nåde

See also: nade, nadé, ñade, ñadé, and nade-

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse náðir f pl (peace, security), from Proto-Germanic *nēþō, *ganēþō, cognate with Swedish nåd, German Gnade, Dutch genade. The Scandinavian word has been influenced by Old Saxon Old Saxon (gi)natha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔːðə/, [ˈnɔðð̩]
  • Homophones: noget, nåede

Noun

nåde c (singular definite nåden, not used in plural form)

  1. grace
  2. mercy

Declension

Declension of nåde
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative nåde nåden
genitive nådes nådens

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse náð.

Noun

nåde m (definite singular nåden)

  1. grace
  2. mercy

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse náð.

Noun

nåde m (definite singular nåden)

  1. grace
  2. mercy

References

Swedish

Etymology

From nåd (mercy), as a verb in the present tense subjunctive. First attested in 1408.

Verb

nåde

  1. only used in Gud nåde (God help)

References