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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish engelsk, from Old English Englisċ, Englisċ, derived from the ethnonym Engle (“Angles”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]engelsk (plural and definite singular attributive engelske)
- English (of or pertaining to England)
- English (of or pertaining to the English language)
- (informal) British
Noun
[edit]engelsk n (uninflected)
- English (the language)
Synonyms
[edit]- (British): britisk
Derived terms
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From engel + -sk, Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Adjective
[edit]engelsk (neuter singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske) (comparative mer engelsk; superlative mest engelsk)
- English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain).
- Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudenter i klassen vår.
- We've received two English exchange students in our class.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun formation of engelsk (adjective).
Noun
[edit]engelsk m (definite singular engelsken) or engelsk n (indeclinable) (uncountable)
- English (the language)
- Snakker du engelsk?
- Do you speak English?
- English, school subject, English homework
- Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk?
- What's your grade in English?
- Kan ikke komme, jeg må gjøre ferdig engelsken.
- Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")
- Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk?
Derived terms
[edit]- afrikansk-engelsk, afrikansk engelsk
- amerikansk-engelsk, amerikansk engelsk
- anglo-engelsk
- australsk-engelsk, australsk engelsk
- barbadisk-engelsk, barbadisk engelsk
- britisk-engelsk, britisk engelsk
- canadisk-engelsk, canadisk engelsk
- engelsk-engelsk, engelsk engelsk
- gammalengelsk
- gammelengelsk
- indisk-engelsk, indisk engelsk
- irsk-engelsk, irsk engelsk
- jamaicansk-engelsk, jamaicansk engelsk
- jamaikansk-engelsk, jamaikansk engelsk
- kanadisk-engelsk, kanadisk engelsk
- mellomengelsk
- moderne engelsk
- newzealandsk-engelsk, newzealandsk engelsk
- nyengelsk
- nyere engelsk
- nyzealandsk-engelsk, nyzealandsk engelsk
- pakistansk-engelsk, pakistansk engelsk
- skotsk-engelsk, skotsk engelsk
- sørafrikansk-engelsk, sørafrikansk engelsk
Related terms
[edit]- England
- engelskmann
- englender
- englenderinne
- gammelenglender (gammelenglendere)
- New England (Ny-England, Nyengland)
References
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Adjective
[edit]engelsk (indefinite singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske, comparative engelskare, indefinite superlative engelskast, definite superlative engelskaste)
- English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain).
- Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudentar i klassen vår.
- We've received two English exchange students in our class.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun formation of engelsk (adjective).
Noun
[edit]engelsk m (definite singular engelsken, uncountable)
- English, the language.
- Snakkar du engelsk?
- Do you speak English?
- English, school subject, English homework
- Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk?
- What's your grade in English?
- Kan ikkje komme, eg må gjere ferdig engelsken.
- Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")
- Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk?
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]engelsk (comparative mer engelsk, superlative mest engelsk)
- English; of or pertaining to England.
- (loosely) British (of or pertaining to Great Britain)
- Synonym: (standard) brittisk
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of engelsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | engelsk | mer engelsk | mest engelsk |
| Neuter singular | engelskt | mer engelskt | mest engelskt |
| Plural | engelska | mer engelska | mest engelska |
| Masculine plural3 | engelske | mer engelska | mest engelska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | engelske | mer engelske | mest engelske |
| All | engelska | mer engelska | mest engelska |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
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