sikring

Danish

Etymology

From sikre (“ensure, protect, secure”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sekrenɡ/, [ˈseɡ̊ʁeŋ]

Noun

sikring c (singular definite sikringen, plural indefinite sikringer)

  1. fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)
  2. safety catch, safety
  3. protection, safeguarding, securing, fastening

Inflection
Declension of sikring
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sikring sikringen sikringer sikringerne
genitive sikrings sikringens sikringers sikringernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sikre +‎ -ing

Noun 1

sikring f or m (definite singular sikringa or sikringen, indefinite plural sikringer, definite plural sikringene)

  1. protection, the act of guarding something
  2. detention period added after a prison sentence for reasons of public safety

Noun 2

sikring m (definite singular sikringen, indefinite plural sikringer, definite plural sikringene)

  1. (electricity) a fuse
  2. linchpin, safety catch

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the adjective sikker

Noun 1

sikring f (definite singular sikringa, indefinite plural sikringar, definite plural sikringane)

  1. protection, the act of guarding something
  2. detention period added after a prison sentence for reasons of public safety
  3. linchpin, safety catch

Noun 2

sikring f (definite singular sikringa, indefinite plural sikringar, definite plural sikringane)
sikring m (definite singular sikringen, indefinite plural sikringar, definite plural sikringane)

  1. (electricity) a fuse

References
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