legeme
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse líkami, líkhami, líkamr, líkhamr, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô.
Noun
legeme n (singular definite legemet, plural indefinite legemer)
- body (of animals, including humans)
- (algebra) field
- (physics) body
- Den vil ikke rotere som et stift legeme.
- It will not rotate as a rigid body.
- Den vil ikke rotere som et stift legeme.
Inflection
Declension of legeme
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | legeme | legemet | legemer | legemerne |
| genitive | legemes | legemets | legemers | legemernes |
Synonyms
- (body of animal): krop
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish legeme; compare with Old Norse líkami
Noun
legeme n (definite singular legemet, indefinite plural legemer, definite plural legema or legemene)
- a body (human or animal, alive or dead)
- also a body in other senses.
Derived terms
- blodlegeme
- fremmedlegeme, fremmendlegeme
- himmellegeme
- legemlig
See also
- lekam (Nynorsk)
References
- “legeme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.