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Noun [Danish]

Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: From for + mål. Etymology templates: {{af|da|for|mål}} for + mål Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|formålet||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|formål||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=n|g2=|head=}} formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål), {{da-noun|et}} formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|et}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=formålenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=formåls|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=formålets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=formåls|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=formålene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=formål|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=formålet|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=formål}} Forms: formålet [definite, singular], formål [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], formål [indefinite, nominative, singular], formålet [definite, nominative, singular], formål [indefinite, nominative, plural], formålene [definite, nominative, plural], formåls [genitive, indefinite, singular], formålets [definite, genitive, singular], formåls [genitive, indefinite, plural], formålenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. purpose, cause (for doing something) Tags: neuter Synonyms: sigte, mening
    Sense id: en-formål-da-noun-owmW~WVE Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: anvendelsesformål, boligformål, erhvervsformål, formålsbestemmelse, formålsbestemt, formålsformulering, formålsløs, formålsløshed, formålsparagraf, formålstjenlig, fritidsformål, hovedformål, uddannelsesformål

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: formålet [definite, singular], formål [indefinite, plural], formåla [definite, plural], formålene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From for- + mål. Etymology templates: {{prefix|nb|for|mål}} for- + mål Head templates: {{nb-noun-n1}} formål n (definite singular formålet, indefinite plural formål, definite plural formåla or formålene)
  1. an objective Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-formål-nb-noun-9aqvamPC
  2. a purpose Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-formål-nb-noun-WKJd9ZUD
  3. a cause Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-formål-nb-noun--sEA6wI7 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 30 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 30 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hovedformål

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²formɔːl/ Forms: formålet [definite, singular], formål [indefinite, plural], formåla [definite, plural]
Head templates: {{nn-noun-n1}} formål n (definite singular formålet, indefinite plural formål, definite plural formåla)
  1. Alternative form of føremål Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter Alternative form of: føremål
    Sense id: en-formål-nn-noun-xv2zdheq Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "mål"
      },
      "expansion": "for + mål",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for + mål.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "formål",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "formålet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "formåls",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "formålets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "formåls",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "formålene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "formål",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "formålet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "formål"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "anvendelsesformål"
        },
        {
          "word": "boligformål"
        },
        {
          "word": "erhvervsformål"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålsbestemmelse"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålsbestemt"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålsformulering"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålsløs"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålsløshed"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålsparagraf"
        },
        {
          "word": "formålstjenlig"
        },
        {
          "word": "fritidsformål"
        },
        {
          "word": "hovedformål"
        },
        {
          "word": "uddannelsesformål"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purpose, cause (for doing something)"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-da-noun-owmW~WVE",
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sigte"
        },
        {
          "word": "mening"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hovedformål"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "mål"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + mål",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- + mål.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an objective"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nb-noun-9aqvamPC",
      "links": [
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a purpose"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nb-noun-WKJd9ZUD",
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "9 30 60",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 30 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a good cause",
          "text": "et godt formål"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a cause"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nb-noun--sEA6wI7",
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "føremål"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of føremål"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nn-noun-xv2zdheq",
      "links": [
        [
          "føremål",
          "føremål#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²formɔːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anvendelsesformål"
    },
    {
      "word": "boligformål"
    },
    {
      "word": "erhvervsformål"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålsbestemmelse"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålsbestemt"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålsformulering"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålsløs"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålsløshed"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålsparagraf"
    },
    {
      "word": "formålstjenlig"
    },
    {
      "word": "fritidsformål"
    },
    {
      "word": "hovedformål"
    },
    {
      "word": "uddannelsesformål"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "mål"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for + mål.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "formål",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "formålet",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
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        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "expansion": "formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål)",
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "formålenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "formåls",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "formålets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "formåls",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "formålene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "formål",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "formålet",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "formål"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish compound terms",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish neuter nouns",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Danish/ɔːl",
        "Rhymes:Danish/ɔːl/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purpose, cause (for doing something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sigte"
        },
        {
          "word": "mening"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}

{
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hovedformål"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "mål"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + mål",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- + mål.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "formål n (definite singular formålet, indefinite plural formål, definite plural formåla or formålene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an objective"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a purpose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a good cause",
          "text": "et godt formål"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a cause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "formål n (definite singular formålet, indefinite plural formål, definite plural formåla)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "føremål"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of føremål"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "føremål",
          "føremål#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²formɔːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}

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