engelsk

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish ængelsk, from Old Norse engilskr, enskr, from Old English Englisċ, Englisċ, derived from the ethnonym Engle (“Angles”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛŋˀəlsɡ/, [ˈeŋˀəlsɡ̊], [ˈeŋˀl̩sk] === Adjective === engelsk (plural and definite singular attributive engelske) English (of or pertaining to England) English (of or pertaining to the English language) (informal) British === Noun === engelsk n (uninflected) English (the language) ==== Synonyms ==== (British): britisk ==== Derived terms ==== oldengelsk middelengelsk nyengelsk == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛŋəlsk], [ˈɛŋəlʃk] === Etymology 1 === From engel +‎ -sk, Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles". ==== Adjective ==== engelsk (neuter singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske) (comparative mer engelsk; superlative mest engelsk) English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain). ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Noun formation of engelsk (adjective). ==== Noun ==== engelsk m (definite singular engelsken) or engelsk n (indeclinable) (uncountable) English (the language) English, school subject, English homework Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk? What's your grade in English? Kan ikke komme, jeg må gjøre ferdig engelsken. Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English") ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === References === “engelsk” in The Ordnett Dictionary “engelsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles". ==== Adjective ==== engelsk (indefinite singular engelsk, definite singular and plural engelske, comparative engelskare, indefinite superlative engelskast, definite superlative engelskaste) English, someone or something from England, sometimes used instead of britisk (someone or something from Great Britain). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== England engelskmann englendar === Etymology 2 === Noun formation of engelsk (adjective). ==== Noun ==== engelsk m (definite singular engelsken, uncountable) English, the language. English, school subject, English homework Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk? What's your grade in English? Kan ikkje komme, eg må gjere ferdig engelsken. Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English") ===== Derived terms ===== gamalengelsk gammalengelsk mellomengelsk === References === “engelsk” in The Ordnett Dictionary “engelsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse engilskr, enskr, "English", from Old English Englisc, from engle, angle, "Angles". === Pronunciation === === Adjective === engelsk (comparative mer engelsk, superlative mest engelsk) English; of or pertaining to England. (loosely) British (of or pertaining to Great Britain) Synonym: (standard) brittisk ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== engelska engelska sjukan engelsman England ==== See also ==== britt brittisk brittiska === References === “engelsk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “engelsk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)