, alnbogi, ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of ǫln, alin (“ell”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“elbow”) and bogi (“bow”).
Noun
albue m (definite singular albuen, indefinite plural albuer, definite plural albuene)
- an elbow
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- albuerom, alburom
Verb
albue (imperative albu, present tense albuer, passive albues, simple past and past participle albua or albuet, present participle albuende)
- (reflexive) to elbow (e.g. use one's elbows to push one's way through a crowd)
See also
- olboge (Nynorsk)