ånd

See also: and, aand, And, AND, -and, and-, -ând, and Appendix:Variations of "and"

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔn/, [ʌnˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi (related to anda (“breathe”)), from Proto-Germanic *anadô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).

Noun

ånd c (singular definite ånden, plural indefinite ånder)

  1. spirit, mind
  2. ghost
Inflection
Declension of ånd
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ånd ånden ånder ånderne
genitive ånds åndens ånders åndernes
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from "ånd"
  • Helligånd
  • bankeånd c
  • korpsånd c
  • oprørsånd c
  • plageånd c
  • skytsånd c
  • skønånd c
  • tidsånd c

See also

Etymology 2

See ånde (“to breathe”).

Verb

ånd

  1. imperative of ånde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Danish ånd, which in turn comes from Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ond/, [ɔnd]

Noun

ånd m (definite singular ånden, indefinite plural ånder, definite plural åndene)

  1. spirit, mind
  2. ghost

Derived terms

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Danish ånd, which in turn comes from Old Norse ǫnd, a variant of andi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔnd/

Noun

ånd f (definite singular ånda, indefinite plural ånder, definite plural åndene)

  1. spirit, mind
  2. ghost

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
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