legende
Danish
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin legenda
Noun
legende c (singular definite legenden, plural indefinite legender)
- a legend
- en levende legende - a living legend
Inflection
Declension of legende
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | legende | legenden | legender | legenderne |
genitive | legendes | legendens | legenders | legendernes |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From the verb at lege.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch legende, from Middle French legende, from Old French legende, from Latin legenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌləˈɣɛn.də/, /ˌleːˈɣɛn.də/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: le‧gen‧de
Noun
legende f (plural legenden or legendes, diminutive legendetje n)
- legend (fictional story based on oral tradition, possibly with a kernel of truth)
Derived terms
Italian
Latin
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛˈdʒɛnd/, /ˈlɛdʒənd/
Noun
legende (plural legendes)
- A hagiography, especially when read in church (a biography of a saint)
- A compendium of hagiographies (a biography of a saint)
- A tale or narrative focusing on a single individual; a biography.
- Any tale or narrative, especially one of a historical background.
Descendants
- English: legend
- Scots: leegend
References
- “leǧende (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin legenda
Noun
legende m (definite singular legenden, indefinite plural legender, definite plural legendene)
- a legend
- en levende legende ― a living legend
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin legenda
Noun
legende f (definite singular legenda, indefinite plural legender, definite plural legendene)
- a legend
- ei levande legende - a living legend
Related terms
Old French
Portuguese
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