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)

  1. antidote

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)

  1. antidote

References

“motgift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

mot (against) +‎ gift (poison). Calque of German Gegengift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːt.jift/

Noun

motgift n

  1. antidote

Inflection

Declension of motgift
nominative genitive
singular indefinite motgift motgifts
definite motgiftet motgiftets
plural indefinite motgifter motgifters
definite motgifterna motgifternas

Synonyms

References

motgift in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)