ablative

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abandoner

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abandoner».ogg


abbreviator

abbreviatoren (definite singular)
abbreviatorer (indefinite plural)
abbreviatorene (definite plural)

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Pius II opprettet i 1463 et kollegium av abbreviatorer.

Pius II established a college of abbreviators in 1463.

(history, Roman Catholicism) abbreviator (one of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.)


absorptive

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abaca

abacaen (definite singular)
abacaer (indefinite plural)
abacaene (definite plural)

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From English abaca, from Spanish abacá (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Tagalog abaka (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, “de-seeded cotton”) from ܦܩܰܥ (pqaʿ, “to split, to reave, to crack”).

(botany) Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

abaca (the fiber of the abaca plant, used in rope)


absenter

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antonym

antonymet (definite singular)
antonym (indefinite plural)
antonymer (indefinite plural)
antonyma (definite plural)
antonymene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία (antōnumía), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name, noun”).


abscess

abscessen (definite singular)
abscesser (indefinite plural)
abscessene (definite plural)

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From Latin abscessus (“departed, withdrawn, retreated”), perfect passive participle of abscēdō (“I go away, depart”), from both ab- (“away from, off, from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from cēdō (“I go”), from Proto-Italic *kezdō, from either *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”), or from *ḱye, from *ḱe (deictic particle) and *sed- (“to sit”).

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en fæl absces

1845, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III,1, page 193:

jeg saumfarte foten hans enda en gang og nå fant jeg en abscess ved hælen, hard som en kastanje

2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:

I scoured his foot once more and now I found an abscess at the heel, hard as a chestnut

jeg har tømt absesser som har sprutet ned … tak og vegger

2010, Nina Lykke, Full spredning, page 13:

I have emptied abscesses that have splashed down… ceilings and walls

(pathology) an abscess (a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.)


livre

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livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre or livreer, definite plural livrea or livreene)

livreet (definite singular)
livre (indefinite plural)
livreer (indefinite plural)
livrea (definite plural)
livreene (definite plural)


abattoir

abattoiret (definite singular)
abattoirer (indefinite plural)
abattoira (definite plural)
abattoirene (definite plural)

man betænker, hvilke uhyre mængde kvæg der mellem aar og dag bliver slagtet i Parises abattoirs

1836 October 17, Den Constitutionelle, page 2:

one considers the enormous amount of cattle slaughtered in Paris' abattoirs between year and day

abbatoirene [sic] i Rue de Flanders

(concerning France) an abattoir (a public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.)


abortive

/abɔʁˈtiːʋə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortive».ogg


absolutist

absolutisten (definite singular)
absolutister (indefinite plural)
absolutistene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutist».ogg

absolutt + -ist, first part from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Last part from French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

der

absolutisternes rædselsgjerninger og forfølgelser mod de liberale [i Spania]

1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III, page 43:

the atrocities of the absolutists and the persecution of the liberals [in Spain]

konferansen blir avbrutt av … primitivistiske studenter og religiøse absolutister

the conference is interrupted by… primitivist students and religious absolutists

(politics, political science) an absolutist (one who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government)


abnormal

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abnormal (neuter singular abnormalt, definite singular and plural abnormale, comparative mer abnormal, superlative mest abnormal)

abnormalt (neuter singular)
abnormale (definite plural singular)
mer abnormal (comparative)
mest abnormal (superlative)

From English abnormal, from Latin abnōrmis (“departing from normal”), from both ab- (“away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from nōrma (“norm, standard; rule, precept”) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I am aware of”) (with the suffix -μων (-mōn, “I am aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *-mō), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃- (with the suffix -σκω (-skō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Equivalent to abnorm + -al, suffix from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

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normale og abnormale blodceller

[de] abnormale mod skjønhedsideen stridende udvæxter

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 406:

[the] abnormal outgrowths contrary to the idea of beauty

abnormalt høye varmestrømmer fra underhavene [områdene under verdenshavene]

abnormally high heat flows from under the oceans [areas under the world's oceans]

[han er] ikledd et absurd kontorantrekk fra 60-tallet med abnormalt høyt liv og et stripete slips

[he is] wearing an absurd office suit from the 60's with abnormally high waist and a striped tie

abnormal psykologi

abnormal (not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.)


aberrant

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aberrant (neuter singular aberrant, definite singular and plural aberrante, comparative mer aberrant, superlative mest aberrant)

aberrant (neuter singular)
aberrante (definite plural singular)
mer aberrant (comparative)
mest aberrant (superlative)

From Latin aberrāns (“wandering, straying or deviating from”), present active participle of aberrō (“I wander, stray; aberr”), 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 errō (“I wander, astray; err”), from Proto-Italic *erzāō (“to roam, wander; go astray, waver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to flow”). Doublet of aberrasjon.
The noun is a substantivisation of the adjective, with the same etymology.

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aberrant lymfedrenasje og lymfeknutespredning kan forekomme

2007 November 15, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening^([tidsskriftet.no]):

aberrant lymphatic drainage and lymph node spread may occur

(especially medicine) aberrant (deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal)


aberrant

aberranten (definite singular)
aberranter (indefinite plural)
aberrantene (definite plural)

(botany, zoology) an aberrant (a group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number)


abba

From Latin abba (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba, “father, title of respect given to abbots”), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, ancestor, leader”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word.
Doublet of abbed and abbé.

han sa: «Abba, Far! Alt er mulig for deg …»

(Can we date this quote?), The Holy Bible: Mark 14,36:

he said, "Abba, Father!" Everything is possible for you ... »

dere har fått Ånden som gir rett til å være Guds barn, den som gjør at vi roper: «Abba, Far!»

(Can we date this quote?), The Holy Bible: Rom 8,15:

you have received the Spirit who gives the right to be children of God, the one who causes us to cry out, 'Abba, Father!'

[vårt hjerte] siger et Abba kjære fader

1817, Hans Nielsen Hauge, Om Religiøse Følelser og deres Værd, page 9:

ja det er sandt som kammerherren siger. Abba! fader!

1830-1837, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II,3, page 336:

yes it is true as the chamberlain says. Abba! father!

(Christianity, Judaism) Abba or Father (when speaking directly with God through prayer)


absorber

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synonym

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synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)

synonymt (neuter singular)
synonyme (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).


synonym

synonymet (definite singular)
synonym (indefinite plural)
synonymer (indefinite plural)
synonyma (definite plural)
synonymene (definite plural)


abdominal

abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

abdominalt (neuter singular)
abdominale (definite plural singular)
mer abdominal (comparative)
mest abdominal (superlative)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdominal».ogg

From New Latin abdōminālis (“abdominal”), from Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”) (with the suffix -ālis (forms adjectives), from Proto-Indo-European *-li-, possibly from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).
Equivalent to abdomen + -al, first part from Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns). Last part from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

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mannen [hadde] et påfallende rundt ansikt, abdominal fedme og tynne ekstremiteter

2015 February 18, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening):

the man [had] a striking round face, abdominal obesity and thin extremities

abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk

(anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)


absolver

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolver».ogg


onsdag

onsdagen (definite singular)
onsdager (indefinite plural)
onsdagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Wednesday, the third day of the week according to the ISO 8601 standard.


