aktivum

aktivum n (definite singular aktivet or aktivumet, indefinite plural aktiver or aktiva or aktivumer, definite plural aktiva or aktivaene or aktivuma or aktivumene)

aktivet (definite singular)
aktivumet (definite singular)
aktiver (indefinite plural)
aktiva (indefinite plural)
aktivumer (indefinite plural)
aktiva (definite plural)
aktivaene (definite plural)
aktivuma (definite plural)
aktivumene (definite plural)

From Latin activum, neuter singular of activus.

aktiva og passiva


klorid

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klorid n (definite singular kloridet, indefinite plural klorid or klorider, definite plural klorida or kloridene)

kloridet (definite singular)
klorid (indefinite plural)
klorider (indefinite plural)
klorida (definite plural)
kloridene (definite plural)


frotte

frotteen (definite singular)
frotteer (indefinite plural)
frotteene (definite plural)


stoppe

stoppe (imperative stopp, present tense stopper, passive stoppes, simple past and past participle stoppa or stoppet, present participle stoppende)

stopp (imperative)
stopper (present)
stoppes (passive)
stoppa (participle past)
stoppa (past)
stoppet (participle past)
stoppet (past)
stoppende (participle present)

to darn (repair by stitching with thread and yarn)


allergi

allergien (definite singular)
allergier (indefinite plural)
allergiene (definite plural)


søk

søket (definite singular)
søk (indefinite plural)
søka (definite plural)
søkene (definite plural)


slukke

slukke (imperative slukk, present tense slukker, passive slukkes, simple past slukka or slukket or slukte, past participle slukka or slukket or slukt, present participle slukkende)

slukk (imperative)
slukker (present)
slukkes (passive)
slukka (past)
slukket (past)
slukte (past)
slukka (participle past)
slukket (participle past)
slukt (participle past)
slukkende (participle present)

From Danish slukke, from Old Norse sløkkva.


ordning

ordninga (definite singular)
ordningen (definite singular)
ordninger (indefinite plural)
ordningene (definite plural)


ankomst

ankomsten (definite singular)
ankomster (indefinite plural)
ankomstene (definite plural)


naturlig

naturlig (indefinite singular)
naturlige (definite plural singular)
mer naturlig (comparative)
mest naturlig (superlative)


labyrint

labyrinten (definite singular)
labyrinter (indefinite plural)
labyrintene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos, “maze”).


avfall

From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.


aning

aninga (definite singular)
aningen (definite singular)
aninger (indefinite plural)
aningene (definite plural)

ane + -ing, verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

bag usynlighedens værn mine fugle skulde tvinde, i en anings trillers rad, takkens kvad

behind the shield of invisibility my birds were to twist, in a row of trills a whirl, the squeal of thanks

Siri hadde en aning om, at han var i et særskilt ærend idag

1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 223:

Siri had an idea that he was on a special errand today

jeg vet ikke. – Ingen aning?

the act of guessing, sensing, suspecting; a clue, idea

[han var] kald i målet, og med en aning av flir i ene munnvika

1973, Mikkjel Fønhus, Under Skagsnuten, page 6:

[he was] cold in his language, and with a hint of grin in one corner of his mouth

forklaringen er nok en aning mer komplisert

the explanation is probably a bit more complicated

ung bøk og gammel eik og en aning selje, det er det hun leter etter

young beech and old oak and a little willow, that's what she's looking for


aning

aningen (definite singular)
aninger (indefinite plural)
aningene (definite plural)

Most likely either derived from the first etymology, or have the same exact origin.

(dialectal, nautical) a slight wind that barely moves the ocean surface


slott

slottet (definite singular)
slott (indefinite plural)
slotta (definite plural)
slottene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.


diktatur

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diktatur n (definite singular diktaturet, indefinite plural diktatur or diktaturer, definite plural diktatura or diktaturene)

diktaturet (definite singular)
diktatur (indefinite plural)
diktaturer (indefinite plural)
diktatura (definite plural)
diktaturene (definite plural)


brønn

brønnen (definite singular)
brønner (indefinite plural)
brønnene (definite plural)

From Danish brønd, from Old Norse brunnr, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô (“source, wellspring, fountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrun- (“a bubbling forth; a fountain, wellspring, source”), from *bʰrew- (“to boil, brew”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).


gubbe

gubben (definite singular)
gubber (indefinite plural)
gubbene (definite plural)

Unknown, but some believe it to be a shortening of the word godbonde ("good-farmer" or "husband"), also thought to be borrowed directly from Swedish gubbe. Probably akin to the Nynorsk verb guve ("to stand crouching") which is from Old Norse gaupn ("something bent").

En hvithåret gubbe gikk forbi.

Jeg skal spørre gubben.

Hva er det den gamle gubben vil nå, da?

An old man, geezer, husband, man of the house (lovingly or derogatory)

Noen kasta gubber mot butikken min!

Someone threw dynamite sticks at my store!

Er gubben hjemme?


antall

Formed by the word tall ("number", "digit") and the prefix an-, which is borrowed from Low German and is akin to Old Norse á ("on"). Cognate with German Anzahl and Danish and Swedish antal.

Folk møtte opp i stort antall på torget = a considerable number of people gathered at the square

Fienden var overlegen i antall = the enemy had superior numbers

Et antall sykler ble funnet gjenglemt i bakgården = a number of bikes were found left behind in the backyard

Antallet ulykker er proporsjonalt med antallet kjøretøyer = the number of accidents corresponds to the number of vehicles

number, amount; abstract entity used to describe quantity


fugleskremsel

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fugleskremsel n (definite singular fugleskremselet or fugleskremslet, indefinite plural fugleskremsel or fugleskremsler, definite plural fugleskremsla or fugleskremslene)

fugleskremselet (definite singular)
fugleskremslet (definite singular)
fugleskremsel (indefinite plural)
fugleskremsler (indefinite plural)
fugleskremsla (definite plural)
fugleskremslene (definite plural)

a scarecrow (an effigy made to scare the birds away)


distré

distré (neuter singular distré, definite singular and plural distré or distrée or distree)

distré (neuter singular)
distré (definite plural singular)
distrée (definite plural singular)
distree (definite plural singular)

From French distrait, past participle of distraire ("distract"), from Latin distrahere, dis- "away" and trahere "to draw". Cognate with Swedish disträ and akin to English distract.

Fyren var så distré at det tok ham tjue minutter å finne utgangen.

The guy was so absent-minded it took him twenty minutes to find the exit.

Distré som hun var, glemte hun paraplyen.

Absent-minded as she was, she forgot her umbrella.


distré

Distré leste hun den samme siden gang på gang.

Absent-mindedly she read the same page again and again.


flokk

flokken (definite singular)
flokker (indefinite plural)
flokkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse flokkr ("flock, "flying swarm", "poem without refrain"), related to Old English flocc and thus cognate with English flock as well as its Scandinavian counterparts. Akin to Middle Low German vlocke ("crowd", "flock"). Not found in other Germanic languages.

Store flokker av rein vandrer over vidda

Great herds of reindeer wander over the mountain plateau.

En stor flokk mennesker ventet utålmodig på at konserten skulle begynne.

A large crowd waited impatiently for the concert to begin.

a flock, herd, crowd (can be used to refer to both people and animals)

A Norse ode or song that does not have a refrain


flokk

From Middle Low German vlocke, in this sense meaning speck or particle.

A snowflake, but larger and containing more liquid water than ordinary flakes


diskotek

diskoteket (definite singular)
diskotek (indefinite plural)
diskoteker (indefinite plural)
diskoteka (definite plural)
diskotekene (definite plural)


femkant

femkanten (definite singular)
femkanter (indefinite plural)
femkantene (definite plural)


dominiker

dominikeren (definite singular)
dominikere (indefinite plural)
dominikerne (definite plural)


tempel

tempel n (definite singular tempelet or templet, indefinite plural tempel or templer, definite plural templa or templene)

tempelet (definite singular)
templet (definite singular)
tempel (indefinite plural)
templer (indefinite plural)
templa (definite plural)
templene (definite plural)


dieselmotor

dieselmotoren (definite singular)
dieselmotorer (indefinite plural)
dieselmotorene (definite plural)

a diesel engine (internal combustion engine which runs on diesel fuel)


niks

From Low German niks (“nothing”) and German nichts.


konkurrent

konkurrenten (definite singular)
konkurrenter (indefinite plural)
konkurrentene (definite plural)

From Latin concurrens, via French concurrent.


kentaur

kentaur m (definite singular kentauren, indefinite plural kentaurer, definite plural kentaurene)

kentauren (definite singular)
kentaurer (indefinite plural)
kentaurene (definite plural)


adjø

adjøet (definite singular)
adjø (indefinite plural)
adjøer (indefinite plural)
adjøa (definite plural)
adjøene (definite plural)

Med et siste adjø dro hun.

De utvekslet et hastig adjø.


adjø

From French adieu, from à Dieu, "to God", in the sense "may God be with you." Same origin as Swedish adjö and Danish adjøs and adjø. Compare Spanish adiós.

Adjø, da!

Adjø så lenge.


aforisme

aforismen (definite singular)
aforismer (indefinite plural)
aforismene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

der

En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.

An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)


stål

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare with Danish stål, Swedish stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.


valmue

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valmue m (definite singular valmuen, indefinite plural valmuer, definite plural valmuene)

valmuen (definite singular)
valmuer (indefinite plural)
valmuene (definite plural)

a poppy (flowering plant of genus Papaver)


annullere

annullere (imperative annuller, present tense annullerer, passive annulleres, simple past annullerte, past participle annullert, present participle annullerende)

annuller (imperative)
annullerer (present)
annulleres (passive)
annullerte (past)
annullert (participle past)
annullerende (participle present)

to annul (formally revoke the validity of)


dille

dille (imperative dill, present tense diller, passive dilles, simple past and past participle dilla or dillet, present participle dillende)

dill (imperative)
diller (present)
dilles (passive)
dilla (participle past)
dilla (past)
dillet (participle past)
dillet (past)
dillende (participle present)

From dilettant, from Italian dilettare (“delight”). Alternatively related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

gå omkring og dille


dille

dilla (definite singular)
dillen (definite singular)

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1.

