vidunder

== Danish == === Etymology === Earlier also vedunder, from Old Danish withundhær, a compound of ved (“with”) +‎ under (“wonder”). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk vedunder, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish vidunder. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʋiðˌɔnˀɐ] === Noun === vidunder n (singular definite vidunderet, plural indefinite vidundere) wonder, marvel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vidunderlig === References === “vidunder” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === A compound of ved (“with”) +‎ under (“wonder”). Compare also Norwegian Nynorsk vedunder, Swedish, Danish vidunder. === Noun === vidunder n (definite singular vidunderet or vidundret, indefinite plural vidunder or vidundere or vidundre, definite plural vidundera or vidunderne or vidundra or vidundrene) a wonder, marvel, miracle ==== Synonyms ==== underverk ==== Derived terms ==== vidunderbarn vidunderlig === See also === vedunder (Nynorsk) === References === “vidunder” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish vidhunder (“wonder; omen”): viþer +‎ under. By surface analysis, vid (preposition) +‎ under (noun), the prefix cognate to with, and the suffix to wonder. The sense of monster since 1624. Comparable terms in other languages: Japanese 怪獣 (kaijū) === Noun === vidunder n (large, mystical) monster, monstrosity, especially animalistic beings in fairy tales and the like Synonym: odjur (obsolete) (remarkable or astonishing) event, phenomenon miracle omen wonder, marvel, astonishment spectacle, ridicule ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vidunderlig === References === “vidunder”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vidunder”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vidunder”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) vidunder in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)