millennium

millenniet (definite singular)
millennier (indefinite plural)
millennia (definite plural)
millenniene (definite plural)


abstinent

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abstinent (neuter singular abstinent, definite singular and plural abstinente, comparative mer abstinent, superlative mest abstinent)

abstinent (neuter singular)
abstinente (definite plural singular)
mer abstinent (comparative)
mest abstinent (superlative)

From Latin abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from teneō (“to hold, have, grasp”), from Proto-Italic *tenēō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

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en abstinent heroinist

den abstinente muhamedaner

han virket ikke som noen abstinent … Alkoholen hadde dessverre sitt tak i ham

he did not seem to be abstinent… Alcohol unfortunately had its hold on him

(literary) abstinent or abstaining (refraining from indulgence)

abstinente spedbarn

abstinent infants (babies born with neonatal withdrawal)

[NN] peker på at [heroin]tørken gjør heroinmisbrukerne desperate og abstinente

[NN] points out that the [heroin] drought makes heroin addicts desperate and abstinent

[klager på politiet] fra svært abstinente personer som … politiet hindrer … i å kjøpe heroin

[complaints to the police] from very abstinent people who ... the police prevent ... from buying heroin

experiencing withdrawal or withdrawal symptoms


AD

First part short for anno from Latin annō, ablative of annus (“year; time”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Last part short for Domini from Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).

[AD] kan også bety noe annet enn Angel Devious, det kan bety Anno Domini

[AD] can also mean something other than Angel Devious, it can mean Anno Domini

anno Domini
anno Domini#Norwegian_Bokmål

Initialism of anno Domini (“Anno Domini”).


abrupt

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abrupt (neuter singular abrupt, definite singular and plural abrupte, comparative mer abrupt, superlative mest abrupt)

abrupt (neuter singular)
abrupte (definite plural singular)
mer abrupt (comparative)
mest abrupt (superlative)

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Learned borrowing from Latin abruptus (“broken off, torn; abrupt”).

lbor

abrupte setninger

abrupt tale

han lignet en vadefugl, ikke bare i skikkelsen, men også gjennom den abrupte rykkende gangen

1976, Karsten Alnæs, Felttoget, page 14:

he resembled a wader, not only in the figure, but also through the abrupt jerking passage

i et abrupt glimt husker du … at du en gang sto slik

in an abrupt glimpse you remember… that you once stood like that

ikke gråt, bare et siste, abrupt avklippet ynk

not crying, just one last, abruptly clipped pity

Riis’ abrupte og prekære tilbaketog

2013, Erik Bjerck Hagen, Livets overskudd, page 107:

abrupt (having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed)


centavo

nb-noun

centavo m (definite singular centavoen, indefinite plural centavos or centavo, definite plural centavoene)

centavoen (definite singular)
centavos (indefinite plural)
centavo (indefinite plural)
centavoene (definite plural)


gnosis

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).


jour

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Only used in à jour (“up to date, transparent”)

Only used in a jour (“up to date, transparent”)

Only used in ha jour (“to have a day of service; have a guard (or certain specific duties) on a certain day”)


abdomen

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abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene)

abdomenet (definite singular)
abdomen (indefinite plural)
abdomina (indefinite plural)
abdomena (definite plural)
abdomenene (definite plural)
abdominaene (definite plural)

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From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

computertomografi ved akutt abdomen

2005 July 4, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening):

computed tomography of the acute abdomen

Mary Diamonds tronende abdomen

1974, Knut Faldbakken, Uår. Aftenlandet, page 175:

en henvisning til ultralyd abdomen og nyrer

1997, Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner, page 98:

a reference to ultrasound of the abdomen and kidneys

(anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis)

(zoology, entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda)


ab

From German ab (“from”), from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab (“of”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

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ab Frankfurt

ab varelager

ab fabrikk

(economics) from; (i.e. delivered) for the seller's expense at a location and forwarded for the buyer's expense

ab mai


ab

From Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).


ab

Abbreviation of avbetaling (“installment”), verbal noun form of avbetale (“to pay off”), a compound of av + betale, first part av (“of, from, by, off”), from Old Norse af (“of, from, off, by”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + second part betale (“pay, purchase”), from Middle Low German betalen (“of, from, off, by”), last part is the suffix -ing (“-ing”), from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

der

møbler og vaskemaskin på AB

furniture and washing machine on installments

(colloquial) Abbreviation of avbetaling (“installment”).


mann

mannen (definite singular)
menn (indefinite plural)
mennene (definite plural)

From Danish mand (pre-1907 Riksmål spelling), from Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of Icelandic maður). Originally the word only had the sense "human" but later changed to primarily designate an adult male, the original meaning being replaced by words such as menneske and person. Believed to ultimately be from Proto-Germanic *mann-, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *man- (a root). Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Faroese and Icelandic maður, English man and many others.

Det sitter tre menn og to kvinner i styret.

There are three men and two women on the board.

Den vanlige mann

The man in the street, the ordinary citizen

Gå ned med mann og mus

Be lost with all hands (literally, “Go down with man and mouse”)

(mostly in regular sayings and idioms) A human being, person

Være mann nok for

Være en mann

A person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males

Hun mistet mannen sin i en ulykke for tre år siden.

She lost her husband in an accident three years ago.


servant

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servant m (definite singular servanten, indefinite plural servanter, definite plural servantene)

servanten (definite singular)
servanter (indefinite plural)
servantene (definite plural)


hund

hunden (definite singular)
hunder (indefinite plural)
hundene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).


het

het (neuter singular hett, definite singular and plural hete, comparative hetere, indefinite superlative hetest, definite superlative heteste)

hett (neuter singular)
hete (definite plural singular)
hetere (comparative)
hetest (indefinite superlative)
heteste (definite superlative)


verb

verbet (definite singular)
verb (indefinite plural)
verber (indefinite plural)
verba (definite plural)
verbene (definite plural)


abort

aborten (definite singular)
aborter (indefinite plural)
abortene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abort».ogg

From Latin abortus (“premature delivery, abortion; miscarriage”), perfect active participle of aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”).

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illegal abort

provosert abort

(medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus)

ha en abort

ta abort

habituell abort

habitual abortion (the miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies)

mange mene, at hensigten [med attentatet] kun har været at forskrække dronningen og derved foraarsage en abort

1840 June 23, Den Norske Rigstidende, page 2:

many believe that the intention [of the assassination] was only to frighten the queen and thereby cause an abortion

hun havde hørt, at ægteskaber, hvori det første svangerskab endte med abort, som oftest bleve barnløse

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 298:

she had heard that marriages in which the first pregnancy ended in abortion often became childless

min kone, som efter aborten længe havde været svag, blev frisk igjen

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 295:

my wife, who had been weak for a long time after the abortion, recovered

maleriet [var ikke] noe maleri i det hele tatt, men en abort

1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Historien om Edvard Munch, page 337:

the painting [was] not a painting at all, but an abortion

(medicine) a miscarriage (abortion that occurs by itself)

foreta en abort

kjønnsbetinget abort

selvbestemt abort

self-determined abortion (artificial abortion that a pregnant woman may require performed by the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, according to Norwegian law)

foreldrene sendte ham to tusen kroner og det ble ordnet med illegal abort

1973, Tor Edvin Dahl, Guds tjener, page 136:

his parents sent him two thousand kroner and an illegal abortion was arranged

hun var helt desperat av redsel for at hun ikke skulle få innvilget aborten

1975, Liv Køltzow, Historien om Eli, page 119:

she was desperate for fear that she would not be granted an abortion

Brita var en av foregangskvinnene for selvbestemt abort

Brita was one of the pioneers of self-determined abortion

de sterkeste og mest innflytelsesrike motstandere av selvbestemt abort

1990, Kåre Willoch, Statsminister, page 53:

the strongest and most influential opponents of self-determined abortion

(medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy induced by surgery or medication)


abandon

abandonen (definite singular)
abandoner (indefinite plural)
abandonene (definite plural)

From French abandon (“surrender, abandonment”), from Old French mettre a bandon (“to deliver, place at someone's disposition”), last part from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command, summon, ban”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”).