Ha dilla / få dilla


dopplereffekt

dopplereffekten (definite singular)
dopplereffekter (indefinite plural)
dopplereffektene (definite plural)


pengepung

pengepungen (definite singular)
pengepunger (indefinite plural)
pengepungene (definite plural)


departement

departementet (definite singular)
departement (indefinite plural)
departementer (indefinite plural)
departementa (definite plural)
departementene (definite plural)

a department, or ministry (e.g. UK) (government department)

a department (administrative area in France)


fiske

fiske (imperative fisk, present tense fisker, simple past and past participle fiska or fisket)

fisk (imperative)
fisker (present)
fiska (participle past)
fiska (past)
fisket (participle past)
fisket (past)


atombombe

atombomba (definite singular)
atombomben (definite singular)
atombomber (indefinite plural)
atombombene (definite plural)


derivat

derivatet (definite singular)
derivat (indefinite plural)
derivater (indefinite plural)
derivata (definite plural)
derivatene (definite plural)


aboriginer

aborigineren (definite singular)
aboriginere (indefinite plural)
aboriginerne (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aboriginer».ogg

aborigin + -er, first part most likely from English aborigine, from Aborigines, from Latin Aborīginēs, from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orīgine, ablative singular of orīgō (“beginning, origin, source”), from both orior (“to originate, be born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”) + and from -īgō (suffix forming deverbal nouns). Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

der

an Aboriginal (aboriginal inhabitant of Australia and surrounding islands in Oceania)


aboriginer

australneger

Aborigine; may be perceived as derogatory


bambus

bambusen (definite singular)
bambuser (indefinite plural)
bambusene (definite plural)

Via older Dutch bamboes, compare with modern Dutch bamboe.


tusen takk

many thanks (thank you (in a very polite way)). Literally a thousand (“tusen”) thanks (“takk”).


skall

skallet (definite singular)
skall (indefinite plural)
skalla (definite plural)
skallene (definite plural)


plisse

plisseen (definite singular)
plisseer (indefinite plural)
plisseene (definite plural)


plissé

plisséen (definite singular)
plisseen (definite singular)
plisséer (indefinite plural)
plisseer (indefinite plural)
plisséene (definite plural)
plisseene (definite plural)


mislike

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mislike (imperative mislik, present tense misliker, simple past mislikte, past participle mislikt, present participle mislikende)

mislik (imperative)
misliker (present)
mislikte (past)
mislikt (participle past)
mislikende (participle present)


slank

slank (neuter singular slankt, definite singular and plural slanke, comparative slankere, indefinite superlative slankest, definite superlative slankeste)

slankt (neuter singular)
slanke (definite plural singular)
slankere (comparative)
slankest (indefinite superlative)
slankeste (definite superlative)


dirigent

dirigenten (definite singular)
dirigenter (indefinite plural)
dirigentene (definite plural)


farvel

farvel n (definite singular farvelet or farvellet, indefinite plural farvel or farveler or farveller, definite plural farvela or farvelene or farvella or farvellene)

farvelet (definite singular)
farvellet (definite singular)
farvel (indefinite plural)
farveler (indefinite plural)
farveller (indefinite plural)
farvela (definite plural)
farvelene (definite plural)
farvella (definite plural)
farvellene (definite plural)

si farvel


sprek

sprek (feminine masculine)
sprekt (neuter)
spreke (definite plural singular)
sprekere (comparative)
sprekest (indefinite superlative)
sprekeste (definite superlative)


knut

knuten (definite singular)
knuter (indefinite plural)
knutene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by knute


uhorvelig

uhorvelig (neuter singular uhorvelig, definite singular and plural uhorvelige)

uhorvelig (neuter singular)
uhorvelige (definite plural singular)


forsmedelig

forsmedelig (neuter singular forsmedelig, definite singular and plural forsmedelige, comparative forsmedeligere, indefinite superlative forsmedeligst, definite superlative forsmedeligste)

forsmedelig (neuter singular)
forsmedelige (definite plural singular)
forsmedeligere (comparative)
forsmedeligst (indefinite superlative)
forsmedeligste (definite superlative)


sjøbunnsutnyttelse

sjøbunnsutnyttelsen (definite singular)
sjøbunnsutnyttelser (indefinite plural)
sjøbunnsutnyttelsene (definite plural)


kjedelig

kjedelig (neuter singular kjedelig, definite singular and plural kjedelige, comparative kjedeligere, indefinite superlative kjedeligst, definite superlative kjedeligste)

kjedelig (neuter singular)
kjedelige (definite plural singular)
kjedeligere (comparative)
kjedeligst (indefinite superlative)
kjedeligste (definite superlative)


pengelens

From penge (“singular of money”) + lens (“empty, free”).


umenneskelig

umenneskelig (neuter singular umenneskelig, definite singular and plural umenneskelige)

umenneskelig (neuter singular)
umenneskelige (definite plural singular)


menneskelig

menneskelig (neuter singular menneskelig, definite singular and plural menneskelige)

menneskelig (neuter singular)
menneskelige (definite plural singular)


søskenbarn

søskenbarnet (definite singular)
søskenbarn (indefinite plural)
søskenbarna (definite plural)
søskenbarnene (definite plural)

søsken + barn, from Old Norse systkinabǫrn pl


fredelig

fredelig (neuter singular fredelig, definite singular and plural fredelige, comparative fredeligere, indefinite superlative fredeligst, definite superlative fredeligste)

fredelig (neuter singular)
fredelige (definite plural singular)
fredeligere (comparative)
fredeligst (indefinite superlative)
fredeligste (definite superlative)


gelé

gelé m (definite singular geléen, indefinite plural geléer, definite plural geléene)

geléen (definite singular)
geléer (indefinite plural)
geléene (definite plural)


hulle

hulle (imperative hull, present tense huller, simple past and past participle hulla or hullet)

hull (imperative)
huller (present)
hulla (participle past)
hulla (past)
hullet (participle past)
hullet (past)

to hole, make or drill a hole in something.


bable

bable (imperative babl or bable, present tense babler, passive bables, simple past and past participle babla or bablet, present participle bablende)

babl (imperative)
bable (imperative)
babler (present)
bables (passive)
babla (participle past)
babla (past)
bablet (participle past)
bablet (past)
bablende (participle present)

Onomatopoeic, lydord. Compare with German babbeln


babord

(nautical, aviation) port (left hand side)


kondolere

kondolere (imperative kondoler, present tense kondolerer, passive kondoleres, simple past kondolerte, past participle kondolert, present participle kondolerende)

kondoler (imperative)
kondolerer (present)
kondoleres (passive)
kondolerte (past)
kondolert (participle past)
kondolerende (participle present)

Hun lagde forfriskninger til de kondolerende gjestene, middag og kveldsmat til familien, og da Pa ga uttrykk for hvor flink hun var, gjorde det bare skyldfølelsen større. https://books.google.no/books?id=TU0qCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT81&lpg=PT81&dq=%22kondolerende%22&source=bl&ots=J4MUa9Geqk&sig=WhT4eqBfpdpX7uhBjeE_gG3Vn-k&hl=no&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqgfqhvqLOAhVKOMAKHcwsDL8Q6AEIKzAC#v=onepage&q=%22kondolerende%22&f=false


supe

supeen (definite singular)
supeer (indefinite plural)
supeene (definite plural)


gnager

gnageren (definite singular)
gnagere (indefinite plural)
gnagerne (definite plural)

From the verb gnage ("to gnaw") and the suffix -er, in this sense stringed to a verb to denote something doing the action described by said verb.

Mus, bever og ekorn er gnagere

Mice, beavers and squirrels are rodents.


høyt

Det var jammen meg et høyt fjell.


høyt

De elsket hverandre høyt = They loved each other deeply

Debattantene snakket høyt i munnen på hverandre = the debaters loudly spoke all at once


håpe

håpe (imperative håp, present tense håper, passive håpes, simple past håpa or håpet or håpte, past participle håpa or håpet or håpt, present participle håpende)

håp (imperative)
håper (present)
håpes (passive)
håpa (past)
håpet (past)
håpte (past)
håpa (participle past)
håpet (participle past)
håpt (participle past)
håpende (participle present)

From Middle Low German hopen, of unknown origin; compare with German hoffen and Old Norse hopast. Akin to Old English hopian, English hope, Danish håbe and Swedish hoppas.

Jeg håper jeg gjorde det bra på matteprøven = I hope I did okay on the maths test

Jeg håper De har hatt det hyggelig her.

I trust that you have enjoyed your stay here.


laotisk

laotisk (neuter singular laotisk, definite singular and plural laotiske)

laotisk (neuter singular)
laotiske (definite plural singular)


verdensmesterskap

verdensmesterskapet (definite singular)
verdensmesterskap (indefinite plural)
verdensmesterskaper (indefinite plural)
verdensmesterskapa (definite plural)
verdensmesterskapene (definite plural)


garasje

garasje m (definite singular garasjen, indefinite plural garasjer, definite plural garasjene)

garasjen (definite singular)
garasjer (indefinite plural)
garasjene (definite plural)


uansett

From u- + ansett (“past participle of anse”).

prefix

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">anse</i>


kjøkken

kjøkkenet (definite singular)
kjøkken (indefinite plural)
kjøkkener (indefinite plural)
kjøkkena (definite plural)
kjøkkenene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kokene, from Latin coquina.


gulv

gulvet (definite singular)
gulv (indefinite plural)
gulva (definite plural)
gulvene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish gulv, from Old Danish gulf, from Proto-Germanic *gulbą, whence also Old Norse golf and Norwegian golv.


hvorfor

From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.


teppe

teppet (definite singular)
tepper (indefinite plural)
teppa (definite plural)
teppene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tapit, from Middle Low German tappet, teppet, from Latin tapete, tapetum.


hvem

From Danish hvem, from Old Norse hveim. Known in a runic spelling as huem (with a bind rune) in a magical manuscript from around 1650.

Hvem gjorde det?

Hvem er du? ― Who are you? — (predicate)

Hvem spurte du?

Av hvem?

(dated, relative after a preposition) who, whom


krøll

krøllen (definite singular)
krøller (indefinite plural)
krøllene (definite plural)

Derived from the verb krølle ('to curl').

Håret hennes har naturlige krøller.

a curl (something that is curled, the act of being curled)

Prøv ikke å lage krøll!

fuss, trouble (the word is not inflected when used in this sense)


igjen

From Old Norse í gegn ("against"), from í ("in, on") and gegn ("straight, direct"). Probably through Danish. Compare Old English gegn and ongean (the origin of "again"); English again, Danish igen and German gegen.
The form igjen spelled as ᛁᚵᛁ+ᚳ instead of igen is known from a danicized Norwegian neo-runic inscription from 1791.

Vi sees vel snart igjen?

Æsj, nå må jeg gjøre det igjen.

Ta det med ro, du skal få igjen pengene dine.

Jeg har bare to kjeks igjen.

Lukk igjen døren!

Klapp igjen!

Hun sa det til læreren, som igjen sa det til rektoren.

She told her teacher, who in turn told the Principal.


bevisstgjøring

bevisstgjøringa (definite singular)
bevisstgjøringen (definite singular)
bevisstgjøringer (indefinite plural)
bevisstgjøringene (definite plural)

Reklamekampanjen skulle fungere som en slags bevisstgjøring, men feilet totalt. – the advert was meant to work as a kind of consciousness-raising, but failed totally.

The process of making somebody aware and conscious of a particular issue.


stue

stua (definite singular)
stuen (definite singular)
stuer (indefinite plural)
stuene (definite plural)

From Danish stue, from Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.


stue

head

stue (imperative stu, present tense stuer, passive stues, simple past and past participle stua or stuet, present participle stuende)

stu (imperative)
stuer (present)
stues (passive)
stua (participle past)
stua (past)
stuet (participle past)
stuet (past)
stuende (participle present)

From Middle Low German stuwen, compare with Danish stuve.


menneskefiendsk

menneskefiendsk (indefinite singular)
menneskefiendske (definite plural singular)


kan du snakke engelsk?

do you speak English
do you speak English

do you speak English? can you speak English?


ufattelig

ufattelig (neuter singular ufattelig, definite singular and plural ufattelige)

ufattelig (neuter singular)
ufattelige (definite plural singular)


evighet

evigheta (definite singular)
evigheten (definite singular)
evigheter (indefinite plural)
evighetene (definite plural)


menneskefiendtlig

menneskefiendtlig (indefinite singular)
menneskefiendtlige (definite plural singular)


apekatt

apekatten (definite singular)
apekatter (indefinite plural)
apekattene (definite plural)

From ape + katt, cf. Danish abekat.
Possibly connected to a Continental West Germanic word akin to German Meerkatze, Dutch meerkat.


klarinett

klarinetten (definite singular)
klarinetter (indefinite plural)
klarinettene (definite plural)


anerkjenne

anerkjenne (imperative anerkjenn, present tense anerkjenner, passive anerkjennes, simple past anerkjente, past participle anerkjent)

anerkjenn (imperative)
anerkjenner (present)
anerkjennes (passive)
anerkjente (past)
anerkjent (participle past)


burde

burde (present tense bør, simple past burde, past participle burdet)

bør (present)
burde (past)
burdet (participle past)

From Old Norse burði, preterite of byrja.

