krig
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German krîch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰʁ̥iˀ]
- Rhymes: -iːˀ
Noun
krig c (singular definite krigen, plural indefinite krige, in compounds: krigs-)
- war (conflict involving organized use of arms)
Declension
Derived terms
- atomkrig c
- befrielseskrig c
- borgerkrig c
- guerillakrig c
- erobringskrig c
- junglekrig c
- koldkrig c
- krigende
- kriger c
- krigergrav c
- krigerisk
- kriges
- krigsdans c
- krigserklæring c
- krigsfod
- krigsførelse c
- krigsførende
- krigshandling c
- krigsherre c
- krigshumør n
- krigsliderlig
- krigslist c
- krigslykke c
- krigsmaling c
- krigsramt
- krigsret c
- krigsråd n
- krigsskadeserstatning c
- krigsskib n
- krigsskueplads c
- krigsspil c
- krigsstien
- landkrig c
- luftkrig c
- lynkrig c
- nervekrig c
- priskrig c
- stillingskrig c
- svenskekrig c
- søkrig c
- tofrontskrig c
- verdenskrig c
- rokkerkrig
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾiːɡ/
Noun
krig m (definite singular krigen, indefinite plural kriger, definite plural krigene)
- war
- krigen mellom Russland og Sverige ― the war between Russia and Sweden
Antonyms
Derived terms
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References
- “krig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 413
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German krîch, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg.
Antonyms
Derived terms
See Norwegian Bokmål for other derived terms.
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References
- “krig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Obokuitai
Further reading
- Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)
Old High German
Alternative forms
- krieg, krēg, chrēg
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *krīg.
Related terms
- widarkrēgi
- widarkriegelīn
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German krîch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kriːɡ/
- Rhymes: -iːɡ
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Declension
Declension of krig | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krig | kriget | krig | krigen |
Genitive | krigs | krigets | krigs | krigens |
Antonyms
Derived terms
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References
- krig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- krig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- krig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig.
Pronunciation
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Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kriɡ/
Noun
krig (nominative plural krigs)
- war
- 1951, editors, "REIDANES LESTÜMIK OBAS.", Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, 1, 1.
- Dub volakrigs tel, dub krigs votik, dub voluts laf epasetiköl tumyela at evedon tumyelalaf mifätik.
- Because of two world wars, because of other wars, because of revolts the past half of this century has become a catastrophic half-century.
- Dub volakrigs tel, dub krigs votik, dub voluts laf epasetiköl tumyela at evedon tumyelalaf mifätik.
- 1951, editors, "REIDANES LESTÜMIK OBAS.", Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, 1, 1.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | krig | krigs |
genitive | kriga | krigas |
dative | krige | kriges |
accusative | krigi | krigis |
vocative 1 | o krig! | o krigs! |
predicative 2 | krigu | krigus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- volakrig (“world war”)