Markedernes

Markedernes is the Danish genitive form meaning “the markets’,” used to indicate possession or association by multiple markets. It is formed from the plural definite noun markederne (“the markets”) plus the possessive suffix -s, yielding markedernes. The form appears primarily in Danish-language economic, legal, and policy texts when referring to actions, regulations, or phenomena that relate to more than one market.

Usage in context is typically institutional or analytical. Examples include expressions such as markedernes prisdannelse (the markets’ price formation), markedernes konkurrencesvilkår (the markets’ competitive conditions), or markedernes aktører (the markets’ actors). In these cases, markedernes links the described phenomenon to the collective group of markets rather than to a single market.

Grammatical notes: markedernes is the possessive plural form; the corresponding definite plural subject is markederne, and the base noun is marked (market). The possessive suffix -s is added to the definite plural to form markedernes. In ordinary prose, markedernes is used without an apostrophe, as Danish orthography does not employ apostrophes for possessives in the same way as some other languages.

Relation to other forms: markederne denotes “the markets,” while markeder denotes “a market” or “markets” in the indefinite plural. Markedernes is distinct from the non-possessive forms and is not typically a standalone proper noun.