helvede

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hælwitæ, from Old Norse helvíti, from Hel, hel (“the goddess of the realm of the dead”) (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) + víti (“punishment”). Compare Norwegian and Swedish helvete, Icelandic and Faroese helvíti, also Old English hellewīte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlvedə/, [ˈhɛ̝lvð̩ə] === Noun === helvede n (singular definite helvedet, plural indefinite helveder) (religion) hell Antonyms: himmerige, paradis Coordinate terms: underverden, skyggerige, inferno (figurative) a hell; a horrible, agonizing, situation or state of mind (vulgar, uncountable) used as a swear word to express anger, helplessness, pain, etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “helvede” in Den Danske Ordbog “helvede” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog