oplysning

Danish

Etymology

oplyse (“illuminate, inform”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Noun

oplysning c (singular definite oplysningen, plural indefinite oplysninger)

  1. information
  2. Enlightenment, Aufklärung
  3. (rare) literal illumination
    • 1993, Ida Haugsted, Tryllehaven Tivoli, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 119:
      Amicis andet store festfyrværkeri, der også omfattede oplysning af haven, omtales udførligt i Tivoli-Avisen 8. september.
      Amici's second large party fireworks, which also included illumination of the garden, is thoroughly described in the Tivoli Paper of the 8th of September.
    • year unknown, Mikkel Bille, Materialitet: en indføring i kultur, identitet og teknologi, Samfundslitteratur →ISBN, page 44
      En oplysning af gaderne repræsenterede dermed mere end blot bekvemmelig oplevelse i aften- og nattetimerne; den repræsenterede også magthavernes fuldkommenhed og et overgreb mod borgernes frihed.
      Thus, lighting in the streets represented more than a comfortable experience in the evening- and night-hours; it also represented the completeness of those in power and an attack on the liberty of the citizens.

Declension

Declension of oplysning
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oplysning oplysningen oplysninger oplysningerne
genitive oplysnings oplysningens oplysningers oplysningernes

Derived terms

  • oplysningsmand
  • oplysningstid
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