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danish

Dan·ish
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dey-nish]
    • /ˈdeɪ nɪʃ/
    • /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dey-nish]
    • /ˈdeɪ nɪʃ/

Definitions of danish word

  • uncountable noun danish Danish is the language spoken in Denmark. 4
  • adjective danish Danish means relating to or belonging to Denmark, or to its people, language, or culture. 3
  • adjective danish of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, its people, or their language 3
  • noun danish the official language of Denmark, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family 3
  • adjective danish of Denmark or its people, language, or culture 3
  • noun danish the N Germanic language spoken in Denmark 3

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Origin of danish

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, alteration of Denish (by influence of Dan Dane), Old English Denisc, from Germanic danisk- (unattested); see Dane, -ish1

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Parts of speech for Danish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

danish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

danish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for danish

noun danish

  • doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
  • pastry — a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
  • bread — Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast.
  • muffin — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
  • scone — a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651.

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