årsag

== Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German orsake (“reason, cause”), related to German Ursache. It is a compound of or- +‎ sake / ur- +‎ Sache, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) and *sakō (“case”). A similar derivation existed in medieval Scandinavian, but with a slightly different meaning, cf. Old Danish orsagh (“an excuse”) and Old Norse órsekr (“innocent”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔrsaːˀɣ/, [ˈɒːˌsæˀj] === Noun === årsag c (singular definite årsagen, plural indefinite årsager) cause Hvad er årsagen til hendes depression? What is the cause of her depression? ==== Declension ==== === References === “årsag” in Den Danske Ordbog