Du bør få fikset det.


unødvendig

unødvendig (neuter singular unødvendig, definite singular and plural unødvendige)

unødvendig (neuter singular)
unødvendige (definite plural singular)


menighet

menigheta (definite singular)
menigheten (definite singular)
menigheter (indefinite plural)
menighetene (definite plural)


evigung

evigung (neuter singular evigungt, definite singular and plural evigunge)

evigungt (neuter singular)
evigunge (definite plural singular)


kjærligheter

/çæːɭɪheːtər/


kjærligheten

/çæːɭɪheːtn̩/

definite masculine singular of kjærlighet


kjærlighetene

/çæːɭɪheːtn̩ə/


kjærlighet

kjærligheta (definite singular)
kjærligheten (definite singular)
kjærligheter (indefinite plural)
kjærlighetene (definite plural)

/ˈçæːɾlɪˌheːt/

[ˈçæːɭɪˌheːt]

From kjærlig (“loving”) + -het (“-ness”).

An abbreviation of kjærlighet på pinne.


elsket

elsket (indefinite singular)
elskete (definite plural singular)
elskede (definite plural singular)


blodhevn

blodhevnen (definite singular)
blodhevner (indefinite plural)
blodhevnene (definite plural)


kjærleik

kjærleiken (definite singular)
kjærleiker (indefinite plural)
kjærleikene (definite plural)

From kjær (“dear”) + -leik (“-ness”), from Old Norse kærleikr (“love”).


-vis

Cognate with English -wise and German -erweise, from the same root as the noun vis

suffix for creating adverbs and adjectives out of adjectives and nouns


snakke

snakke (imperative snakk, present tense snakker, passive snakkes, simple past and past participle snakka or snakket)

snakk (imperative)
snakker (present)
snakkes (passive)
snakka (participle past)
snakka (past)
snakket (participle past)
snakket (past)

Borrowed from Middle Low German snacken (“to speak, talk”), of uncertain origin.


kategori

head

kategori m (definite singular kategorien, indefinite plural kategorier, definite plural kategoriene)

kategorien (definite singular)
kategorier (indefinite plural)
kategoriene (definite plural)


elske

elske (imperative elsk, present tense elsker, passive elskes, simple past and past participle elska or elsket, present participle elskende)

elsk (imperative)
elsker (present)
elskes (passive)
elska (participle past)
elska (past)
elsket (participle past)
elsket (past)
elskende (participle present)

From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (“to care for, cultivate, cherish”).


pusse

head

pusse (imperative puss, present tense pusser, passive pusses, simple past pussa or pusset, past participle pussa or pusset, present participle pussende)

puss (imperative)
pusser (present)
pusses (passive)
pussa (past)
pusset (past)
pussa (participle past)
pusset (participle past)
pussende (participle present)


elsker

elskeren (definite singular)
elskere (indefinite plural)
elskerne (definite plural)

a lover (of something; applies to both sexes)

Lady Chatterleys elsker

a lover (man having a sexual relationship with a woman)

en god / dårlig elsker


circonflexe

circonflexen (definite singular)
circonflexer (indefinite plural)
circonflexene (definite plural)

accent circonflexe
accent circonflexe#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent circonflexe (“circumflex”)


manøver

manøver m (definite singular manøveren, indefinite plural manøvere or manøvre or manøvrer, definite plural manøverne or manøvrene)

manøveren (definite singular)
manøvere (indefinite plural)
manøvre (indefinite plural)
manøvrer (indefinite plural)
manøverne (definite plural)
manøvrene (definite plural)

From French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre, from Latin manuopera, derived from manu (ablative of manus,"hand") and opera (plural of opus, "work"). Compare with manoeuvre, manual, operation and operate in English.

Flyet måtte gjøre en farlig manøver for å unngå kollisjon.

The plane had to make a risky manoeuvre to avoid colliding.

En taktisk manøver


definisjon

definisjon m (definite singular definisjonen, indefinite plural definisjoner, definite plural definisjonene)

definisjonen (definite singular)
definisjoner (indefinite plural)
definisjonene (definite plural)


gyllen

gyllen (neuter singular gyllent, definite singular and plural gylne)

gyllent (neuter singular)
gylne (definite plural singular)


limonade

limonaden (definite singular)
limonader (indefinite plural)
limonadene (definite plural)


accent aigu

accent aiguen (definite singular)
accent aiguer (indefinite plural)
accent aiguene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French accent aigu (“acute accent”).

[lærerinnen] kom med accent aigu og accent grave. Og det underlige skjedde at Frida Grytum i løpet av få uker hadde ført Paris inn i klasseværelset

1985, Gerd Brantenberg, Ved fergestedet, page 153:

[the teacher] came with acute accent and grave accent. And the strange thing happened that in a few weeks Frida Grytum had brought Paris into the classroom

(orthography) an acute accent (a diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages)


resepsjon

resepsjonen (definite singular)
resepsjoner (indefinite plural)
resepsjonene (definite plural)

From French réception, from Latin receptio.

reception (reception desk within a hotel or other large building where visitors and guests are attended to)


tilhører

tilhøreren (definite singular)
tilhørere (indefinite plural)
tilhørerne (definite plural)


ordtak

ordtaket (definite singular)
ordtak (indefinite plural)
ordtaka (definite plural)
ordtakene (definite plural)


aigu

aiguen (definite singular)
aiguer (indefinite plural)
aiguene (definite plural)

From French aigu (“sharp, acute”), from Middle French aigu, agu (“sharp”), from Old French agu, from Latin acūtus (“sharpened, spicy, subtle”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“I sharpen, put an acute accent on”), from acus (“needle, pin; bodkin”), from Proto-Italic *akus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

der

accent aigu
accent aigu#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent aigu (“acute accent”)


utformingen

definite masculine singular of utforming


à jour

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «à jour».ogg

From French à jour (“up-to-date”), first part from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”). Last part from French jour (“day”), from Old French jorn, jor (“day”), from Latin diurnum [tempus], from diurnus (“daily”), from earlier *diusnus, from both diūs, from Old Latin, from Proto-Italic *djous (“day”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky”), from earlier *dyéws, from *dyew- (“to be bright”) and *s (creates nouns) + and from -nus (forms adjectives), from Proto-Italic *-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (forms verbal adjectives).

der laa arbeide der i denne tid mindst for to, før han kom à jour

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker III, page 357:

there was work there at this time at least for two, before he came up to date

jeg [måtte] gjøre et alvorlig forsøk på å komme litt mer ajour med listen min

2013, Tor Åge Bringsværd, Ikke fordi den har et svar, men fordi den har en sang, page X:

I [had to] make a serious effort to get a little more up to date with my list

du har selvfølgelig krav på å være ajour med det vi har av funn

2013, Karin Fossum, Carmen Zita og døden:

you are of course entitled to be up to date with what we have of discoveries

skolebøkene bagatelliserer [språkforskeren Ivar] Aasen. De skriver om den fattige stakkaren og er ikke faglig à jour

the textbooks downplay [linguist Ivar] Aasen. They write about the poor poor man and are not professionally up to date

nå var det ikke om å gjøre å holde seg ajour med kalenderen, den var ikke lenger en nødsrasjon, en siste reserve

now it was not about keeping up with the calendar, it was no longer an emergency ration, a last resort

det er her [hos frisøren] og hos tannlegen man holder seg ajour med hva Se og Hør velger å skrive om

it is here [at the hairdresser] and at the dentist that you stay up to date with what Se og Hør chooses to write about

bringe/føre/holde à jour

komme/bli à jour

become up to date (with all of today's work, finish all of today's tasks)

være à jour ― be up to date (in accounting), be oriented about something, have the most knowledge about a subject

holde (seg/noen) à jour

keep (themselves or someone) up to date, keep (themselves or someone) informed of something

en edelsten som er à jour


niding

nidingen (definite singular)
nidinger (indefinite plural)
nidingene (definite plural)

From Old Norse níðingr (“honorless person”), from Old Norse níð (“defamation; honorless”). The word is cognate with Icelandic níðingur, Swedish niding.


tilhøre

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tilhøre (imperative tilhør, present tense tilhører, simple past tilhørte, past participle tilhørt, present participle tilhørende)

tilhør (imperative)
tilhører (present)
tilhørte (past)
tilhørt (participle past)
tilhørende (participle present)

From til- + høre, like Danish tilhøre, Swedish tillhöra and Icelandic tilheyra.


utforming

utforminga (definite singular)
utformingen (definite singular)
utforminger (indefinite plural)
utformingene (definite plural)


abonnement

abonnementet (definite singular)
abonnement (indefinite plural)
abonnementer (indefinite plural)
abonnementa (definite plural)
abonnementene (definite plural)

From French abonnement (“subscription”).

tegne abonnement på en avis

si opp abonnementet på avisen

ha abonnement på forestillinger i operaen

have a subscription to performances in the opera

abonnementet løper ut ved nyttår

mit abonnement paa Morgenbladet er ude med maj maaned

1940, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVI, page 239:

my subscription to Morgenbladet is out with the month of May

abonnementet på Aftenposten gikk ut for to uker siden

the subscription to Aftenposten expired two weeks ago

moren hadde plutselig tegnet abonnement på Donald

1997, Arild Linneberg, Far og barn i moderlandet, page X:

the mother had suddenly subscribed to Donald

[hun] var fristet til å si opp abonnementet i protest

1998, May B. Lund, … ikke stykkevis og delt:

[she] was tempted to cancel the subscription in protest

hun hadde ikke mobil lenger, telefonselskapet hadde stengt abonnementet

she no longer had a mobile phone, the telephone company had closed the subscription

a subscription (access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment)

vort abonnement stiger; vi trykker allerede 1300 exemplarer

1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Breve II, page 21:

our subscription increases; we are already printing 1300 copies

(rare) number of subscribers to a magazine, a newspaper or the like


runka

simple past and past participle of runke


harr

harren (definite singular)
harrer (indefinite plural)
harrene (definite plural)

Thymallus thymallus
Thymallus thymallus#Translingual


vik

vika (definite singular)
viken (definite singular)
viker (indefinite plural)
vikene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.


fremst

fremst (neuter singular fremst, definite singular and plural fremste)

fremst (neuter singular)
fremste (definite plural singular)


heiti

heitiet (definite singular)
heiti (indefinite plural)
heitia (definite plural)
heitiene (definite plural)


immun

immun (feminine masculine)
immunt (neuter)
immune (definite plural singular)


remedium

remediet (definite singular)
remedier (indefinite plural)
remedia (definite plural)
remediene (definite plural)


studere

studere (imperative studer, present tense studerer, passive studeres, simple past studerte, past participle studert)

studer (imperative)
studerer (present)
studeres (passive)
studerte (past)
studert (participle past)

From Old Norse studera and Latin studere.


rompis

rompisen (definite singular)
rompiser (indefinite plural)
rompisene (definite plural)

Ja, jeg er rompis. Hva med det?


