ærinde
Danish
Alternative forms
- (nonstandard, since 1999) ærende
Etymology
From Old Norse erendi, ørendi, eyrendi (“errand”), from Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Cognate with Swedish ärende, Norwegian ærend, dialectal German Erend, English errand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛrənə/, [ˈæɐ̯ɐnə]
Noun
ærinde n (singular definite ærindet, plural indefinite ærinder)
- errand
- business (objective or a matter needing to be dealt with)
Inflection
Declension of ærinde
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ærinde | ærindet | ærinder | ærinderne |
| genitive | ærindes | ærindets | ærinders | ærindernes |