dybde

From dyb (“deep”) +‎ -de. It seems to be a new formation from ca. 1700 rather than an inherited word from Old Norse dýpt, Proto-Germanic *diupiþō, cognate with English depth, Dutch diepte, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (diupiþa).

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥yb̥d̥ə]

dybde c (singular definite dybden, plural indefinite dybder)

1. depth

• Norwegian Bokmål: dybde

• “dybde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “dybde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Danish dybde, derived from the adjective dyb (“deep”), compare Old Norse dýpt. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dypt and Icelandic dýpt.

dybde m (definite singular dybden, indefinite plural dybder, definite plural dybdene)

1. depth

• dybdemåler
• dybdeskarphet

• djupn, djupne (Nynorsk)
• bredde
• høyde

• “dybde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.