(law) the right to, under certain circumstances, waive ownership of an insured ship or cargo to the insurer and claim compensation for total loss

[Botten Hansen] skrev med saa stor abandon, at mere end een troskyldig læser indigneredes paa hans vegne

1917, Ludvig Daae, Paul Botten Hansen, page 64:

[Botten Hansen] wrote with such great abandon that more than one innocent reader was indignant on his behalf

den evige varme pludringen hos denne damen, med intelligente smaa «abandoner» i tanken, denne uendelige «bjerg- og dalbane» i tanken

1992, Olaf Bull, Ild og skygger, page 101:

the eternal hot chatter of this lady, with intelligent little "abandons" in the tank, this endless "roller coaster" in the tank


DVD

DVD-en (definite singular)
DVD-er (indefinite plural)
DVD-ene (definite plural)


Japan

From German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, literally “sun origin”).


Finland

Finland (A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe)


quisling

quislingen (definite singular)
quislinger (indefinite plural)
quislingene (definite plural)

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

a quisling (traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)


urban

head

urban (neuter singular urbant, definite singular and plural urbane)

urbant (neuter singular)
urbane (definite plural singular)


peso

peso m (definite singular pesoen, indefinite plural peso or pesos, definite plural pesoene)

pesoen (definite singular)
peso (indefinite plural)
pesos (indefinite plural)
pesoene (definite plural)

From Latin pensum, via English peso and Spanish peso.

a peso (currency unit of several Latin American countries, as well as the Philippines)


numeral

numeralet (definite singular)
numeral (indefinite plural)
numeraler (indefinite plural)
numerala (definite plural)
numeralene (definite plural)


nigger

niggeren (definite singular)
niggere (indefinite plural)
niggerne (definite plural)


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Bhutan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


euro

euroen (definite singular)
euroer (indefinite plural)
euroene (definite plural)


robot

roboten (definite singular)
roboter (indefinite plural)
robotene (definite plural)


adverb

adverbet (definite singular)
adverb (indefinite plural)
adverber (indefinite plural)
adverba (definite plural)
adverbene (definite plural)

From Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”).


pseudonym

pseudonymet (definite singular)
pseudonym (indefinite plural)
pseudonymer (indefinite plural)
pseudonyma (definite plural)
pseudonymene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).


fable

fable (imperative fabl or fable, present tense fabler, passive fables, simple past and past participle fabla or fablet)

fabl (imperative)
fable (imperative)
fabler (present)
fables (passive)
fabla (participle past)
fabla (past)
fablet (participle past)
fablet (past)

From the noun fabel, ultimately from Latin fabula, from fā(rī) (“to speak, say”) + -bula (“instrumental suffix”).

fable om suksess


Argentina

/ɑɾɡəntɪːnɑ/


Bulgaria

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Afghanistan

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


global

global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)

globalt (neuter singular)
globale (definite plural singular)


Djibouti

Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)


Brasil

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Indonesia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Kiribati

Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Swaziland

(historical) Swaziland (The former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)


planet

planeten (definite singular)
planeter (indefinite plural)
planetene (definite plural)

From Old Norse planéta, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer”).


digital

head

digital (neuter singular digitalt, definite singular and plural digitale)

digitalt (neuter singular)
digitale (definite plural singular)

From Latin digitalis, via English digital.


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)

Andorra (a neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)


Andorra

Possibly from a Celtic language, or from Basque raízurr.

Andorra (a town, a municipality of Teruel, Aragon)


Qatar

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Oman

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Singapore

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Slovenia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Mauritius

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Egypt

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Kuwait

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Kuwait er et ørkenland

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


mars

From Latin mārtius (“month of the god Mars”).

March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Nauru

Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.


Israel

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


most

mosten (definite singular)
moster (indefinite plural)
mostene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German most, must, from Latin mustum.

must, (unfermented) fruit juice, particularly grape juice


Cuba

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Luxembourg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


nu

nuen (definite singular)
nuer (indefinite plural)
nuene (definite plural)


nu

(archaic or dialectal) now; Alternative form of nå


Senegal

Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)


Uganda

From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).


absorbent

absorbenten (definite singular)
absorbenter (indefinite plural)
absorbentene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absorbent».ogg

From English absorbent, from Latin absorbēns (“swallowing, absorbing”), present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs).

absorbenter eller reflektorer på vegger eller i tak

absorbents or reflectors on walls or ceilings

an absorbent or absorber (something which absorbs)


religion

head

religion m (definite singular religionen, indefinite plural religioner, definite plural religionene)

religionen (definite singular)
religioner (indefinite plural)
religionene (definite plural)


Tuvalu

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


New Zealand

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Aruba

Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)


a-

Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A», «a».ogg

From the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet a, from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.

a- + lag → a-lag

indicating the first or best in something


a-

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Doublet of u-.
Compare an- (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel).

der

a- + politisk (“political”) → apolitisk (“apolitical”)

a- + sosial (“social”) → asosial (“asocial”)

a- + symmetrisk (“symmetrical”) → asymmetrisk (“asymmetrical”)

a- + gnostiker (“gnostic”) → agnostiker (“agnostic”)


a-

Clipping of atom-, from the noun atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), whereas atombombe is a calque of English atomic bomb.

a- + bombe → a-bombe


San Marino

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


fart

farta (definite singular)
farten (definite singular)
farter (indefinite plural)
fartene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vart, related to fare (“fare, travel”).


fart

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


rape

head

rape (imperative rap, present tense raper, simple past rapa or rapet or rapte, past participle rapa or rapet or rapt, present participle rapende)

rap (imperative)
raper (present)
rapa (past)
rapet (past)
rapte (past)
rapa (participle past)
rapet (participle past)
rapt (participle past)
rapende (participle present)

Imitative, related to Old Norse ropa. Compare Danish ræbe, Icelandic ropa.


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Syria

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Armenia

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


and

anda (definite singular)
anden (definite singular)
ender (indefinite plural)
endene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”).

canard (false or misleading report or story)


Svalbard

/ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr/

Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n or Svalbarðr m. See the English entry for more information.

Svalbard (a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, to the north of Norway)


Niue

Niue (an island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)


Somalia

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Dominica

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Fiji

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Palau

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Burma

From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma).


port

porten (definite singular)
porter (indefinite plural)
portene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian portr m, from late Old Norse portr m, port n, ultimately from Latin porta f.

(computing) port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)

(computing) port (female connector of an electronic device)


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


maskin

maskinen (definite singular)
maskiner (indefinite plural)
maskinene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), μηχανή (mēkhanḗ), via Latin machina and French machine.


