forfatning in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: forfatninga [definite, singular], forfatningen [definite, singular], forfatninger [indefinite, plural], forfatningene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From forfatte + -ning, after German Verfassung. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nb|forfatte|ning}} forfatte + -ning, {{der|nb|de|Verfassung}} German Verfassung Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} forfatning f or m (definite singular forfatninga or forfatningen, indefinite plural forfatninger, definite plural forfatningene)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "forfatte",
        "3": "ning"
      },
      "expansion": "forfatte + -ning",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "de",
        "3": "Verfassung"
      },
      "expansion": "German Verfassung",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From forfatte + -ning, after German Verfassung.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forfatninga",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forfatningen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forfatninger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forfatningene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "14 20 14 20 14 20",
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      ],
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        "condition, state"
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        ],
        [
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          "state"
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "constitution"
      ],
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        ],
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          "constitution",
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        ]
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        "(law) constitution"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "forfatning"
}

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{
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forfatningen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forfatninger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forfatningene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "nb-noun-c"
    }
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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}

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"forfatning" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms