nederlag
Danish
Etymology
From German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge. Compare Old Norse niðrlag.
Noun
nederlag n (singular definite nederlaget, plural indefinite nederlag)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nederlag | nederlaget | nederlag | nederlagene |
| genitive | nederlags | nederlagets | nederlags | nederlagenes |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge. Compare Old Norse niðrlag.
Noun
nederlag n (definite singular nederlaget, indefinite plural nederlag, definite plural nederlaga or nederlagene)
- (a) defeat
- Napoleon led nederlag i slaget ved Waterloo.
- Napoleon suffered defeat at the battle of Waterloo.
References
- “nederlag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge. Compare Old Norse niðrlag.
Noun
nederlag n (definite singular nederlaget, indefinite plural nederlag, definite plural nederlaga)
- (a) defeat
References
- “nederlag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
nederlag n
- defeat
- 1917, Bibeln, Första Samuelsboken 4:10
- Så stridde nu filistéerna, och israeliterna blevo slagna och flydde var och en till sin hydda, och nederlaget blev mycket stort: av Israel föllo trettio tusen man fotfolk.
- And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.(KJV)
- 1917, Bibeln, Första Samuelsboken 4:10
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nederlag | nederlags |
| definite | nederlaget | nederlagets | |
| plural | indefinite | nederlag | nederlags |
| definite | nederlagen | nederlagens |