danska

See also: Danska

Faroese

Verb

danska (third person singular past indicative danskaði, third person plural past indicative danskaðu, supine danskað)

  1. danicize
  2. to translate into Danish

Declension

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine danskað
present past
first singular danski danskaði
second singular danskar danskaði
third singular danskar danskaði
plural danska danskaðu
participle (a6)1 danskandi danskaður
imperative
singular danska!
plural danskið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanska/
    Rhymes: -anska

Noun

danska f (genitive singular dönsku, no plural)

  1. Danish (language)

Declension

Declension of danska (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative danska danskan
accusative dönsku dönskuna
dative dönsku dönskunni
genitive dönsku dönskunnar

Old Norse

Adjective

danska

  1. inflection of danskr
    1. indefinite singular feminine accusative of danskr
    2. indefinite plural masculine accusative of danskr
    3. definite singular masculine oblique of danskr
    4. definite singular feminine nominative of danskr
    5. definite singular neuter of danskr

Noun

danska f (genitive dǫnsku)

  1. Scandinavian (language), Old Norse
  2. Danish (language)

Declension

Declension of danska (weak ōn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative danska danskan
accusative dǫnsku dǫnskuna
dative dǫnsku dǫnskunni
genitive dǫnsku dǫnskunnar
  • danir m pl (the Danish)
  • danskr (pertaining to (the) Danish)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: danska f
  • Faroese: danska f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dansk m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dansk m
  • Swedish: danska c
  • Danish: dansk c

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “danska”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 85; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²danska/

Adjective

danska

  1. inflection of dansk:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun

danska c

  1. (uncountable) Danish (language)
    Talar du danska?
    Do you speak Danish?
  2. (countable) a female Dane
    Hon är danska
    She is a [female] Dane / Danish [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är dansk" also works.]
    två danskor
    two Danish women

Declension

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