motgift

motgift

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

mot (“against”) +‎ gift (“poison”). Calque of German Gegengift. Compare Danish modgift

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːt.jift/, [ˈmuʷːt.ˌjɪft]

Noun

motgift f or m (definite singular motgifta or motgiften, indefinite plural motgifter, definite plural motgiftene)

1. antidote

References

“motgift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

mot (“against”) +‎ gift (“poison”). Calque of German Gegengift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːt.jift/, [ˈmuʷːt.ˌjɪft]

Noun

motgift f (definite singular motgifta, indefinite plural motgifter, definite plural motgiftene)

1. antidote

References

“motgift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

mot (“against”) +‎ gift (“poison”). Calque of German Gegengift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːt.jift/

Noun

motgift n

1. antidote

Inflection

Declension of motgift
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	motgift	motgiftet	motgifter	motgifterna
Genitive	motgifts	motgiftets	motgifters	motgifternas

Synonyms

• antidot

References

motgift in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.