hebraisk

== Danish == === Alternative forms === hebræisk === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hebraːisk/, [heˈb̥ʁɑːˀisɡ̊] === Adjective === hebraisk Hebrew (of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language) ==== Inflection ==== === Proper noun === hebraisk Hebrew language ==== Related terms ==== hebræer ==== Further reading ==== hebraisk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === ebreisk (archaizing and rare; adjective) hebreisk (literary and rare; adjective) === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑβραϊκός (Hebraïkós, “Hebrew”), perhaps via or patterned after Latin hebraicus (“Hebrew, Hebraic”). The Ancient Greek adjective is from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos, “Hebrew, Jew”), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî, “Hebrew”). Displaced ebreisk, the older inherited form continuing Old Norse ebreskr (“Hebrew, Hebraic”). The noun is a substantivization of the adjective. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk hebraisk, Danish hebraisk, Swedish hebreisk and English Hebraic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛˈbrɑː.ɪsk/ Rhymes: -ɑːɪsk Hyphenation: he‧bra‧isk === Adjective === hebraisk (neuter singular hebraisk, definite singular and plural hebraiske, comparative mer hebraisk, indefinite superlative mest hebraisk, definite superlative mest hebraiske) Hebrew, Hebraic; relating to the Hebrew language, the ancient Hebrew people, the Israelites, or biblical Israel Israeli; relating to modern Israel or its citizens and inhabitants ==== Usage notes ==== Hebraisk is used especially of the Hebrew language and of biblical or historical Israel. When referring generally to the modern state and its inhabitants, israelsk (“Israeli”) is often more precise. The comparative and superlative forms normally mean “more” or “most characteristically Hebrew or Hebraic”, rather than indicating simple factual origin. === Noun === hebraisk m (definite singular hebraisken, indefinite plural hebraisker, definite plural hebraiskene) hebraisk n (linguistics) Hebrew, the Semitic language spoken in ancient Israel and used for most of the Hebrew Bible Teologene måtte lære seg latin, gresk og hebraisk. ― The theologians had to learn Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. (linguistics) modern Hebrew, used chiefly in Israel Han lærte seg hebraisk på kibbutz i Israel. ― He learned Hebrew on a kibbutz in Israel. ==== Usage notes ==== As a masculine noun, hebraisk has the definite singular hebraisken, indefinite plural hebraisker and definite plural hebraiskene. As a neuter noun, hebraisk is indeclinable and used only in the singular. ==== Related terms ==== hebreer (“Hebrew, person from biblical Israel”) hebraisme (“Hebraism”) hebraist (“Hebraist”) === References === “hebraisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hebraisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “ebreisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “hebreisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). Hebrew language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hebraisk on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia no == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === hebraisk (neuter singular hebraisk, definite singular and plural hebraiske) Hebrew === Noun === hebraisk m (definite singular hebraisken) (uncountable) Hebrew (language)