modvind

Danish

Etymology

mod (“against”) +‎ vind (“wind”)

Noun

modvind c (singular definite modvinden, not used in plural form)

  1. wind opposed to someone's movement, headwind
    Antonym: medvind
    Der var forfærdelig modvind her til morgen.
    There was a terrible headwind this morning.
  2. (figurative) adversity
    Synonym: modgang

Declension

Declension of modvind
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative modvind modvinden
genitive modvinds modvindens

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