motgift
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
mot (“against”) + gift (“poison”). Calque of German Gegengift. Compare Danish modgift
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːt.jift/, [ˈmuʷːt.ˌjɪft]
Noun
motgift f or m (definite singular motgifta or motgiften, indefinite plural motgifter, definite plural motgiftene)
References
“motgift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
mot (“against”) + gift (“poison”). Calque of German Gegengift.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːt.jift/, [ˈmuʷːt.ˌjɪft]
Noun
motgift f (definite singular motgifta, indefinite plural motgifter, definite plural motgiftene)
References
“motgift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
mot (“against”) + gift (“poison”). Calque of German Gegengift.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːt.jift/
Noun
motgift n
Inflection
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | motgift | motgifts |
| definite | motgiftet | motgiftets | |
| plural | indefinite | motgifter | motgifters |
| definite | motgifterna | motgifternas |