hedning
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish hethen + -ing, from Old Norse heiðinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hednenɡ/, [ˈheðneŋ]
Noun
hedning c (singular definite hedningen, plural indefinite hedninger or hedninge)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hedning | hedningen | hedninger hedninge |
hedningerne hedningene |
| genitive | hednings | hedningens | hedningers hedninges |
hedningernes hedningenes |
See also
- hedning on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
hedning m (definite singular hedningen, indefinite plural hedninger, definite plural hedningene)
Usage notes
Hedning appears to be masculine only, rather than both masculine and feminine as shown in the reference below. Heidning in Nynorsk is a masculine noun. Confirmation either way is welcome.
Related terms
See also
- heidning (Nynorsk)
References
- “hedning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish heþninge, equivalent to heden + -ning.
Noun
hedning c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hedning | hednings |
| definite | hedningen | hedningens | |
| plural | indefinite | hedningar | hedningars |
| definite | hedningarna | hedningarnas |
Related terms
References
- hedning in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- hedning in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)