Danish

American  

[dey-nish] / ˈdeɪ nɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Danes, their country, or their language.

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noun

1. a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic. Dan, Dan.

2. (sometimes lowercase) Danish pastry.

Danish British  

/ ˈdeɪnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, its people, or their language

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noun

1. the official language of Denmark, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family

Other Word Forms

• anti-Danish adjective
• non-Danish adjective
• pro-Danish adjective

Etymology

Origin of Danish

First recorded before 900; Middle English, alteration of Denshe, Danshe, Dench (by influence of Dan “(a) Dane”), Old English Denisc , from Germanic daniskaz; Dane, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Canadian media outlets reported earlier this week that Canada was considering sending a small contingent of troops to Greenland to join Danish and other European troops for military exercises in the region.

From BBC

News Tuesday that a Danish pension fund that serves academics and teachers is planning to sell its U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Danish pension fund was in the spotlight on Tuesday for telling Bloomberg News that it planned to soon exit its roughly $100 million of Treasury holdings.

From MarketWatch

The Danish claim dates back to the first few times Europeans set out to find new lands across the Atlantic Ocean, and specifically to the saga of Erik the Red.

From The Wall Street Journal

Danish pension fund AkademikerPension, for example, was reportedly set to divest its holdings in the U.S. government bond market by the end of the month.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• bread
• cake
• croissant
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie