Danish

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪnɪʃ/

adjective

  • relating to Denmark or its people or language.

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the Scandinavian language spoken in Denmark, which is also the official language of Greenland and the Faroes. It is spoken by over 5 million people.
  • 2 (as plural noun the Danish) the people of Denmark.
  • 3 informal a Danish pastry.

Origin:

Old English Denisc, of Germanic origin; superseded in Middle English by forms influenced by Old French daneis and medieval Latin Danensis (from late Latin Dani 'Danes')