duft

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ɔfd̥]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish duft (“powder”), Old Norse dupt n (“powder”), from Proto-Germanic *duftaz, cognate with Swedish doft (“powder”) and German Duft (“smell”), Middle High German tuft (“fog”). Semantically, the Danish word is influenced by the German word. The Germanic noun is derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, be obscured”), which is also found in Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf”).

Noun

duft c (singular definite duften, plural indefinite dufte)

a scent, fragrance
a smell (nice, pleasant smell)

Declension

Declension of duft

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	duft	duften	dufte	duftene
genitive	dufts	duftens	duftes	duftenes

References

“duft” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duft

imperative of dufte

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dupt, from Proto-Germanic *duftaz. Cognate with Danish duft, Swedish doft, German Duft (“smell”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʏft/
Rhymes: -ʏft

Noun

duft n (genitive singular dufts, no plural)

powder

Declension

Declension of duft (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	duft	duftið
accusative	duft	duftið
dative	dufti	duftinu
genitive	dufts	duftsins

Derived terms

áfaduft (“buttermilk powder”)
áfir í duftformi (“powdered buttermilk”)
álduft (“powder of aluminium”)
blýduft (“lead powder”)
búa til duft úr (“to pulverize”)
búðingsduft (“custard powder”)
bökunarduft (“baking powder”)
duft í slökkvitæki (“fire-extinguisher powder”)
duftblanda (“wire flux combination”)
duftform (“powder form”)
duftker (“an urn, a funerary urn”)
duftslökkvibúnaður (“dry powder extinguishing system”)
eldfimt húðunarduft (“flammable coating powder”)
fægiduft (“buffing dust”)
hnerriduft (“sneezing powder”)
hrúðrað duft (“efflorescent powder”)
jurtateduft (“herbal infusion”)
kakóduft (“cocoa powder”)
kalkduft (“powdered lime”)
karríduft (“curry powder”)
koparduft (“powder of copper”)
kristallað duft (“crystalline powder”)
lausnarduft (“wettable powder”)
léttmjólkurduft (“partly skimmed milk powder”)
malaður í duft (“pulverised”)
mjólk í duftformi (“powdered milk”)
mjólkurduft (“milk powder”)
mysuduft (“powdered milk serum”)
mysuduft (“whey powder”)
nikkelduft (“nickel powder”)
nýmjólkurduft (“whole-milk powder”)
ostaduft (“powdered cheese”)
óþykkt duft (“unconcentrated powder”)
paprikuduft (“paprika”)
prentduft (“toner”)
rjómaduft (“cream powder, cream-milk powder”)
ræstiduft (“scouring powder”)
sellulósaduft (“powdered cellulose”)
silfurduft (“silver powder”)
sinkduft (“zinc powder”)
skordýraeitur í duftformi (“powder insecticide”)
skyndiduft (“instant powder”)
slípiduft (“abrasive powder”)
steinduft (“stone meal”)
súkkulaðiduft (“powdered chocolate”)
tinduft (“tin powder”)
úðaduft (“dustable powder”)
það að búa til duft úr (“pulverization”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

duft m (definite singular duften, indefinite plural dufter, definite plural duftene)

a scent
a smell (nice, pleasant smell)

Related terms

dufte

References

“duft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

duft f (definite singular dufta, indefinite plural dufter, definite plural duftene)

a scent
a smell (nice, pleasant smell)

Related terms

dufte

References

“duft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.