/hɔjˀdə/, [ˈhʌjˀd̥ə]
OriginEquivalent to høj (“high”) + -de (noun suffix): from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Other cognates are Swedish höjd, English height and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa). In Danish and Swedish, the noun has been remodelled after the adjective.
- common-genderheight
- common-genderaltitude (line segment associated with a triangle)
- common-genderaltitude (the length of this line segment)
Formshøjden(definite, singular) · højder(indefinite, plural) · højde(indefinite, nominative, singular) · højden(definite, nominative, singular) · højder(indefinite, nominative, plural) · højderne(definite, nominative, plural) · højdes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · højdens(definite, genitive, singular) · højders(genitive, indefinite, plural) · højdernes(definite, genitive, plural)