See forstander on Wiktionary
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"word": "forstanderinde"
},
{
"word": "viceforstander"
},
{
"word": "forstanderpar"
},
{
"word": "højskoleforstander"
},
{
"word": "rigsforstander"
}
],
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"superintendent"
],
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"superintendent",
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]
],
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"word": "rektor"
}
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}
],
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}
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},
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"name": "bor+"
},
{
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},
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"name": "cog"
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},
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},
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},
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{
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"definite",
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]
},
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"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "forstanderne",
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"definite",
"plural"
]
}
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"stan",
"der"
]
}
],
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"english": "priest",
"sense": "religious leader",
"translation": "priest",
"word": "prest"
},
{
"english": "pastor",
"sense": "religious leader",
"translation": "pastor",
"word": "pastor"
}
],
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"word": "fattigforstander"
},
{
"word": "forstanderinne"
},
{
"word": "klasseforstander"
},
{
"word": "klosterforstander"
},
{
"word": "menighetsforstander"
},
{
"word": "riksforstander"
},
{
"word": "synagogeforstander"
}
],
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0,
10
]
],
"english": "superintendent of the madhouse in Cairo",
"ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, chapter 4, in Peer Gynt:",
"text": "forstander for dårekisten i Kairo",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
12
]
],
"english": "the superintendents [in the city] came to meet me",
"ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 350:",
"text": "forstanderne [i byen] kom mig imøde",
"translation": "the superintendents [in the city] came to meet me",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
37,
47
]
],
"english": "she was the widow of the Moravian congregation's superintendent",
"ref": "1882, Alexander L. Kielland, Skipper Worse, page 26:",
"text": "hun var enke efter brødremenighedens forstander",
"translation": "she was the widow of the Moravian congregation's superintendent",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
51,
61
]
],
"english": "[applications] are submitted to the undersigned, the fund's administrator",
"ref": "1929, Bergens Tidende, number 235, page 8:",
"text": "[ansøkninger] indleveres til undertegnede legatets forstander",
"translation": "[applications] are submitted to the undersigned, the fund's administrator",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
40,
52
]
],
"english": "[have they] discovered the theft and phoned the superintendent at a boys' home?",
"ref": "1996, Tove Nilsen, Skyskrapersommer:",
"text": "[har de] oppdaget tyveriet og ringt til forstanderen på et guttehjem?",
"translation": "[have they] discovered the theft and phoned the superintendent at a boys' home?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
16,
26
]
],
"english": "my great-grandfather was a leader in the Jewish community",
"ref": "2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker:",
"text": "min oldefar var forstander i det mosaiske trossamfunn",
"translation": "my great-grandfather was a leader in the Jewish community",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"a superintendent, administrator, manager; a person who leads or has responsibility for an institution, congregation, or similar body"
],
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"english": "leader",
"translation": "leader",
"word": "leder"
}
],
"id": "en-forstander-nb-noun-rG~IPhlW",
"links": [
[
"superintendent",
"superintendent"
],
[
"administrator",
"administrator"
],
[
"manager",
"manager"
]
],
"related": [
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"english": "to manage",
"translation": "to manage",
"word": "forestå"
}
],
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"translation": "leader",
"word": "leder"
},
{
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"sense": "person in charge",
"translation": "manager",
"word": "bestyrer"
},
{
"english": "supervisor",
"sense": "person in charge",
"translation": "supervisor",
"word": "tilsynsmann"
}
],
"tags": [
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/fɔˈʂtandər/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-andər"
}
],
"word": "forstander"
}
{
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{
"word": "forstanderinde"
},
{
"word": "viceforstander"
},
{
"word": "forstanderpar"
},
{
"word": "højskoleforstander"
},
{
"word": "rigsforstander"
}
],
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}
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{
"form": "forstanderen",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "forstandere",
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"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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"singular"
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},
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "forstanders",
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "forstanderens",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "forstanderes",
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"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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"genitive",
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"15": "",
"16": "{{{com}}}",
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"5": "",
"6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
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"8": "",
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"gen-sg-indef": "forstanders",
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"word": "rektor"
}
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"Danish nouns",
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"Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
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"word": "forstander"
}
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"english": "priest",
"sense": "religious leader",
"translation": "priest",
"word": "prest"
},
{
"english": "pastor",
"sense": "religious leader",
"translation": "pastor",
"word": "pastor"
}
],
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{
"word": "fattigforstander"
},
{
"word": "forstanderinne"
},
{
"word": "klasseforstander"
},
{
"word": "klosterforstander"
},
{
"word": "menighetsforstander"
},
{
"word": "riksforstander"
},
{
"word": "synagogeforstander"
}
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"1": "nb",
"2": "gml",
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},
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"name": "bor+"
},
{
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"1": "da",
"2": "forstander"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "föreståndare"
},
"expansion": "Swedish föreståndare",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Vorsteher"
},
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}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "forstanderen",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "forstandere",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "forstanderne",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
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}
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{
"english": "leader",
"translation": "leader",
"word": "leder"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"for",
"stan",
"der"
]
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"english": "to manage",
"translation": "to manage",
"word": "forestå"
}
],
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"Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
"Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
"Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/andər"
],
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[
0,
10
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],
"english": "superintendent of the madhouse in Cairo",
"ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, chapter 4, in Peer Gynt:",
"text": "forstander for dårekisten i Kairo",
"translation": "superintendent of the madhouse in Cairo",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
0,
12
]
],
"english": "the superintendents [in the city] came to meet me",
"ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 350:",
"text": "forstanderne [i byen] kom mig imøde",
"translation": "the superintendents [in the city] came to meet me",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
37,
47
]
],
"english": "she was the widow of the Moravian congregation's superintendent",
"ref": "1882, Alexander L. Kielland, Skipper Worse, page 26:",
"text": "hun var enke efter brødremenighedens forstander",
"translation": "she was the widow of the Moravian congregation's superintendent",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
51,
61
]
],
"english": "[applications] are submitted to the undersigned, the fund's administrator",
"ref": "1929, Bergens Tidende, number 235, page 8:",
"text": "[ansøkninger] indleveres til undertegnede legatets forstander",
"translation": "[applications] are submitted to the undersigned, the fund's administrator",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
40,
52
]
],
"english": "[have they] discovered the theft and phoned the superintendent at a boys' home?",
"ref": "1996, Tove Nilsen, Skyskrapersommer:",
"text": "[har de] oppdaget tyveriet og ringt til forstanderen på et guttehjem?",
"translation": "[have they] discovered the theft and phoned the superintendent at a boys' home?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
16,
26
]
],
"english": "my great-grandfather was a leader in the Jewish community",
"ref": "2008, Jan Kjærstad, Jeg er brødrene Walker:",
"text": "min oldefar var forstander i det mosaiske trossamfunn",
"translation": "my great-grandfather was a leader in the Jewish community",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a superintendent, administrator, manager; a person who leads or has responsibility for an institution, congregation, or similar body"
],
"links": [
[
"superintendent",
"superintendent"
],
[
"administrator",
"administrator"
],
[
"manager",
"manager"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/fɔˈʂtandər/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-andər"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "leader",
"sense": "person in charge",
"translation": "leader",
"word": "leder"
},
{
"english": "manager",
"sense": "person in charge",
"translation": "manager",
"word": "bestyrer"
},
{
"english": "supervisor",
"sense": "person in charge",
"translation": "supervisor",
"word": "tilsynsmann"
}
],
"word": "forstander"
}
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