gulerod
Danish
Gulerødder
Etymology
From gul (“yellow”) + rod (“root”). Cf. German gelbe Rübe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊uləˌʁoˀð], [ˈɡ̊uləˌʁoðˀ]
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Noun
gulerod c (singular definite guleroden, plural indefinite gulerødder)
- carrot (root vegetable, usually orange)
- (slang) finger (usually plural)
- 1963, Knud Poulsen, Vor berømte landsmand: et eventyr fra vore dage:
- ... og jeg vil netop mene, at i et demokrati som vort, hvor kongehuset udøver en betydningsfuld symbolsk funktion, gælder det om, at man . . . - ... at man holder gulerødderne væk fra symbolerne, navnlig prinsessens, afbrød distriktslægen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- incentive (something that motivates some action)
Usage notes
In compounds: gulerods-.
Inflection
Declension of gulerod
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gulerod | guleroden | gulerødder | gulerødderne |
| genitive | gulerods | gulerodens | gulerødders | gulerøddernes |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “incentive”): pisk
Derived terms
Derived terms
- gulerodsfarvet
- gulerodsflue
- gulerodskage
- gulerodsmetode
- gulerodssaft
See also
gulerod on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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