hilsen

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to hilse (“to greet”) +‎ -en (“ing”). Doublet of helsen (“good health”), see further under this word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hilsən/, [ˈhilsn̩]

Noun

hilsen c (singular definite hilsenen or hilsnen, plural indefinite hilsener or hilsner)

  1. greeting (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival)
  2. acknowledgment, bow, nod
  3. regards, compliments
  4. salute

Declension
Declension of hilsen
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hilsen hilsenen
hilsnen		 hilsener
hilsner		 hilsenerne
hilsnerne
genitive hilsens hilsenens
hilsnens		 hilseners
hilsners		 hilsenernes
hilsnernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hilsen m (definite singular hilsenen, indefinite plural hilsener, definite plural hilsenene)

  1. greeting, salutation, salute
  2. compliments, regards
  3. (military) salute

Derived terms

See also

References
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