genganger

Danish

Etymology

From gen- (“re-”) +‎ ganger (“walker (archaic)”). Compare Swedish gengångare.

Noun

genganger c (singular definite gengangeren, plural indefinite gengangere)

  1. a person or thing that appears in the same context two or more times in succession
  2. a revenant, a ghost (of a dead person, who has returned)
    Synonym: genfærd
  3. a lookalike, doppelganger
    Synonym: dobbeltgænger

Declension

Declension of genganger
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative genganger gengangeren gengangere gengangerne
genitive gengangers gengangerens gengangeres gengangernes

References

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