dansk

From Old Norse danskr, from danir (“Danes”) +‎ -sk.

• IPA^(key): /dansk/, [ˈd̥ænˀsɡ̊]

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dansk (plural and definite singular attributive danske)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)

dansk n (definite (rare) dansken)

1. the Danish language

• Normally without the article. The definite form dansken is almost obsolete in modern Danish.

• rigsdansk

dansk c (singular definite dansken, plural indefinite danske)

1. (primarily in the plural) Dane

   Synonym: dansker

2. (archaic or with (often ironic) nationalist overtones) the Danish people
   • 1848, Povl Frederik Barfod, Under Dannebrog. Nogle fædrelandske Digte, page 25

     Tysken sidder i Slesvig kry, | vidt der går af hans væsen ry: | hærtugtrone han tømrer næt, | hærtug af ærmet ryster han let. | – Endnu er Dansken i Danmark dog herre.

     The German sits cocky in Schleswig, and his fame is spread widely: A duke's throne, he builds neatly, dukes he produces easily. Though, the Dane still rules in Denmark.

   • 1891, Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe, “Fra Studiebogen”, in Samlede Fortællinger, volume 2, page 453:

     Man hørte hans taktfaste Skridt helt ned ad Gyden, og da han drejede om Hjørnet, kunde man høre, at det skete fløjtende: »Dansken har Sejer vundet, Hurra, hurra!«

     His rhythmical steps down the alley were heard, and as he turned the corner, it was possible to hear that they were accompanied by a whistling: "The Dane has won a victory, hurrah, hurrah!

   • 1899, Carl E. Simonsen Carl E. Simonsen, Grænsefolk, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Tiden efter Krigen har været en moderne Renæssancetid: Dansken er bleven genfødt i Arbejdet for at dygtiggøre sig til daglig Gerning.

     The post-war time has been a modern renaissance period: The Dane has been reborn in the effort to qualify in his daily work.

   • 1925, Jacob Paludan, Fugle omkring Fyret, reprint Gyldendal 2016 (→ISBN)

     Men den inderste kærne^{[sic – meaning kerne]} i dansken er følelsen for jorden.

     However, the inner core of the Dane is the feeling for the soil.

   • 2014, Christian Monggaard, Historien om Erik Ballings Olsenbanden, Informations Forlag, →ISBN:

     Danmark er et lille land, og hvem uden for Danmark ved egentlig, hvordan dansken er?

     Denmark is a little nation, and who outside of Denmark knows how the Dane really is?

From Old Norse danskr.

dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)

1. Danish (the language of Denmark).

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark).

• Danmark
• danske

From Old Norse danskr.

• IPA^(key): /dɑnsk/

dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)

1. Danish (the language)

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)

1. Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)

• Danmark
• danske

From Old Norse danskr.

• IPA^(key): /dansk/

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dansk (comparative danskare, superlative danskast)

1. Danish; of or pertaining to Denmark

• Danmark
• danska
• danskfödd
• danskhet
• dansk-svensk

dansk c

1. a Dane

• danskjävel^[1]

• dansk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dansk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dansk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)