luftfuktigheten

definite masculine singular of luftfuktighet


vindhastigheten

definite masculine singular of vindhastighet


fuktigheten

definite masculine singular of fuktighet


konsistens

konsistensen (definite singular)
konsistenser (indefinite plural)
konsistensene (definite plural)

consistency (the way in which a substance holds together; thickness, viscosity)


hastigheten

definite masculine singular of hastighet


riktigheten

definite masculine singular of riktighet


respons

responsen (definite singular)
responser (indefinite plural)
responsene (definite plural)


girat

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by giratar


svindler

svindleren (definite singular)
svindlere (indefinite plural)
svindlerne (definite plural)


estimat

estimatet (definite singular)
estimat (indefinite plural)
estimater (indefinite plural)
estimata (definite plural)
estimatene (definite plural)

From Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimare.


preparat

preparatet (definite singular)
preparat (indefinite plural)
preparater (indefinite plural)
preparata (definite plural)
preparatene (definite plural)

Possibly from Latin praeparatum; compare with Danish præparat and German Präparat.

a preparation (specially made substance)


representant

representanten (definite singular)
representanter (indefinite plural)
representantene (definite plural)


treenighet

treenigheta (definite singular)
treenigheten (definite singular)
treenigheter (indefinite plural)
treenighetene (definite plural)

From Latin trinitas, via German Dreieinigkeit.

den hellige treenighet


behandling

behandlinga (definite singular)
behandlingen (definite singular)
behandlinger (indefinite plural)
behandlingene (definite plural)


utland

utlandet (definite singular)
utland (indefinite plural)
utlanda (definite plural)
utlandene (definite plural)

i utlandet

til utlandet

fra utlandet

i innland / inn- og utland

a foreign country, foreign countries (collectively)


ytterst

head

ytterst (definite and plural form ytterste)

From Old Norse ýztr, superlative of ut and ytre.

outermost (furthest out, furthest from the centre)


lyriker

lyrikeren (definite singular)
lyrikere (indefinite plural)
lyrikerne (definite plural)

From German Lyriker, from Latin lyrici, lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós).


spirituell

spirituell (neuter singular spirituelt, definite singular and plural spirituelle)

spirituelt (neuter singular)
spirituelle (definite plural singular)

From French spirituel, from Latin spiritualis.


utopi

utopien (definite singular)
utopier (indefinite plural)
utopiene (definite plural)

From New Latin Utopia, in Sir Thomas More's book published in 1516.


praktisk

praktisk (neuter singular praktisk, definite singular and plural praktiske)

praktisk (neuter singular)
praktiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós), via Latin practicus and German praktisch.


initiativ

initiativet (definite singular)
initiativ (indefinite plural)
initiativer (indefinite plural)
initiativa (definite plural)
initiativene (definite plural)


samtid

samtida (definite singular)
samtiden (definite singular)


piggvar

piggvaren (definite singular)
piggvarer (indefinite plural)
piggvarene (definite plural)


statlig

statlig (neuter singular statlig, definite singular and plural statlige)

statlig (neuter singular)
statlige (definite plural singular)

ikke-statlig


anslå

anslå (imperative anslå, present tense anslår, passive anslås, simple past anslo, past participle anslått, present participle anslående)

anslå (imperative)
anslår (present)
anslås (passive)
anslo (past)
anslått (participle past)
anslående (participle present)


relativitetsteori

relativitetsteorien (definite singular)
relativitetsteorier (indefinite plural)
relativitetsteoriene (definite plural)

theory of relativity
theory of relativity


fortsatt

still (up to and including the present time)


relativitet

relativitet m (definite singular relativiteten)


struktur

strukturen (definite singular)
strukturer (indefinite plural)
strukturene (definite plural)


kreativitet

kreativitet m (definite singular kreativiteten)


samråd

samrådet (definite singular)
samråd (indefinite plural)
samråda (definite plural)
samrådene (definite plural)


absolutisten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutisten».ogg


absolutister

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutister».ogg


absinten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absinten».ogg


ablativen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativen».ogg


ablativer

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativer».ogg


borger

borgeren (definite singular)
borgere (indefinite plural)
borgerne (definite plural)


pioner

pioneren (definite singular)
pionerer (indefinite plural)
pionerene (definite plural)


absinter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absinter».ogg


undergruppen

definite masculine singular of undergruppe


dikter

dikteren (definite singular)
diktere (indefinite plural)
dikterne (definite plural)

From Danish digter from Old Norse diktari.


abstinenser

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinenser».ogg


abstinensen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinensen».ogg


kontaktlinsen

definite masculine singular of kontaktlinse


kromosomen

(non-standard since 1984) definite singular of kromosom


grapefrukten

definite masculine singular of grapefrukt


supermakten

definite masculine singular of supermakt


wikipedianer

wikipedianer m (definite singular wikipedianeren, indefinite plural wikipedianere, definite plural wikipedianerne)

wikipedianeren (definite singular)
wikipedianere (indefinite plural)
wikipedianerne (definite plural)


plattformen

definite masculine singular of plattform


kortslutningen

definite masculine singular of kortslutning


bråket

bråket (neuter singular bråket, definite singular and plural bråkete)

bråket (neuter singular)
bråkete (definite plural singular)


diskontinuerlige

definite singular/plural of diskontinuerlig


friske

friske (imperative frisk, present tense frisker, passive friskes, simple past and past participle friska or frisket, present participle friskende)

frisk (imperative)
frisker (present)
friskes (passive)
friska (participle past)
friska (past)
frisket (participle past)
frisket (past)
friskende (participle present)

friske opp minnet

(usually with opp) to refresh, freshen up

(with på) to freshen (wind; increase in strength)


slappe

slappe (imperative slapp, present tense slapper, passive slappes, simple past and past participle slappa or slappet, present participle slappende)

slapp (imperative)
slapper (present)
slappes (passive)
slappa (participle past)
slappa (past)
slappet (participle past)
slappet (past)
slappende (participle present)

(usually slappe av) to relax, slacken, loosen


sjuke

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sjuke

sjuken (definite singular)
sjuker (indefinite plural)
sjukene (definite plural)


spontane

inflection of spontan:
definite singular


offentlighet

offentligheta (definite singular)
offentligheten (definite singular)
offentligheter (indefinite plural)
offentlighetene (definite plural)

From offentlig + -het; compare with German Öffentlichkeit.

offentlighetens interesse

amming i offentighet


flate

flata (definite singular)
flaten (definite singular)
flater (indefinite plural)
flatene (definite plural)


høytysk

høytysk (indefinite singular)
høytyske (definite plural singular)


gøy

gøy (indefinite singular)
gøye (definite plural singular)
gøyere (comparative)
gøyest (indefinite superlative)
gøyeste (definite superlative)

There are two competing explanations. One traces the origin to English gay (“joyful, lively”), from Old French gai; the other to English guy (“to ridicule, mock”) or Dutch guich (“grimace”).


gøy

nb-noun

gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)

gjøre noe på gøy


sendebud

sendebudet (definite singular)
sendebud (indefinite plural)
sendebuda (definite plural)
sendebudene (definite plural)


instans

instansen (definite singular)
instanser (indefinite plural)
instansene (definite plural)

From Latin īnstantia, via German Instanz.


svale

svala (definite singular)
svalen (definite singular)
svaler (indefinite plural)
svalene (definite plural)

en svale gjør ingen sommer

a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)


svale

head

svale (imperative sval, present tense svaler, passive svales, simple past svala or svalet or svalte, past participle svala or svalet or svalt, present participle svalende)

sval (imperative)
svaler (present)
svales (passive)
svala (past)
svalet (past)
svalte (past)
svala (participle past)
svalet (participle past)
svalt (participle past)
svalende (participle present)


tolerere

tolerere (imperative tolerer, present tense tolererer, passive tolereres, simple past tolererte, past participle tolerert, present participle tolererende)

tolerer (imperative)
tolererer (present)
tolereres (passive)
tolererte (past)
tolerert (participle past)
tolererende (participle present)

From French tolérer, from Latin tolerare.


realisering

realiseringa (definite singular)
realiseringen (definite singular)
realiseringer (indefinite plural)
realiseringene (definite plural)

realisation (UK), or realization (achievement of something)


rederi

rederiet (definite singular)
rederi (indefinite plural)
rederier (indefinite plural)
rederia (definite plural)
rederiene (definite plural)

Similar to Dutch rederij and German Reederei


-eri

used to form nouns from verbs and other nouns


multiplum

multiplum n (definite singular multiplumet, indefinite plural multipla or multiplumer, definite plural multiplaene or multipluma or multiplumene)

multiplumet (definite singular)
multipla (indefinite plural)
multiplumer (indefinite plural)
multiplaene (definite plural)
multipluma (definite plural)
multiplumene (definite plural)

minst felles multiplum


klumpe

klumpe (imperative klump, present tense klumper, passive klumpes, simple past and past participle klumpa or klumpet, present participle klumpende)

klump (imperative)
klumper (present)
klumpes (passive)
klumpa (participle past)
klumpa (past)
klumpet (participle past)
klumpet (past)
klumpende (participle present)

(reflexive, of people) to bunch, gather (together in a group)


sakn

saknet (definite singular)
sakn (indefinite plural)
sakna (definite plural)
saknene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Old Norse sakna (“miss”).


robbe

robbe (imperative robb, present tense robber, simple past and past participle robba or robbet)

robb (imperative)
robber (present)
robba (participle past)
robba (past)
robbet (participle past)
robbet (past)


regnskog

regnskogen (definite singular)
regnskoger (indefinite plural)
regnskogene (definite plural)


suspendere

suspendere (imperative suspender, present tense suspenderer, passive suspenderes, simple past suspenderte, past participle suspendert, present participle suspenderende)

suspender (imperative)
suspenderer (present)
suspenderes (passive)
suspenderte (past)
suspendert (participle past)
suspenderende (participle present)


industriland

industrilandet (definite singular)
industriland (indefinite plural)
industrilanda (definite plural)
industrilandene (definite plural)


kritisk

kritisk (neuter singular kritisk, definite singular and plural kritiske)

kritisk (neuter singular)
kritiske (definite plural singular)


skriftlig

skriftlig (neuter singular skriftlig, definite singular and plural skriftlige)

skriftlig (neuter singular)
skriftlige (definite plural singular)


inneha

inneha (imperative inneha, present tense innehar, passive innehas, simple past innehadde, past participle innehatt, present participle innehaende)

inneha (imperative)
innehar (present)
innehas (passive)
innehadde (past)
innehatt (participle past)
innehaende (participle present)

to hold, own, possess, have in one's possession


skrift

skrifta (definite singular)
skriften (definite singular)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skriftene (definite plural)

et blått skilt med hvit skrift

den hellige skrift, de hellige skrifter - the Holy Scripture or Scriptures (the Bible)


skrift

skriftet (definite singular)
skrift (indefinite plural)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skrifta (definite plural)
skriftene (definite plural)

a generic term for a piece of writing, a book, a pamphlet, a brochure, etc.


muntlig

muntlig (neuter singular muntlig, definite singular and plural muntlige)

muntlig (neuter singular)
muntlige (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German muntlik; compare with Danish mundtlig.


hitle

hitler (present)
hitla (past)
hitlet (past)
hitla (participle past)
hitlet (participle past)

From reductio ad Hitlerum, or a pun based on the present tense being spelled like the name Hitler.

