kærlighed

Danish

Etymology

From kærlig +‎ -hed or possibly derived from the Old Danish noun kærlek, kærlegh (“love”), from Old Norse kærleikr, cf. Swedish kärlek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrliˌheːd/, /ˈkɛɐ̯liˌheːðˀ/, [ˈkʰɛɐ̯liˌhe̝ð̠˕ˠˀ]

Noun

kærlighed c (singular definite kærligheden, not used in plural form)

1. love, affection

References

“kærlighed” in Den Danske Ordbog