dåd

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish dāth, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).

Noun[edit]

dåd c (singular definite dåden, plural indefinite dåder)

  1. feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act
    • 1907, Gudmund Schütte, Oldsagn om Godtjod: bidrag til etnisk Kildeforsknings metode med særligt henblik på folk-stamsagn:
      Saxes Skildring af Starkads Ungdom sætter Kampen i Irland blandt hans første Dåder, ...
      Saxe's depiction of Starkad's youth puts the battle in Ireland among his first feats, ...
    • 2014, Walter Benjamin, translated by Sofie Kluge, Det tyske sørgespils oprindelse, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 156:
      ... officererne holder fortræffelige taler og fortæller om deres store dåder, ...
      ... the officers hold exquisite speeches and speak of their great deeds, ...
    • 1970, Bent Jørgensen, Dansk gadenavneskik:
      ... det fornuftige synspunkt, at man i tide kan hædre en mand efter hans død, hvis hans dåder berettiger dertil.
      ... the reasonable point of view that one can, in time, honoour a man after his death, if his deeds entitle him to that.

Declension[edit]

Declension of dåd
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dåd dåden dåder dåderne
genitive dåds dådens dåders dådernes

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dáð f, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“putting, placement”).

Noun[edit]

dåd m (definite singular dåden, indefinite plural dådar, definite plural dådane)

  1. feat, deed

Inflection[edit]

Historical inflection of dåd
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
1901 ei daad daadi daader (daadir) daaderne (daadine)
1917 ein, ei dåd1 dåden, dåda, dådi dådar, dåder dådane, dådene
1938 (current) ein dåd2 dåden dådar dådane

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Prior to 1917, it was only considered feminine. 2Prior to 1938, this noun was also considered feminine.

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dåd n

  1. harmful deed, (sometimes) attack
    terroristernas bombdåd
    the terrorists' bombing (literally, "bomb deed," hinging on "dåd" usually having a more negative ring in Swedish)
    Han hade huggit ner fem människor och sedan sprungit från platsen där dådet utförts
    He had stabbed five people and then run from the scene of the attack
  2. feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act

Declension[edit]

Declension of dåd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dåd dådet dåd dåden
Genitive dåds dådets dåds dådens

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