stykke

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsd̥øɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stykki, Proto-Germanic *stukkiją. Cognate with German Stück and Dutch stuk.

Noun

stykke n (singular definite stykket, plural indefinite stykker)

  1. piece (part of a larger whole)
  2. piece (work of poetry or drama)
Declension
Declension of stykke
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stykke stykket stykker stykkerne
genitive stykkes stykkets stykkers stykkernes

Etymology 2

From the noun stykke. Compare German stücken.

Verb

stykke

  1. to divide into pieces
    in the modern language only in the expressions stykke ud (udstykke) and stykke sammen (sammenstykke).
Conjugation
Conjugation of stykke
active passive
present stykker stykkes
past stykkede stykkedes
infinitive stykke stykkes
imperative styk
participle
present stykkende
past stykket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund stykken

Middle English

Noun

stykke (plural stykkes)

  1. alternative form of stikke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stykki.

Noun

stykke n (definite singular stykket, indefinite plural stykker, definite plural stykka or stykkene)

  1. piece
  2. (theatre) a play

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stykki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²stʏçːə/, /²stʏkːə/

Noun

stykke n (definite singular stykket, indefinite plural stykke, definite plural stykka)

  1. piece, part
  2. (theatre) a play

Synonyms

Derived terms

References