indvortes

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish indwortes, indwærtes, borrowed from Middle Low German inwordes, inwerdes, a compound of in (“in”) +‎ -werdes (“-ward”), compare Swedish invärtes, German einwärts, English inwards. The suffix derives from Proto-Germanic *wardaz (“turned”), cognate with German -wärts (borrowed to Danish -værts), English -ward, -wards, Old Norse -verðr (adjective), Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /envɔrtəs/, [ˈenˌʋɒːd̥əs], [ˈenˌʋɒˀd̥əs]

Adjective

indvortes (uninflected)

  1. internal, inner (being inside something else, especially the body)
    Synonyms: indvendig, indre Antonyms: udvortes, udvendig, ydre

Adverb

indvortes

  1. internally

References

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