Danish
Danes, natives of DenmarkDanes, natives of Denmark.
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» Danish just sounds impossible to imitate.
Звуки данської мови просто неможливо відтворити. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
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1 senses(collective, usually)Danes, natives of Denmark.
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
Examples
100 sentencesDanish just sounds impossible to imitate.
Звуки данської мови просто неможливо відтворити. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Danish words look friendly on paper but turn evil when spoken.
Данські слова на письмі виглядають привітними, але, коли їх вимовляєш, звучать зловісно. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Danish sometimes sounds mumbly, as if it's being spoken under one's breath, at least to non-native speakers.
Данська іноді звучить невиразно, так, ніби її бурмочуть собі під ніс, принаймні для тих, хто не є носіями мови. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
How'd you know I was Danish?
Звідки ти знав, що я датчанин? — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
I sound ridiculous whenever I try speaking Danish.
Данська в моєму виконанні звучить жахливо. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), frAlteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.
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Forms
plural: DanishSynonyms
2 synonyms- a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark:Danish language
- light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese:danish pastry
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.