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


die

die (imperative di, present tense dier, passive dies, simple past and past participle dia or diet, present participle diende)

di (imperative)
dier (present)
dies (passive)
dia (participle past)
dia (past)
diet (participle past)
diet (past)
diende (participle present)

Probably from Danish die, from Old Danish di, from Germanic *dijana-, *dejana-

to suck, suckle (of a baby on the breast)

to breastfeed, nurse (of a mother with her baby)


absurd

absurd (neuter singular absurd, definite singular and plural absurde, comparative mer absurd, superlative mest absurd)

absurd (neuter singular)
absurde (definite plural singular)
mer absurd (comparative)
mest absurd (superlative)

From Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound; ringing, whistling”).

der

et absurd spørsmål

dette er jo ganske absurd

absurde traditioner

1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 164:

en saa absurd forbindelse – med en stor rødhaaret bondepige

1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Samlede værker II (Mindeutgave), page 67:

such an absurd connection - with a big red-haired peasant girl

situasjonen er absurd, tenker jeg

2000, Trude Marstein, Plutselig høre noen åpne en dør, page 188:

radikalt nye innfallsvinkler og synsmåter står alltid i fare for å framtre som absurde og paradoksale

1997, Espen Schaanning, Vitenskap som skapt viten, page 66:

radically new approaches and views are always in danger of appearing absurd and paradoxical

[keiser Frans Josef] var en ensom mann, resignert, men fylt av en nesten absurd pliktfølelse

[Emperor Francis Joseph] was a lonely man, resigned, but filled with an almost absurd sense of duty

i billedkunsten er det åpenbart absurd å tale om noe fremskritt

2006, Lars Roar Langslet, Når fuglen letter, page 11:

in the visual arts, it is obviously absurd to talk about any progress

absurd (contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth)

en absurd komedie eller et absurd melodrama

1982, Torolf Elster, Thomas Pihls annen lov, page 40:

i absurd litteratur mangler gjerne motsetningen mellom normalitet og fantastikk

1991, Åsfrid Svensen, Orden og kaos, page 326:

in absurd literature, the contrast between normality and fantastic is often lacking

framførelsen nærmer seg grensen til absurd komikk

1998, Kjetil Rolness, Elvis Presley, page 37:

the performance is approaching the limit of absurd comedy

ordenes sammenbrudd, som kanskje er det viktigste fellestema ved det absurde teater

1976, Leif Longum, Å lese skuespill, page 122:

the breakdown of words, which is perhaps the most important common theme of the absurd theater

(theater, literary sciences) absurdist (of or relating to absurdism)


Portugal

/ˈpʰùʈʉɡɑːl/

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


is

isen (definite singular)
is (indefinite plural)
iser (indefinite plural)
isene (definite plural)

From Old Norse íss (“ice”), from Proto-Germanic *īsaz, a variant of *īsą (“ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- (“ice, frost”).

inh

(countable) ice cream on a stick or cone.


Grenada

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean)


fy

phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust


Barbados

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


standard

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

From Old French estandart, via English standard.


standard

standarden (definite singular)
standarder (indefinite plural)
standardene (definite plural)


Malta

Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)

Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


te

head

te (imperative te, present tense ter, passive tes, simple past tedde, past participle tedd, present participle teende)

te (imperative)
ter (present)
tes (passive)
tedde (past)
tedd (participle past)
teende (participle present)


Myanmar

(official, rare) Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia)


Wales

Wales (a country within the United Kingdom)


letter

indefinite plural of lett (non-standard since 2005)


morning

morningen (definite singular)
morninger (indefinite plural)
morningene (definite plural)


vi

Hvordan kommer vi dit?


A

From Latin A, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 representing the head of an ox.

The first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.


A

A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-er, definite plural A-ene)

A-en (definite singular)
A-er (indefinite plural)
A-ene (definite plural)

(physics) symbol for massetall (“nucleon number”)


Samoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


krill

krillen (definite singular)
kriller (indefinite plural)
krillene (definite plural)

Uncertain, related to dialectal kril (krusning); compare with Icelandic kríli.

krill, several species of crustacean plankton of the order Euphausiacea.


DNA

DNA-et (definite singular)
DNA (indefinite plural)
DNA-a (definite plural)
DNA-ene (definite plural)


Jordan

From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén), and Arabic الأردن (“al-'urdunn”).

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


sky

sky (neuter singular sky, definite singular and plural sky or skye, comparative skyere, indefinite superlative skyest, definite superlative skyeste)

sky (neuter singular)
sky (definite plural singular)
skye (definite plural singular)
skyere (comparative)
skyest (indefinite superlative)
skyeste (definite superlative)


sky

skya (definite singular)
skyen (definite singular)
skyer (indefinite plural)
skyene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).

der

Det er mange skyer på himmelen.


sky

head

sky (imperative sky, present tense skyr, simple past skydde, past participle skydd, present participle skyende)

sky (imperative)
skyr (present)
skydde (past)
skydd (participle past)
skyende (participle present)


accent

From French accent (“accent, manner or tone of speech”), from Middle French accent, from Old French acent, from Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”), past participle of accinō (“sing to, sing along”), from both ad- (“to”), from ad (“to, towards”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”) + and from canō (“I sing, recite, play”), from Proto-Italic *kanō (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

der

Alternative spelling of aksent (“accent”)

accent aigu
accent aigu#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent aigu (“acute accent”)

accent circonflexe
accent circonflexe#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent circonflexe (“circumflex”)

accent grave
accent grave#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent grave (“grave accent”)


radar

radaren (definite singular)
radarer (indefinite plural)
radarene (definite plural)


henna

hennaen (definite singular)
hennaer (indefinite plural)
hennaene (definite plural)


gas

gasen (definite singular)
gaser (indefinite plural)
gasene (definite plural)


last

lasta (definite singular)
lasten (definite singular)
laster (indefinite plural)
lastene (definite plural)


last

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


radio

radioen (definite singular)
radioer (indefinite plural)
radioene (definite plural)


penny

nb-noun

penny m (definite singular pennyen, indefinite plural pence or pennyer, definite plural pencene or pennyene)

pennyen (definite singular)
pence (indefinite plural)
pennyer (indefinite plural)
pencene (definite plural)
pennyene (definite plural)

English penny, from Middle English peny, from Old English penning, penniġ, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Doublet of penge, penning, and pfennig.


hell

hellet (definite singular)
hell (indefinite plural)
hella (definite plural)
hellene (definite plural)


hell

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Australia

/æʉstɾɑːljɑ/

[æʉstɾɑːlɪɑ]

[æʉstʁɑːlɪɑ]

[æʉstrɑːlɪɑ]

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


symptom

head

symptom n (definite singular symptomet, indefinite plural symptom or symptomer, definite plural symptoma or symptomene)

symptomet (definite singular)
symptom (indefinite plural)
symptomer (indefinite plural)
symptoma (definite plural)
symptomene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “chance, casualty; symptom”), from συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”) (with the suffix, -μα (-ma), from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), from both συν- (sun-, “with, together”), from σύν (sún, “beside, with”), from Proto-Indo-European *som-, from *sem- (“together, one”), or possibly from *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”), from *ḱe + and from πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *pípth₂-, from *peth₂- (“to spread out, fly”).


