flygtning

Danish

Etymology

From flygte (“to escape”) +‎ -ing (“person”). Calque of German Flüchtling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fløktnenɡ/, [ˈfløɡ̊d̥neŋ], [ˈfløɡ̊neŋ]

Noun

flygtning c (singular definite flygtningen, plural indefinite flygtninge)

refugee

Declension

Declension of flygtning

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flygtning	flygtningen	flygtninge	flygtningene
genitive	flygtnings	flygtningens	flygtninges	flygtningenes

Further reading

“flygtning” in Den Danske Ordbog

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