drabantby

Danish

Etymology

drabant +‎ by

Noun

drabantby

  1. satellite town

Declension

Declension of drabantby
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative drabantby drabantbyen drabantbyer drabantbyerne
genitive drabantbys drabantbyens drabantbyers drabantbyernes

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

drabant +‎ by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt

Noun

drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyer, definite plural drabantbyene)

  1. a satellite town (self-contained town on the periphery of a metropolitan area)

Usage notes

In Norwegian context, the word do often means a suburban area consisting of lower-class Khrushchyovka-like houses

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

drabant +‎ by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt

Noun

drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyar, definite plural drabantbyane)

  1. a satellite town

Usage notes

In Norwegian context, the word do often means a suburban area consisting of lower-class Khrushchyovka-like houses

References