spøg

See also: spog

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spōk, ultimately from the root of spøge (“to joke”).

Cognate with Dutch spook (“ghost”), English spook. (from Dutch), German Spuk (from Low German). Compare also the verb spøge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsb̥ʌjˀ] or (archaic or in the combination spøg og skæmt) IPA(key): [ˈsb̥øˀj], [ˈsb̥øˀ]

Noun

spøg c (singular definite spøgen, not used in plural form)

  1. joke, jest
Declension
Declension of spøg
common
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative spøg spøgen
genitive spøgs spøgens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsb̥øˀj], [ˈsb̥øˀ]

Verb

spøg

  1. imperative of spøge
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