hilsen
Appearance
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to hilse (“to greet”) + -en (“ing”). Doublet of helsen (“good health”), see further under this word.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hilsen c (singular definite hilsenen or hilsnen, plural indefinite hilsener or hilsner)
- greeting (acknowledgement of a persons presence or arrival)
- acknowledgment, bow, nod
- regards, compliments
- salute
Declension
[edit]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 |
Related terms
[edit]- hilse (verb)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]hilsen m (definite singular hilsenen, indefinite plural hilsener, definite plural hilsenene)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- hilse (verb)
See also
[edit]- helsing (Nynorsk)
References
[edit]- “hilsen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.