(slang) To attempt to win an argument by comparing one's opponents to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis.


klinisk

klinisk (neuter singular klinisk, definite singular and plural kliniske)

klinisk (neuter singular)
kliniske (definite plural singular)


sympatisk

sympatisk (neuter singular sympatisk, definite singular and plural sympatiske)

sympatisk (neuter singular)
sympatiske (definite plural singular)


empatisk

empatisk (indefinite singular)
empatiske (definite plural singular)
mer empatisk (comparative)
mest empatisk (superlative)


påbud

påbudet (definite singular)
påbud (indefinite plural)
påbuda (definite plural)
påbudene (definite plural)


sympati

sympatien (definite singular)
sympatier (indefinite plural)
sympatiene (definite plural)

From Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).


empati

empatien (definite singular)
empatier (indefinite plural)
empatiene (definite plural)

From English empathy or German Empathie, from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empátheia).


omsorg

omsorga (definite singular)
omsorgen (definite singular)


pedagogisk

pedagogisk (neuter singular pedagogisk, definite singular and plural pedagogiske)

pedagogisk (neuter singular)
pedagogiske (definite plural singular)

educational, pedagogic, pedagogical (relating to teaching)


avhandling

avhandlinga (definite singular)
avhandlingen (definite singular)
avhandlinger (indefinite plural)
avhandlingene (definite plural)

From Danish afhandling, from the verb afhandle; originally from Middle Low German or Low German.


kvil

kvilen (definite singular)
kviler (indefinite plural)
kvilene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2023 spelling decision; superseded by hvil


medlemsstat

medlemsstaten (definite singular)
medlemsstater (indefinite plural)
medlemsstatene (definite plural)


delstat

delstaten (definite singular)
delstater (indefinite plural)
delstatene (definite plural)


godhet

godheta (definite singular)
godheten (definite singular)
godheter (indefinite plural)
godhetene (definite plural)


berika

simple past and past participle of berike


bysse

byssa (definite singular)
byssen (definite singular)
bysser (indefinite plural)
byssene (definite plural)


residens

residensen (definite singular)
residenser (indefinite plural)
residensene (definite plural)

From German Residenz or French résidence, from Medieval Latin residentia.


tranebær

tranebæret (definite singular)
tranebær (indefinite plural)
tranebæra (definite plural)
tranebærene (definite plural)


terrorhandling

terrorhandlinga (definite singular)
terrorhandlingen (definite singular)
terrorhandlinger (indefinite plural)
terrorhandlingene (definite plural)

an act of terror or terrorism, a terrorist act


sedvanlig

sedvanlig (neuter singular sedvanlig, definite singular and plural sedvanlige)

sedvanlig (neuter singular)
sedvanlige (definite plural singular)


utfall

utfallet (definite singular)
utfall (indefinite plural)
utfalla (definite plural)
utfallene (definite plural)

a forceful forward movement, a charge; an attack


operativ

operativ (neuter singular operativt, definite singular and plural operative)

operativt (neuter singular)
operative (definite plural singular)

From Latin operativus, via French opératif.


guddom

guddommen (definite singular)
guddommer (indefinite plural)
guddommene (definite plural)


kriminologisk

kriminologisk (neuter singular kriminologisk, definite singular and plural kriminologiske)

kriminologisk (neuter singular)
kriminologiske (definite plural singular)


indoktrinering

indoktrineringa (definite singular)
indoktrineringen (definite singular)
indoktrineringer (indefinite plural)
indoktrineringene (definite plural)


guddommelig

guddommelig (neuter singular guddommelig, definite singular and plural guddommelige)

guddommelig (neuter singular)
guddommelige (definite plural singular)


komponent

komponent m (definite singular komponenten, indefinite plural komponenter, definite plural komponentene)

komponenten (definite singular)
komponenter (indefinite plural)
komponentene (definite plural)


argumentere

argumentere (imperative argumenter, present tense argumenterer, simple past argumenterte, past participle argumentert, present participle argumenterende)

argumenter (imperative)
argumenterer (present)
argumenterte (past)
argumentert (participle past)
argumenterende (participle present)


faktisk

faktisk (neuter singular faktisk, definite singular and plural faktiske)

faktisk (neuter singular)
faktiske (definite plural singular)

From German faktisch and the Bokmål noun faktum.


kapp

kappet (definite singular)
kapp (indefinite plural)
kappa (definite plural)
kappene (definite plural)


produktiv

produktiv (neuter singular produktivt, definite singular and plural produktive)

produktivt (neuter singular)
produktive (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French productif, from Medieval Latin productivus.


kolonialisme

From kolonial + -isme, compare with French colonialisme.


abonnerer

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abonnerer».ogg


høste

høste (imperative høst, present tense høster, passive høstes, simple past and past participle høsta or høstet)

høst (imperative)
høster (present)
høstes (passive)
høsta (participle past)
høsta (past)
høstet (participle past)
høstet (past)


forhud

forhuda (definite singular)
forhuden (definite singular)
forhuder (indefinite plural)
forhudene (definite plural)

From for- + hud, from German Vorhaut, a calque of Latin praeputium.


bringebær

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra or bringebærene)

bringebæret (definite singular)
bringebær (indefinite plural)
bringebæra (definite plural)
bringebærene (definite plural)

a raspberry (bush that bears raspberries, Rubus idaeus)


dominans

dominansen (definite singular)
dominanser (indefinite plural)
dominansene (definite plural)


presbyterium

presbyteriet (definite singular)
presbyterier (indefinite plural)
presbyteria (definite plural)
presbyteriene (definite plural)


karter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «carter».ogg


svane

svana (definite singular)
svanen (definite singular)
svaner (indefinite plural)
svanene (definite plural)


ugle

ugla (definite singular)
uglen (definite singular)
ugler (indefinite plural)
uglene (definite plural)


primitiv

primitiv (neuter singular primitivt, definite singular and plural primitive)

primitivt (neuter singular)
primitive (definite plural singular)

From Latin prīmitīvus, via French primitif.


metodisk

metodisk (neuter singular metodisk, definite singular and plural metodiske)

metodisk (neuter singular)
metodiske (definite plural singular)


metode

metoden (definite singular)
metoder (indefinite plural)
metodene (definite plural)

From Latin methodus (“method, way of teaching”), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos, “method, fashion”). Compare French méthode and German Methode.


hvæse

hvæser (present)
hvæste (past)
hvæst (participle past)

form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by hvese


datid

head

datid f or m (definite singular datida or datiden, indefinite plural datider, definite plural datidene, genitive definite singular datidens)

datida (definite singular)
datiden (definite singular)
datider (indefinite plural)
datidene (definite plural)
datidens (definite genitive singular)


fordrive

fordrive (imperative fordriv, present tense fordriver, passive fordrives, simple past fordrev or fordreiv, past participle fordrevet, present participle fordrivende)

fordriv (imperative)
fordriver (present)
fordrives (passive)
fordrev (past)
fordreiv (past)
fordrevet (participle past)
fordrivende (participle present)

for- + drive, from Middle Low German vordriven

to drive away, drive out, expel, banish, dispel

fordrive tiden: to while away / pass the time


beskaffenhet

beskaffenheta (definite singular)
beskaffenheten (definite singular)
beskaffenheter (indefinite plural)
beskaffenhetene (definite plural)

From beskaffen + -het, compare with German Beschaffenheit.


fordra

fordra (imperative fordra, present tense fordrar, passive fordras, simple past fordro or fordrog, past participle fordradd or fordratt, present participle fordragende)

fordra (imperative)
fordrar (present)
fordras (passive)
fordro (past)
fordrog (past)
fordradd (participle past)
fordratt (participle past)
fordragende (participle present)

Hun fordrar ikke store folkemengder.

to bear, like (negative hate), endure, stand (often used in the negative)


forvitring

forvitringa (definite singular)
forvitringen (definite singular)
forvitringer (indefinite plural)
forvitringene (definite plural)

From forvitre + -ing, compare with German Verwitterung.


gårsdag

gårsdagen (definite singular)
in the form gårsdagens (often)


budskap

budskapet (definite singular)
budskap (indefinite plural)
budskaper (indefinite plural)
budskapa (definite plural)
budskapene (definite plural)


framstå

framstå (imperative framstå, present tense framstår, passive framstås, simple past framsto or framstod, past participle framstått, present participle framstående)

framstå (imperative)
framstår (present)
framstås (passive)
framsto (past)
framstod (past)
framstått (participle past)
framstående (participle present)


konsekvent

konsekvent (indefinite singular)
konsekvente (definite plural singular)


privatliv

privatlivet (definite singular)
privatliv (indefinite plural)
privatliva (definite plural)
privatlivene (definite plural)


nyttig

nyttig (neuter singular nyttig, definite singular and plural nyttige, comparative nyttigere, indefinite superlative nyttigst, definite superlative nyttigste)

nyttig (neuter singular)
nyttige (definite plural singular)
nyttigere (comparative)
nyttigst (indefinite superlative)
nyttigste (definite superlative)

From nytte + -ig; compare with Dutch nuttig.


aftes

From an archaic inflection, denoting immediate past, of aften (“evening”). Compare Swedish afse.

i aftes, i går aftes – last night, yestereve, yesterevening, yesterday evening


systematisk

systematisk (neuter singular systematisk, definite singular and plural systematiske)

systematisk (neuter singular)
systematiske (definite plural singular)


miniatyr

miniatyren (definite singular)
miniatyrer (indefinite plural)
miniatyrene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin miniatura, via French miniature.

