dufte
Danish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from German duften, derived from the noun Duft (“smell”) (cf. Danish duft).
Verb
[edit]dufte (imperative duft, infinitive at dufte, present tense dufter, past tense duftede, perfect tense har duftet)
- to smell nice (to emit a nice smell)
- Blomsterne dufter.
- (proscribed) to smell something nice (to detect a nice smell)
- Jeg duftede til blomsterne.
- Synonym: lugte
Conjugation
[edit]References
[edit]- “dufte” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]dufte
- plural indefinite of duft
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”), via Yiddish and Rotwelsch. Compare Dutch tof.
Adjective
[edit]dufte (strong nominative masculine singular dufter, comparative dufter, superlative am duftesten)
- (colloquial, dated) good, great, sweet
- 1991, “Berlin (is dufte!)”, in Street, performed by Nina Hagen:
- Berlin is’ dufte, Hauptstadt der DDR / Berlin is’ dufte, und die olle Mauer is’ och nich’ mehr
- Berlin is great, capital of East Germany / Berlin is great, and the ol’ wall is gone too
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist dufte | sie ist dufte | es ist dufte | sie sind dufte | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dufter | dufte | duftes | dufte |
genitive | duften | dufter | duften | dufter | |
dative | duftem | dufter | duftem | duften | |
accusative | duften | dufte | duftes | dufte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dufte | die dufte | das dufte | die duften |
genitive | des duften | der duften | des duften | der duften | |
dative | dem duften | der duften | dem duften | den duften | |
accusative | den duften | die dufte | das dufte | die duften | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dufter | eine dufte | ein duftes | (keine) duften |
genitive | eines duften | einer duften | eines duften | (keiner) duften | |
dative | einem duften | einer duften | einem duften | (keinen) duften | |
accusative | einen duften | eine dufte | ein duftes | (keine) duften |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist dufter | sie ist dufter | es ist dufter | sie sind dufter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dufterer | duftere | dufteres | duftere |
genitive | dufteren | dufterer | dufteren | dufterer | |
dative | dufterem | dufterer | dufterem | dufteren | |
accusative | dufteren | duftere | dufteres | duftere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der duftere | die duftere | das duftere | die dufteren |
genitive | des dufteren | der dufteren | des dufteren | der dufteren | |
dative | dem dufteren | der dufteren | dem dufteren | den dufteren | |
accusative | den dufteren | die duftere | das duftere | die dufteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dufterer | eine duftere | ein dufteres | (keine) dufteren |
genitive | eines dufteren | einer dufteren | eines dufteren | (keiner) dufteren | |
dative | einem dufteren | einer dufteren | einem dufteren | (keinen) dufteren | |
accusative | einen dufteren | eine duftere | ein dufteres | (keine) dufteren |
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]dufte
- inflection of duften:
Further reading
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]dufte (imperative duft, present tense dufter, passive duftes, simple past and past participle dufta or duftet, present participle duftende)
- to smell (emit a fragrance or scent, have a nice smell)
Related terms
[edit]- duft (noun)
References
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]dufte (present tense duftar, past tense dufta, past participle dufta, passive infinitive duftast, present participle duftande, imperative dufte/duft)
- to smell (emit a fragrance or scent, have a nice smell)
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- duft (noun)
References
[edit]- “dufte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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