kadaver

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cadaver, from cadō (I fall, I die).

Noun[edit]

kadaver n (singular definite kadaveret, plural indefinite kadavere)

  1. corpse

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French cadavre, from Latin cadāver.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaːˈdaː.vər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧da‧ver
  • Rhymes: -aːvər

Noun[edit]

kadaver n (plural kadavers, diminutive kadavertje n)

  1. animal corpse
    Synonyms: karkas, kreng
  2. (in general) corpse, cadaver
    Synonyms: lijk, stoffelijk overschot

Hypernyms[edit]

(animal corpse):

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Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: kardaver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch kadaver (cadaver), from French cadavre, from Latin cadāver.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.da.vər/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧da‧vêr

Noun[edit]

kadaver

  1. (medicine, law) corpse.

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Latin cadaver.

Noun[edit]

kadaver n (definite singular kadaveret, indefinite plural kadaver or kadavre, definite plural kadavra or kadavrene)

  1. a carcase (body of a dead animal)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cadaver.

Noun[edit]

kadaver n (definite singular kadaveret, indefinite plural kadaver, definite plural kadavera)

  1. a carcase (body of a dead animal)

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Kadaver, from Latin cadaver.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kadǎːʋer/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧da‧ver

Noun[edit]

kadáver m (Cyrillic spelling када́вер)

  1. cadaver

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • kadaver” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

kadaver n

  1. a carcass (body of a (larger) dead animal, especially one that hasn't been slaughtered or killed by humans for meat, etc.)
    Synonym: as
    Gamarna kretsade över kadavret
    The vultures circled above the carcass

Usage notes[edit]

English cadaver is partly a false friend. Likely deliberately macabre if used of a human corpse.

Declension[edit]

Declension of kadaver 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kadaver kadavret kadaver kadavren
Genitive kadavers kadavrets kadavers kadavrens

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