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Danish¹
- /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/
Where it comes from
Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.
proper noun danish
- The language of Danes and Denmark.
adjective danish
- Of or pertaining to Denmark. The Danish midfielder received life-saving treatment during his country’s game against Finland in June 2021, eventually being resuscitated and taken to hospital.
noun Danish · danish
- Danes, natives of Denmark.
noun Danishes · danish
- Ellipsis of Danish pastry Hotel food is reasonably good, and rather British, except for breakfasts, when most hotels serve ensaimades, a puff pastry half way between a croissant and a Danish.
Danish²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Urdu دَانِش (dāniś), from Classical Persian دَانِش (dāniš).
proper noun
- A male given name.
Danish³
adjective
- Characteristic of someone named Dan.
danish⁴
- /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/
Rhymes with -eɪnɪʃ
Where it comes from
Ellipsis of Danish pastry.
noun danishes · Danish
- A Danish pastry, or a light, sweet, yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese. Get me a coffee and a cheese danish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: danish pastry, dane, norwegian, estonian, slovak, dutch, swedish, iceland, denmark, krona, krone, koruna, nok, demark, crown, pastry
Translations
Every language
name language
| Español | danés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 덴마크어 denmakeueo |
| 日本語 | デンマーク語 denmākugo |
| 中文 | 丹麥語 /丹麦语 dānmàiyǔ |
| हिन्दी | डेनिश ḍeniś |
| Kiswahili | Kideni, Kidenishi |
| Português | dinamarquês, danês |
| Français | danois |
| Deutsch | Dänisch |
| Italiano | danese |
| Ελληνικά | δανικά daniká |
| Română | daneză |
| Русский | да́тский dátskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Đan-mạch |
| العربية | دانماركية |
| עברית | דנית denít |
adj of Denmark
| Español | danés, dinamarqués |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 덴마크의 Denmakeu-ui |
| 日本語 | デンマークの Denmāku no |
| 中文 | 丹麥的 /丹麦的 Dānmài de |
| हिन्दी | डैनिश ḍainiś |
| Português | dinamarquês, danês |
| Français | danois |
| Deutsch | dänisch |
| Italiano | danese |
| Ελληνικά | δανικός danikós |
| Română | danez |
| Русский | да́тский dátskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Đan Mạch |
| العربية | دَنْمَارْكِيّ danmārkiyy |
| עברית | דני deni |
noun pastry
| 日本語 | デニッシュ denisshu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 丹麥酥皮餅 /丹麦酥皮饼 Dānmài sūpíbǐng, 丹麥點心 /丹麦点心 Dānmài diǎnxin |
| Français | feuilleté, danoise |
| Deutsch | Plunder, Plundergebäck |
| Русский | ве́нская бу́лочка vénskaja búločka, ве́нская сло́йка vénskaja slójka |
Talk about this word "danish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/danish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. danish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/danish "danish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/danish.Cite this
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title = {danish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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