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engelsk
engelsk
Danish
Noun
engelsk n (singular definite engelsken)
- English (the language)
Adjective
engelsk
- English (of or pertaining to the English language; of or pertaining to England)
- (nonstandard) British
Inflection
| Inflection of engelsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | engelsk | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | engelsk | — | —2 |
| Plural | engelske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | engelske | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
- (British): britisk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Adjective
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.
- Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudenter i klassen vår.
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Etymology 2
Noun formation of engelsk (adjective).
Noun
engelsk m (definite singular engelsken) or engelsk n (indeclinable) (uncountable)
- English, the language.
- Snakker du engelsk?
- Do you speak English?
- Snakker du engelsk?
- 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?
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Adjective
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.
- Vi har fått to engelske utvekslingsstudentar i klassen vår.
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Etymology 2
Noun formation of engelsk (adjective).
Noun
engelsk m (definite singular engelsken, uncountable)
- English, the language.
- Snakkar du engelsk?
- Do you speak English?
- Snakkar du engelsk?
- 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?
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles".
Pronunciation
Adjective
engelsk
- English; of or pertaining to England. Commonly used instead of brittisk (of or pertaining to Great Britain).
Declension
| Inflection of engelsk | |||
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| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | engelsk | mer engelsk | mest engelsk |
| Neuter singular | engelskt | mer engelskt | mest engelskt |
| Plural | engelska | 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 an attributive role. | |||