enhjørning

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse einhyrningr, a calque of Latin ūnicornis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːnjœrnenɡ/, [ˈeːnˌjœ̞ɐ̯neŋ]

Noun

enhjørning c (singular definite enhjørningen, plural indefinite enhjørninger)

unicorn (mythical beast)

Inflection

Declension of enhjørning

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	enhjørning	enhjørningen	enhjørninger	enhjørningerne
genitive	enhjørnings	enhjørningens	enhjørningers	enhjørningernes

Further reading

enhjørning on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse einhyrningr, a calque of Latin ūnicornis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːnjøːɳɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Noun

enhjørning m (definite singular enhjørningen, indefinite plural enhjørninger, definite plural enhjørningene)

a unicorn (mythical beast)
- Dagfinn Føllesdal, ‎Lars Walløe, Argumentasjonsteori og vitenskapsfilosofi, 1977, 150.
  Men hvis Per sier 'Jeg leter etter en enhjørning', er slutningen ikke tillatt.
  But if Per says "I'm looking for a unicorn", the conclusion is not permitted.

See also

einhyrning (Nynorsk)

References

“enhjørning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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