(as an attributive adjective: miniatyr or miniatyr-) miniature


synkron

synkron (neuter singular synkront, definite singular and plural synkrone)

synkront (neuter singular)
synkrone (definite plural singular)

From French synchrone, from Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos).


visuell

visuell (neuter singular visuelt, definite singular and plural visuelle)

visuelt (neuter singular)
visuelle (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin visualis, via French visuel and German visuell.


rullet

simple past and past participle of rulle


rulle

rulle (imperative rull, present tense ruller, passive rulles, simple past and past participle rulla or rullet, present participle rullende)

rull (imperative)
ruller (present)
rulles (passive)
rulla (participle past)
rulla (past)
rullet (participle past)
rullet (past)
rullende (participle present)

å rulle ut den røde løperen

(also) rulle ut


profetisk

profetisk (neuter singular profetisk, definite singular and plural profetiske)

profetisk (neuter singular)
profetiske (definite plural singular)


babylonisk

babylonisk (indefinite singular)
babyloniske (definite plural singular)


stormakt

stormakta (definite singular)
stormakten (definite singular)
stormakter (indefinite plural)
stormaktene (definite plural)


katolsk

katolsk (neuter singular katolsk, definite singular and plural katolske)

katolsk (neuter singular)
katolske (definite plural singular)

Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

Catholic (relating to the Roman Catholic Church)


flyger

flygeren (definite singular)
flygere (indefinite plural)
flygerne (definite plural)


stryker

strykeren (definite singular)
strykere (indefinite plural)
strykerne (definite plural)

a string player (musician who plays a string instrument)


sviker

svikeren (definite singular)
svikere (indefinite plural)
svikerne (definite plural)


angriper

angriperen (definite singular)
angripere (indefinite plural)
angriperne (definite plural)

(football (soccer)) a forward or striker


ordentlig

ordentlig (neuter singular ordentlig, definite singular and plural ordentlige)

ordentlig (neuter singular)
ordentlige (definite plural singular)

[ˈɔ.ɖɳ̩ʈ.ɭɪ]


apostolisk

apostolisk (neuter singular apostolisk, definite singular and plural apostoliske, comparative mer apostolisk, predicative superlative mest apostolisk, attributive superlative mest apostoliske)

apostolisk (neuter singular)
apostoliske (definite plural singular)
mer apostolisk (comparative)
mest apostolisk (predicative superlative)
mest apostoliske (attributive superlative)

From Latin apostolicus (“apostolic; of or pertaining to an apostle”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”). Equivalent to apostel + -isk, last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Cognate with French apostolique, Italian apostolico, Portuguese apostólico, Spanish apostólico and English apostolic.

der

apostolisk kirke

apostoliske brev (apostelbrev)

de apostoliske fedre

apostolisk prefekt

den apostoliske trosbekjennelse

apostolisk vikar

apostolic prefect (but with higher rank)

apostolisk suksesjon

de ekte bildene skaper seg selv, og de falske krever apostolisk geni

1949, Aksel Sandemose, Alice Atkinson og hennes elskere, page 41:

the real images create themselves, and the false ones demand apostolic genius

(religion, Christianity) apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)

den apostoliske stol

apostolisk delegat og keiserlig rådgiver

(Roman Catholicism) apostolic, papal (of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy)

i apostolisk enighed og from overbærenhed med hinandens skrøbeligheder

1870, Arne Garborg, Mogning og manndom I, page 2:

in apostolic agreement and pious indulgence with each other's fragility

apostoliske gestalter af provster og præster

1882, Alexander L. Kielland, Skipper Worse, page 52:

apostolic figures of provosts and priests

(figuratively) honorable, venerable (pertaining to the manner of the apostles and their way of being)


intellekt

intellektet (definite singular)
intellekt (indefinite plural)
intellekter (indefinite plural)
intellekta (definite plural)
intellektene (definite plural)


klipper

klipperen (definite singular)
klippere (indefinite plural)
klipperne (definite plural)


klipper

a clipper (nautical, historical, fast sailing ship)


rabbiner

head

rabbiner m (definite singular rabbineren, indefinite plural rabbinere, definite plural rabbinerne)

rabbineren (definite singular)
rabbinere (indefinite plural)
rabbinerne (definite plural)


psykose

psykosen (definite singular)
psykoser (indefinite plural)
psykosene (definite plural)


beger

begeret (definite singular)
beger (indefinite plural)
begre (indefinite plural)
begra (definite plural)
begrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bikarr, possibly via Danish bæger.


intellektuell

intellektuell (neuter singular intellektuelt, definite singular and plural intellektuelle)

intellektuelt (neuter singular)
intellektuelle (definite plural singular)

From Latin intellectualis, via French intellectuel.


kolerisk

kolerisk (indefinite singular)
koleriske (definite plural singular)

From Latin cholericus, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile, gall”).


tiendedel

tiendedelen (definite singular)
tiendedeler (indefinite plural)
tiendedelene (definite plural)

a tenth (fraction; one of ten equal parts)


platonsk

platonsk (indefinite singular)
platonske (definite plural singular)


begynnelse

begynnelsen (definite singular)
begynnelser (indefinite plural)
begynnelsene (definite plural)

initial velocity

initial value

initial (in compounds, less used than "start")


verdensmester

head

verdensmester m (definite singular verdensmesteren, indefinite plural verdensmestere or verdensmestre or verdensmestrer, definite plural verdensmesterne or verdensmestrene)

verdensmesteren (definite singular)
verdensmestere (indefinite plural)
verdensmestre (indefinite plural)
verdensmestrer (indefinite plural)
verdensmesterne (definite plural)
verdensmestrene (definite plural)


f.Kr.

BC (years before the birth of Christ); abbreviation of før Kristus, før Kristi fødsel.


blodbad

blodbadet (definite singular)
blodbad (indefinite plural)
blodbada (definite plural)
blodbadene (definite plural)


Viken

From Old Norse vík. Compare the Old Norse name Víkin f.

The name of a historical region in south-eastern Norway, which includes Bohuslän in Sweden.


svor

From Old Norse svǫrðr m, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind, turf”), cognate with Danish svær, Swedish svål, English sward.


svor

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kikke

head

kikke (imperative kikk, present tense kikker, past tense kikket or kikka, past participle kikket or kikka, present participle kikkende)

kikk (imperative)
kikker (present)
kikket (past)
kikka (past)
kikket (participle past)
kikka (participle past)
kikkende (participle present)


middelmådig

middelmådig (neuter singular middelmådig, definite singular and plural middelmådige)

middelmådig (neuter singular)
middelmådige (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German middelmatich through Danish.


stryk

stryket (definite singular)
stryk (indefinite plural)
stryka (definite plural)
strykene (definite plural)


rappet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of rapp


tyde

tyde (imperative tyd, present tense tyder, passive tydes, simple past tyda or tydet or tydde, past participle tyda or tydet or tydd, present participle tydende)

tyd (imperative)
tyder (present)
tydes (passive)
tyda (past)
tydet (past)
tydde (past)
tyda (participle past)
tydet (participle past)
tydd (participle past)
tydende (participle present)


flott

flott (neuter singular flott, definite singular and plural flotte, comparative flottere, indefinite superlative flottest, definite superlative flotteste)

flott (neuter singular)
flotte (definite plural singular)
flottere (comparative)
flottest (indefinite superlative)
flotteste (definite superlative)

generous, liberal, open-handed, extravagant, lavish

grand, superb, elegant, stylish, dashing, jaunty


forfattet

simple past and past participle of forfatte


forfatte

forfatte (imperative forfatt, present tense forfatter, passive forfattes, simple past and past participle forfatta or forfattet, present participle forfattende)

forfatt (imperative)
forfatter (present)
forfattes (passive)
forfatta (participle past)
forfatta (past)
forfattet (participle past)
forfattet (past)
forfattende (participle present)

From for- + fatte, after Middle Low German vorvaten.


hedensk

hedensk (neuter singular hedensk, definite singular and plural hedenske)

hedensk (neuter singular)
hedenske (definite plural singular)


fregne

fregna (definite singular)
fregnen (definite singular)
fregner (indefinite plural)
fregnene (definite plural)


turisme

From either English tourism or French tourisme.


kopiering

kopieringa (definite singular)
kopieringen (definite singular)
kopieringer (indefinite plural)
kopieringene (definite plural)


skjule

skjule (imperative skjul, present tense skjuler, passive skjules, simple past skjulte, past participle skjult, present participle skjulende)

skjul (imperative)
skjuler (present)
skjules (passive)
skjulte (past)
skjult (participle past)
skjulende (participle present)

From Old Norse skýla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulijaną, cognate with Swedish skyla, Danish skjule. The modern form is influenced by Danish.


sagn

sagnet (definite singular)
sagn (indefinite plural)
sagna (definite plural)
sagnene (definite plural)


tolkning

tolkninga (definite singular)
tolkningen (definite singular)
tolkninger (indefinite plural)
tolkningene (definite plural)


apostoliske

predicative superlative degree of apostolisk

attributive superlative degree of apostolisk


utsikt

utsikten (definite singular)
utsikter (indefinite plural)
utsiktene (definite plural)


intellektuelle

(as a plural noun) intellectuals, intelligentsia


stolpe

stolpen (definite singular)
stolper (indefinite plural)
stolpene (definite plural)


vingård

vingården (definite singular)
vingårder (indefinite plural)
vingårdene (definite plural)


viten

vitenen (definite singular)
vitener (indefinite plural)
vitenene (definite plural)


trakt

trakta (definite singular)
trakten (definite singular)
trakter (indefinite plural)
traktene (definite plural)

From Latin trāiectōrium, via Middle Low German trechter and Low German trachter.


trakt

a tract, a region, a district, a province


minnes

minnes (imperative minnes, present tense minnes or mins, simple past and past participle mintes)

minnes (imperative)
minnes (present)
mins (present)
mintes (participle past)
mintes (past)


yrkesgruppen

definite masculine singular of yrkesgruppe


terrorhandlingen

definite masculine singular of terrorhandling


sikten

definite masculine singular of sikt (Etymology 2)


stiftet

simple past and past participle of stifte


abakusen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abakusen».ogg


inferens

inferensen (definite singular)
inferenser (indefinite plural)
inferensene (definite plural)


pussen

definite masculine singular of puss (Etymology 2)


avbildning

avbildninga (definite singular)
avbildningen (definite singular)
avbildninger (indefinite plural)
avbildningene (definite plural)


kontinuerlig

kontinuerlig (neuter singular kontinuerlig, definite singular and plural kontinuerlige)

kontinuerlig (neuter singular)
kontinuerlige (definite plural singular)

(as an adverb) continuously, continually


avledning

avledninga (definite singular)
avledningen (definite singular)
avledninger (indefinite plural)
avledningene (definite plural)

a derivation or derivative (e.g. of words)


kompani

kompaniet (definite singular)
kompani (indefinite plural)
kompanier (indefinite plural)
kompania (definite plural)
kompaniene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin companium? via French compagnie.


bataljon

bataljonen (definite singular)
bataljoner (indefinite plural)
bataljonene (definite plural)

From Italian battaglione, via French bataillon.


renest

indefinite singular superlative degree of ren


sovjet

sovjetet (definite singular)
sovjet (indefinite plural)
sovjeter (indefinite plural)
sovjeta (definite plural)
sovjetene (definite plural)


flygel

flygel n (definite singular flygelet or flyglet, indefinite plural flygel or flygler, definite plural flygla or flyglene)

flygelet (definite singular)
flyglet (definite singular)
flygel (indefinite plural)
flygler (indefinite plural)
flygla (definite plural)
flyglene (definite plural)


bunke

bunken (definite singular)
bunker (indefinite plural)
bunkene (definite plural)


trast

trasten (definite singular)
traster (indefinite plural)
trastene (definite plural)

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


utgift

utgifta (definite singular)
utgiften (definite singular)
utgifter (indefinite plural)
utgiftene (definite plural)

From either Middle Low German or German Low German.

expenditure (this being a mass noun, it is common in the plural noun)


skarv

skarven (definite singular)
skarver (indefinite plural)
skarvene (definite plural)


kabinett

kabinettet (definite singular)
kabinett (indefinite plural)
kabinetter (indefinite plural)
kabinetta (definite plural)
kabinettene (definite plural)

a cabinet (committee of senior government ministers in some countries, known as statsråd in Norway)

a case (outer covering, e.g. for a PC or radio)


finans

finansen (definite singular)
finanser (indefinite plural)
finansene (definite plural)


fullmakt

fullmakta (definite singular)
fullmakten (definite singular)
fullmakter (indefinite plural)
fullmaktene (definite plural)


avledningen

definite masculine singular of avledning


abiturienter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abiturienter».ogg


abiturienten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abiturienten».ogg


underskriften

definite masculine singular of underskrift


lutheraner

lutheraneren (definite singular)
lutheranere (indefinite plural)
lutheranerne (definite plural)


sovjeter

sovjeteren (definite singular)
sovjetere (indefinite plural)
sovjeterne (definite plural)

From sovjet (“as in Sovjetunionen”) + -er.


encyklopediske

definite singular/plural of encyklopedisk


naturlige

definite singular and plural of naturlig


omtanke

consideration, care (for others), thoughtfulness


kupp

kuppet (definite singular)
kupp (indefinite plural)
kuppa (definite plural)
kuppene (definite plural)

A sudden, unlawful seizure of power in a country; a coup, coup d'état.

