spøgelse

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to spøge (“to haunt”) +‎ -else. From Middle Low German spōkenisse, cognate with Middle Dutch spoocksel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspøːɣəlsə/, [ˈsb̥øːjɭ̩sə], [ˈsb̥øːl̩sə]

Noun

spøgelse n (singular definite spøgelset, plural indefinite spøgelser)

  1. ghost

Declension

Declension of spøgelse
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spøgelse spøgelset spøgelser spøgelserne
genitive spøgelses spøgelsets spøgelsers spøgelsernes

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • spøgelsesagtig (adjective)
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