Danmörk

See also: Danmørk and Danmǫrk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Danmǫrk. By surface analysis, Dani (“Dane”) +‎ mörk (“forest; march”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.mœr̥k/

Proper noun

Danmörk f (proper noun, genitive singular Danmerkur or (rare) Danmarkar)

  1. Denmark (a country in Northern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Danmörk (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Danmörk
accusative Danmörku, Danmörk1
dative Danmörku, Danmörk1
genitive Danmerkur, Danmarkar1

1Rare.

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Danmörk”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “Danmörk” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “Danmörk”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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