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

He then linked his attempts to gain the semiautonomous Danish territory of Greenland to his failure to clinch the prize, telling the Norwegian prime minister that he no longer needed to think “purely of peace.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The pair competed for both Denmark and Canada over their decade-long partnership, winning three Danish championships and a Canadian national title and placing ninth in the 2022 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

Neither are Danish and Greenlandic doubts about the trustworthiness of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The Danish firm, one of the world's biggest jewellery retailers, currently makes the majority of its jewellery from silver.

From BBC

The Danish company only began selling Wegovy in pill form last month after having received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, but the telehealth company Hims & Hers has begun advertising cheaper versions.

From Barron's

Related Words

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