Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nød/, [nøðˀ]

Noun

nød c (singular definite nødden, plural indefinite nødder)

1. nut (a seed with a hard shell)

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøːd/, [nøðˀ]

Noun

nød c (singular definite nøden, not used in plural form)

1. distress
2. need, necessity

Derived terms

Etymology 3

See nyde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøːd/, [nøðˀ]

Verb

nød

1. past tense of nyde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Noun

nød f, m ‎(definite singular nøda or nøden, indefinite plural nøder, definite plural nødene)

1. need, necessity
2. want, poverty
3. distress, in danger

   De er i nød ute på havet!

   They are in distress at sea!

Derived terms

References

• “nød” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Alternative forms

• naud

Noun

nød f ‎(definite singular nøda, indefinite plural nøder, definite plural nødene)

1. need, necessity
2. want, poverty
3. distress, in danger

   Dei er i nød ute på havet!

   They are in distress at sea!

Derived terms

• hungersnød
• nødlanding
• nødrakett
• nødutgang

References

• “nød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.