kvæde
See also: kväde
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkvɛːðə/, [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛːð̩].
- Rhymes: -ɛːdə
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German quede (“quince”), from Latin cydōnium (quidōnium), from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον μῆλον (kudṓnion mêlon), lit. "apples from the city of Kydonia" (modern Chania on Crete). Compare also German Quitte (hence Swedish kvitten). English quince comes via French coing from a different Latin form, cotōneum.
Noun
kvæde c (singular definite kvæden, plural indefinite kvæder)
- quince (the tree Cydonia oblonga)
- quince (the fruits from the tree Cydonia oblonga)
Inflection
Declension of kvæde
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvæde | kvæden | kvæder | kvæderne |
| genitive | kvædes | kvædens | kvæders | kvædernes |
Derived terms
- kvædete
- kvædetræ
References
- “kvæde,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
kvæde on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”), cognate with English quoth (“said”), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan, “to say”).
Verb
kvæde (past tense kvad, past participle kvædet)
- (dated) to chant, sing
Inflection
Inflection of kvæde
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | kvæder | kvad |
| perfect | har kvædet | havde kvædet |
| passive | kvædes | — |
| participle | kvædende | kvædet |
| imperative | kvæd | — |
| infinitive | kvæde | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | kvæden | — |
Derived terms
- halvkvædet
References
- “kvæde,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kvæði.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²kveːə/
Noun
kvæde n (definite singular kvædet, indefinite plural kvæde, definite plural kvæda or kvædi)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of kvede
Derived terms
- Draumkvædet
- eddakvæde
- skaldekvæde
References
- “kvæde” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring