ordsprog

Danish

Etymology

From ord (“word”) +‎ sprog (“language, speech”). Compare Swedish ordspråk and, with a reversed order of similar elements, German Sprichwort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orsprɔːˀɣ/, [ˈoɐ̯ˌsb̥ʁɔˀw], [ˈoɐ̯ˌsb̥ʁɔwˀ]

Noun

ordsprog n (singular definite ordsproget, plural indefinite ordsprog)

  1. proverb

Declension

Declension of ordsprog
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ordsprog ordsproget ordsprog ordsprogene
genitive ordsprogs ordsprogets ordsprogs ordsprogenes

References

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