vidunder
Danish
Etymology
Earlier also vedunder, from Old Danish withundhær, a compound of ved (“with”) + under (“wonder”). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk vedunder, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish vidunder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋiðˌɔnˀɐ]
Noun
vidunder n (singular definite vidunderet, plural indefinite vidundere)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vidunder | vidunderet | vidundere | vidunderne |
| genitive | vidunders | vidunderets | vidunderes | vidundernes |
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
A compound of ved (“with”) + under (“wonder”). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk vedunder, Swedish, Danish vidunder.
Noun
vidunder n (definite singular vidunderet or vidundret, indefinite plural vidunder or vidundere or vidundre, definite plural vidundera or vidunderne or vidundra or vidundrene)
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
- vedunder (Nynorsk)
References
- “vidunder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish vidhunder (“wonder; omen”). By surface analysis, vid (preposition) + under (noun).
Noun
vidunder n
- a (large) monster, a monstrosity
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | vidunder | vidunders |
| definite | vidundret | vidundrets | |
| plural | indefinite | vidunder | vidunders |
| definite | vidundren | vidundrens |
Derived terms
References
- vidunder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vidunder in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vidunder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vidunder in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)