agurk

Danish

agurk

Etymology

Via Low German agurke or Dutch agurk from Polish ogórek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “melon”). Possibly a derivation from ἄγουρος (ágouros, “unripe”), from Ancient Greek ἄωρος (áōros, “unripe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈkuɐ̯k]

Noun

agurk c (singular definite agurken, plural indefinite agurker)

1. cucumber

Inflection

Declension of agurk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	agurk	agurken	agurker	agurkerne
genitive	agurks	agurkens	agurkers	agurkernes

References

• “agurk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

agurk

Noun

agurk m (definite singular agurken, indefinite plural agurker, definite plural agurkene)

1. cucumber (plant and vegetable)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡʉrk/
• IPA^(key): /aˈɡːʉʂk/ (Trøndelag)

Noun

agurk m (definite singular agurken, indefinite plural agurkar, definite plural agurkane)

1. cucumber