begreb
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German begreb and/or begrip.
Noun
begreb n (singular definite begrebet, plural indefinite begreber)
- A concept, an idea, a notion.
Usage notes
Highly prone to forming nonce-compounds like tidsbegreb (“concept of time”) or begrebsverden (“idea-world”).
Declension
Declension of begreb
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | begreb | begrebet | begreber | begreberne |
| genitive | begrebs | begrebets | begrebers | begrebernes |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- begrebsafklaring
- begrebsapparat
- begrebsdannelse
- begrebsforvirring
- begrebsindhold
- begrebslig
- begrebsmæssig
- begrebsordbog
- begrebspar
- begrebsramme
- begrebsudvikling
- begrebsverden
Etymology 2
See begribe.
Verb
begreb
- past tense of begribe