dobbelt
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔbəlt/, [ˈd̥ʌb̥əld̥]
Adjective
dobbelt
- double, twofold
- dual
- (adverbial) double, twice
Inflection
| Inflection of dobbelt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | dobbelt | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | dobbelt | — | —2 |
| Plural | dobbelte | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | dobbelte | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Derived terms
- dobbeltfejl
- dobbelthed
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
dobbelt
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of dobbelen
- (archaic) plural imperative of dobbelen
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- dobbel
Adjective
dobbelt (neuter singular dobbelt, definite singular and plural dobbelte)
- double
Derived terms
- dobbeltfeil
- dobbelthake
- dobbelthet
- dobbeltliv
- dobbeltmoral
- dobbeltsculler
- dobbeltseng
- dobbeltsidig
- dobbeltsjekke
- dobbeltspor
- mangedobbelt
Adjective
dobbelt
- neuter singular of dobbel
Adverb
dobbelt
- double
- twice
- dobbelt så mange / mye / stor - twice as many / much / big
References
- “dobbelt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- dobbel (of the adjective)
Etymology
From Middle Low German dobbel, dobbelt, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Akin to English double.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʊbːɛlt/, /ˈdɔbːɛlt/
Adjective
dobbelt (neuter singular dobbelt, definite singular and plural dobbelte)
- double
Derived terms
- dobbelthake
- dobbeltliv
- dobbeltsculler
- dobbeltseng
- dobbeltsidig
- dobbeltspor
- mangedobbelt
Adverb
dobbelt
- double
- twice
References
- “dobbelt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.