fiende
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Compare with Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.
Noun
fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiender, definite plural fiendene)
- an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Akin to English fiend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²fiːɛndə/, /²fiːɛnə/
Noun
fiende m (definite singular fienden, indefinite plural fiendar, definite plural fiendane)
- an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
Derived terms
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. More at find.
Derived terms
- befiende
- foarfiende
- oufiende
- truchfiende
- uutfiende
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Compare Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²fiːˌɛndɛ/
Audio (file)
Noun
fiende c
- enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)
Declension
Declension of fiende | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fiende | fienden | fiender | fienderna |
Genitive | fiendes | fiendens | fienders | fiendernas |
Related terms
- fientlig
- fientligt