elsker
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlsɡɐ/, [ˈelsɡ̊ɐ], [ˈelskɒ̽]
Etymology 1
From elske (“to love”) + -er.
Noun
elsker c (singular definite elskeren, plural indefinite elskere)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elsker | elskeren | elskere | elskerne |
| genitive | elskers | elskerens | elskeres | elskernes |
Derived terms
Further reading
- elsker on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
See elske (“to love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlsɡɐ/, [ˈelsɡ̊ɐ], [ˈelskɒ̽]
Verb
elsker
- present of elske
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlskər/
- Rhymes: -ər
- Hyphenation: elsk‧er
Etymology 1
From Old Norse elskari.
Noun
elsker m (definite singular elskeren, indefinite plural elskere, definite plural elskerne)
- a lover (of something; applies to both sexes)
- a lover (man having a sexual relationship with a woman)
- Lady Chatterleys elsker
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
- lover (man in a marital relationship)
- en god / dårlig elsker
- a good / bad lover
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
elsker
- present of elske
References
- “elsker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.