ørken

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish øthkæn, derived from the adjective øde (“desolate”). Compare also Norwegian ørken, Swedish öken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /œrkən/, [ˈɶɐ̯ɡ̊ŋ̩]

Noun

ørken c (singular definite ørkenen or (unofficial) ørknen, plural indefinite ørkener or ørkner)

  1. desert

Declension
Declension of ørken
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ørken ørkenen
(unofficial) ørknen		 ørkener
ørkner		 ørkenerne
ørknerne
genitive ørkens ørkenens
(unofficial) ørknens		 ørkeners
ørkners		 ørkenernes
ørknernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ørken m (definite singular ørkenen, indefinite plural ørkener, definite plural ørkenene)

  1. desert

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ørken m (definite singular ørkenen, indefinite plural ørkenar, definite plural ørkenane)

  1. desert

Derived terms
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