tusse

tussen (definite singular)
tusser (indefinite plural)
tussene (definite plural)


stutt

stutt (indefinite singular)
stutte (definite plural singular)
stuttere (comparative)
stuttest (indefinite superlative)
stutteste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.


martre

martrer (present)
martra (past)
martret (past)
martra (participle past)
martret (participle past)

From a Middle Low German cognate to Middle High German martern, marteren (“torture”).


madrass

madrassen (definite singular)
madrasser (indefinite plural)
madrassene (definite plural)


edderkopp

edderkoppen (definite singular)
edderkopper (indefinite plural)
edderkoppene (definite plural)


kardinal

kardinal m (definite singular kardinalen, indefinite plural kardinaler, definite plural kardinalene)

kardinalen (definite singular)
kardinaler (indefinite plural)
kardinalene (definite plural)


fakkel

fakkelen (definite singular)
fakler (indefinite plural)
faklene (definite plural)

Derived from Latin facula, via German Fackel.

flare (a signal flare, also at oil refineries, etc., including the flare tower)


kano

kanoen (definite singular)
kanoer (indefinite plural)
kanoene (definite plural)

From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.


bryggeri

bryggeriet (definite singular)
bryggeri (indefinite plural)
bryggerier (indefinite plural)
bryggeria (definite plural)
bryggeriene (definite plural)


gudstjeneste

gudstjenesten (definite singular)
gudstjenester (indefinite plural)
gudstjenestene (definite plural)


jippo

jippoet (definite singular)
jippo (indefinite plural)
jippoer (indefinite plural)
jippoa (definite plural)
jippoene (definite plural)

A PR stunt or gimmick to attract plenty of attention.


frata

frata (imperative frata, present tense fratar, passive fratas, simple past fratok, past participle fratatt)

frata (imperative)
fratar (present)
fratas (passive)
fratok (past)
fratatt (participle past)


nektar

nektaren (definite singular)
nektarer (indefinite plural)
nektarene (definite plural)


generisk

generisk (neuter singular generisk, definite singular and plural generiske)

generisk (neuter singular)
generiske (definite plural singular)


holde

holde (imperative hold, present tense holder, passive holdes, simple past and past participle holdt, present participle holdende)

hold (imperative)
holder (present)
holdes (passive)
holdt (participle past)
holdt (past)
holdende (participle present)

Inherited from Danish holde, from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

å holde vakt

å holde varmen

Jeg holder på å lære meg norsk.


døde og maktesløse

død og maktesløs
død og maktesløs#Norwegian_Bokmål


maktesløsest

indefinite singular superlative degree of maktesløs


maktesløs

maktesløs (neuter singular maktesløst, definite singular and plural maktesløse, comparative maktesløsere, indefinite superlative maktesløsest)

maktesløst (neuter singular)
maktesløse (definite plural singular)
maktesløsere (comparative)
maktesløsest (indefinite superlative)

makt + -løs, compare with Dutch machteloos


død og maktesløs

død og maktesløs (neuter singular dødt og maktesløst, definite singular and plural døde og maktesløse)

dødt og maktesløst (neuter singular)
døde og maktesløse (definite plural singular)


straks

From Middle Low German strak (“straight”).


straks

straksen (definite singular)
strakser (indefinite plural)
straksene (definite plural)


bakteriologi

bakteriologi m (definite singular bakteriologien)

(microbiology) bacteriology (the study of bacteria)


vits

vitsen (definite singular)
vitser (indefinite plural)
vitsene (definite plural)

From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.

Hva er vitsen med å forklare alt? – What's the point of explaining everything?


testimonium

testimoniet (definite singular)
testimonier (indefinite plural)
testimonia (definite plural)
testimoniene (definite plural)


kode

koden (definite singular)
koder (indefinite plural)
kodene (definite plural)

From Latin codex, via French code and English code.


brukergrensesnitt

brukergrensesnittet (definite singular)
brukergrensesnitt (indefinite plural)
brukergrensesnitta (definite plural)
brukergrensesnittene (definite plural)


grensesnitt

grensesnittet (definite singular)
grensesnitt (indefinite plural)
grensesnitta (definite plural)
grensesnittene (definite plural)


byrå

byrået (definite singular)
byrå (indefinite plural)
byråer (indefinite plural)
byråa (definite plural)
byråene (definite plural)


neodym

From neo- + didym, from Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos).


overvinne

overvinne (imperative overvinn, present tense overvinner, passive overvinnes, simple past overvant, past participle overvunnet, present participle overvinnende)

overvinn (imperative)
overvinner (present)
overvinnes (passive)
overvant (past)
overvunnet (participle past)
overvinnende (participle present)


Mikronesia

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, mimimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

der

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania; official name: Mikronesiaføderasjonen)


destruere

head

destruere (imperative destruer, present tense destruerer, passive destrueres, simple past destruerte, past participle destruert)

destruer (imperative)
destruerer (present)
destrueres (passive)
destruerte (past)
destruert (participle past)


teolog

teologen (definite singular)
teologer (indefinite plural)
teologene (definite plural)

From Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος (theológos); θεός (theós) + -log.


alene

From Middle Low German alene (or allene?).


sektor

sektoren (definite singular)
sektorer (indefinite plural)
sektorene (definite plural)


kamerat

kameraten (definite singular)
kamerater (indefinite plural)
kameratene (definite plural)

From Latin camera; via Italian, and French camarade.


kriterium

kriterium n (definite singular kriteriet, indefinite plural kriterier, definite plural kriteria or kriteriene)

kriteriet (definite singular)
kriterier (indefinite plural)
kriteria (definite plural)
kriteriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion), via Latin criterion.


flåset

flåset (neuter singular flåset, definite singular and plural flåsete, comparative mer flåset, superlative mest flåset)

flåset (neuter singular)
flåsete (definite plural singular)
mer flåset (comparative)
mest flåset (superlative)

From flås, from Old Norse flása (“flippant woman”).


flåsete

flåsete (indeclinable, comparative mer flåsete, superlative mest flåsete)

mer flåsete (comparative)
mest flåsete (superlative)


automatisk

automatisk (neuter singular automatisk, definite singular and plural automatiske)

automatisk (neuter singular)
automatiske (definite plural singular)


problematisk

problematisk (neuter singular problematisk, definite singular and plural problematiske)

problematisk (neuter singular)
problematiske (definite plural singular)


sats

satsen (definite singular)
satser (indefinite plural)
satsene (definite plural)

(music) a movement (in a musical work such as a symphony)


handfull

handfullen (definite singular)
handfuller (indefinite plural)
handfullene (definite plural)


skuter

skuteren (definite singular)
skutere (indefinite plural)
skuterne (definite plural)


antibiotikum

antibiotikum n (definite singular antibiotikumet, indefinite plural antibiotika, definite plural antibiotikaene)

antibiotikumet (definite singular)
antibiotika (indefinite plural)
antibiotikaene (definite plural)

From anti- + Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós).


torven

definite masculine singular of torv (Etymology 1)


trontale

trontalen (definite singular)
trontaler (indefinite plural)
trontalene (definite plural)

an inaugural speech, a speech given by a regent (King) at the annual inauguration of the proceedings of the parliament (the Storting)


tronpretendent

tronpretendenten (definite singular)
tronpretendenter (indefinite plural)
tronpretendentene (definite plural)

a pretender; claimant to the office of the throne.


bergart

bergarta (definite singular)
bergarten (definite singular)
bergarter (indefinite plural)
bergartene (definite plural)


tronarving

tronarvingen (definite singular)
tronarvinger (indefinite plural)
tronarvingene (definite plural)

From trone (“throne”) + arving (“heir”).


agurk

agurk m (definite singular agurken, indefinite plural agurker, definite plural agurkene)

agurken (definite singular)
agurker (indefinite plural)
agurkene (definite plural)


lillebror

lillebroren (definite singular)
lillebrødre (indefinite plural)
lillebrødrene (definite plural)


trone

trona (definite singular)
tronen (definite singular)
troner (indefinite plural)
tronene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair”, “throne”).

der

(biblical) throne; the third highest order of angels


trone

head

trone (imperative tron, present tense troner, simple past and past participle trona or tronet)

tron (imperative)
troner (present)
trona (participle past)
trona (past)
tronet (participle past)
tronet (past)

To sit in a manner which commands obedience; to sit in a dominating way (as if on a throne).


spagetti

spagettien (definite singular)
spagettier (indefinite plural)
spagettiene (definite plural)


sosiologi

sosiologi m (definite singular sosiologien)


slak

slak (feminine masculine)
slakt (neuter)
slake (definite plural singular)
slakere (comparative)
slakest (indefinite superlative)
slakeste (definite superlative)


seismologi

seismology (study of earthquakes and related phenomena)


blygest

indefinite singular superlative degree of blyg


bluferdig

bluferdig (neuter singular bluferdig, definite singular and plural bluferdige, comparative bluferdigere, indefinite superlative bluferdigst)

bluferdig (neuter singular)
bluferdige (definite plural singular)
bluferdigere (comparative)
bluferdigst (indefinite superlative)

From obsolete blu + -ferdig (shy + adjectival suffix).

shy, timid in matters of a sexual nature


-ferdig

From ferdig (“ready”), from Old Norse ferðugr, probably influenced by Middle Low German verdich, in reality "ready for ferd (“travel”)", from Old Norse ferð, related to fare (“travel”).

Used for making adjectives from nouns: the quality of being ready for.

Used for making adjectives from nouns: being imbued with the quality of.

Used for making adjectives from adjectives: the quality of being inclined to be what the first part mentions.

Used for making adjectives from verbs: the quality of being ready to or on the verge of.


-ferdig

Related to ferdighet (“skill, ability”), also før (“able”)

Used for making adjectives from nouns: the quality of being skillful with regards to.