A minority seizure of power within an organisation or political party.

A crime that is executed in a bold or hasty manner.


popularitet

From French popularité, from Latin popularitas.


utrop

utropet (definite singular)
utrop (indefinite plural)
utropa (definite plural)
utropene (definite plural)


finansminister

finansministeren (definite singular)
finansministere (indefinite plural)
finansministre (indefinite plural)
finansministrer (indefinite plural)
finansministerne (definite plural)
finansministrene (definite plural)

Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

Minister of Finance, (in the UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer


duell

duellen (definite singular)
dueller (indefinite plural)
duellene (definite plural)


justis

From Latin justitia, compare with German Justiz.

persons and authorities involved in the administration of justice


provocatus

/prʊʋʊˈkɑːtʉs/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «provocatus».ogg

From New Latin prōvocātus (“challenged, provoked”), perfect passive participle of prōvocō (“I challenge, provoke”), from both prō- (“in front of”), from prō (“for, before”), from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“toward, forward”), from *pró (“toward, leading to”), from *per- (“before”) + and from vocō (“I call”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- (“voice, speech”), from *wekʷ- (“to speak”).

der

abortus provocatus
abortus provocatus#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in abortus provocatus (“induced abortion”)


etnografisk

etnografisk (indefinite singular)
etnografiske (definite plural singular)


domstol

head

domstol m (definite singular domstolen, indefinite plural domstoler, definite plural domstolene)

domstolen (definite singular)
domstoler (indefinite plural)
domstolene (definite plural)

a court, court of law (place where justice is administered)


immateriell

immateriell (neuter singular immaterielt, definite singular and plural immaterielle)

immaterielt (neuter singular)
immaterielle (definite plural singular)


juridisk

juridisk (neuter singular juridisk, definite singular and plural juridiske)

juridisk (neuter singular)
juridiske (definite plural singular)

en juridisk kamp


naturhistoria

definite feminine singular of naturhistorie


naturhistorisk

naturhistorisk (neuter singular naturhistorisk, definite singular and plural naturhistoriske)

naturhistorisk (neuter singular)
naturhistoriske (definite plural singular)


statistisk

statistisk (neuter singular statistisk, definite singular and plural statistiske)

statistisk (neuter singular)
statistiske (definite plural singular)


biografisk

biografisk (neuter singular biografisk, definite singular and plural biografiske)

biografisk (neuter singular)
biografiske (definite plural singular)


bakerst

Superlative of the preposition and adverb bak


maritim

maritim (neuter singular maritimt, definite singular and plural maritime)

maritimt (neuter singular)
maritime (definite plural singular)

From Latin maritimus, via French maritime.


leir

leiren (definite singular)
leirer (indefinite plural)
leirene (definite plural)

From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager.


leir

leira (definite singular)
leiren (definite singular)
leirer (indefinite plural)
leirene (definite plural)

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


rustning

rustninga (definite singular)
rustningen (definite singular)
rustninger (indefinite plural)
rustningene (definite plural)

From ruste (“to arm, equip”) + -ning. See also German rüsten for further Etymological information.


sikta

definite feminine singular of sikt (Etymology 2)


skinne

skinna (definite singular)
skinnen (definite singular)
skinner (indefinite plural)
skinnene (definite plural)


skinne

skinne (imperative skinn, present tense skinner, simple past skinte or skein, past participle skint, present participle skinnende)

skinn (imperative)
skinner (present)
skinte (past)
skein (past)
skint (participle past)
skinnende (participle present)


befrielse

befrielsen (definite singular)
befrielser (indefinite plural)
befrielsene (definite plural)


ordklassen

definite masculine singular of ordklasse


dusj

dusjen (definite singular)
dusjer (indefinite plural)
dusjene (definite plural)


absolutismen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutismen».ogg


autofokusen

definite masculine singular of autofokus


naturhistorien

definite masculine singular of naturhistorie


kretskort

kretskortet (definite singular)
kretskort (indefinite plural)
kretskorta (definite plural)
kretskortene (definite plural)


sandstranden

definite masculine singular of sandstrand


statisk

statisk (neuter singular statisk, definite singular and plural statiske)

statisk (neuter singular)
statiske (definite plural singular)


trofast

trofast (neuter singular trofast, definite singular and plural trofaste)

trofast (neuter singular)
trofaste (definite plural singular)


vegetarianer

vegetarianeren (definite singular)
vegetarianere (indefinite plural)
vegetarianerne (definite plural)


innehaver

innehaveren (definite singular)
innehavere (indefinite plural)
innehaverne (definite plural)


fasade

fasaden (definite singular)
fasader (indefinite plural)
fasadene (definite plural)

a facade (of a building, also figurative)


begynner

begynneren (definite singular)
begynnere (indefinite plural)
begynnerne (definite plural)


angiver

angiver m (definite singular angiveren, indefinite plural angivere, definite plural angiverne)

angiveren (definite singular)
angivere (indefinite plural)
angiverne (definite plural)


veganer

veganeren (definite singular)
veganere (indefinite plural)
veganerne (definite plural)


angrep

angrepet (definite singular)
angrep (indefinite plural)
angrepa (definite plural)
angrepene (definite plural)


skodde

skodden (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)


skodde

skodda (definite singular)
skodden (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)

Related to German Schatten, English shade


saks

saksa (definite singular)
saksen (definite singular)
sakser (indefinite plural)
saksene (definite plural)

der

plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">sax</i>


utbytte

utbyttet (definite singular)
utbytter (indefinite plural)
utbytta (definite plural)
utbyttene (definite plural)

From ut + bytte; also from German Ausbeute in some senses.


avgått

avgått (indefinite singular)
avgåtte (definite plural singular)


abc-bok

abc-boka (definite singular)
abc-boken (definite singular)
abc-bøker (indefinite plural)
abc-bøkene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-bok».ogg

abc + bok, first part is the three first letters of the Norwegian alphabet, a, b and c. Last part from Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“letter”), either from *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).

inh

noderne lærte [Ole Bull] af onkel Jens omtrent samtidig med abc-bogen

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 196:

[Ole Bull] learned the notes by Uncle Jens at about the same time as the abc book

lydig satt hun med mora i benken og leste høyt fra ABC-boka

2002, Ragnhild Nilstun, For kjærlighets skyld:

she sat obediently with her mother on the bench and read aloud from the ABC book


begrep

begrepet (definite singular)
begrep (indefinite plural)
begreper (indefinite plural)
begrepa (definite plural)
begrepene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German begreb, begrip, compare with Danish begreb.


biografiske

inflection of biografisk:
definite singular


fotografiet

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 2)


fyll

fylla (definite singular)
fyllen (definite singular)

From the verb fylle (“to fill, stuff”), from Old Norse fylla (“to fill, complete”), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to fill, make full”), from *fullaz + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).


fyll

fylla (definite singular)
fyllen (definite singular)
fyllet (definite singular)


bredd

bredda (definite singular)
bredden (definite singular)
bredder (indefinite plural)
breddene (definite plural)

Compare with Danish bred, similar to Swedish brädd


bunden

head

bunden (neuter singular bundet, definite singular and plural bundne)

bundet (neuter singular)
bundne (definite plural singular)

insecure around others; shy (of a person)

(poetry) characterized by strict adherence to rhyme and/or metre


handledd

handleddet (definite singular)
handledd (indefinite plural)
handledda (definite plural)
handleddene (definite plural)


gitt

gitt (neuter singular gitt, definite singular and plural gitte)

gitt (neuter singular)
gitte (definite plural singular)


gråt

gråten (definite singular)
gråter (indefinite plural)
gråtene (definite plural)


iakttager

iakttageren (definite singular)
iakttagere (indefinite plural)
iakttagerne (definite plural)

Someone who is looking intensely at something; an observer.


minste

inflection of liten:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of liten:
plural superlative degree


kristne

kristne (imperative kristn or kristne, present tense kristner, simple past and past participle kristna or kristnet)

kristn (imperative)
kristne (imperative)
kristner (present)
kristna (participle past)
kristna (past)
kristnet (participle past)
kristnet (past)

From Old English [Term?], via Old Norse kristna.

to Christianise (UK), or Christianize (convert to Christianity)


ledd

leddet (definite singular)
ledd (indefinite plural)
ledda (definite plural)
leddene (definite plural)

en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd


skuren

definite masculine singular of skur (Etymology 2)


skryt

skrytet (definite singular)
skryt (indefinite plural)
skryta (definite plural)
skrytene (definite plural)


tagne

tagne (present tense tagner, simple past tagnet or tagna, past participle tagnet or tagna)

tagner (present)
tagnet (past)
tagna (past)
tagnet (participle past)
tagna (participle past)


skumme

skumme (imperative skum, present tense skummer, passive skummes, simple past and past participle skumma or skummet, present participle skummende)

skum (imperative)
skummer (present)
skummes (passive)
skumma (participle past)
skumma (past)
skummet (participle past)
skummet (past)
skummende (participle present)


styrt

styrten (definite singular)
styrter (indefinite plural)
styrtene (definite plural)


svarte

[ˈsʋɑ̂ʈ̚.ʈɛ̝]


svarte

[ˈsʋɑ̂ʈ̚.ʈɛ̝]


tyste

tyste (imperative tyst or tyste, present tense tyster, simple past and past participle tysta or tystet, present participle tystende)

tyst (imperative)
tyste (imperative)
tyster (present)
tysta (participle past)
tysta (past)
tystet (participle past)
tystet (past)
tystende (participle present)

to give information about someone else's criminal activity, usually to the police


skilt

skiltet (definite singular)
skilt (indefinite plural)
skilter (indefinite plural)
skilta (definite plural)
skiltene (definite plural)


yngste

inflection of ung:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of ung:
plural superlative degree


booka

simple past and past participle of booke


rimelig

rimelig (neuter singular rimelig, definite singular and plural rimelige, comparative rimeligere, indefinite superlative rimeligst, definite superlative rimeligste)

rimelig (neuter singular)
rimelige (definite plural singular)
rimeligere (comparative)
rimeligst (indefinite superlative)
rimeligste (definite superlative)


rett

rett (neuter singular rett, definite singular and plural rette)

rett (neuter singular)
rette (definite plural singular)

Inherited from Old Norse réttr (“right”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, *rehtaz (“right, straight; morally upright, just”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right, upright”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself; right, just”) + *-tós (“verbal adjective suffix”).
The spelling with double "t" is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rett. The original Riksmål spelling ret is from Danish ret.


