fremmed

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz, cognate with Swedish främmande, German fremd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /frɛməð/, [ˈfʁamð̩], [ˈfʁɑmð̩]

Adjective

fremmed (neuter fremmed, plural and definite singular attributive fremmede)

  1. foreign, alien (belonging to a different culture)
  2. unfamiliar (unknown)
  3. strange (odd)

Noun

fremmed (singular definite den fremmede, plural indefinite fremmede)

  1. foreigner (coming from a different country)
    Synonym: udlænding
  2. stranger (an unfamiliar person)
  3. visitor
    Synonym: gæst

Declension
Declension of fremmed
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fremmed den fremmede fremmede de fremmede
genitive fremmeds den fremmedes fremmedes de fremmedes

Derived terms
  • artsfremmed
  • fremmedarbejder
  • fremmedfjendsk
  • fremmedhad
  • fremmedhed
  • fremmedlegion
  • kirkefremmed
  • miljøfremmed
  • vildfremmed

References

Middle English

Adjective

fremmed

  1. Alternative form of fremde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vremede, from Old Saxon fremithi. Cognates include Danish fremmed, German fremd, Dutch vreemd, Scots frempt, fremmit, and Old English fremede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾêmed/

Adjective

fremmed

fremmed (indefinite singular fremmed, definite singular and plural fremmede, comparative mer fremmed, superlative mest fremmed)

  1. foreign
  2. alien

Inflection
    Inflection of fremmed
Bokmål Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular fremmed fremmede Comparative mer fremmed Superlative mest fremmed
Feminine singular fremmed fremmede
Neuter singular fremmed fremmede
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Derived terms

See also

References
  • “fremmed” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 197
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