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Danish.

The language of Danes and Denmark.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/

  1. The language of Danes and Denmark.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

adj/ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/

  1. Of or pertaining to Denmark.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

noun/ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/

  1. Danes, natives of Denmark.

    collective · usually
Where this word comes from

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

name

  1. A male given name.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Urdu دَانِش (dāniś), from Classical Persian دَانِش (dāniš).

adj

  1. Characteristic of someone named Dan.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Dan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English Danish From Dan + -ish.

noun/ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/

  1. Ellipsis of Danish pastry.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

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