drabantby
Danish
Declension
Declension of drabantby
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | drabantby | drabantbyen | drabantbyer | drabantbyerne |
| genitive | drabantbys | drabantbyens | drabantbyers | drabantbyernes |
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
drabant + by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt
Noun
drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyer, definite plural drabantbyene)
- a satellite town (self-contained town on the periphery of a metropolitan area)
Usage notes
In Norwegian context, the word do often means a suburban area consisting of lower-class Khrushchyovka-like houses
References
- “drabantby” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
drabant + by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt
Noun
drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyar, definite plural drabantbyane)
Usage notes
In Norwegian context, the word do often means a suburban area consisting of lower-class Khrushchyovka-like houses
References
- “drabantby” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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