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# danish

«danish» in Mova's school dictionary: **from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (Danish); noun (Danish — the language; a danish, danishes — a pastry)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#m1)

2) Danish is the language spoken in Denmark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#m2)

3) A danish (or Danish pastry) is a sweet, flaky pastry, often with fruit, custard or icing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons Danish people live in Denmark in northern Europe; LEGO comes from Denmark. In history, Danish Vikings settled in England (the «Danelaw»). Everyday: a danish is a breakfast treat in bakeries and cafés.

### examples

- LEGO is a Danish toy company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x1)
- My friend's mum speaks Danish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x2)
- The Danish flag is red with a white cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x3)
- I had an apple danish for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x4)
- Danish Vikings once ruled part of England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x5)
- Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer of fairy tales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x6)
- Danish sounds a bit like Swedish and Norwegian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/#x7)

### note

Capital D for the people, country and language: Danish. The pastry is often written «danish» or «Danish pastry»; plural danishes. A person from Denmark is «a Dane».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «danish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.