dobbelt

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dobbelt, from Old French doble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔbəlt/, [ˈd̥ʌb̥əld̥]

Adjective

dobbelt

  1. double, twofold
  2. dual
  3. (adverbial) double, twice

Inflection

Inflection of dobbelt
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular dobbelt — —2
indefinite neuter singular dobbelt — —2
plural dobbelte — —2
definite attributive1 dobbelte — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

dobbelt

  1. inflection of dobbelen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Adjective

dobbelt (neuter singular dobbelt, definite singular and plural dobbelte)

  1. double

Derived terms

Adjective

dobbelt

  1. neuter singular of dobbel

Adverb

dobbelt

  1. double
  2. twice
    dobbelt så mange / mye / stor - twice as many / much / big

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German dobbel, dobbelt, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Akin to English double.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊbːɛlt/, /ˈdɔbːɛlt/

Adjective

dobbelt (neuter singular dobbelt, definite singular and plural dobbelte)

  1. double

Derived terms

Adverb

dobbelt

  1. double
  2. twice

References

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