England

(informal, dated) Great Britain (an island in Western Europe)

(informal, dated) United Kingdom (a country in Western Europe)


dollar

dollaren (definite singular)
dollar (indefinite plural)
dollarene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German daler, via English dollar.


de

definite article, equivalent to "the", used before adjectives used with plural nouns; also used before adjectives converted to nouns. Usually capitalised as "De" when used in proper nouns.


tempo

head

tempo n (definite singular tempoet, indefinite plural tempi or tempo or tempoer, definite plural tempiene or tempoa or tempoene)

tempoet (definite singular)
tempi (indefinite plural)
tempo (indefinite plural)
tempoer (indefinite plural)
tempiene (definite plural)
tempoa (definite plural)
tempoene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «tempo».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «tempo (italiensk)».ogg

From Italian tempo (“time, age, period, tense”), from Latin tempus (“portion or period of time”), either from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“to stretch, extend”), from *temp- (“to stretch, extend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *temh₂- (“to cut”).


bot

bota (definite singular)
boten (definite singular)
bøter (indefinite plural)
bøtene (definite plural)

a fine (sum of money to be paid as a penalty for an offence)


mental

head

mental (neuter singular mentalt, definite singular and plural mentale)

mentalt (neuter singular)
mentale (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from Latin mentalis, from mens.


humor

From Latin hūmor, via German Humor and English humour or humor.


date

daten (definite singular)
dater (indefinite plural)
datene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English date. Doublet of dato and datum.

a (romantic) date (pre-arranged meeting between two people)

a person in relation to the other person on a date


date

date (present tense dater, past tense data or datet, past participle data or datet, imperative date)

dater (present)
data (past)
datet (past)
data (participle past)
datet (participle past)
date (imperative)


million

millionen (definite singular)
millioner (indefinite plural)
millionene (definite plural)


be

be (imperative be, present tense ber, passive bes, simple past ba or bad, past participle bedt, present participle beende)

be (imperative)
ber (present)
bes (passive)
ba (past)
bad (past)
bedt (participle past)
beende (participle present)


Georgia

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


bit

biten (definite singular)
biter (indefinite plural)
bitene (definite plural)


bit

bit m (definite singular biten, indefinite plural bit or biter, definite plural bitene)

biten (definite singular)
bit (indefinite plural)
biter (indefinite plural)
bitene (definite plural)


regime

regimet (definite singular)
regimer (indefinite plural)
regima (definite plural)
regimene (definite plural)


bank

banken (definite singular)
banker (indefinite plural)
bankene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”), banca.


musical

musicalen (definite singular)
musicaler (indefinite plural)
musicalene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by musikal


symbol

symbolet (definite singular)
symbol (indefinite plural)
symboler (indefinite plural)
symbola (definite plural)
symbolene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.


president

presidenten (definite singular)
presidenter (indefinite plural)
presidentene (definite plural)


ask

asken (definite singular)
asker (indefinite plural)
askene (definite plural)

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior#Translingual

European ash (ash tree) Fraxinus excelsior


yacht

yachten (definite singular)
yachter (indefinite plural)
yachtene (definite plural)


green

green m (definite singular greenen, indefinite plural greener, definite plural greenene)

greenen (definite singular)
greener (indefinite plural)
greenene (definite plural)

(golf) a green, putting green (the closely mown area surrounding each hole on a golf course)


a la

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

From French à la (“in the style or manner of”), short for à la mode (“in fashion”), first part from French à (“to, on, in”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to, towards, belonging to”), from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”). Last part from French la (“the”), from Middle French la (“the”), from Old French la (“the”), from Latin illam (“that, those”), which is the accusative singular feminine of ille (“that, those”), from Old Latin olle (“he, that”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ol-no- or *h₂l̥-no-, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”).


balalaika

balalaikaen (definite singular)
balalaikaer (indefinite plural)
balalaikaene (definite plural)


ending

endinga (definite singular)
endingen (definite singular)
endinger (indefinite plural)
endingene (definite plural)

ende + -ing, first part from Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

inh

modernisasjon (bortkastelsen av de mange endinger etc.)

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 137:

modernization (the removal of the many endings, etc.)

(grammar) an ending (the last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form)

sensibilitetens øks styrer diktene – med makt tvinger den fram mannlig, trykksterk ending i hver linje

the ax of sensibility controls the poems - with force it forces a masculine, powerful ending in each line

(poetry) the last syllable in a verse line


tiger

tigeren (definite singular)
tigere (indefinite plural)
tigre (indefinite plural)
tigrer (indefinite plural)
tigerne (definite plural)
tigrene (definite plural)

Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris#Translingual


Montreal

alternative form of Montréal, the largest city in Quebec, Canada


time

timen (definite singular)
timer (indefinite plural)
timene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-, specifically Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō.

Det tar fire timer å kjøre dit.

En time på skolen kan vare i 45 minutter.

Jeg har en time hos tannlegen.


kiwi

kiwien (definite singular)
kiwier (indefinite plural)
kiwiene (definite plural)


general

head

general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generaler, definite plural generalene)

generalen (definite singular)
generaler (indefinite plural)
generalene (definite plural)


i

From Old Norse í (“in”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *én (“in”).

The ninth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.


i

Ligge i sengen

Oppe i fjellene

Møtet varte (i) to timer

The meeting lasted two hours (literally, “The meeting went during two hours”)

Han var utenlands i mange år

I høst, i vår, i dag, i går

Være i fred

Være i god form

Leve i fattigdom

Betale i gull

Gjøre noe i all hast

To do something urgently (literally, “To do something in all haste”)

i hemmelighet

I deg har jeg en sann venn.


habitat

habitatet (definite singular)
habitat (indefinite plural)
habitater (indefinite plural)
habitata (definite plural)
habitatene (definite plural)


en

en m (feminine ei or (non-standard since 1938) e, neuter et)

ei (feminine)
e (feminine nonstandard)
et (neuter)

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, some”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one”).


en

en m (feminine ei, neuter ett, stressed én)

ei (feminine)
ett (neuter)
én (stressed)


or

ora or oren (definite singular)
orer (indefinite plural)
orene (definite plural)


love

love (imperative lov, present tense lover, simple past and past participle lova or lovet, present participle lovende)

lov (imperative)
lover (present)
lova (participle past)
lova (past)
lovet (participle past)
lovet (past)
lovende (participle present)


love

love (imperative lov, present tense lover, simple past lova or lovet or lovte or lovde, past participle lova or lovet or lovt or lovd, present participle lovende)

lov (imperative)
lover (present)
lova (past)
lovet (past)
lovte (past)
lovde (past)
lova (participle past)
lovet (participle past)
lovt (participle past)
lovd (participle past)
lovende (participle present)

(as an adjective) det lovede land


astronaut

astronauten (definite singular)
astronauter (indefinite plural)
astronautene (definite plural)


storm

stormen (definite singular)
stormer (indefinite plural)
stormene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

inh

En kraftig storm er venta seinere i dag.

