galning
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (“crazy, mad”) + -ing (“-y, -ie”). Cognate with Swedish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.
Declension
Declension of galning
gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | galning | galningen | galninge | galningene |
| genitive | galnings | galningens | galninges | galningenes |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɡɑlnɪŋ/
Noun
galning m (definite singular galningen, indefinite plural galningar, definite plural galningane)
References
- “galning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish gælninger, from galin + -inger, equivalent to galen (“crazy, mad”) + -ing (“-y, -ie”). Cognate with Danish galning, Norwegian Bokmål galning (also gærning) and Norwegian Nynorsk galning.
Declension
| Declension of galning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | galning | galningen | galningar | galningarna |
| Genitive | galnings | galningens | galningars | galningarnas |
References
- galning in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
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