tysk

tysk

Danish

Alternative forms

• tydsk (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse þýðverskr, þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tysk/, [tˢysɡ̊]

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Adjective

tysk

1. German (relating to the country of Germany or the German language)

Inflection

Inflection of tysk
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	tysk	—	—2
Neuter singular	tysk	—	—2
Plural	tyske	—	—2
Definite attributive1	tyske	—	—
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.

Hyponyms

• ærketysk
• fællestysk
• højtysk
• plattysk
• schweizertysk
• vesttysk
• østtysk

Related terms

• Tyskland
• tysker

Proper noun

tysk

1. German language

Further reading

• Tysk (sprog) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þýðverskr, þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʏsk/
• Rhymes: -ʏsk

Adjective

tysk (neuter singular tysk, definite singular and plural tyske)

1. German (relating to Germany and the German people)

Derived terms

• Tyskebukta

Noun

tysk m (definite singular tysken, uncountable)

1. German (the German language)

Derived terms

• høytysk
• nedertysk
• plattysk
• tyskspråklig

Related terms

• tysker
• Tyskland

References

• “tysk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þýðverskr, þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Adjective

tysk (neuter singular tysk, definite singular and plural tyske)

1. German (relating to Germany and the German people)

Derived terms

• Tyskebukta

Noun

tysk m (definite singular tysken, uncountable)

1. German (the German language)

Derived terms

• nedertysk
• plattysk

Related terms

• tyskar
• Tyskland

References

• “tysk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish thysker, þȳdisker, from Old Norse þýðiskr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Adjective

tysk (comparative tyskare, superlative tyskast)

1. German; of or pertaining to Germany

Declension

Inflection of tysk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	tysk	tyskare	tyskast
Neuter singular	tyskt	tyskare	tyskast
Plural	tyska	tyskare	tyskast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	tyske	tyskare	tyskaste
All	tyska	tyskare	tyskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Noun

tysk c

1. German; person (chiefly male) from Germany

Declension

Declension of tysk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tysk	tysken	tyskar	tyskarna
Genitive	tysks	tyskens	tyskars	tyskarnas

Derived terms

• tyska

Related terms

• Tyskland