# dansk
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse danskr, from danir (“Danes”) +‎ -sk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dansk/, [ˈd̥ænˀsɡ̊]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

dansk (plural and definite singular attributive danske)
* Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)

### Noun

dansk n (definite (rare) dansken)
* the Danish language

#### Usage notes

* Normally without the article. The definite form dansken is almost obsolete in modern Danish.

#### Derived terms

* rigsdansk

### Noun

dansk c (singular definite dansken, plural indefinite danske)
* (primarily in the plural) Dane
    Synonym: dansker
* (archaic or with (often ironic) nationalist overtones) the Danish people
** 1848, Povl Frederik Barfod, Under Dannebrog. Nogle fædrelandske Digte, page 25
    Tysken sidder i Slesvig kry, | vidt der går af hans væsen ry: | hærtugtrone han tømrer næt, | hærtug af ærmet ryster han let. | – Endnu er Dansken i Danmark dog herre.
       The German sits cocky in Schleswig, and his fame is spread widely: A duke's throne, he builds neatly, dukes he produces easily. Though, the Dane still rules in Denmark.
** 1891, Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe, “Fra Studiebogen”, in Samlede Fortællinger, volume 2, page 453:Man hørte hans taktfaste Skridt helt ned ad Gyden, og da han drejede om Hjørnet, kunde man høre, at det skete fløjtende: »Dansken har Sejer vundet, Hurra, hurra!«His rhythmical steps down the alley were heard, and as he turned the corner, it was possible to hear that they were accompanied by a whistling: "The Dane has won a victory, hurrah, hurrah!
** 1899, Carl E. Simonsen Carl E. Simonsen, Grænsefolk, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Tiden efter Krigen har været en moderne Renæssancetid: Dansken er bleven genfødt i Arbejdet for at dygtiggøre sig til daglig Gerning.The post-war time has been a modern renaissance period: The Dane has been reborn in the effort to qualify in his daily work.
** 1925, Jacob Paludan, Fugle omkring Fyret, reprint Gyldendal 2016 (→ISBN)
    Men den inderste kærne i dansken er følelsen for jorden.However, the inner core of the Dane is the feeling for the soil.
** 2014, Christian Monggaard, Historien om Erik Ballings Olsenbanden, Informations Forlag, →ISBN:Danmark er et lille land, og hvem uden for Danmark ved egentlig, hvordan dansken er?Denmark is a little nation, and who outside of Denmark knows how the Dane really is?

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse danskr.

### Noun

dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)
* Danish (the language of Denmark).

### Adjective

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)
* Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark).

#### Related terms

* Danmark
* danske

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse danskr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɑnsk/

### Noun

dansk m (definite singular dansken) (uncountable)
* Danish (the language)

### Adjective

dansk (neuter singular dansk, definite singular and plural danske)
* Danish (of or pertaining to Denmark)

#### Related terms

* Danmark
* danske

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse danskr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dansk/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

dansk (comparative danskare, superlative danskast)
* Danish; of or pertaining to Denmark

#### Related terms

* Danmark
* danska
* danskfödd
* danskhet
* dansk-svensk

### Noun

dansk c
* a Dane

#### Derived terms

* danskjävel

### References

* dansk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* dansk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* dansk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* ↑ Danskjävlar, Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Stig Helmer, Riget (1994-1997).