lignelse

Danish

Etymology

From ligne +‎ -else. After Middle Low German līkenisse, gelīkenisse, from Old Saxon gilīknessi, cognate with English likeness, German Gleichnis, Dutch gelijkenis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːnəlsə]

Noun

lignelse c (singular definite lignelsen, plural indefinite lignelser)

1. (theology) a parable (of Jesus)
2. (literature) a simile (an elaborate metaphor)

Declension

Declension of lignelse

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lignelse	lignelsen	lignelser	lignelserne
genitive	lignelses	lignelsens	lignelsers	lignelsernes

References

• “lignelse” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Parabel (lignelse)

Wikipedia ^no

Alternative forms

• liknelse

Etymology

From ligne +‎ -else, possibly from Middle Low German likenisse.

Noun

lignelse m (definite singular lignelsen, indefinite plural lignelser, definite plural lignelsene)

1. (in the Bible) a parable

Synonyms

• parabel

See also

• likning (Nynorsk)

References

• “lignelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.