Danish

[dey-nish]

adjective

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

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

/ ˈdeɪnɪʃ /

adjective

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Danish¹

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

“I think we are in the most difficult and dangerous situation since the end of the Second World War,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a Copenhagen summit last month.

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"We are so happy with this win but also the character we showed," said Danish boss Hjulmand.

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The Danish pharmaceutical company said Tuesday that patients on the drug, amycretin, showed weight loss of up to 14.5% after 36 weeks of treatment.

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The award for non-scripted entertainment went to Danish reality TV series Shaolin Heroes, which follows contestants leaving their conventional lives behind to pursue martial arts.

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While this means a potential positive surprise didn’t materialize, it has no impact on forecasts for the Danish drugmaker, the analysts say.

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Related Words

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