prædike
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Danish predike, borrowed from Old English predician or Old Saxon predikōn, from Latin praedicō (“to announce, (Christian) to preach”). Compare also Swedish predika, German predigen, Dutch prediken.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /prɛðəkə/, [ˈpʰʁ̥ɛðð̩ɡ̊ə], [ˈpʰʁ̥aðɡ̊ə] or (in the transferred meaning also) IPA(key): /prɛːkə/, [ˈpʰʁ̥æːɡ̊ə]
Verb[edit]
prædike (past tense prædikede, past participle prædiket)
- (religion) to preach (to give a sermon)
- (figuratively) to preach, sermonize (to give a moralizing speech)
- Synonym: præke
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of prædike