hyldest

Danish

Etymology

From hylde (“to praise, to exalt”, verb).

Pronunciation

Noun

hyldest c (singular definite hyldesten, plural indefinite hyldester)

  1. homage, tribute (demonstration of respect)
    Hyldest til Catalonien (George Orwell book) ― Homage to Catalonia
    • 2016 December 2, “Det periodiske system: Fire nye grundstoffer er døbt”, in Videnskab.dk‎[1], archived from the original on 7 April 2023:
      Endelig har Oganesson,[sic] atomtegn Og, fået sit navn af sine russiske skabere som en hyldest til den store russiske fysiker Yuri Oganessian.
      Finally, oganesson, atomic sign Og, got its name from its Russian creators as a tribute to the great Russian physicist Yuri Oganessian.
  2. homage (artistic work imitating another in a flattering style)

Declension

Declension of hyldest
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hyldest hyldesten hyldester hyldesterne
genitive hyldests hyldestens hyldesters hyldesternes

References

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