elsker

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛlskər/, [ˈɛlsɡ̊ɐ]

Etymology 1

From elske (“to love”) +‎ -er.

Noun

elsker c (singular definite elskeren, plural indefinite elskere)

  1. lover
Declension
Declension of elsker
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elsker elskeren elskere elskerne
genitive elskers elskerens elskeres elskernes
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

See elske (“to love”).

Verb

elsker

  1. present of elske

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elskari

Noun

elsker m (definite singular elskeren, indefinite plural elskere, definite plural elskerne)

  1. a lover (of something; applies to both sexes)
  2. a lover (man having a sexual relationship with a woman)
    Lady Chatterleys elsker - Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
  3. lover (man in a marital relationship)
    en god / dårlig elsker - a good / bad lover
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

elsker

  1. present of elske

References
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