afgrund

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German afgrunt, afgrunde. Compare Dutch afgrond, German Abgrund, Norwegian Nynorsk avgrunn, Swedish avgrund and Gothic πŒ°π†πŒ²π‚πŒΏπŒ½πŒ³πŒΉπŒΈπŒ° (afgrundiΓΎa). Equivalent to af- (β€œoff, from”) +β€Ž grund (β€œground”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈauΛŒΙ‘ΜŠΚΙ”nΛ€]

Noun

afgrund c (singular definite afgrunden, plural indefinite afgrunde)

  1. abyss

Declension

Declension of afgrund
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afgrund afgrunden afgrunde afgrundene
genitive afgrunds afgrundens afgrundes afgrundenes

References

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