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Danish en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/
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Etymology

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Denmark.
   • The Danish midfielder received life-saving treatment during his country’s game against Finland in June 2021, eventually being resuscitated and taken to hospital. 2023 January 3, Ben Church, “How Christian Eriksen returned to football after suffering cardiac arrest on pitch”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

Danish oil · Danish Red · Danishness · Danish longball · Danish axe · Danish dog · Danish blue · Danish seine · Danish pastry · Danish Sign Language · Danish Gambit · Danish West Indies

Translations (90)

cs dánský (of Denmark) · hu dán (of Denmark) · be да́цкі (of Denmark) · ms Denmark (of Denmark) · ky дан (of Denmark) · lo ແດນມາກ (of Denmark) · uz dan (of Denmark) · sq danez (of Denmark) · ky дания (of Denmark) · pt dinamarquês (of Denmark) · es danés (of Denmark) · sk dánsky (of Denmark) · ps ډنمارکي (of Denmark) · ug دانىش (of Denmark) · az dan (of Denmark) · sl dánski (of Denmark) · kk даттық (of Denmark) · sh dȃnskī (of Denmark) · ky даниялык (of Denmark) · bn ডেনীয় (of Denmark) · gur dan (of Denmark) · tl Danes (of Denmark) · hy դանիական (of Denmark) · bg да́тски (of Denmark) · sv dansk (of Denmark) · tg даниягӣ (of Denmark) · eu daniar (of Denmark) · fi tanskalainen (of Denmark) · ug دانىيە (of Denmark) · haw Kenemaka (of Denmark) · tt дания (of Denmark) · uz daniya (of Denmark) · my ဒိန်းမတ် (of Denmark) · et taani (of Denmark) · ast danés (of Denmark) · af Deens (of Denmark) · gl dinamarqués (of Denmark) · ang Denisċ (of Denmark) · eo dana (of Denmark) · kk даниялық (of Denmark) · sh да̑нскӣ (of Denmark) · it danese (of Denmark) · gl danés (of Denmark) · nl Deens (of Denmark) · lt danų (of Denmark) · gd Danmhairgeach (of Denmark) · el δανικός (of Denmark) · fa دانمارکی (of Denmark) · pt danês (of Denmark) · ia danese (of Denmark) · uk да́нський (of Denmark) · ru да́тский (of Denmark) · th เดนมาร์ก (of Denmark) · lv dāņu (of Denmark) · es dinamarqués (of Denmark) · mr डेनिश (of Denmark) · ro danez (of Denmark) · fo danskur (of Denmark) · lt daniškas (of Denmark) · nb dansk (of Denmark) · km ដាណឺម៉ាក (of Denmark) · ca danés (of Denmark) · fr danois (of Denmark) · vi Đan Mạch (of Denmark) · ga Danmhargach (of Denmark) · cmn 丹麥的 /丹麦的 (of Denmark) · tk daniýaly (of Denmark) · fur danês (of Denmark) · ar دَنْمَارْكِيّ (of Denmark) · uk да́тський (of Denmark) · ca danès (of Denmark) · ce датхойн (of Denmark) · mk дански (of Denmark) · de dänisch (of Denmark) · he דני (of Denmark) · ur ڈینش (of Denmark) · ja デンマークの (of Denmark) · oc danés (of Denmark) · be да́нскі (of Denmark) · pl duński (of Denmark) · za Danhmwz (of Denmark) · lv dānisks (of Denmark) · da dansk (of Denmark) · ko 덴마크의 (of Denmark) · yi דעניש (of Denmark) · tr Danimarkalı (of Denmark) · ka დანიური (of Denmark) · is danskur (of Denmark) · nn dansk (of Denmark) · hi डैनिश (of Denmark)

Danish en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

Meanings

1. (collective, usually) Danes, natives of Denmark.
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Danish pastry.
   alt of Danish pastry
   • Hotel food is reasonably good, and rather British, except for breakfasts, when most hotels serve ensaimades, a puff pastry half way between a croissant and a Danish. 1984 March 8, Peggy Speirs, “Doing the birdie on a long, long break”, in Evening Post, number 32,833, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 5:

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Danish en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The language of Danes and Denmark.

Forms

Deriveds

Modern Danish · Middle Danish · Old Danish

Translations (95)

ko 덴마크어 (language) · tl Danes (language) · it danese (language) · tt дания (language) · mt daniż (language) · fi tanska (language) · da dansk (language) · ga Danmhairgis (language) · ur ڈینش (language) · el δανικά (language) · et taani keel (language) · is danska (language) · ro daneză (language) · ru да́тский (language) · lij daneïse (language) · vi tiếng Đan-mạch (language) · li Dieënsj (language) · sl dánščina (language) · eu daniera (language) · yi דעניש (language) · dsb Danšćina (language) · hy դանիերեն (language) · ar دانماركية (language) · sk dánčina (language) · ka დანიური ენა (language) · kk дат тілі (language) · uk да́тська мо́ва (language) · hu dán (language) · br daneg (language) · pt danês (language) · lij daneise (language) · ti ዴኒሽ (language) · mdf данонь (language) · ast danés (language) · am ዴኒሽ (language) · oc danés (language) · lt Danų (language) · pl duński (language) · hsb Dańšćina (language) · nv Déinish Dineʼé bizaad (language) · kl qallunaatut (language) · cy Daneg (language) · gur Dannɛ (language) · ne ड्यानिश (language) · sh danski (language) · ka დანიური (language) · bg да́тски (language) · be да́цкая мо́ва (language) · cmn 丹麥語 /丹麦语 (language) · be да́цкая (language) · sco Dens (language) · gl dinamarqués (language) · ta டேனிஷ் (language) · sv danska (language) · mk дански (language) · sh дански (language) · ca danés (language) · fo danskt (language) · lv Dāņu (language) · mn дани (language) · frr Dånsch (language) · cs dánský jazyk (language) · vo Danänapük (language) · gl danés (language) · sq Danisht (language) · pt dinamarquês (language) · cs dánština (language) · de Dänisch (language) · gd Danmhairgis (language) · nb dansk (language) · lt Daniškai (language) · af Deens (language) · mr डेनिश (language) · ce датхойн мотт (language) · nn dansk (language) · kmr danîmarkî (language) · fr danois (language) · ca danès (language) · he דנית (language) · fa دانمارکی (language) · chr ᏓᏂᏍ (language) · ja デンマーク語 (language) · km ភាសាដាណឺម៉ាក (language) · wa daenwès (language) · lij danéize (language) · es danés (language) · th ภาษาเดนมาร์ก (language) · sw Kideni (language) · tr Danca (language) · sw Kidenishi (language) · nl Deens (language) · hi डेनिश (language) · chr ᏕᏂᏏ (language) · fy Deensk (language) · az Данимарка (language)

wikidata: Q9035

Danish en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu دَانِش (dāniś), from Classical Persian دَانِش (dāniš).

Meanings

1. A male given name.

Danish en · ADJ · etymology 3

Etymology

Etymology tree English Dan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English Danish From Dan + -ish.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, rare) Characteristic of someone named Dan.

Relateds

Danielish