See ferd on Wiktionary
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"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"in-compounds",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "ferd f (definite singular ferda, indefinite plural ferder, definite plural ferdene)",
"name": "nn-noun-f1"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ferd",
"gsi": "ferda-"
},
"name": "nn-decl-f-o"
},
{
"args": {
"dpd": "ferdom",
"dpi": "",
"dsd": "ferdenne",
"dsi": "",
"g": "feminine",
"gpd": "",
"gpi": "ferde-",
"gsd": "",
"gsi": "ferda-",
"napd": "ferdene",
"napi": "ferder",
"nasd": "ferda",
"nasi": "ferd",
"notes": "",
"stem": "strong ō-stem",
"title": "ferd"
},
"name": "nn-decl-blank-full2"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ferd",
"2": "nasi"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ferda",
"2": "nasd"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ferder",
"2": "napi"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ferdene",
"2": "napd"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ferda-",
"2": "gsi"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "",
"2": "gsd"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ferde-",
"2": "gpi"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "",
"2": "gpd"
},
"name": "nn-decl-cell"
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
13,
20
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
12,
17
]
],
"english": "How was your journey to the United States?",
"text": "Korleis var ferda di til Sambandsstatane?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"journey, travel"
],
"links": [
[
"journey",
"journey"
],
[
"travel",
"travel"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"group of people"
],
"links": [
[
"group",
"group"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"vere i ferd med: to be on the point of, to be busy with"
],
"links": [
[
"on the point of",
"on the point of"
],
[
"busy",
"busy"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/fæːr/"
},
{
"ipa": "/fæːɽ/"
}
],
"word": "ferd"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "non",
"3": "ferð"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse ferð",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old Norse ferð.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "ferd",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"form_of": [
{
"word": "ferda"
}
],
"glosses": [
"imperative of ferda"
],
"links": [
[
"ferda",
"ferda#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"imperative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/fæːr/"
},
{
"ipa": "/fæːɽ/"
}
],
"word": "ferd"
}
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