rett

retten (definite singular)
retter (indefinite plural)
rettene (definite plural)

tre retters middag


trygghet

tryggheta (definite singular)
tryggheten (definite singular)
tryggheter (indefinite plural)
trygghetene (definite plural)


handbok

handboka (definite singular)
handboken (definite singular)
handbøker (indefinite plural)
handbøkene (definite plural)


frihandel

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frihandel m (definite singular frihandelen)


standardisering

standardiseringa (definite singular)
standardiseringen (definite singular)
standardiseringer (indefinite plural)
standardiseringene (definite plural)

standardisation (UK), or standardization


anbud

nb-noun

anbud n (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

Calque of German Anbot, equivalent to an + bud. Compare Dutch aanbod, German Angebot, German Gebot.

a tender; when a public entity or authority submits a request for offers in a formally accepted process, as opposed to using illegal direct procurement processes bypassing competition laws


direktiv

direktivet (definite singular)
direktiv (indefinite plural)
direktiver (indefinite plural)
direktiva (definite plural)
direktivene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin directivus, via German Direktive.


stjernehopen

definite masculine singular of stjernehop


sjøorm

sjøormen (definite singular)
sjøormer (indefinite plural)
sjøormene (definite plural)

From sjø (“sea; lake”) + orm (“serpent”).

sea serpent (also used for creatures in lakes)


stjernehop

stjernehopen (definite singular)
stjernehoper (indefinite plural)
stjernehopene (definite plural)

From stjerne (“star”) + hop (“crowd, cluster”).


overtro

overtroa (definite singular)
overtroen (definite singular)
overtroer (indefinite plural)
overtroene (definite plural)

From over- + tro, after Low German overgelove, from German Aberglaube.


selektiv

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selektiv (neuter singular selektivt, definite singular and plural selektive)

selektivt (neuter singular)
selektive (definite plural singular)


akillessenen

definite masculine singular of akillessene


satellitt

satellitten (definite singular)
satellitter (indefinite plural)
satellittene (definite plural)


akillessene

akillessene m or f (definite singular akillessena or akillessenen, indefinite plural akillessener, definite plural akillessenene)

akillessena (definite singular)
akillessenen (definite singular)
akillessener (indefinite plural)
akillessenene (definite plural)


verdenskrig

verdenskrigen (definite singular)
verdenskriger (indefinite plural)
verdenskrigene (definite plural)

første verdenskrig

annen / andre verdenskrig


riksvei

riksveien (definite singular)
riksveier (indefinite plural)
riksveiene (definite plural)

a Norwegian national road. In 2010 most riksveier were renamed as fylkesvei and the term stamvei was officially dropped, these were renamed as riksvei.


merverdiavgift

merverdiavgift m or f (definite singular merverdiavgifta or merverdiavgiften, indefinite plural merverdiavgifter, definite plural merverdiavgiftene)

merverdiavgifta (definite singular)
merverdiavgiften (definite singular)
merverdiavgifter (indefinite plural)
merverdiavgiftene (definite plural)

From mer (“more”) + verdi (“value”) + avgift (“duty, tax”).


livssyn

livssynet (definite singular)
livssyn (indefinite plural)
livssyna (definite plural)
livssynene (definite plural)

life stance, outlook on life, philosophy of life, view of life


etikk

etikken (definite singular)
etikker (indefinite plural)
etikkene (definite plural)


m.a.o.

med andre ord
med andre ord#Norwegian_Bokmål

Abbreviation of med andre ord (“in other words”).


bestialsk

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bestialsk (neuter singular bestialsk, definite singular and plural bestialske)

bestialsk (neuter singular)
bestialske (definite plural singular)


spinkel

spinkel (feminine masculine)
spinkelt (neuter)
spinkle (definite plural singular)
spinklere (comparative)
spinklest (indefinite superlative)
spinkleste (definite superlative)


elektrisitet

elektrisitet m (definite singular elektrisiteten)


justeringen

definite masculine singular of justering


ikonen

(non-standard since 2020) definite masculine singular of ikon


undermeny

undermenyen (definite singular)
undermenyer (indefinite plural)
undermenyene (definite plural)


underordna

inflection of underordne:
past participle


utskrift

utskrifta (definite singular)
utskriften (definite singular)
utskrifter (indefinite plural)
utskriftene (definite plural)


justering

justeringa (definite singular)
justeringen (definite singular)
justeringer (indefinite plural)
justeringene (definite plural)


logisk

logisk (neuter singular logisk, definite singular and plural logiske)

logisk (neuter singular)
logiske (definite plural singular)


kongeblå

kongeblå (neuter singular kongeblått, definite singular and plural kongeblå or kongeblåe)

kongeblått (neuter singular)
kongeblå (definite plural singular)
kongeblåe (definite plural singular)


finansiell

finansiell (neuter singular finansielt, definite singular and plural finansielle)

finansielt (neuter singular)
finansielle (definite plural singular)


utkast

utkastet (definite singular)
utkast (indefinite plural)
utkasta (definite plural)
utkastene (definite plural)

ut + kast, from the verb utkaste and German Entwurf

a sketch, design, rough cast (e.g. of a bust)

ejection (of an empty cartridge or shell)


lyseblå

lyseblå (neuter singular lyseblått, definite singular and plural lyseblå or lyseblåe)

lyseblått (neuter singular)
lyseblå (definite plural singular)
lyseblåe (definite plural singular)


kassett

kassetten (definite singular)
kassetter (indefinite plural)
kassettene (definite plural)

From Italian cassetta, via French cassette.


motell

motellet (definite singular)
motell (indefinite plural)
moteller (indefinite plural)
motella (definite plural)
motellene (definite plural)


nymåne

nymåne m (definite singular nymånen, indefinite plural nymåner, definite plural nymånene)

nymånen (definite singular)
nymåner (indefinite plural)
nymånene (definite plural)


dyrket

simple past and past participle of dyrke


realitet

realiteten (definite singular)
realiteter (indefinite plural)
realitetene (definite plural)


dyrker

dyrkeren (definite singular)
dyrkere (indefinite plural)
dyrkerne (definite plural)


dyrke

dyrke (imperative dyrk, present tense dyrker, passive dyrkes, simple past and past participle dyrka or dyrket, present participle dyrkende)

dyrk (imperative)
dyrker (present)
dyrkes (passive)
dyrka (participle past)
dyrka (past)
dyrket (participle past)
dyrket (past)
dyrkende (participle present)

From Old Norse dýrka, from dýrr (“dear, valuable”). Compare with Swedish dyrka.

to engage in (to enter into (an activity), to participate)

to culture (to maintain in an environment suitable for growth)


vorde

vorder (present)
vorda (past)
vordet (past)
vorda (participle past)
vordet (participle past)

From Old Norse verða, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to become, happen”).


stråle

strålen (definite singular)
stråler (indefinite plural)
strålene (definite plural)


stråle

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stråle (imperative strål, present tense stråler, passive stråles, simple past strålte, past participle strålt, present participle strålende)

strål (imperative)
stråler (present)
stråles (passive)
strålte (past)
strålt (participle past)
strålende (participle present)


osv.

og så videre
og så videre#Norwegian_Bokmål

Abbreviation of og så videre (“and so on”).


maskulinum

maskulinum n (definite singular maskulinumet or maskulinet, indefinite plural maskulina or maskuliner, definite plural maskulinaene or maskulina or maskulinene)

maskulinumet (definite singular)
maskulinet (definite singular)
maskulina (indefinite plural)
maskuliner (indefinite plural)
maskulinaene (definite plural)
maskulina (definite plural)
maskulinene (definite plural)


terpentin

terpentin m or n (definite singular terpentinen or terpentinet)

terpentinen (definite singular)
terpentinet (definite singular)


rense

rense (imperative rens, present tense renser, passive renses, simple past and past participle rensa or renset, present tense rensende)

rens (imperative)
tense renser (present)
renses (passive)
rensa (participle past)
rensa (past)
renset (participle past)
renset (past)
tense rensende (present)

rense lufta / luften


gissel

gisselet (definite singular)
gislet (definite singular)
gisler (indefinite plural)
gissel (indefinite plural)
gislene (definite plural)
gisla (definite plural)

From Danish gidsel, from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.


kolonial

kolonial (feminine masculine)
kolonialt (neuter)
koloniale (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.


kolonial

kolonialen (definite singular)
kolonialer (indefinite plural)
kolonialene (definite plural)


avstå

avstår (present)
avsto (past)
avstod (past)
avstått (participle past)
avstås (infinitive passive)
avstående (participle present)
avstå (imperative)

to abstain, desist, refrain (fra (“from”))

avstå fra å gjøre noe / refrain from doing anything

to cede, relinquish, renounce
avstå en arv / renounce a legacy


stamma

simple past and past participle of stamme


intervjua

inflection of intervjue:
past participle


entomolog

entomologen (definite singular)
entomologer (indefinite plural)
entomologene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -log.


hytta

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hytta (imperative hytt, present tense hyttar, simple past hytta, past participle hytta)

hytt (imperative)
hyttar (present)
hytta (past)
hytta (participle past)


silke

silken (definite singular)
silker (indefinite plural)
silkene (definite plural)

From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.


diskurs

diskursen (definite singular)
diskurser (indefinite plural)
diskursene (definite plural)

From French discours, from Latin discursus.


tjukk

tjukk (neuter singular tjukt, definite singular and plural tjukke, comparative tjukkere, indefinite superlative tjukkest, definite superlative tjukkeste)

tjukt (neuter singular)
tjukke (definite plural singular)
tjukkere (comparative)
tjukkest (indefinite superlative)
tjukkeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse þjukkr, þykkr, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz.


haug

haugen (definite singular)
hauger (indefinite plural)
haugene (definite plural)

From Old Norse haugr (“howe, cairn”), from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“height, hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“hill, elevation”).


marki

markien (definite singular)
markier (indefinite plural)
markiene (definite plural)

Han rullet ut papirarket markien hadde gitt ham mens han fortalte hva han hadde funnet.

