sidespor

Danish

Etymology

side +‎ spor

Noun

sidespor

1. tangent, unrelated matter
   • 2010, Mette G. Andersen, Selvværd for begyndere, Mette G. Andersen, →ISBN, page 25:

     ... tankerne vandrer ud på et sidespor ...

     ... the thoughts wander off onto a tangent ...

2. place of stagnation, different from one's wish
   • 2016, Ulla Dyrløv, Sabine Dyrløv Klindt, Flyvefærdig. En guide til voksenlivet, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Hvis du på et tidspunkt i dit liv føler, at du er kommet helt ud på et sidespor,...

     If at some point in your life you feel that you have gotten sidetracked, ...

   • 2015, Anne Laxholm, Anne Lønstrup, Giv mig et år, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Men jeg, som havde syntes, at det var fantastisk at sidde midt i forretningen, følte mig kørt ud på et sidespor, ...

     But I, who had felt it amazing to sit in the middle of the shop, felt put aside, ...

3. (trainrails) siding

Declension

Declension of sidespor

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sidespor	sidesporet	sidespor	sidesporene
genitive	sidespors	sidesporets	sidespors	sidesporenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From side +‎ spor.

Noun

sidespor n (definite singular sidesporet, indefinite plural sidespor, definite plural sidespora or sidesporene)

1. (rail transport) a siding

References

• “sidespor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From side +‎ spor.

Noun

sidespor n (definite singular sidesporet, indefinite plural sidespor, definite plural sidespora)

1. (rail transport) a siding

References

• “sidespor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.