rigsråd

Danish

Alternative forms

  • rigsraad (obsolete, pre-1948 spelling)

Etymology

A compound representing the older phrases Rigets Raad and Rigens Raad. By surface analysis, rige +‎ råd. Compare Bavarian Reichsrat, Dutch rijksraad, Faroese ríkisráð, German Reichsrat, Icelandic ríkisráð, Norwegian Bokmål riksråd, Norwegian Nynorsk riksråd, Swedish riksråd, and West Frisian Ryksrie.

Pronunciation

Noun

rigsråd n (singular definite rigsrådet, plural indefinite rigsråd)

  1. Either of two Danish “Councils of the Realm”:
    1. That operating from the earliest times until 1660.
    2. That operating 1854–1866.

Declension

Declension of rigsråd
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rigsråd rigsrådet rigsråd rigsrådene
genitive rigsråds rigsrådets rigsråds rigsrådenes

Descendants

  • → West Frisian: Ryksrie (calque)

Noun

rigsråd c (singular definite rigsråden, plural indefinite rigsråder)

  1. a member of a rigsråd, a “Councillor of the Realm”

Declension

Declension of rigsråd
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rigsråd rigsråden rigsråder rigsråderne
genitive rigsråds rigsrådens rigsråders rigsrådernes

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