billede

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish beletæ, borrowed from Middle Low German bilede, belde, Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī (“picture, image”), cognate with German Bild. Old Norse bilæti (“icon”) is also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeləðə/, [ˈb̥elð̩ð̩], [ˈb̥elð̩]

Noun

billede n (singular definite billedet, plural indefinite billeder, in compounds: billed-)

1. picture, image

   stjæle billedet ― to draw attention to oneself, to overshadow

   tegne et billede af ― to describe, to outline, to portray

2. photo

   tage et billede ― to take a picture

Declension

Declension of billede

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	billede	billedet	billeder	billederne
genitive	billedes	billedets	billeders	billedernes

Derived terms

• billedfortælling
• billedhugger
• billedlig
• billedside
• forbillede
• glansbillede
• miniaturebillede
• stjernebillede
• verdensbillede

 

References

• “billede” in Den Danske Ordbog