A strong storm is expected to hit later today.

en storm i et vannglass


baby

babyen (definite singular)
babyer (indefinite plural)
babyene (definite plural)


argument

argumentet (definite singular)
argument (indefinite plural)
argumenter (indefinite plural)
argumenta (definite plural)
argumentene (definite plural)


el

short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.


for

for ung

for langt


for

foret (definite singular)
for (indefinite plural)
fora (definite plural)
forene (definite plural)


finale

finalen (definite singular)
finaler (indefinite plural)
finalene (definite plural)


pigment

pigmentet (definite singular)
pigment (indefinite plural)
pigmenter (indefinite plural)
pigmenta (definite plural)
pigmentene (definite plural)


Korea

Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)


stand

standen (definite singular)
stander (indefinite plural)
standene (definite plural)

From the old verb stande (replaced by stå), and English stand (sense 3).


hobby

hobbyen (definite singular)
hobbyer (indefinite plural)
hobbyene (definite plural)


case

head

case m or n (definite singular casen or caset, indefinite plural caser, definite plural casene)

casen (definite singular)
caset (definite singular)
caser (indefinite plural)
casene (definite plural)

English case, from Latin cāsus. Doublet of kasus.

a case study; a case as used in a case study


martyr

martyren (definite singular)
martyrer (indefinite plural)
martyrene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).


men

Via Swedish and Danish men, same origin as Old Norse meðan (“while”).

But, however; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.

Han er en fin kar, men han snakker litt for mye. – He is a nice guy, but he talks a bit too much.


lama

lamaen (definite singular)
lamaer (indefinite plural)
lamaene (definite plural)


lama

a lama (Buddhist monk or spiritual leader)


retreat

retreaten (definite singular)
retreater (indefinite plural)
retreatene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.

a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat


episode

episoden (definite singular)
episoder (indefinite plural)
episodene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion), via French épisode.


alligator

alligatoren (definite singular)
alligatorer (indefinite plural)
alligatorene (definite plural)

From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator.


adel

adel m (definite singular adelen, uncountable)

Formally, the word is the same as Old Norse aðal, but the meaning is derived from Middle Low German adel; compare modern German Adel.


fall

fallet (definite singular)
fall (indefinite plural)
falla (definite plural)
fallene (definite plural)

i fall

i alle fall


finger

fingeren (definite singular)
fingre (indefinite plural)
fingrer (indefinite plural)
fingrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.


safari

safarien (definite singular)
safarier (indefinite plural)
safariene (definite plural)

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).


ass

assen (definite singular)
asser (indefinite plural)
assene (definite plural)

Språk er rart, ass

2016 November 23, Urd Vindenes, “«Språk er rart, ass»”, in Språknerderiet, retrieved 2023-10-16:

(informal, greater Oslo area) A sound that marks the end of a sentence, and which otherwise doesn't mean anything.


diesel

dieselen (definite singular)
diesler (indefinite plural)
dieslene (definite plural)


small

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of smelle


person

personen (definite singular)
personer (indefinite plural)
personene (definite plural)


NM

NM-et (definite singular)
NM (indefinite plural)
NM-a (definite plural)
NM-ene (definite plural)


travel

travel (neuter singular travelt, definite singular and plural travle, comparative travlere, indefinite superlative travlest, definite superlative travleste)

travelt (neuter singular)
travle (definite plural singular)
travlere (comparative)
travlest (indefinite superlative)
travleste (definite superlative)

Possibly from French travail; compare with Danish travl.


marina

marinaen (definite singular)
marinaer (indefinite plural)
marinaene (definite plural)


hamster

hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamstere or hamstre or hamstrer, definite plural hamsterne or hamstrene)

hamsteren (definite singular)
hamstere (indefinite plural)
hamstre (indefinite plural)
hamstrer (indefinite plural)
hamsterne (definite plural)
hamstrene (definite plural)


art

arta (definite singular)
arten (definite singular)
arter (indefinite plural)
artene (definite plural)


positron

positronet (definite singular)
positron (indefinite plural)
positroner (indefinite plural)
positrona (definite plural)
positronene (definite plural)


boss

garbage, rubbish, trash (leftover waste to be discarded)


boss

bossen (definite singular)
bosser (indefinite plural)
bossene (definite plural)

(colloquial) boss, supervisor (someone who oversees work)


hole

hola (definite singular)
holen (definite singular)
holer (indefinite plural)
holene (definite plural)


gripe

gripe (imperative grip, present tense griper, simple past grep or greip, past participle grepet, present participle gripende)

grip (imperative)
griper (present)
grep (past)
greip (past)
grepet (participle past)
gripende (participle present)

From Danish gribe (“to grab”), from Old Norse grípa (“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Danish gribe, Swedish gripa, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.

der

to seize (take advantage of an opportunity).


sol

sola (definite singular)
solen (definite singular)
soler (indefinite plural)
solene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl (“sun”).

Solen skinner.


om

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).
* As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob.

Bind et rep om halsen hans!

Jeg kommer om ti minutter.

(when speaking of time) in (after a period of time)

Vi snakket nettopp om deg.

om våren

om kvelden

during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)


om

De spurte om jeg ville komme.


hand

handa (definite singular)
handen (definite singular)
hender (indefinite plural)
hendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz .


minister

ministeren (definite singular)
ministere (indefinite plural)
ministre (indefinite plural)
ministrer (indefinite plural)
ministerne (definite plural)
ministrene (definite plural)

(government) minister (a politician who heads a ministry)


-able

Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «-able».ogg

singular definite & plural form of -abel


verre

[ˈʋɛ̝̂ɾ.ɾɛ̝]


fellah

fellahen (definite singular)
fellaher (indefinite plural)
fellahene (definite plural)

From Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”).


del

delen (definite singular)
deler (indefinite plural)
delene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailą, *dailiz (“part, portion, deal”).


mine

mina (definite singular)
minen (definite singular)
miner (indefinite plural)
minene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mínir, or from Old French mine.


graffiti

graffitien (definite singular)
graffitier (indefinite plural)
graffitiene (definite plural)

From Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


turnpike

turnpika (definite singular)
turnpiken (definite singular)
turnpiker (indefinite plural)
turnpikene (definite plural)


vert

verten (definite singular)
verter (indefinite plural)
vertene (definite plural)


moro

moroa (definite singular)
moroen (definite singular)

From mot (“mind”) + ro (“pleasure, delight”).


acre

nb-noun

acre m (definite singular acren, indefinite plural acre or acres, definite plural acrene)

acren (definite singular)
acre (indefinite plural)
acres (indefinite plural)
acrene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of åker.

han havde kjøbt de 125,000 acres land af et kompani eller rettere en bande af svindlere

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 288:

he had bought the 125,000 acres of land from a company or rather a gang of scammers

liten elendig farm, firti acres

1936, Knut Hamsun, Ringen sluttet I, page 85:

[glasshuset] dekket et område på 26 acres, som skulle bli over hundre norske mål

1987, Richard Herrmann, Victoria, page 168:

[the glass house] covered an area of 26 acres, which was to be over a hundred Norwegian acres

an acre (an English unit of land area (symbol: ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters)


vers

verset (definite singular)
vers (indefinite plural)
versa (definite plural)
versene (definite plural)


at

From Old Norse at. Cognate with Danish at and Swedish att.


male

head

male (imperative mal, present tense maler, passive males, simple past malte, past participle malt, present participle malende)

mal (imperative)
maler (present)
males (passive)
malte (past)
malt (participle past)
malende (participle present)

From Old Norse mála and Middle Low German malen.


male

male (imperative mal, present tense maler, passive males, simple past mol or malte, past participle malt, present participle malende)

mal (imperative)
maler (present)
males (passive)
mol (past)
malte (past)
malt (participle past)
malende (participle present)

den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt

To grind or mill (to make smaller by breaking with a device).

To purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented)


to

From Old Norse tvá, accusative case of tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.


pizza

pizzaen (definite singular)
pizzaer (indefinite plural)
pizzaene (definite plural)


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


rose

rosa (definite singular)
rosen (definite singular)
roser (indefinite plural)
rosene (definite plural)

From Latin rosa, via Old Norse rós and rósa.


talent

talentet (definite singular)
talent (indefinite plural)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talenta (definite plural)
talentene (definite plural)


sy

sy (imperative sy, present tense syr, simple past sydde, past participle sydd)

sy (imperative)
syr (present)
sydde (past)
sydd (participle past)


kara

(non-standard since 1983) definite plural of kar


arm

arm (neuter singular armt, definite singular and plural arme)

armt (neuter singular)
arme (definite plural singular)


arm

armen (definite singular)
armer (indefinite plural)
armene (definite plural)


ad hoc

From the Latin phrase ad hoc (“for this”).


re

rer (present)
redde (past)
redd (participle past)


re

re-en (definite singular)
re-er (indefinite plural)
re-ene (definite plural)

re, the second syllable in the scale of solfège


sale

sale (present tense saler, past tense salte or salet, past participle salt or salet, present participle salende, imperative sal)

saler (present)
salte (past)
salet (past)
salt (participle past)
salet (participle past)
salende (participle present)
sal (imperative)

From Old Norse sǫðla, from Proto-Germanic *sadulōną.


pen

pen (neuter singular pent, definite singular and plural pene, comparative penere, indefinite superlative penest, definite superlative peneste)

pent (neuter singular)
pene (definite plural singular)
penere (comparative)
penest (indefinite superlative)
peneste (definite superlative)

pent vær


lam

lam (neuter singular lamt, definite singular and plural lamme)

lamt (neuter singular)
lamme (definite plural singular)


lam

lammet (definite singular)
lam (indefinite plural)
lamma (definite plural)
lammene (definite plural)


man

mana (definite singular)
manen (definite singular)
maner (indefinite plural)
manene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫn, from Proto-Germanic *manō.


liberal

liberal (feminine masculine)
liberalt (neuter)
liberale (definite plural singular)

From French libéral, from Latin liberalis.


gave

gava (definite singular)
gaven (definite singular)
gaver (indefinite plural)
gavene (definite plural)

a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday)


tundra

tundraen (definite singular)
tundraer (indefinite plural)
tundraene (definite plural)

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).


god

god (neuter singular godt, definite singular and plural gode, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

godt (neuter singular)
gode (definite plural singular)
bedre (comparative)
best (indefinite superlative)
beste (definite superlative)

Inherited from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).


bred

head

bred (neuter singular bredt, definite singular and plural brede, comparative bredere, indefinite superlative bredest, definite superlative bredeste)

bredt (neuter singular)
brede (definite plural singular)
bredere (comparative)
bredest (indefinite superlative)
bredeste (definite superlative)


ben

benet (definite singular)
ben (indefinite plural)
bena (definite plural)
benene (definite plural)

From Danish ben, from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.


egg

egget (definite singular)
egg (indefinite plural)
egga (definite plural)
eggene (definite plural)

From Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely from *h₂éwis (“bird”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”).
Cognate with English egg (“egg”), Icelandic egg (“egg”), Faroese egg (“egg”), Swedish ägg (“egg”), Danish æg (“egg”).


egg

egga (definite singular)
eggen (definite singular)
egger (indefinite plural)
eggene (definite plural)


bore

bore (imperative bor, present tense borer, simple past and past participle bora or boret, present participle borende)

bor (imperative)
borer (present)
bora (participle past)
bora (past)
boret (participle past)
boret (past)
borende (participle present)

to bore or drill (make a hole through something)


bite

bite (present tense biter, past tense bet or beit, past participle bitt, present participle bitende)

biter (present)
bet (past)
beit (past)
bitt (participle past)
bitende (participle present)

From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).


hår

håret (definite singular)
hår (indefinite plural)
håra (definite plural)
hårene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). The declension form hårene is from Danish hårene.


dart

darten (definite singular)
darter (indefinite plural)
dartene (definite plural)


fallen

head

fallen (neuter singular fallent, definite singular and plural falne)

fallent (neuter singular)
falne (definite plural singular)


bed

bedet (definite singular)
bed (indefinite plural)
beda (definite plural)
bedene (definite plural)


smile

smile (imperative smil, present tense smiler, simple past smilte, past participle smilt, present participle smilende)

smil (imperative)
smiler (present)
smilte (past)
smilt (participle past)
smilende (participle present)

smile fra øre til øre

Smil til kameraet.


forsake

forsake (imperative forsak, present tense forsaker, simple past and past participle forsaka or forsaket, present participle forsakende)

forsak (imperative)
forsaker (present)
forsaka (participle past)
forsaka (past)
forsaket (participle past)
forsaket (past)
forsakende (participle present)

Borrowed from Low German vorsaken, from Old Saxon farsakan, from Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (“to forsake, renounce”).


felt

feltet (definite singular)
felt (indefinite plural)
felter (indefinite plural)
felta (definite plural)
feltene (definite plural)


smell

head

smell m (definite singular smellen, indefinite plural smell or smeller, definite plural smellene)

smell n smell (canonical masculine)
smellet (definite singular)
smell (indefinite plural)
smella (definite plural)
smellene (definite plural)
smellen (definite singular)
smeller (indefinite plural)


bind

bindet (definite singular)
bind (indefinite plural)
binda (definite plural)
bindene (definite plural)

a volume (single book of a published work)

Han går med armen i bind

a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)


tak

taket (definite singular)
tak (indefinite plural)
taka (definite plural)
takene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).


bad

badet (definite singular)
bad (indefinite plural)
bada (definite plural)
badene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”).

et varmt bad


hard

hard (neuter singular hardt, definite singular and plural harde, comparative hardere, indefinite superlative hardest, definite superlative hardeste)

hardt (neuter singular)
harde (definite plural singular)
hardere (comparative)
hardest (indefinite superlative)
hardeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz.


human

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

humant (neuter singular)
humane (definite plural singular)


grind

grinda (definite singular)
grinden (definite singular)
grinder (indefinite plural)
grindene (definite plural)

A hinged gate across a road or path where it is intersected by a fence.


bra

bra (indeclinable, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

bedre (comparative)
best (indefinite superlative)
beste (definite superlative)


spent

spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)

spent (neuter singular)
spente (definite plural singular)

en spent situasjon


sprang

spranget (definite singular)
sprang (indefinite plural)
spranga (definite plural)
sprangene (definite plural)


drive

drive (imperative driv, present tense driver, passive drives, simple past drev or dreiv, past participle drevet, present tense drivende)

driv (imperative)
driver (present)
drives (passive)
drev (past)
dreiv (past)
drevet (participle past)
drivende (present)

From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.


stole

head

stole (imperative stol, present tense stoler, passive stoles, simple past stolte, past participle stolt, present participle stolende)

stol (imperative)
stoler (present)
stoles (passive)
stolte (past)
stolt (participle past)
stolende (participle present)


stride

stride (imperative strid, present tense strider, passive strides, simple past stred or strei or stridde, past participle stridd, present participle stridende)

strid (imperative)
strider (present)
strides (passive)
stred (past)
strei (past)
stridde (past)
stridd (participle past)
stridende (participle present)

From Old Norse stríða, and the adjective stri.


er

Han er ikke hjem.


