rygte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German ruchte, geruchte, also borrowed to Swedish rykte, German Gerücht. Derived from the verb Middle Low German rōpen (“to call”), from Old Saxon hrōpan (compare the doublet Danish råbe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /røktə/, [ˈʁœɡ̊d̥ə]
  • Homophone: røgte

Noun

rygte n (singular definite rygtet, plural indefinite rygter)

  1. rumour
  2. reputation

Declension

Declension of rygte
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rygte rygtet rygter rygterne
genitive rygtes rygtets rygters rygternes

Synonyms

  • (rumour): forlydende

References

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