tjeneste

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þjónusta, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɕɛːnəsd̥ə], [ˈtɕɛːnsd̥ə]

Noun

tjeneste c (singular definite tjenesten, plural indefinite tjenester)

  1. duty, service
  2. favor (kind or helpful deed)

Declension

Declension of tjeneste
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjeneste tjenesten tjenester tjenesterne
genitive tjenestes tjenestens tjenesters tjenesternes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish tjeneste, from Old Norse þjónusta, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.

Noun

tjeneste m (definite singular tjenesten, indefinite plural tjenester, definite plural tjenestene)

  1. service
    varer og tjenestergoods and services
  2. favor (kind or helpful deed)

Derived terms

See also

References