vækst

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vǫxtr, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz, cognate with Norwegian vokster, vekst, Swedish växt, English waist, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus). Derived form the verb *wahsaną (whence Danish vokse).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛkst/, [ˈʋɛɡ̊sd̥]

Noun

vækst c (singular definite væksten, plural indefinite vækster)

  1. (uncountable) growth (of growing organisms)
  2. (uncountable) growth, increase (something becoming bigger)
  3. plant

Inflection
Declension of vækst
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vækst væksten vækster væksterne
genitive væksts vækstens væksters væksternes

Derived terms
  • opvækst
  • tilvækst
  • vækste
  • væksthus

Verb

vækst

  1. imperative of vækste
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