krokodilletåre
Danish
Etymology
krokodille (“crocodile”) + tåre (“tear”). Calque of English crocodile tear
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʁoɡəˈdiləˌtɒːɒ], [kʁɔɡəˈdiləˌtɒːɒ]
Noun
krokodilletåre c (singular definite krokodilletåren, plural indefinite krokodilletårer)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krokodilletåre | krokodilletåren | krokodilletårer | krokodilletårerne |
| genitive | krokodilletåres | krokodilletårens | krokodilletårers | krokodilletårernes |
References
“krokodilletåre” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
krokodille (“crocodile”) + tåre (“tear”). Calque of English crocodile tear
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kru.ku.dil.le.toː.re/, [kɾʊ.kʊ.ˈdɪl.lə.toʷː.ɾə]
Noun
krokodilletåre f or m (definite singular krokodilletåra or krokodilletåren, indefinite plural krokodilletårer, definite plural krokodilletårene)
Usage notes
Most commonly used in the plural
References
“krokodilletåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
krokodille (“crocodile”) + tåre (“tear”). Calque of English crocodile tear
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kru.ku.dil.le.toː.re/, [kɾʊ.kʊ.ˈdɪl.lə.toʷː.ɾə]
Noun
krokodilletåre f (definite singular krokodilletåra, indefinite plural krokodilletårer, definite plural krokodilletårene)
Usage notes
Most commonly used in the plural
References
“krokodilletåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.