ombudsmand

Danish

Etymology

From ombud (“public duty”) +‎ mand (“man”), from Old Danish umbuzman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“commissary, steward”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔmbuðsman/, [ˈʌmb̥uðsˌmanˀ]

Noun

ombudsmand c (singular definite ombudsmanden, plural indefinite ombudsmænd)

  1. ombudsman

Inflection
Declension of ombudsmand
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ombudsmand ombudsmanden ombudsmænd ombudsmændene
genitive ombudsmands ombudsmandens ombudsmænds ombudsmændenes

Further reading
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