2018, Barbara Cartland, translated by Sidsel Andersen, På jakt etter kjærligheten, Linhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

He unrolled the sheet of paper the marquis had given him while he told what he had found.


abnormiteter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abnormiteter».ogg


abnormiteten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abnormiteten».ogg


abscessen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscessen».ogg


abc-boken

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-boken».ogg


absolutistiske

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutistiske».ogg


abscesser

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscesser».ogg


geograf

geografen (definite singular)
geografer (indefinite plural)
geografene (definite plural)


olding

oldingen (definite singular)
oldinger (indefinite plural)
oldingene (definite plural)


malstrøm

malstrømmen (definite singular)
malstrømmer (indefinite plural)
malstrømmene (definite plural)

a maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool, dangerous tidal current


bruken

definite masculine singular of bruk (Noun 1)


slede

sleden (definite singular)
sleder (indefinite plural)
sledene (definite plural)


frigjort

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frigjort (neuter singular frigjort, definite singular and plural frigjorte)

frigjort (neuter singular)
frigjorte (definite plural singular)


senket

simple past and past participle of senke


senke

senke (imperative senk, present tense senker, passive senkes, simple past and past participle senka or senket, present participle senkende)

senk (imperative)
tense senker (present)
senkes (passive)
senka (participle past)
senka (past)
senket (participle past)
senket (past)
senkende (participle present)

From Danish sænke, from Old Danish sænckæ, from Old Norse *sænkja (east) / søkkva (west), from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną, cognate with German senken. Causative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”) (cf. Danish synke (“to sink”)).


født

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født (neuter singular født, definite singular and plural fødte)

født (neuter singular)
fødte (definite plural singular)


transponere

transponere (imperative transponer, present tense transponerer, passive transponeres, simple past transponerte, past participle transponert, present participle transponerende)

transponer (imperative)
transponerer (present)
transponeres (passive)
transponerte (past)
transponert (participle past)
transponerende (participle present)


kastanjebrun

kastanjebrun (neuter singular kastanjebrunt, definite singular and plural kastanjebrune)

kastanjebrunt (neuter singular)
kastanjebrune (definite plural singular)

From kastanje (“chestnut”) + brun (“brown”).

of a reddish-brown color/colour (chestnut)


terpentinen

definite masculine singular of terpentin


terpentinet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of terpentin


svette

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.

der

Med blod, svette og tårer.


svette

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svette (imperative svett, present tense svetter, passive svettes, simple past and past participle svetta or svettet, present participle svettende)

svett (imperative)
svetter (present)
svettes (passive)
svetta (participle past)
svetta (past)
svettet (participle past)
svettet (past)
svettende (participle present)

From Old Norse sveitast ?, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”).

Jeg svetter når jeg er nervøs.


subjektive

inflection of subjektiv:
definite singular


rødhåret

rødhåret (indefinite singular)
rødhårete (definite plural singular)
rødhårede (definite plural singular)
mer rødhåret (comparative)
mest rødhåret (superlative)


tyngde

tyngden (definite singular)
tyngder (indefinite plural)
tyngdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō.


puddel

puddelen (definite singular)
pudler (indefinite plural)
pudlene (definite plural)

From German Pudel (short form of Pudelhund, no longer used), derived from the Low German verb pudeln (“to splash in water”).


død som en sild

(simile) dead as a doornail, dead as a dodo (unquestionably dead)


stendød

stendød (neuter stendødt, definite and plural stendøde)

stendødt (neuter)
stendøde (definite plural)

(informal) stone dead (unquestionably dead)


kakofoni

kakofonien (definite singular)
kakofonier (indefinite plural)
kakofoniene (definite plural)

From French cacophonie and German Kakophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía).


strategisk

strategisk (neuter singular strategisk, definite singular and plural strategiske)

strategisk (neuter singular)
strategiske (definite plural singular)


punktskrift

punktskrift m or f (definite singular punktskriften or punktskrifta)

punktskriften (definite singular)
punktskrifta (definite singular)


turnering

turnering m or f (definite singular turneringa or turneringen, indefinite plural turneringer, definite plural turneringene)

turneringa (definite singular)
turneringen (definite singular)
turneringer (indefinite plural)
turneringene (definite plural)


tidvis

tidvis (neuter singular tidvis, definite singular and plural tidvise)

tidvis (neuter singular)
tidvise (definite plural singular)


kartografi

kartografi m (definite singular kartografien)


avslutning

avslutninga (definite singular)
avslutningen (definite singular)
avslutninger (indefinite plural)
avslutningene (definite plural)


republikansk

republikansk (neuter singular republikansk, definite singular and plural republikanske)

republikansk (neuter singular)
republikanske (definite plural singular)

republican or Republican (depending on context)


gæren

gæren (neuter singular gærent, definite singular and plural gærne, comparative gærnere, indefinite superlative gærnest, definite superlative gærneste)

gærent (neuter singular)
gærne (definite plural singular)
gærnere (comparative)
gærnest (indefinite superlative)
gærneste (definite superlative)


myrdet

simple past and past participle of myrde


distrikt

distriktet (definite singular)
distrikt (indefinite plural)
distrikter (indefinite plural)
distrikta (definite plural)
distriktene (definite plural)


flammet

simple past and past participle of flamme


maskinvara

definite feminine singular of maskinvare


kraftkabel

kraftkabelen (definite singular)
kraftkabler (indefinite plural)
kraftkablene (definite plural)


programvara

definite feminine singular of programvare


optisk

optisk (neuter singular optisk, definite singular and plural optiske)

optisk (neuter singular)
optiske (definite plural singular)


mekanisk

mekanisk (neuter singular mekanisk, definite singular and plural mekaniske)

mekanisk (neuter singular)
mekaniske (definite plural singular)

From Latin mechanicus, via German mechanisch.


meteorologisk

meteorologisk (neuter singular meteorologisk, definite singular and plural meteorologiske)

meteorologisk (neuter singular)
meteorologiske (definite plural singular)


metallurgisk

metallurgisk (neuter singular metallurgisk, definite singular and plural metallurgiske)

metallurgisk (neuter singular)
metallurgiske (definite plural singular)


elektromagnetisk

elektromagnetisk (neuter singular elektromagnetisk, definite singular and plural elektromagnetiske)

elektromagnetisk (neuter singular)
elektromagnetiske (definite plural singular)


grafisk

grafisk (neuter singular grafisk, definite singular and plural grafiske)

grafisk (neuter singular)
grafiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós).


fiberoptisk

fiberoptisk (neuter singular fiberoptisk, definite singular and plural fiberoptiske)

fiberoptisk (neuter singular)
fiberoptiske (definite plural singular)


belysning

belysninga (definite singular)
belysningen (definite singular)
belysninger (indefinite plural)
belysningene (definite plural)


muskedunder

muskedunderen (definite singular)
muskedundere (indefinite plural)
muskedunderne (definite plural)

From German Muskedonner, from French mosqueton.


dynamisk

dynamisk (neuter singular dynamisk, definite singular and plural dynamiske)

dynamisk (neuter singular)
dynamiske (definite plural singular)


spå

spå (imperative spå, present tense spår, passive spås, simple past spådde, past participle spådd, present participle spående)

spå (imperative)
spår (present)
spås (passive)
spådde (past)
spådd (participle past)
spående (participle present)

to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy


abitur

abituren (definite singular)
abiturer (indefinite plural)
abiturene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abitur».ogg

From German Abitur, a shortening of Abiturium, itself short for Latin examen abiturium, from abitureō (“I wish to leave”), desiderative construction of abeō (“I leave, go off”), from both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from eō (“I go, move”), from Proto-Italic *eō (“I go”), from earlier *ejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti (“to go, be going”), from *h₁ey- (“to go”).

der

Abitur er Tysklands avsluttende eksamen

(education) Abitur (a group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)


abdominalt

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdominalt».ogg


guvernanten

definite masculine singular of guvernante


nedsatt

nedsatt (indefinite singular)
nedsatte (definite plural singular)


perifer

perifer (feminine masculine)
perifert (neuter)
perifere (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs, “moving around, round, circular”).


greie

greia (definite singular)
greien (definite singular)
greier (indefinite plural)
greiene (definite plural)

Hva er dette for slags greie?

Dette er fæle greier.

Gode greier!

Dette har jeg greie på.


greie

greier (present)
greide (past)
greid (participle past)

Greier du å gå helt hjem?


revir

reviret (definite singular)
revir (indefinite plural)
revirer (indefinite plural)
revira (definite plural)
revirene (definite plural)

a territory (an animal's guarded territory)


protektorat

protektoratet (definite singular)
protektorat (indefinite plural)
protektorater (indefinite plural)
protektorata (definite plural)
protektoratene (definite plural)


kjønnshår

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kjønnshår n (definite singular kjønnshåret, indefinite plural kjønnshår, definite plural kjønnshåra or kjønnshårene)

kjønnshåret (definite singular)
kjønnshår (indefinite plural)
kjønnshåra (definite plural)
kjønnshårene (definite plural)


oske

oska (definite singular)
osken (definite singular)
osker (indefinite plural)
oskene (definite plural)

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


elektromagnet

elektromagneten (definite singular)
elektromagneter (indefinite plural)
elektromagnetene (definite plural)


informasjon

informasjon m (definite singular informasjonen, indefinite plural informasjoner, definite plural informasjonene)

informasjonen (definite singular)
informasjoner (indefinite plural)
informasjonene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”).


tatovere

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tatovere (imperative tatover, present tense tatoverer, passive tatoveres, simple past tatoverte, past participle tatovert, present participle tatoverende)

tatover (imperative)
tatoverer (present)
tatoveres (passive)
tatoverte (past)
tatovert (participle past)
tatoverende (participle present)

From Samoan tatau, Tahitian tatau, and Tongan tatau, via English tattoo and German tätowieren.


ytring

ytringa (definite singular)
ytringen (definite singular)
ytringer (indefinite plural)
ytringene (definite plural)


tatovering

tatoveringa (definite singular)
tatoveringen (definite singular)
tatoveringer (indefinite plural)
tatoveringene (definite plural)


nitrat

nitratet (definite singular)
nitrat (indefinite plural)
nitrater (indefinite plural)
nitrata (definite plural)
nitratene (definite plural)

From Latin nitrum + -at, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).

2012, Grensesang by Jim Lynch, Font Forlag AS →ISBN https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ard7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT165&lpg=PT165&dq=%22nitrater%22&source=bl&ots=RjxD_rFkTO&sig=88M2yg-oVCJq7GGtxG_cEg8M84c&hl=no&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji0Zzhn7HeAhUECSwKHTUtBaE4WhDoATADegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=%22nitrater%22&f=false
"Vi har registrert høye nivåer av nitrater og algevekst i Fishtrap Creek. Derfor må vi ta en titt på gjødselhåndteringen din."

