ødemark

See also: ödemark

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to øde (“desolate”) +‎ mark (“field, (obsolete) open land”), from Old Norse eyðimǫrk, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk øydemark, Swedish ödemark.

Noun

ødemark c (singular definite ødemarken, plural indefinite ødemarker)

  1. wilderness
    Synonym: vildmark

Declension

Declension of ødemark
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ødemark ødemarken ødemarker ødemarkerne
genitive ødemarks ødemarkens ødemarkers ødemarkernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • øydemark (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From øde +‎ mark.

Noun

ødemark f or m (definite singular ødemarka or ødemarken, indefinite plural ødemarker, definite plural ødemarkene)

  1. wasteland, wilderness

References

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