embedsmand

Danish

Etymology

From embede (“office, post”) +‎ -s- +‎ mand (“man”), from Old Norse embættismaðr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛmbedsmand/, [ˈɛmb̥eðsˌmanˀ]

Noun

embedsmand c (singular definite embedsmanden, plural indefinite embedsmænd)

  1. official, public officer
  2. civil servant

Inflection
Declension of embedsmand
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative embedsmand embedsmanden embedsmænd embedsmændene
genitive embedsmands embedsmandens embedsmænds embedsmændenes

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