retning
Danish
Etymology
From rette + -ning, formally from Old Norse rétting (“adjustment”), but influenced semantically by Middle Low German richtening, German Richtung (“direction”). Swedish riktning (“direction”) is borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛtneŋ/, [ˈʁad̥neŋ], [ˈʁɑd̥neŋ]
Declension
Declension of retning
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | retning | retningen | retninger | retningerne |
genitive | retnings | retningens | retningers | retningernes |
References
- “retning” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
retning f or m (definite singular retninga or retningen, indefinite plural retninger, definite plural retningene)
Derived terms
References
- “retning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From retta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²rɛtnɪŋ/
Noun
retning f (definite singular retninga, indefinite plural retningar, definite plural retningane)
Derived terms
- retningslinje, retningsline
- retningsskilt
- studieretning
- vindretning
References
- “retning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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