ave – Danish noun declension

Noun: ave
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Nominative

Sg. indefinite	ave
Sg. definite	avet
Pl. indefinite	ave
Pl. definite	avene

Genitive

Sg. indefinite	aves
Sg. definite	avets
Pl. indefinite	aves
Pl. definite	avenes

Sample Sentences

Du skal holde forureningen i ave. (You must keep the pollution in check.)

Nouns inflected like ave

særtilfælde, nødstilfælde, ave, tilfælde, ørke,

Etymology

From Old Danish aughæ, from Old Norse agi (“fear, discipline”), from Proto-Germanic *agô, form of *agaz (“fear, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos, from *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'agi'.