søskende

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish syzkini, syskæn, from Old Norse systkin, systkini (“siblings”). Compare Faroese systkin, Icelandic systkin, Norwegian Bokmål søsken and Swedish syskon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /søsɡənə/, [ˈsøsɡ̊ənə] === Noun === søskende c pl (singular definite søskenden, plural indefinite søskende) sibling Søskende kan være søstre, brødre eller brødre og søstre. ― Siblings can be sisters, brothers or brothers and sisters. 2019, LigeHer.nu: Frederikshavn: Juleaktiviteterne fortsætter i Sæby, ==== Usage notes ==== The definite forms are generally avoided. Dictionaries normally list the word as plural only, but the (indefinite) singular is relatively common (see quotations). ==== Declension ==== === References === “søskende” in Den Danske Ordbog === Further reading === søskende on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da