"We have registered high levels of nitrates and algal growth in Fishtrap Creek. Therefore we must have a look at your handling of fertiliser."


krim

krimmen (definite singular)
krimmer (indefinite plural)
krimmene (definite plural)


krim

krimet (definite singular)
krim (indefinite plural)
krima (definite plural)
krimene (definite plural)


seponere

seponere (imperative seponer, present tense seponerer, passive seponeres, simple past seponerte, past participle seponert, present participle seponerende)

seponer (imperative)
seponerer (present)
seponeres (passive)
seponerte (past)
seponert (participle past)
seponerende (participle present)

(medicine, transitive) to discontinue (a medication).


revehi

revehiet (definite singular)
revehi (indefinite plural)
revehia (definite plural)
revehiene (definite plural)

[ˈɾeː.ʋə.ˌhiː]


operahus

operahuset (definite singular)
operahus (indefinite plural)
operahusa (definite plural)
operahusene (definite plural)

an opera house (theatre for opera; also a company that runs operas)


brorskap

brorskapet (definite singular)
brorskap (indefinite plural)
brorskaper (indefinite plural)
brorskapa (definite plural)
brorskapene (definite plural)


Jeriko

Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


hverandre

each other, one another (reciprocal pronoun)


kontaktlinse

kontaktlinse m or f (definite singular kontaktlinsa or kontaktlinsen, indefinite plural kontaktlinser, definite plural kontaktlinsene)

kontaktlinsa (definite singular)
kontaktlinsen (definite singular)
kontaktlinser (indefinite plural)
kontaktlinsene (definite plural)


breviarium

breviariet (definite singular)
breviarier (indefinite plural)
breviaria (definite plural)
breviariene (definite plural)


portrettere

portrettere (imperative portretter, present tense portretterer, passive portretteres, simple past portretterte, past participle portrettert, present participle portretterende)

portretter (imperative)
portretterer (present)
portretteres (passive)
portretterte (past)
portrettert (participle past)
portretterende (participle present)


eksempel

eksempel n (definite singular eksempelet or eksemplet, indefinite plural eksempel or eksempler, definite plural eksempla or eksemplene)

eksempelet (definite singular)
eksemplet (definite singular)
eksempel (indefinite plural)
eksempler (indefinite plural)
eksempla (definite plural)
eksemplene (definite plural)


famle

famle (imperative faml or famle, present tense famler, passive famles, simple past and past participle famla or famlet, present participle famlende)

faml (imperative)
famle (imperative)
famler (present)
famles (passive)
famla (participle past)
famla (past)
famlet (participle past)
famlet (past)
famlende (participle present)


flinkest

indefinite singular superlative degree of flink


påfugl

påfuglen (definite singular)
påfugler (indefinite plural)
påfuglene (definite plural)


småting

småting m (definite singular småtingen, indefinite plural småting, definite plural småtinga or småtingene)

småtingen (definite singular)
småting (indefinite plural)
småtinga (definite plural)
småtingene (definite plural)


samlet

simple past and past participle of samle


kløv

a load hung in two parts on either side of the back of a pack animal


samler

samler m (definite singular samleren, indefinite plural samlere, definite plural samlerne)

samleren (definite singular)
samlere (indefinite plural)
samlerne (definite plural)

a collector (a person who collects things)


bånd

båndet (definite singular)
bånd (indefinite plural)
bånda (definite plural)
båndene (definite plural)


vippe

vippe (imperative vipp, present tense vipper, passive vippes, simple past and past participle vippa or vippet, present participle vippende)

vipp (imperative)
vipper (present)
vippes (passive)
vippa (participle past)
vippa (past)
vippet (participle past)
vippet (past)
vippende (participle present)

Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen

to see-saw, totter, rock, sway, swing (back and forth)

to blink (of current, light, because of an overloaded circuit)


røntgen

røntgenen (definite singular)
røntgen (indefinite plural)
røntgenene (definite plural)

After the German physicist Wilhelm C. Röntgen (1845-1923).

examination by means of X-ray, radiography, X-ray

X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)

röntgen (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) (abbreviated R)


stratosfære

stratosfære m (definite singular stratosfæren)


fiskehandler

fiskehandleren (definite singular)
fiskehandlere (indefinite plural)
fiskehandlerne (definite plural)


lykkes

lykkes (imperative and present tense lykkes, simple past lyktes, past participle lykkes or lyktes)

lykkes (imperative present)
lyktes (past)
lykkes (participle past)
lyktes (participle past)


lukker

lukkeren (definite singular)
lukkere (indefinite plural)
lukkerne (definite plural)


lukket

lukket (indefinite singular)
lukkete (definite plural singular)
lukkede (definite plural singular)


tredjepart

tredjeparten (definite singular)
tredjeparter (indefinite plural)
tredjepartene (definite plural)


halvmåne

halvmånen (definite singular)
halvmåner (indefinite plural)
halvmånene (definite plural)


ångstrøm

ångstrømen (definite singular)
ångstrøm (indefinite plural)
ångstrømene (definite plural)

Named after Swedish physisist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874).


patetisk

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patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

patetisk (neuter singular)
patetiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).


føn

fønen (definite singular)
føner (indefinite plural)
fønene (definite plural)

From German Föhn (“foehn”), inherited from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”). Compare Danish føn and Swedish föhn.

føn over fjellene

foehn, a warm dry wind eveloping on the lee side of a mountain.

bestille vask og føn hos frisøren

to order a wash and blow-dry at the hairdresser


negasjon

negasjonen (definite singular)
negasjoner (indefinite plural)
negasjonene (definite plural)


disjunksjon

disjunksjonen (definite singular)
disjunksjoner (indefinite plural)
disjunksjonene (definite plural)

(logic) disjunction (a proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator)

(mathematics) disjunction (a logical operator)


konjunksjon

konjunksjonen (definite singular)
konjunksjoner (indefinite plural)
konjunksjonene (definite plural)

(grammar) conjunction (a word used to join other words or phrases)

(logic) conjunction (a proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions)


kline

kline (present tense kliner, past tense klinte, past participle klint)

kliner (present)
klinte (past)
klint (participle past)

From Old Norse klína, from Proto-Germanic *kleinijan-, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-. Compare Old High German klenan.


poppel

poppelen (definite singular)
popler (indefinite plural)
poplene (definite plural)

From Latin populus, via Low German poppele.


galgenhumor

galgenhumor m (definite singular galgenhumoren)

gallows humour (UK), or gallows humor (US)


beundre

beundre (imperative beundr or beundre, present tense beundrer, simple past and past participle beundra or beundret, present participle beundrende)

beundr (imperative)
beundre (imperative)
beundrer (present)
beundra (participle past)
beundra (past)
beundret (participle past)
beundret (past)
beundrende (participle present)


autodafé

autodaféen (definite singular)
autodafeen (definite singular)
autodaféer (indefinite plural)
autodafeer (indefinite plural)
autodaféene (definite plural)
autodafeene (definite plural)

From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).


sentral

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sentral (neuter singular sentralt, definite singular and plural sentrale)

sentralt (neuter singular)
sentrale (definite plural singular)


sentral

sentralen (definite singular)
sentraler (indefinite plural)
sentralene (definite plural)

a centre (UK) or center (US) (a central point in a business or organisation)

an exchange (such as a telephone exchange)


kose

kose (imperative kos, present tense koser, passive koses, simple past kosa or koset or koste, past participle kosa or koset or kost, present participle kosende)

kos (imperative)
koser (present)
koses (passive)
kosa (past)
koset (past)
koste (past)
kosa (participle past)
koset (participle past)
kost (participle past)
kosende (participle present)


baptisme

baptismen (definite singular)
baptismer (indefinite plural)
baptismene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”).

der

A denomination of Christianity, which recognizes only the baptism of adults, rather than infants; the Baptist denomination


foreta

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foreta (imperative foreta, present tense foretar, passive foretas, simple past foretok, past participle foretatt, present participle foretakende)

foreta (imperative)
foretar (present)
foretas (passive)
foretok (past)
foretatt (participle past)
foretakende (participle present)


hunn

hunn m (definite singular hunnen, indefinite plural hunner, definite plural hunnene)

hunnen (definite singular)
hunner (indefinite plural)
hunnene (definite plural)


neppe

Compare with Old Norse hneppr, neppr (“limited”) and hneppiliga (“unlikely”).


gro

gro (imperative gro, present tense gror, passive -, simple past grodde, past participle grodd, present participle groende)

gro (imperative)
gror (present)
grodde (past)
grodd (participle past)
groende (participle present)


brent barn skyr ilden

brent barn skyr ilden ("a burnt baby shuns the fire")

One remembers an unpleasant incident very well and makes note not to do the same in future.

once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy

a burnt child dreads the fire
a burnt child dreads the fire

once bitten, twice shy, a burnt child dreads the fire


zambisk

zambisk (neuter singular zambisk, definite singular and plural zambiske)

zambisk (neuter singular)
zambiske (definite plural singular)

Zambian (relating to Zambia and Zambians)


tror du på Gud

do you believe in God
do you believe in God


sefard

sefarden (definite singular)
sefarder (indefinite plural)
sefardene (definite plural)


maling

malinga (definite singular)
malingen (definite singular)
malinger (indefinite plural)
malingene (definite plural)


sydvest

From syd + vest; the hat possibly from Dutch zuidwester (as in Danish).


sydvest

southwest or south-west (point of the compass)


sydvest

sydvesten (definite singular)
sydvester (indefinite plural)
sydvestene (definite plural)


harddisk

harddisken (definite singular)
harddisker (indefinite plural)
harddiskene (definite plural)

(computing) a hard disk, or hard disc (UK)


barnesoldat

barnesoldaten (definite singular)
barnesoldater (indefinite plural)
barnesoldatene (definite plural)


vegra

simple past and past participle of vegre


vegre

vegre (imperative vegr or vegre, present tense vegrer, passive vegres, simple past and past participle vegra or vegret, present participle vegrende)

vegr (imperative)
vegre (imperative)
vegrer (present)
vegres (passive)
vegra (participle past)
vegra (past)
vegret (participle past)
vegret (past)
vegrende (participle present)

From Middle Low German wēgeren, weigeren.


Jūrmala

From Latvian Jūrmala (“Jūrmala”), from jūrmala (“seaside”), itself a compound from jūra (“sea”) + mala (“edge, shore”), first part from Proto-Baltic or Proto-Balto-Slavic *jaur-, *jūr-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-, *ūr- with an added initial y, from *aw-, *awe- (“to wet, to moisten, to flow”) with a suffix -r + last part from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰo-.

Jūrmala var et av de mest populære badebyene i Sovjetunionen
Jūrmala was one of the most popular seaside resorts in the Soviet Union


silhuett

silhuetten (definite singular)
silhuetter (indefinite plural)
silhuettene (definite plural)

From French silhouette, from the name of Frenchman Étienne de Silhouette.


sikte

siktet (definite singular)
sikter (indefinite plural)
sikta (definite plural)
siktene (definite plural)

land i sikte


sikte

sikte (imperative sikt, present tense sikter, passive siktes, simple past and past participle sikta or siktet, present participle siktende)

sikt (imperative)
sikter (present)
siktes (passive)
sikta (participle past)
sikta (past)
siktet (participle past)
siktet (past)
siktende (participle present)

From Middle Low German sichte (“to sieve”), and from Danish sigte (“charge, indict”), from Old Danish sæktæ.

to sift, screen (e.g. flour, gravel, crushed stone)


truisme

truismen (definite singular)
truismer (indefinite plural)
truismene (definite plural)


hyene

hyenen (definite singular)
hyener (indefinite plural)
hyenene (definite plural)


hird

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hird (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

→ English: hird

From Danish hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

An informal retinue of personal armed companions.