Used for making adjectives from verbs: the quality of being able to.


moderat

moderat (neuter singular moderat, definite singular and plural moderate)

moderat (neuter singular)
moderate (definite plural singular)


ubåt

ubåten (definite singular)
ubåter (indefinite plural)
ubåtene (definite plural)

From u- + båt, abbreviation of undervannsbåt, after German U-Boot.


valp

valpen (definite singular)
valper (indefinite plural)
valpene (definite plural)


minske

minske (imperative minsk, present tense minsker, simple past and past participle minska or minsket)

minsk (imperative)
minsker (present)
minska (participle past)
minska (past)
minsket (participle past)
minsket (past)


effekt

effekten (definite singular)
effekter (indefinite plural)
effektene (definite plural)


fat

fatet (definite singular)
fat (indefinite plural)
fater (indefinite plural)
fata (definite plural)
fatene (definite plural)


innvarsla

inflection of innvarsle:
past participle


innvarsle

innvarsle (imperative innvarsl or innvarsle, present tense innvarsler, simple past and past participle innvarsla or innvarslet, present participle innvarslende)

innvarsl (imperative)
innvarsle (imperative)
innvarsler (present)
innvarsla (participle past)
innvarsla (past)
innvarslet (participle past)
innvarslet (past)
innvarslende (participle present)


varsler

varsleren (definite singular)
varslere (indefinite plural)
varslerne (definite plural)

From varsel (“alert, notification”), from vare (“notify, warn”), from Old Norse vara, cognate with var (“attentive”).


varsle

varsle (imperative varsl or varsle, present tense varsler, simple past and past participle varsla or varslet, present participle varslende)

varsl (imperative)
varsle (imperative)
varsler (present)
varsla (participle past)
varsla (past)
varslet (participle past)
varslet (past)
varslende (participle present)


kriminologi

kriminologi m (definite singular kriminologien)


serøs

serøs (neuter singular serøst, definite singular and plural serøse, comparative serøsere, indefinite superlative serøsest)

serøst (neuter singular)
serøse (definite plural singular)
serøsere (comparative)
serøsest (indefinite superlative)

From Latin serosus, from serum, via French séreux.


foto-

From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).


serøsest

indefinite singular superlative degree of serøs


runket

simple past and past participle of runke


kjappest

indefinite singular superlative degree of kjapp


runk

runken (definite singular)
runker (indefinite plural)
runkene (definite plural)


skarlagnest

indefinite singular superlative degree of skarlagen


unngå

unngå (imperative unngå, present tense unngår, passive unngås, simple past unngikk, past participle unngått)

unngå (imperative)
unngår (present)
unngås (passive)
unngikk (past)
unngått (participle past)

to avoid (to keep away from; to keep clear of)


nettopp

From nett + opp. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk nettopp, Danish netop and rarely used Swedish nättupp.


visest

indefinite singular superlative degree of vis


skarlagen

skarlagen (feminine masculine)
skarlagent (neuter)
skarlagne (definite plural singular)
skarlagnere (comparative)
skarlagnest (indefinite superlative)
skarlagneste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German scharlaken from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqerlât, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (seqellât, “scarlet cloth”), of unknown origin.

der

scarlet (usage as an adjective is rare; see the synonyms skarlagenrød and skarlagensrød)


skarlagen

skarlagenet (definite singular)
skarlagen (indefinite plural)
skarlagena (definite plural)
skarlagenene (definite plural)


anbefalingen

definite masculine singular of anbefaling


anbefalt seg

anbefale seg
anbefale seg#Norwegian_Bokmål


anbefale seg

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anbefale seg (present tense anbefaler seg, simple past anbefalte seg, past participle anbefalt seg)

anbefaler seg (present)
anbefalte seg (past)
anbefalt seg (participle past)

(idiomatic, dated) to say goodbye; take one's leave

(idiomatic, dated) (usually follwed by «som») to have its advantages (be somewhat preferable to some other choice or situation)


anbefalinga

definite feminine singular of anbefaling


meste

inflection of mye:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of mye:
plural superlative degree


anbefaling

anbefalinga (definite singular)
anbefalingen (definite singular)
anbefalinger (indefinite plural)
anbefalingene (definite plural)


rødt

From rød (“red”), from Old Norse rauðr, related to Latin ruber.


stormannsgal

stormannsgal (neuter singular stormannsgalt, definite singular and plural stormannsgale)

stormannsgalt (neuter singular)
stormannsgale (definite plural singular)

From stormann (“big (important, rich) man”) + -s- + gal (“crazy”).

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delusion of grandeur
delusion of grandeur

megalomaniacal; displaying signs of delusion of grandeur


noe

From Norwegian dialectal noe, a g-less form of nogo (cf. noo), from Old Norse nǫkkut n. Replaced older nogen, from Danish nogen. Cognate with Swedish något, Norwegian Nynorsk noko, nokot, and Icelandic nokkuð.

Hun var ikke redd for noe.


stormannsgalest

indefinite singular superlative degree of stormannsgal


galest

indefinite singular superlative degree of gal


stormann

stormannen (definite singular)
stormenn (indefinite plural)
stormennene (definite plural)


galskap

galskapen (definite singular)
galskaper (indefinite plural)
galskapene (definite plural)


akseptere

å akseptere (infinitive)
aksepterer (present)
aksepterte (past)
har akseptert (perfect present)
aksepter! (imperative)
akseptert (participle past)
akseptert (neuter participle past)
aksepterte (definite participle past)
aksepterte (participle past plural)
aksepterende (participle past)

Borrowed from Latin acceptāre, present active infinitive of acceptō (“take or receive willingly”), from acceptus, perfect passive participle of accipiō (“receive, accept”), derived from ad (“to, toward”) + capiō (“take”). Compare with Norwegian Bokmål aksept, English accept and French accepter. Equivalent to aksept + -ere.

Jeg kommer ikke til å akseptere at du farer frem slik.

I will not tolerate you behaving like that.

Så, hva sier du, aksepterer du tilbudet mitt?

So, what do you say, do you accept my offer?

Fotballen vet at den er kjedelig og aksepterer det. Heldigvis.

(Can we date this quote?), Dag Solstad, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Football knows it's boring and accepts it. Fortunately.

to accept, tolerate, agree to (see godta)

Han nektet å akseptere vekselen.

(banking) to accept, honour; To agree to pay a certain sum of money.


paradoks

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paradoks n (definite singular paradokset, indefinite plural paradoks or paradokser, definite plural paradoksa or paradoksene)

paradokset (definite singular)
paradoks (indefinite plural)
paradokser (indefinite plural)
paradoksa (definite plural)
paradoksene (definite plural)


-skap

From Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz. Cognate with English -scape and -ship. When Norwegian borrowed words from Dutch, Middle Low German, or Middle High German or German containing the suffixes -schap or -schaft, it used this suffix to loan-translate those as well.


svartemarjen

definite masculine singular of svartemarje


svartemarja

definite feminine singular of svartemarje


lydord

lydordet (definite singular)
lydord (indefinite plural)
lydorda (definite plural)
lydordene (definite plural)

(linguistics, grammar) an onomatopoeic word (one that is associated with and imitative of a sound)


marje

marja (definite singular)
marjen (definite singular)
marjer (indefinite plural)
marjene (definite plural)

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”)


kanal

kanalen (definite singular)
kanaler (indefinite plural)
kanalene (definite plural)

diplomatiske kanaler

duct (in the body; air duct, cable duct etc.)


reptil

reptilet (definite singular)
reptil (indefinite plural)
reptiler (indefinite plural)
reptila (definite plural)
reptilene (definite plural)


skaper

skaperen (definite singular)
skapere (indefinite plural)
skaperne (definite plural)

From skape + -er, from Old Norse skapa (“create”).

møte sin skaper


firmenning

firmenningen (definite singular)
firmenninger (indefinite plural)
firmenningene (definite plural)

fire (“four”) + -menning, from Old Norse fermenningr


skape

skape (imperative skap, present tense skaper, passive skapes, simple past skapte, past participle skapt, present participle skapende)

skap (imperative)
skaper (present)
skapes (passive)
skapte (past)
skapt (participle past)
skapende (participle present)

(reflexive, «skape seg») to act unnatural; pretend, for instance to attract sympathy


rop

ropet (definite singular)
rop (indefinite plural)
ropa (definite plural)
ropene (definite plural)

et rop om hjelp


hyll

hyllen (definite singular)
hyller (indefinite plural)
hyllene (definite plural)

From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.

an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.


drita

drita (plural singular)
mer drita (comparative)
mest drita (superlative)

Nå skal vi bli drita!


spiller

spilleren (definite singular)
spillere (indefinite plural)
spillerne (definite plural)


galge

galgen (definite singular)
galger (indefinite plural)
galgene (definite plural)

gallows (structure for hanging condemned prisoners)


avventa

simple past and past participle of avvente


syndrom

syndromet (definite singular)
syndrom (indefinite plural)
syndromer (indefinite plural)
syndroma (definite plural)
syndromene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ).


aviarium

aviariet (definite singular)
aviarier (indefinite plural)
aviaria (definite plural)
aviariene (definite plural)


fjellvåk

fjellvåken (definite singular)
fjellvåker (indefinite plural)
fjellvåkene (definite plural)

rough-legged buzzard
rough-legged buzzard

Buteo lagopus
Buteo lagopus#Translingual


panter

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panter m (definite singular panteren, indefinite plural pantere or pantre or pantrer, definite plural panterne or pantrene)

panteren (definite singular)
pantere (indefinite plural)
pantre (indefinite plural)
pantrer (indefinite plural)
panterne (definite plural)
pantrene (definite plural)


ringfinger

ringfingeren (definite singular)
ringfingre (indefinite plural)
ringfingrer (indefinite plural)
ringfingrene (definite plural)


hykling

hyklinga (definite singular)
hyklingen (definite singular)
hyklinger (indefinite plural)
hyklingene (definite plural)

From hykle (“to present oneself as a hypocrite”) + -ing.


hyklete

From hykle (“to present oneself as a hypocrite”).


hykleri

hykleriet (definite singular)
hykleri (indefinite plural)
hyklerier (indefinite plural)
hykleria (definite plural)
hykleriene (definite plural)


hykle

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hykle (imperative hykl or hykle, present tense hykler, simple past and past participle hykla or hyklet, present participle hyklende)

hykl (imperative)
hykle (imperative)
hykler (present)
hykla (participle past)
hykla (past)
hyklet (participle past)
hyklet (past)
hyklende (participle present)

From Middle Low German huchelen (compare Plautdietsch heichlen (“be a hypocrite”), German heucheln (“feign”)).

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2013 July 20, Frida Boisen, quoted in Agnes Klem, Lene Skogstrøm, "Advarer mot seksualisert klesmote for barn", in Aftenposten.
Det er på tide at klesbutikkene slutter å hykle!

It's about time that clothes outlets stop being hypocrites!


hykler

hykleren (definite singular)
hyklere (indefinite plural)
hyklerne (definite plural)

From hykle (“practice hypocrisy, be a hypocrite”) (see for more).


passivisering

passiviseringa (definite singular)
passiviseringen (definite singular)
passiviseringer (indefinite plural)
passiviseringene (definite plural)


passiviseringen

definite masculine singular of passivisering


bølle

bølla (definite singular)
bøllen (definite singular)
bøller (indefinite plural)
bøllene (definite plural)

From the Danish name Bøllemose, a place where a band of misbehaving boys from Copenhagen would hang out. Term coined in 1885. Unrelated to English bully.


bølle

bøller (present)
bølla (past)
bøllet (past)
bølla (participle past)
bøllet (participle past)


passivisere

passiviserer (present)
passiviserte (past)
passivisert (participle past)


passiviseringa

definite feminine singular of passivisering


-isere

To produce verbs from adjectives meaning to make; -ise, -ize.


utstillingsvindu

utstillingsvinduet (definite singular)
utstillingsvindu (indefinite plural)
utstillingsvinduer (indefinite plural)
utstillingsvindua (definite plural)
utstillingsvinduene (definite plural)


usedvanlig

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usedvanlig (neuter singular usedvanlig, definite singular and plural usedvanlige)

usedvanlig (neuter singular)
usedvanlige (definite plural singular)


dessverre

Compound word, from dess (“the more, "even more”) + verre (“worse, literally: even worse”).

compound

Jeg har dessverre sett meg nødt til å avslå søknaden din.

I regret to inform that your application has not been successful. (literally: I have unfortunately seen myself forced to decline your application)

Har dere sjokolade? Nei, dessverre.


vindu

vinduet (definite singular)
vindu (indefinite plural)
vinduer (indefinite plural)
vindua (definite plural)
vinduene (definite plural)


adelsmerke

adelsmerket (definite singular)
adelsmerker (indefinite plural)
adelsmerka (definite plural)
adelsmerkene (definite plural)

From adel (“nobility”) + -s- + merke (“mark”).

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(figuratively) mark of (spiritual) nobility

distinction; distinguishing feature in a person


kløtsj

kløtsjen (definite singular)
kløtsjer (indefinite plural)
kløtsjene (definite plural)

(automotive) a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)


barneprostituert

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barneprostituert m (indefinite plural barneprostituerte)


subjektiv

subjektiv (neuter singular subjektivt, definite singular and plural subjektive)

subjektivt (neuter singular)
subjektive (definite plural singular)


talløs

talløs (neuter singular talløst, definite singular and plural talløse)

talløst (neuter singular)
talløse (definite plural singular)


kognitiv

kognitiv (neuter singular kognitivt, definite singular and plural kognitive)

kognitivt (neuter singular)
kognitive (definite plural singular)

From Latin cognitio, cognitus, via English cognitive, French cognitif and German kognitiv.


utallig

utallig (neuter singular utallig, definite singular and plural utallige)

utallig (neuter singular)
utallige (definite plural singular)

From u- (“un-”) + -tallig (“related to number”).


sykle

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sykle (imperative sykl or sykle, present tense sykler, simple past and past participle sykla or syklet, present participle syklende)

sykl (imperative)
sykle (imperative)
sykler (present)
sykla (participle past)
sykla (past)
syklet (participle past)
syklet (past)
syklende (participle present)


kumlokk

kumlokket (definite singular)
kumlokk (indefinite plural)
kumlokka (definite plural)
kumlokkene (definite plural)


martra

simple past and past participle of martre


bølla

simple past and past participle of bølle


medskyldig

medskyldig (neuter singular medskyldig, definite singular and plural medskyldige)

medskyldig (neuter singular)
medskyldige (definite plural singular)


forstillelse

forstillelsen (definite singular)
forstillelser (indefinite plural)
forstillelsene (definite plural)


dugnad

dugnaden (definite singular)
dugnader (indefinite plural)
dugnadene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dugnaðr (“help”), related to duge.

unpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work


brekkeklest

indefinite singular superlative degree of brekkekkel


finfin

finfin (feminine masculine)
finfint (neuter)
finfine (definite plural singular)
mer finfin (comparative)
mest finfin (superlative)

fin (“fine”) + fint (“fine (positive neuter)”)


forlegge

forlegge (imperative forlegg, present tense forlegger, passive forlegges, simple past forla, past participle forlagt, present participle forleggende)

forlegg (imperative)
forlegger (present)
forlegges (passive)
forla (past)
forlagt (participle past)
forleggende (participle present)

for- + legge; from Middle Low German vorlegen, vorleggen. Compare with the German verb verlegen (“misplace”).

to misplace, mislay (putting something somewhere, then forgetting its location)

Troppene ble forlagt til byen.

to make all arrangements for the publication of a book etc.

forlegge siktepunkt

in using a firing weapon, adjust aiming point due to conditions


relikvie

relikvien (definite singular)
relikvier (indefinite plural)
relikviene (definite plural)


røyl

røylen (definite singular)
røyler (indefinite plural)
røylene (definite plural)

From English royal (“a sail on large sailing ships”).


tverrhalehauk

tverrhalehauken (definite singular)
tverrhalehauker (indefinite plural)
tverrhalehaukene (definite plural)

From tverr (“across”) + hale (“tail”) + hauk (“hawk”).

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Accipiter striatus
Accipiter striatus#Translingual


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rød dag m (indefinite plural røde dager)

From the custom of calendars having holidays and Sundays marked with red letters. Cognate with Swedish röd dag and compare English red letter day.

A Sunday or a holiday; a day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed, and which is declared free from work by the government.


en liten fugl hvisket meg i øret

a little bird told me
a little bird told me


rusten

rusten (neuter singular rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)

rustent (neuter singular)
rustne (definite plural singular)


melisse

melissen (definite singular)
melisser (indefinite plural)
melissene (definite plural)

melissa, plant of genus Melissa, in particular lemon balm


reddeste

inflection of redd:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of redd:
plural superlative degree


skauen

definite singular of skau (“the forest”)


skau

skauen (definite singular)
skauer (indefinite plural)
skauene (definite plural)


redde

redde (imperative redd, present tense redder, passive reddes, simple past and past participle redda or reddet, present participle reddende)

redd (imperative)
redder (present)
reddes (passive)
redda (participle past)
redda (past)
reddet (participle past)
reddet (past)
reddende (participle present)


loppefarge

loppefargen (definite singular)
loppefarger (indefinite plural)
loppefargene (definite plural)


loppefarget

loppefarget (neuter singular loppefarget, definite singular and plural loppefargede or loppefargete)

loppefarget (neuter singular)
loppefargede (definite plural singular)
loppefargete (definite plural singular)

From loppe (“flea”) + farget (“coloured”).


farget

farget (neuter singular farget, definite singular and plural fargede or fargete)

farget (neuter singular)
fargede (definite plural singular)
fargete (definite plural singular)


halvsøster

halvsøster m or f (definite singular halvsøstera or halvsøsteren, indefinite plural halvsøstre or halvsøstrer, definite plural halvsøstrene)

halvsøstera (definite singular)
halvsøsteren (definite singular)
halvsøstre (indefinite plural)
halvsøstrer (indefinite plural)
halvsøstrene (definite plural)


halvbror

halvbror m (definite singular halvbroren, indefinite plural halvbrødre, definite plural halvbrødrene)

halvbroren (definite singular)
halvbrødre (indefinite plural)
halvbrødrene (definite plural)


peonrødest

indefinite singular superlative degree of peonrød


peonrød

peonrød (neuter singular peonrødt, definite singular and plural peonrøde, comparative peonrødere, indefinite superlative peonrødest)

peonrødt (neuter singular)
peonrøde (definite plural singular)
peonrødere (comparative)
peonrødest (indefinite superlative)


konsekrere

konsekrerer (present)
konsekrerte (past)
konsekrert (participle past)


kokettere

kokettere (imperative koketter, present tense koketterer, simple past koketterte, past participle kokettert, present participle koketterende)

koketter (imperative)
koketterer (present)
koketterte (past)
kokettert (participle past)
koketterende (participle present)

(intransitive) to coquet, flirt, act coquettishly


kokettest

indefinite singular superlative degree of kokett


filosof

filosof m (definite singular filosofen, indefinite plural filosofer, definite plural filosofene)

filosofen (definite singular)
filosofer (indefinite plural)
filosofene (definite plural)


rett og slett

rett (“straight”) og (“and”) slett (“plain”)

Snart orker jeg rett og slett ikke mer.

Soon I simply won't be able to take it anymore.

(idiomatic, figuratively) plainly and simply, quite simply


omkrets

omkretsen (definite singular)
omkretser (indefinite plural)
omkretsene (definite plural)

Eksplosjonen kunne høres i mils omkrets.

The explosion could be heard throughout an area of several miles.


forskjærkniv

forskjærkniven (definite singular)
forskjærkniver (indefinite plural)
forskjærknivene (definite plural)


balsampæren

definite masculine singular of balsampære


balsampæra

definite feminine singular of balsampære


balsampære

balsampæra (definite singular)
balsampæren (definite singular)
balsampærer (indefinite plural)
balsampærene (definite plural)

Siraitia grosvenorii
Siraitia grosvenorii#Translingual


republikk

republikken (definite singular)
republikker (indefinite plural)
republikkene (definite plural)

From French république, from Latin res publica (“the public thing”).


dyna

definite feminine singular of dyne (Etymology 1)


partisipp

partisippet (definite singular)
partisipp (indefinite plural)
partisipper (indefinite plural)
partisippa (definite plural)
partisippene (definite plural)

From Latin participium, from particeps (“which partakes of”).


fekalia

Til anlegget på eindommen Hogstad har helserådet anført følgende: "[...] Elvevann kan forurenses med fekalia fra syke mennesker eller dyr, og kan derfor ikke anbefales brukt til husholdningsvann uten rensing."

1977 December 13, “Tilskott til private vannforsyningsanlegg”, in Levanger-avisa, number 144/1977, page 5:

To the plant on the Hogstad property, the health council has submitted the following: "… River water can be contaminated with fecal matter from diseased humans or animals, and can therefore not be recommended for use as domestic water without cleaning.

Gjennomgående var slimhinnedekningen i colon ascendens dårligere enn i colon for øvrig for begge kontrastmidler, noe som sannsynligvis skyldes igjenværende fekalia, som ofte var til stede i denne del av tykktarmen.

1987, Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening: tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række:

In general, the mucosal coverage in colon ascendens was poorer than in the colon in general for both contrast-means(?), which is probably due to remaining(?) fecal matter, which was often present in this part of the large intestine.

Fekalia som er blitt flytende grunnet bakteriell nedbryting av tarminnhold ovenfor, kan tyte forbi og gi inntrykk av diaré (forstoppelsesdiaré).

2001, Stig Ottesen, “Gastrointestinale symptomer”, in Gro Ramsten Wesenberg, editor, Terapianbefaling: Palliativ behandling på sykehus og i hjemmet, Norwegian Medicines Agency, →ISSN, page 80:

Fecal matter that has liquefied due to bacterial decomposition above can ooze past and give the impression of diarrhea (constipation diarrhea).


sprade

spraden (definite singular)
sprader (indefinite plural)
spradene (definite plural)

Related to sprelle (“squiggle”) and sprette (“bounce”)


sprade

sprader (present)
sprada (past)
spradet (past)
sprada (participle past)
spradet (participle past)


mesenterium

mesenteriet (definite singular)
mesenterier (indefinite plural)
mesenteria (definite plural)
mesenteriene (definite plural)


kleptopølser

kleptopølser pl (definite plural kleptopølsene)

klepto- from kleptoman (“kleptomaniac”) + pølser (“sausages”)


skorpion

skorpionen (definite singular)
skorpioner (indefinite plural)
skorpionene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), via Latin scorpio.


smidig

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smidig (neuter singular smidig, definite singular and plural smidige, comparative smidigere, indefinite superlative smidigst, definite superlative smidigste)

smidig (neuter singular)
smidige (definite plural singular)
smidigere (comparative)
smidigst (indefinite superlative)
smidigste (definite superlative)

From Middle Low German smīdich (“forgeable”). Related to smed (“smith”).


hartkorn

From Danish hartkorn, in actuality from hardt (“hard, Danish hårdt”) + korn (“cereal”).

(idiomatic, archaic) Used of rye, barley and wheat (distinct from oats) which was used historically in agrarian taxation in Denmark.


slå noe i hartkorn med noe

From Danish, based on the historical taxation system based on grains whereby some cereals were approved whereas some weren't. The phrase alludes to some grains being considered equal to others when in reality they aren't.

De andre demonstrantene var lite glade over å bli slått i hartkorn med den lille, voldelige gruppen av nynazister.

The other demonstrators were not very happy about being equated with the small but violent group of neo-Nazis.

To equate something with something with which it does not belong.

Compare apples and oranges
compare apples and oranges


demonstrant

demonstranten (definite singular)
demonstranter (indefinite plural)
demonstrantene (definite plural)

From Latin through the present participle of demonstrere (demonstrate).


platan

platanen (definite singular)
plataner (indefinite plural)
platanene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).

a plane (tree), plane tree (genus Platanus)


uoppmerksomheten

definite masculine singular of uoppmerksomhet


uoppmerksomhet

uoppmerksomheta (definite singular)
uoppmerksomheten (definite singular)
uoppmerksomheter (indefinite plural)
uoppmerksomhetene (definite plural)


høyde

høyden (definite singular)
høyder (indefinite plural)
høydene (definite plural)

From Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, cf. Old Norse hæð; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian Nynorsk høgd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.

