legeme
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lík(h)ami, lík(h)amr, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô, cognate with Swedish lekamen, German Leichnam (“dead body”), Dutch lichaam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːɣəmə/, [ˈlɛːɪmə], [ˈlɛːmə]
Noun
legeme n (singular definite legemet, plural indefinite legemer)
- (formal) body (of animals, including humans)
- Synonym: krop
- (algebra) field
- (physics) body
- Den vil ikke rotere som et stift legeme.
- It will not rotate as a rigid body.
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | legeme | legemet | legemer | legemerne |
| genitive | legemes | legemets | legemers | legemernes |
Derived terms
- astrallegeme
- banelegeme
- blodlegeme
- fremmedlegeme
- frugtlegeme
- himmellegeme
- legemlig
- legemsbygning
- legemsdel
- legemshøjde
- legemsstor
- legemsstørrelse
- legemstemperatur
- legemsvægt
- legemsøvelser
- luksuslegeme
- menneskelegeme
- skinnelegeme
- svulmelegeme
- varmelegeme
References
- “legeme” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish legeme; compare with Old Norse líkami.
Noun
legeme n (definite singular legemet, indefinite plural legemer, definite plural legema or legemene)
Derived terms
- blodlegeme
- fremmedlegeme, fremmendlegeme
- himmellegeme
- legemlig
See also
- lekam (Nynorsk)
References
- “legeme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.