visdom
Danish
Etymology
From vis (“wise”) + -dom, from Old Norse vísdómr (“wisdom”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viːsdɔm/, [ˈviːsˌd̥ʌmˀ]
Noun
visdom c (singular definite visdommen, not used in plural form)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | visdom | visdommen |
| genitive | visdoms | visdommens |
See also
- visdom on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- “visdom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
vis + -dom; from Old Norse vísdómr
Noun
visdom m (definite singular visdommen)
Derived terms
References
- “visdom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
vis + -dom; from Old Norse vísdómr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʋiːsˌdʊmː/, /²ʋiːsˌdɔmː/
Noun
visdom m (definite singular visdomen or visdommen)
Derived terms
References
- “visdom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
vis + -dom, from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz.
Noun
visdom c
- wisdom
- de äldres visdom
- the wisdom of the elders
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | visdom | visdoms |
| definite | visdomen | visdomens | |
| plural | indefinite | visdomar | visdomars |
| definite | visdomarna | visdomarnas |
Derived terms
- visdomsord (“word(s) of wisdom”)
- visdomstand (“wisdom tooth”)