hedensk

Danish

Etymology

From an archaic adjective heden (“heathen”) +‎ -sk, from Old Norse heiðinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heːdənsk/, [ˈheːˀðənsɡ̊], [ˈheðˀənsɡ̊]

Adjective

hedensk (plural and definite singular attributive hedenske)

  1. (also nominalized) pagan, heathen

Inflection

Inflection of hedensk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular hedensk — —2
indefinite neuter singular hedensk — —2
plural hedenske — —2
definite attributive1 hedenske — —

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.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Norwegian Bokmål: hedensk

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish hedensk.

Adjective

hedensk (neuter singular hedensk, definite singular and plural hedenske)

  1. heathen, pagan

See also

  • heidensk (Nynorsk)

References

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