(by extension) the formal royal court household.


nereide

nereida (definite singular)
nereiden (definite singular)
nereider (indefinite plural)
nereidene (definite plural)


nepe

nepa (definite singular)
nepen (definite singular)
neper (indefinite plural)
nepene (definite plural)

From Latin napus, via Old English næp and Old Norse næpa.


naus

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of nyse


perrong

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perrong m (definite singular perrongen, indefinite plural perronger, definite plural perrongene)

perrongen (definite singular)
perronger (indefinite plural)
perrongene (definite plural)


foki

(non-standard since 1984) indefinite plural of fokus


jekk

jekken (definite singular)
jekker (indefinite plural)
jekkene (definite plural)


muld

mulda (definite singular)
mulden (definite singular)


hvit

hvit (neuter singular hvitt, definite singular and plural hvite, comparative hvitere, indefinite superlative hvitest, definite superlative hviteste)

hvitt (neuter singular)
hvite (definite plural singular)
hvitere (comparative)
hvitest (indefinite superlative)
hviteste (definite superlative)

From Danish hvid with native Norwegian -t, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.


nevro-

From Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron).


smil

smilet (definite singular)
smil (indefinite plural)
smila (definite plural)
smilene (definite plural)
smilen (definite singular)
smil (indefinite plural)
smilene (definite plural)

smil m (definite singular smilen, indefinite plural smil, definite plural smilene)


smil

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


solstråle

solstrålen (definite singular)
solstråler (indefinite plural)
solstrålene (definite plural)

a sunbeam, ray from the sun, ray of sunlight

a ray of sunshine (figurative, person who brings happiness into the lives of others)


programmere

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programmere (imperative programmer, present tense programmerer, simple past programmerte, past participle programmert, present participle programmerende)

programmer (imperative)
programmerer (present)
programmerte (past)
programmert (participle past)
programmerende (participle present)


folkestyre

folkestyret (definite singular)
folkestyr (indefinite plural)
folkestyra (definite plural)
folkestyrene (definite plural)


monn

monnet (definite singular)
monn (indefinite plural)
monner (indefinite plural)
monna (definite plural)
monnene (definite plural)


kril

krilen (definite singular)
kriler (indefinite plural)
krilene (definite plural)

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


kommune

kommunen (definite singular)
kommuner (indefinite plural)
kommunene (definite plural)

From French commune, from Medieval Latin communia, from Latin communis.


rulletrapp

rulletrappa (definite singular)
rulletrappen (definite singular)
rulletrapper (indefinite plural)
rulletrappene (definite plural)


hatefull

hatefull (neuter singular hatefullt, definite singular and plural hatefulle)

hatefullt (neuter singular)
hatefulle (definite plural singular)


trapp

trappa (definite singular)
trappen (definite singular)
trapper (indefinite plural)
trappene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German trappe. Similar to Swedish and Faroese trappa, also to Danish trappe

stairs, stairway, staircase, steps (e.g. outdoors)


accent circonflexe

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

Borrowed from French accent circonflexe.

(orthography) a circumflex (a diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel or a consonant in the orthography or transliteration of many languages)


priapisme

From Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).


dekar

dekaret (definite singular)
dekar (indefinite plural)
dekara (definite plural)
dekarene (definite plural)


galoppere

galoppere (imperative galopper, present tense galopperer, simple past galopperte, past participle galoppert, present participle galopperende)

galopper (imperative)
galopperer (present)
galopperte (past)
galoppert (participle past)
galopperende (participle present)


tendring

tendringen (definite singular)
tendringer (indefinite plural)
tendringene (definite plural)

(nautical) an older type of boat originally rowed with ten oars (five pairs), but could also have a cabin and sail


taue

taue (imperative tau, present tense tauer, passive taues, simple past and past participle taua or tauet, present participle tauende)

tau (imperative)
tauer (present)
taues (passive)
taua (participle past)
taua (past)
tauet (participle past)
tauet (past)
tauende (participle present)


rammet

simple past and past participle of ramme


pumpe

pumpa (definite singular)
pumpen (definite singular)
pumper (indefinite plural)
pumpene (definite plural)


pumpe

pumpe (imperative pump, present tense pumper, passive pumpes, simple past and past participle pumpa or pumpet, present participle pumpende)

pump (imperative)
pumper (present)
pumpes (passive)
pumpa (participle past)
pumpa (past)
pumpet (participle past)
pumpet (past)
pumpende (participle present)


bremse

bremsa (definite singular)
bremsen (definite singular)
bremser (indefinite plural)
bremsene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.


bremse

bremse (imperative brems, present tense bremser, simple past and past participle bremsa or bremset, present participle bremsende)

brems (imperative)
bremser (present)
bremsa (participle past)
bremsa (past)
bremset (participle past)
bremset (past)
bremsende (participle present)

bremse ned


goter

goteren (definite singular)
gotere (indefinite plural)
goterne (definite plural)


snive

sniva (definite singular)
sniven (definite singular)
sniver (indefinite plural)
snivene (definite plural)

From Danish snive (“glanders”), either from older/dialectal snive, snibe (“snore”), or from Middle Low German snīp (“throat disease in chickens”). The Danish term refers to the sound of the respiratory organs of animals with the disease.

der

[hesten] havde snive i bagbenene

1883, Jonas Lie, Familjen paa Gilje, page 72:

[the horse] had glanders in the hind legs

(pathology) glanders (an infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans)


vanning

vanninga (definite singular)
vanningen (definite singular)
vanninger (indefinite plural)
vanningene (definite plural)


overlate

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overlate (imperative overlat, present tense overlater, passive overlates, simple past overlot, past participle overlatt, present participle overlatende)

overlat (imperative)
overlater (present)
overlates (passive)
overlot (past)
overlatt (participle past)
overlatende (participle present)

over- + late, possibly from German überlassen

to leave (something (til / to) someone), entrust to, hand over to


anklage

anklaga (definite singular)
anklagen (definite singular)
anklager (indefinite plural)
anklagene (definite plural)

an- + klage; from German Anklage (noun), and from Middle Low German anklagen and German anklagen (verb)


anklage

anklage (imperative anklag, present tense anklager, simple past anklaga or anklaget or anklagde, past participle anklaga or anklaget or anklagd, present participle anklagende)

anklag (imperative)
anklager (present)
anklaga (past)
anklaget (past)
anklagde (past)
anklaga (participle past)
anklaget (participle past)
anklagd (participle past)
anklagende (participle present)


trampe

trampe (imperative tramp, present tense tramper, passive trampes, simple past and past participle trampa or trampet, present participle trampende)

tramp (imperative)
tramper (present)
trampes (passive)
trampa (participle past)
trampa (past)
trampet (participle past)
trampet (past)
trampende (participle present)

to beat (time or a rhythm (takt) with one's foot)


knurre

knurre (imperative knurr, present tense knurrer, passive knurres, simple past and past participle knurra or knurret, present participle knurrende)

knurr (imperative)
knurrer (present)
knurres (passive)
knurra (participle past)
knurra (past)
knurret (participle past)
knurret (past)
knurrende (participle present)


brigg

briggen (definite singular)
brigger (indefinite plural)
briggene (definite plural)

From English brig, an abbreviation of brigantine.


gret

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of gråte


skipe

skipe (imperative skip, present tense skiper, passive skipes, simple past and past participle skipa or skipet, present participle skipende)

skip (imperative)
skiper (present)
skipes (passive)
skipa (participle past)
skipa (past)
skipet (participle past)
skipet (past)
skipende (participle present)


skura

definite feminine singular of skur (Etymology 2)


beist

beistet (definite singular)
beist (indefinite plural)
beista (definite plural)
beistene (definite plural)


simle

simla (definite singular)
simlen (definite singular)
simler (indefinite plural)
simlene (definite plural)


kondor

kondoren (definite singular)
kondorer (indefinite plural)
kondorene (definite plural)

From Quechua kuntur, via Spanish cóndor.


yter

yteren (definite singular)
ytere (indefinite plural)
yterne (definite plural)

contributor, payer, provider (often used in compound words)


tenkt

tenkt (indefinite singular)
tenkte (definite plural singular)


moske

moskeen (definite singular)
moskeer (indefinite plural)
moskeene (definite plural)


versere

versere (present verserer, past verserte, past perfect har versert)

verserer (present)
verserte (past)
har versert (past perfect)

Saken verser i retten er oppe til behanding

The case pending in the courts are being handled


protestere

protestere (imperative protester, present tense protesterer, passive protesteres, simple past protesterte, past participle protestert, present participle protesterende)

protester (imperative)
protesterer (present)
protesteres (passive)
protesterte (past)
protestert (participle past)
protesterende (participle present)


meditere

meditere (imperative mediter, present tense mediterer, simple past mediterte, past participle meditert, present participle mediterende)

mediter (imperative)
mediterer (present)
mediterte (past)
meditert (participle past)
mediterende (participle present)


tamburin

tamburinen (definite singular)
tamburiner (indefinite plural)
tamburinene (definite plural)


eierer

(non-standard since 2005) indefinite plural of eier


adventskalender

adventskalender m (definite singular adventskalenderen, indefinite plural adventskalendere or adventskalendre or adventskalendrer, definite plural adventskalenderne or adventskalendrene)

adventskalenderen (definite singular)
adventskalendere (indefinite plural)
adventskalendre (indefinite plural)
adventskalendrer (indefinite plural)
adventskalenderne (definite plural)
adventskalendrene (definite plural)


narhval

narhvalen (definite singular)
narhvaler (indefinite plural)
narhvalene (definite plural)

From Danish narhval. Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr "corpse whale", based on nár (“corpse”) and hvalr (“whale”).


snu

snu (imperative snu, present tense snur, passive snus, simple past snudde, past participle snudd, present participle snuende)

snu (imperative)
snur (present)
snus (passive)
snudde (past)
snudd (participle past)
snuende (participle present)

snu tilbake


fantasere

fantasere (imperative fantaser, present tense fantaserer, simple past fantaserte, past participle fantasert, present participle fantaserende)

fantaser (imperative)
fantaserer (present)
fantaserte (past)
fantasert (participle past)
fantaserende (participle present)

From Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), via Latin [Term?].


motivere

motivere (imperative motiver, present tense motiverer, passive motiveres, simple past motiverte, past participle motivert, present participle motiverende)

motiver (imperative)
motiverer (present)
motiveres (passive)
motiverte (past)
motivert (participle past)
motiverende (participle present)


moare

moareen (definite singular)
moareer (indefinite plural)
moareene (definite plural)


fotografien

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 1)


huner

huneren (definite singular)
hunere (indefinite plural)
hunerne (definite plural)


adle

adle (imperative adl or adle, present tense adler, passive adles, simple past and past participle adla or adlet, present participle adlende)

adl (imperative)
adle (imperative)
adler (present)
adles (passive)
adla (participle past)
adla (past)
adlet (participle past)
adlet (past)
adlende (participle present)

to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble


bavianene

/bɑʋɪɑːn̩ːə/


badekarene

/bɑːdəkɑːrɛnə/

/bɑːdəkɑːɳə/


enhjørningene

/eːnjøːɳɪŋɛnə/


badekaret

/bɑːdəkɑːrə/


badekara

/bɑːdəkɑːrɑ/


gulrot

gulrota (definite singular)
gulroten (definite singular)
gulrøtter (indefinite plural)
gulrøttene (definite plural)

/ˈɡʉlːəˌruːt/

From gul + rot, cf. Danish gulerod and German gelbe Rübe.


paillegul

paillegul (feminine masculine)
paillegult (neuter)
paillegule (definite plural singular)


politimann

politimannen (definite singular)
politimenn (indefinite plural)
politimennene (definite plural)


tannhjul

tannhjulet (definite singular)
tannhjul (indefinite plural)
tannhjula (definite plural)
tannhjulene (definite plural)


inuitt

inuitten (definite singular)
inuitter (indefinite plural)
inuittene (definite plural)