kvan
Danish
en kvan
a garden angelica
a garden angelica
Etymology
From dialectal Norwegian kvan, from Old Norse hvǫnn. Compare Icelandic hvönn, Faroese hvonn, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk kvann, and Swedish kvanne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kvæˀn], [kvanˀ], [kvan]
Noun
kvan c (singular definite kvanen or kvannen, plural indefinite kvaner or kvanner)
- garden angelica, wild celery, Norwegian angelica; Angelica archangelica
Declension
Declension of kvan
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvan | kvanen kvannen |
kvaner kvanner |
kvanerne kvannerne |
| genitive | kvans | kvanens kvannens |
kvaners kvanners |
kvanernes kvannernes |
References
“kvan” in Den Danske Ordbog
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