fiende

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (hate). Compare with Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

Noun

fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiender, definite plural fiendene)

  1. an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (hate). Akin to English fiend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fiːɛndə/, /²fiːɛnə/

Noun

fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiendar, definite plural fiendane)

  1. an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

Derived terms

References


Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. More at find.

Verb

fiende

  1. to find

Derived terms

  • befiende
  • foarfiende
  • oufiende
  • truchfiende
  • uutfiende

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (hate). Compare Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fiːˌɛndɛ/
  • (file)

Noun

fiende c

  1. enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

Declension

Declension of fiende 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fiende fienden fiender fienderna
Genitive fiendes fiendens fienders fiendernas
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