(athletics) high jump (indeclinable, uncountable)


fraseologi

fraseologien (definite singular)
fraseologier (indefinite plural)
fraseologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis), frase (“phrase”) + -logi (“-ology”).


straffe

straffe (imperative straff, present tense straffer, passive straffes, simple past and past participle straffa or straffet, present participle straffende)

straff (imperative)
straffer (present)
straffes (passive)
straffa (participle past)
straffa (past)
straffet (participle past)
straffet (past)
straffende (participle present)


straffe

straffen (definite singular)
straffer (indefinite plural)
straffene (definite plural)

(sports) a penalty
(soccer, rugby) penalty kick

(sports) a penalty
(handball, water polo) penalty throw

(sports) a penalty
(ice hockey) penalty shot


blyant

blyanten (definite singular)
blyanter (indefinite plural)
blyantene (definite plural)

Transformed from blyerts, influenced by bliant, a type of silk. Short form of blyantspenn.


årstid

årstida (definite singular)
årstiden (definite singular)
årstider (indefinite plural)
årstidene (definite plural)

From år + -s- + tid, from German Jahreszeit.

season (time of year; spring, summer, autumn or winter)


asiatisk

asiatisk (neuter singular asiatisk, definite singular and plural asiatiske)

asiatisk (neuter singular)
asiatiske (definite plural singular)


løve

løva (definite singular)
løven (definite singular)
løver (indefinite plural)
løvene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German (compare with German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare with Old Norse león.

(idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.

Leo (person born under that astrological sign)


indiansk

indiansk (neuter singular indiansk, definite singular and plural indianske)

indiansk (neuter singular)
indianske (definite plural singular)


trekant

trekant m (definite singular trekanten, indefinite plural trekanter, definite plural trekantene)

trekanten (definite singular)
trekanter (indefinite plural)
trekantene (definite plural)


hamn

hamna (definite singular)
hamnen (definite singular)
hamner (indefinite plural)
hamnene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by havn


kostnad

kostnaden (definite singular)
kostnader (indefinite plural)
kostnadene (definite plural)


dødfødt

dødfødt (neuter singular dødfødt, definite singular and plural dødfødte)

dødfødt (neuter singular)
dødfødte (definite plural singular)

From død (“dead or death”) + født (“born”).


kje

kjeet (definite singular)
kje (indefinite plural)
kjea (definite plural)
kjeene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją.


grøn

grøn (feminine masculine)
grønt (neuter)
grøne (definite plural singular)
grønere (comparative)
grønest (indefinite superlative)
grøneste (definite superlative)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by grønn


elektrisk

elektrisk (neuter singular elektrisk, definite singular and plural elektriske)

elektrisk (neuter singular)
elektriske (definite plural singular)


loke

loke (passive lokes, imperative lok, present tense loker, simple past and past participle loket or loka, present participle lokende, verbal noun loking)

lokes (passive)
lok (imperative)
loker (present)
loket (participle past)
loket (past)
loka (participle past)
loka (past)
lokende (participle present)
loking (noun-from-verb)

From Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”).

inh

det var en ny tøffeldrøm. Jeg befant meg på toppen av en forblåst isbre og massevis av folk loka rundt meg i Helly Hansen-dresser

1996, Sverre Knudsen, Munn til munn, page 161:

it was a new slipper dream. I was on top of a windswept glacier and lots of people lurked around me in Helly Hansen suits

vi loker rundt i gatene, i retning høyhusa

2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:

we walk aimlessly around the streets, in the direction of the high-rise buildings

hun hadde loka bakimellom stuegardinene mens vi holdt på ute i hagen

2016, Kyrre Andreassen, For øvrig mener jeg at Karthago bør ødelegges, page 297:

she had lurked in the back between the living room curtains while we were out in the garden

han har friår. Bare loker rundt som vanlig

he has a year off. Just wondering around aimlessly as usual

(colloquial) to lurk or wander around aimlessly


sverd

sverdet (definite singular)
sverd (indefinite plural)
sverda (definite plural)
sverdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to cut, to fester”).

I gamle dager sloss de med sverd.

In the old days people fought using swords.


tomt

tomta (definite singular)
tomten (definite singular)
tomter (indefinite plural)
tomtene (definite plural)


snø

From Old Norse snær, snjór. Cognate with English snow (see there).


snø

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snø (imperative snø, present tense snør, simple past snødde, past participle snødd)

snø (imperative)
snør (present)
snødde (past)
snødd (participle past)


kaos

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).


måltid

måltidet (definite singular)
måltid (indefinite plural)
måltider (indefinite plural)
måltida (definite plural)
måltidene (definite plural)


newager

newageren (definite singular)
newagere (indefinite plural)
newagerne (definite plural)

From the English loanword phrase New Age.


egen

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egen (neuter singular egent, definite singular and plural egne)

egent (neuter singular)
egne (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse eiginn, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“to own, to possess”).

inh

Han er ganske egen av seg.
He is quite pertinacious.


egen

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egen (neuter singular eget, definite singular and plural egne)

eget (neuter singular)
egne (definite plural singular)

Google slipper egen nettleser


affekt

affekten (definite singular)
affekter (indefinite plural)
affektene (definite plural)

(psychology) affect (strong emotional experience)


refreng

refrenget (definite singular)
refreng (indefinite plural)
refrenger (indefinite plural)
refrenga (definite plural)
refrengene (definite plural)

From French refrain, from Old French refraindre (“repeat”), from Latin re- (“back, again”) + frangō (“break”).


intrige

intrigen (definite singular)
intriger (indefinite plural)
intrigene (definite plural)


amprest

indefinite singular superlative degree of amper


hentydning

hentydninga (definite singular)
hentydningen (definite singular)
hentydninger (indefinite plural)
hentydningene (definite plural)

Norwegian: hen "away/off" +tydning "interpretation"


abgeschmackt

abgeschmackt (neuter singular abgeschmackt, definite singular and plural abgeschmackte, comparative mer abgeschmackt, superlative mest abgeschmackt)

abgeschmackt (neuter singular)
abgeschmackte (definite plural singular)
mer abgeschmackt (comparative)
mest abgeschmackt (superlative)

From German abgeschmackt (“outrageous, tasteless, vulgar”), from earlier abgeschmack (“outrageous, tasteless, vulgar”), equivalent to both ab-, from German ab (“from”), from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab (“of”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and Geschmack (“taste, flavour”), from Old High German gismac, gismah, smac from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, savour, smatch, flavour”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeg- (“taste”), and -t (“-ed”).

der

de, som har forsøgt [å skildre det nasjonale på dansk-norsk], har maattet knote, unaturligt lægge an paa norskhed, og det er baade abgeschmackt og usandt

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 114:

those who have tried [to describe the national in Danish-Norwegian], have had to knot, unnaturally rely on Norwegianness, and it is both abgeschmackt and untrue

(literary, obsolete) abgeschmackt; disgusting, gross, tasteless


antependium

antependiet (definite singular)
antependier (indefinite plural)
antependia (definite plural)
antependiene (definite plural)


Åbo

Probably from Swedish Åbo, Swedish is a minority language there.


alkoholfri

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alkoholfri (neuter singular alkoholfritt, definite singular and plural alkoholfrie)

alkoholfritt (neuter singular)
alkoholfrie (definite plural singular)

non-alcoholic (drinks that do not contain alcohol)


barnslig

barnslig (neuter singular barnslig, definite singular and plural barnslige, comparative barnsligere, indefinite superlative barnsligst, definite superlative barnsligste)

barnslig (neuter singular)
barnslige (definite plural singular)
barnsligere (comparative)
barnsligst (indefinite superlative)
barnsligste (definite superlative)


nattklubb

nattklubben (definite singular)
nattklubber (indefinite plural)
nattklubbene (definite plural)


hovedstad

hovedstaden (definite singular)
hovedsteder (indefinite plural)
hovedstedene (definite plural)


befolkning

befolkninga (definite singular)
befolkningen (definite singular)
befolkninger (indefinite plural)
befolkningene (definite plural)


ettermiddag

ettermiddagen (definite singular)
ettermiddager (indefinite plural)
ettermiddagene (definite plural)

afternoon (part of the day between noon and evening)


skje

skjea (definite singular)
skjeen (definite singular)
skjeer (indefinite plural)
skjeene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skeið (“(war) ship; sheath; reed, sley”), cognate with Danish ske and Swedish sked.


skje

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skje (imperative skje, present tense skjer, simple past skjedde, past participle skjedd)

skje (imperative)
skjer (present)
skjedde (past)
skjedd (participle past)

From Middle Low German schen, geschen, cognate with Danish ske, Dutch geschieden, German geschehen and Limburgish sji-jje, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną (“to spring, come up, emerge, happen”).


humre

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humre (imperative humr or humre, present tense humrer, simple past and past participle humra or humret, present participle humrende)

humr (imperative)
humre (imperative)
humrer (present)
humra (participle past)
humra (past)
humret (participle past)
humret (past)
humrende (participle present)

chortle (to laugh with a chortle or chortles)


selvmordsoffer

selvmordsoffer n (definite singular selvmordsofferet, indefinite plural selvmordsoffer, definite plural selvmordsofra or selvmordsofrene)

selvmordsofferet (definite singular)
selvmordsoffer (indefinite plural)
selvmordsofra (definite plural)
selvmordsofrene (definite plural)

From selvmord (“suicide”) + -s- + offer (“victim”).


anarkist

anarkisten (definite singular)
anarkister (indefinite plural)
anarkistene (definite plural)

Norway

Han er en ivrig anarkist.


selvmord

selvmordet (definite singular)
selvmord (indefinite plural)
selvmorda (definite plural)
selvmordene (definite plural)


målvakt

målvakta (definite singular)
målvakten (definite singular)
målvakter (indefinite plural)
målvaktene (definite plural)


afrikansk

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afrikansk (neuter singular afrikansk, definite singular and plural afrikanske, comparative mer afrikansk, superlative mest afrikansk)

afrikansk (neuter singular)
afrikanske (definite plural singular)
mer afrikansk (comparative)
mest afrikansk (superlative)

Han er ekspert på afrikansk historie.


alkoholiker

alkoholikeren (definite singular)
alkoholikere (indefinite plural)
alkoholikerne (definite plural)

an alcoholic (person addicted to alcohol)


aftensmat

aftensmat m (definite singular aftensmaten)

From aften (“evening, night”) + -s- + mat (“food”).

af

Det er tid for aftensmat.


glente

glenten (definite singular)
glenter (indefinite plural)
glentene (definite plural)


okarina

okarinaen (definite singular)
okarinaer (indefinite plural)
okarinaene (definite plural)


attraktiv

head

attraktiv (neuter singular attraktivt, definite singular and plural attraktive)

attraktivt (neuter singular)
attraktive (definite plural singular)


binne

binna (definite singular)
binnen (definite singular)
binner (indefinite plural)
binnene (definite plural)


hvirvel

hvirvelen (definite singular)
hvirvler (indefinite plural)
hvirvlene (definite plural)

the point on the head where the hair parts to all different directions


tapet

tapet m or n (definite singular tapeten or tapetet, indefinite plural tapeter or tapet, definite plural tapetene or tapeta)

tapeten (definite singular)
tapetet (definite singular)
tapeter (indefinite plural)
tapet (indefinite plural)
tapetene (definite plural)
tapeta (definite plural)

From Latin tapete, and Italian, via German Tapete.


styre

styret (definite singular)
styrer (indefinite plural)
styra (definite plural)
styrene (definite plural)

a board of directors, or board of any organisation.

handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.


styre

styre (imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)

styr (imperative)
styrer (present)
styres (passive)
styrte (past)
styrt (participle past)
styrende (participle present)


lufthavn

lufthavn m or f (definite singular lufthavna or lufthavnen, indefinite plural lufthavner, definite plural lufthavnene)

lufthavna (definite singular)
lufthavnen (definite singular)
lufthavner (indefinite plural)
lufthavnene (definite plural)


virvel

virvelen (definite singular)
virvler (indefinite plural)
virvlene (definite plural)


behøve

behøve (present tense behøver, passive behøves, simple past behøvde, past participle behøvd, present participle behøvende)

behøver (present)
behøves (passive)
behøvde (past)
behøvd (participle past)
behøvende (participle present)

Borrowed from Middle Low German behôven, from Old Saxon *bihōvōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōfōn.


eier

eieren (definite singular)
eiere (indefinite plural)
eierne (definite plural)


eventuell

eventuell (neuter singular eventuelt, definite singular and plural eventuelle)

eventuelt (neuter singular)
eventuelle (definite plural singular)

From Latin eventualis via French éventuel.


raus

raus (feminine masculine)
raust (neuter)
rause (definite plural singular)
rausere (comparative)
rausest (indefinite superlative)
rauseste (definite superlative)


også

og + så, from Old Norse ok and svá. Compare Swedish också.


gasse

gassen (definite singular)
gasser (indefinite plural)
gassene (definite plural)


gasse

gasse (imperative gass, present tense gasser, passive gasses, simple past and past participle gassa or gasset, present participle gassende)

gass (imperative)
gasser (present)
gasses (passive)
gassa (participle past)
gassa (past)
gasset (participle past)
gasset (past)
gassende (participle present)

to gas (kill or harm with gas, disinfect with gas)


substrat

substratet (definite singular)
substrat (indefinite plural)
substrater (indefinite plural)
substrata (definite plural)
substratene (definite plural)

From sub- + Latin stratum, from substernere.


kvadratmeter

kvadratmeteren (definite singular)
kvadratmeter (indefinite plural)
kvadratmeterne (definite plural)

a square metre, or square meter (US) (SI unit of area measurement)


lokomotiv

lokomotivet (definite singular)
lokomotiv (indefinite plural)
lokomotiver (indefinite plural)
lokomotiva (definite plural)
lokomotivene (definite plural)


optimisme

From Latin optimus, probably via French optimisme.


aldehyd

aldehyd n (definite singular aldehydet, indefinite plural aldehyd or aldehyder, definite plural aldehyda or aldehydene)

aldehydet (definite singular)
aldehyd (indefinite plural)
aldehyder (indefinite plural)
aldehyda (definite plural)
aldehydene (definite plural)

A contraction of New Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenatum)

an aldehyde (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO)


kaffer

kafferen (definite singular)
kaffere (indefinite plural)
kafferne (definite plural)

An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language


grotesk

grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)

grotesk (neuter singular)
groteske (definite plural singular)

From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.


salpetersyra

definite feminine singular of salpetersyre


påske

påska (definite singular)
påsken (definite singular)
påsker (indefinite plural)
påskene (definite plural)

(Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)


smed

smeden (definite singular)
smeder (indefinite plural)
smedene (definite plural)

From Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare with Icelandic smiður, German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.


diftong

diftongen (definite singular)
diftonger (indefinite plural)
diftongene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).


sikkel

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sikkel n (definite singular sikkelet or siklet, indefinite plural sikkel, definite plural siklene or sikla)

sikkelet (definite singular)
siklet (definite singular)
sikkel (indefinite plural)
siklene (definite plural)
sikla (definite plural)


kompliment

komplimenten (definite singular)
komplimenter (indefinite plural)
komplimentene (definite plural)


forvitre

forvitre (imperative forvitr or forvitre, present tense forvitrer, passive forvitres, simple past and past participle forvitra or forvitret, present participle forvitrende)

forvitr (imperative)
forvitre (imperative)
forvitrer (present)
forvitres (passive)
forvitra (participle past)
forvitra (past)
forvitret (participle past)
forvitret (past)
forvitrende (participle present)


iskrem

iskremen (definite singular)
iskremer (indefinite plural)
iskremene (definite plural)


kanapé

kanapé m (definite singular kanapéen or kanapeen, indefinite plural kanapéer or kanapeer, definite plural kanapéene or kanapeene)

kanapéen (definite singular)
kanapeen (definite singular)
kanapéer (indefinite plural)
kanapeer (indefinite plural)
kanapéene (definite plural)
kanapeene (definite plural)

From French canapé (“sofa; nibble”), from Old French conopé, conope (later altered in form and meaning based on Medieval Latin canāpēum, alteration of Latin canōpēum (“mosquito net”)), itself from cōnōpēum (“seat with a canopy”), from κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon).

hun [sank] om paa kanapeen. Jeg rendte forstyrret omkring for at finde hendes lugtedaase

1861, Camilla Collett, Fortællinger, page 19:

she [sank] on the canapé. I ran around confused to find her scent box

ikke før var pastoren kommet tilsæde paa kanapéen inde i stuen og ordre givet til den varme punsch, før han krammede ud med sine nyheder

1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger I, page 6:

not before had the pastor sat down on the canapé inside the living room and given orders for the hot punch before he hugged out with his news

(Can we date this quote?), Sigrid Undset, Samlede romaner og fortællinger fra nutiden III, page 22:

det meste av dagen halvt satt han på kanapéen ved det åpne vinduet

2002, Ragnhild Nilstun, For kjærlighets skyld:

most of the day he sat on the canapé by the open window

(furniture) a canapé (older type of upholstered sofa with a back, armrests and 6-8 legs, shaped like several continuous chairs)

kanapéer lå på sølvfat i lange rekker

canapés lay on silver platters in long rows

hun grabbet til seg en håndfull kanapeer på veien, kniste, rakte ham én

she grabbed a handful of canapés on the road, giggled, handed him one

a canapé (an hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.)


tabell

tabellen (definite singular)
tabeller (indefinite plural)
tabellene (definite plural)

From Latin tabella, diminutive of tabula.

a table (set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns)


snakkes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


avskjed

avskjeden (definite singular)
avskjeder (indefinite plural)
avskjedene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German afschet, compare with German Abschied.

få avskjed på grått papir


furu

furua (definite singular)
furuen (definite singular)
furuer (indefinite plural)
furuene (definite plural)


pedofil

head

pedofil (neuter singular pedofilt, definite singular and plural pedofile)

pedofilt (neuter singular)
pedofile (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “child”) + -fil.

relating to paedophilia and paedophiles, paedophilic

en pedofil mann


Skottland

Scotland (country in northwest Europe to the north of England)


pelikan

pelikan m (definite singular pelikanen, indefinite plural pelikaner, definite plural pelikanene)

pelikanen (definite singular)
pelikaner (indefinite plural)
pelikanene (definite plural)


alkymist

alkymisten (definite singular)
alkymister (indefinite plural)
alkymistene (definite plural)

Most alchemists use the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus in their work.

De fleste alkymister bruker smaragdtavlen av Hermes Trismegistus i sitt arbeid. ( Alkymist on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ⁿᵒ)


lugg

luggen (definite singular)
lugger (indefinite plural)
luggene (definite plural)


lugg

lugget (definite singular)
lugg (indefinite plural)
lugga (definite plural)
luggene (definite plural)


kubansk

kubansk (neuter singular kubansk, definite singular and plural kubanske)

kubansk (neuter singular)
kubanske (definite plural singular)


indisk

indisk (neuter singular indisk, definite singular and plural indiske)

indisk (neuter singular)
indiske (definite plural singular)

Indian (relating to India and the Indian people)


sandstrand

sandstrand m or f (definite singular sandstranda or sandstranden, indefinite plural sandstrender, definite plural sandstrendene)

sandstranda (definite singular)
sandstranden (definite singular)
sandstrender (indefinite plural)
sandstrendene (definite plural)


colombiansk

colombiansk (neuter singular colombiansk, definite singular and plural colombianske)

colombiansk (neuter singular)
colombianske (definite plural singular)

Colombian (relating to Colombia and Colombians)


slovakisk

slovakisk (neuter singular slovakisk, definite singular and plural slovakiske)

slovakisk (neuter singular)
slovakiske (definite plural singular)

Slovak, Slovakian (relating to Slovakia, Slovaks and their language)


substans

substansen (definite singular)
substanser (indefinite plural)
substansene (definite plural)


kurve

kurven (definite singular)
kurver (indefinite plural)
kurvene (definite plural)


sam-

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”). Related to samme.


gummi

head

gummi m (definite singular gummien, indefinite plural gummier, definite plural gummiene)

gummien (definite singular)
gummier (indefinite plural)
gummiene (definite plural)


avdelt

avdelt (indefinite singular)
avdelte (definite plural singular)


avdrag

avdraget (definite singular)
avdrag (indefinite plural)
avdraga (definite plural)
avdragene (definite plural)

part payment, repayment, principal repayment, principal payment


mumie

mumien (definite singular)
mumier (indefinite plural)
mumiene (definite plural)


jeger

jegeren (definite singular)
jegere (indefinite plural)
jegerne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German jeger, from jagen , cf. German Jäger.


bruker

brukeren (definite singular)
brukere (indefinite plural)
brukerne (definite plural)


jage

jage (imperative jag, present tense jager, passive jages, simple past jaga or jaget or jagde or jog, past participle jaga or jaget or jagd, present participle jagende)

jag (imperative)
jager (present)
jages (passive)
jaga (past)
jaget (past)
jagde (past)
jog (past)
jaga (participle past)
jaget (participle past)
jagd (participle past)
jagende (participle present)

From Middle Low German jagen; compare German jagen.


sådan

From Middle Low German sōdān, a compound of 1. sō (“so”) from Proto-Germanic *swa, and 2. dān (“done”), past participle of dōn (“to do”), from Proto-Germanic *dōną.

like this, like that, in this way, in that way


radiolog

radiologen (definite singular)
radiologer (indefinite plural)
radiologene (definite plural)


kontrast

kontrasten (definite singular)
kontraster (indefinite plural)
kontrastene (definite plural)

From Latin contrastare, from contra, via Italian contrasto and French contraste.


Nanna

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”).


karneval

karnevalet (definite singular)
karneval (indefinite plural)
karnevaler (indefinite plural)
karnevala (definite plural)
karnevalene (definite plural)


moromann

moromannen (definite singular)
moromenn (indefinite plural)
moromennene (definite plural)


raute

raute (imperative raut, present tense rauter, passive rautes, simple past rauta or rautet, present participle rautende)

raut (imperative)
rauter (present)
rautes (passive)
rauta (past)
rautet (past)
rautende (participle present)


morsdag

morsdagen (definite singular)
morsdager (indefinite plural)
morsdagene (definite plural)


morsarv

morsarven (definite singular)
morsarver (indefinite plural)
morsarvene (definite plural)


amfetamin

amfetaminet (definite singular)
amfetamin (indefinite plural)
amfetaminer (indefinite plural)
amfetamina (definite plural)
amfetaminene (definite plural)

From English amphetamine, contraction of alpha-methylphenethylamine.


modell

modellen (definite singular)
modeller (indefinite plural)
modellene (definite plural)

From Latin modulus, via Italian modello.


mjau

mjauet (definite singular)
mjau (indefinite plural)
mjaua (definite plural)
mjauene (definite plural)