krokodilletåre

Danish

Etymology

krokodille (“crocodile”) +‎ tåre (“tear”). Calque of English crocodile tear

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʁoɡəˈdiləˌtɒːɒ], [kʁɔɡəˈdiləˌtɒːɒ]

Noun

krokodilletåre c (singular definite krokodilletåren, plural indefinite krokodilletårer)

  1. crocodile tear

Inflection
Declension of krokodilletåre
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krokodilletåre krokodilletåren krokodilletårer krokodilletårerne
genitive krokodilletåres krokodilletårens krokodilletårers krokodilletårernes

References

“krokodilletåre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

krokodille (“crocodile”) +‎ tåre (“tear”). Calque of English crocodile tear

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kru.ku.dil.le.toː.re/, [kɾʊ.kʊ.ˈdɪl.lə.toʷː.ɾə]

Noun

krokodilletåre f or m (definite singular krokodilletåra or krokodilletåren, indefinite plural krokodilletårer, definite plural krokodilletårene)

  1. crocodile tear

Usage notes

Most commonly used in the plural

References

“krokodilletåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

krokodille (“crocodile”) +‎ tåre (“tear”). Calque of English crocodile tear

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kru.ku.dil.le.toː.re/, [kɾʊ.kʊ.ˈdɪl.lə.toʷː.ɾə]

Noun

krokodilletåre f (definite singular krokodilletåra, indefinite plural krokodilletårer, definite plural krokodilletårene)

  1. crocodile tear

Usage notes

Most commonly used in the plural

References

“krokodilletåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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