spell

spellet (definite singular)
spell (indefinite plural)
spella (definite plural)
spellene (definite plural)


ran

ranet (definite singular)
ran (indefinite plural)
rana (definite plural)
ranene (definite plural)


tore

tore (present tense tør, past tense torde or turte, past participle tort or turt)

tør (present)
torde (past)
turte (past)
tort (participle past)
turt (participle past)


tore

tore m or f (definite singular toren or tora, indefinite plural torer, definite plural torene)

toren (definite singular)
tora (definite singular)
torer (indefinite plural)
torene (definite plural)

From Old Norse *þórr. See Norwegian Bokmål torden


tore

tore (present tense torer, simple past toret, past participle toret)

torer (present)
toret (past)
toret (participle past)

(dialectal, metereology) to thunder (verb)


tore

From Norwegian Bokmål tor. From Old Norse tóra. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tore.


make

maken (definite singular)
maker (indefinite plural)
makene (definite plural)

a mate (especially animals and birds), a spouse


sang

sangen (definite singular)
sanger (indefinite plural)
sangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sǫngr (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *songʷʰos, derived from *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti, from *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”).


stank

stanken (definite singular)
stanker (indefinite plural)
stankene (definite plural)


torn

head

torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural torner, definite plural tornene)

tornen (definite singular)
torner (indefinite plural)
tornene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.


bog

bogen (definite singular)
boger (indefinite plural)
bogene (definite plural)

From Danish boug, older spelling of bov, from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz. The pronunciation is based on native Norwegian dialects.


rise

risen (definite singular)
riser (indefinite plural)
risene (definite plural)

From Old Norse risi. Cognate with German Riese (“giant”).


rise

riser (present)
riste (past)
rist (participle past)

From the noun ris (“spanking, whipping”).


sting

stinget (definite singular)
sting (indefinite plural)
stinga (definite plural)
stingene (definite plural)


let

leten (definite singular)
leter (indefinite plural)
letene (definite plural)

Derived from Old Norse litr (“colour”), related to líta (“to see”).


ideal

idealet (definite singular)
ideal (indefinite plural)
idealer (indefinite plural)
ideala (definite plural)
idealene (definite plural)

From French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Latin idea (“idea”).


basis

basisen (definite singular)
basiser (indefinite plural)
basisene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis) via Latin basis, whence also the doublet base.


ven

ven (neuter singular vent, definite singular and plural vene, comparative venere, indefinite superlative venest, definite superlative veneste)

vent (neuter singular)
vene (definite plural singular)
venere (comparative)
venest (indefinite superlative)
veneste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse vænn (“which gives hope about”).


slide

nb-noun

slide m (definite singular sliden, indefinite plural slides, definite plural slidesene)

sliden (definite singular)
slides (indefinite plural)
slidesene (definite plural)


do

doen (definite singular)
doet (definite singular)
doer (indefinite plural)
do (indefinite plural)
doene (definite plural)
doa (definite plural)

Possibly an abbreviation of "do-hūs" ("do house") from Middle Low German dōn.


hit

From Middle Norwegian hít. Compare Swedish hit.

Kom hit!


stork

head

stork m (definite singular storken, indefinite plural storker, definite plural storkene)

storken (definite singular)
storker (indefinite plural)
storkene (definite plural)


vel

From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.


krok

kroken (definite singular)
kroker (indefinite plural)
krokene (definite plural)

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-.


ride

ride (imperative rid, present tense rider, passive rides, simple past red or rei, past participle ridd, present participle ridende)

rid (imperative)
rider (present)
rides (passive)
red (past)
rei (past)
ridd (participle past)
ridende (participle present)


sot

sota (definite singular)
soten (definite singular)
sotet (definite singular)

From Old Norse sót, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą.


bil

bilen (definite singular)
biler (indefinite plural)
bilene (definite plural)

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil. This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.


klok

klok (neuter singular klokt, definite singular and plural kloke, comparative klokere, indefinite superlative klokest, definite superlative klokeste)

klokt (neuter singular)
kloke (definite plural singular)
klokere (comparative)
klokest (indefinite superlative)
klokeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klok.


plenum

plenumet (definite singular)
plena (indefinite plural)
plenaene (definite plural)

Thomas Giertsen var på apoteket og kassapersonen annonserte at han hadde en soppinfeksjon høyt i plenum så alle hørte det.

Thomas Giertsen was in the apothecary and the pharmacist announced loudly his fungal infection to those present in the shop.

In public; somewhere (sometime) where and when everyone's allowed: not restricted to a certain group or the like.


Rom

Alternative form of Roma: Rome (the capital city of Italy)


et

used with neuter nouns (article indefinite neuter)

From Old Norse eitt, the nominative and accusative form of einn. The indefinite article was not used in Old Norse and was likely an influence from other Germanic languages.


himmel

himmelen (definite singular)
himler (indefinite plural)
himlene (definite plural)

From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.


gull

From Danish guld (pre-1907 Riksmål spelling), from Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.


show

showet (definite singular)
show (indefinite plural)
showa (definite plural)
showene (definite plural)


rim

rimet (definite singular)
rim (indefinite plural)
rima (definite plural)
rimene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rím and (Old?) French rime.


laser

laseren (definite singular)
lasere (indefinite plural)
laserne (definite plural)


penis

penisen (definite singular)
peniser (indefinite plural)
penisene (definite plural)


bag

bagen (definite singular)
bager (indefinite plural)
bagene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi.

A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.

(on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.


fluid

fluidet (definite singular)
fluid (indefinite plural)
fluider (indefinite plural)
fluida (definite plural)
fluidene (definite plural)


piano

head

piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)

pianoet (definite singular)
piano (indefinite plural)
pianoer (indefinite plural)
pianoa (definite plural)
pianoene (definite plural)


nonen (definite singular)
noner (indefinite plural)
nonene (definite plural)

(music) An interval of 13 (liten none) or 14 (stor none) halftones.


base

basen (definite singular)
baser (indefinite plural)
basene (definite plural)

From English base, and French base (in chemistry). Ultimately from Latin basis and a doublet of basis.


tall

tallet (definite singular)
tall (indefinite plural)
talla (definite plural)
tallene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tal (“talk, speech, number”), from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number, speech”).


sin

sin m (feminine si, neuter sitt, plural sine)

si (feminine)
sitt (neuter)
sine (plural)

Det var skolen sin bil.


plasma

plasma n (definite singular plasmaet, indefinite plural plasma or plasmaer, definite plural plasmaene)

plasmaet (definite singular)
plasma (indefinite plural)
plasmaer (indefinite plural)
plasmaene (definite plural)


rotten

definite masculine singular of rotte: rat (rodent)


bitter

bitter (neuter singular bittert, definite singular and plural bitre, comparative bitrere, indefinite superlative bitrest, definite superlative bitreste)

bittert (neuter singular)
bitre (definite plural singular)
bitrere (comparative)
bitrest (indefinite superlative)
bitreste (definite superlative)

From Middle Low German bitter and Old Norse bitr.


analog

analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)

analogt (neuter singular)
analoge (definite plural singular)


baron

baronen (definite singular)
baroner (indefinite plural)
baronene (definite plural)

From Old Norse barún, from Old French baron.


fil

fila (definite singular)
filen (definite singular)
filer (indefinite plural)
filene (definite plural)

A hand tool used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.

A section of roadway for a single line of vehicles, a lane.


meter

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterne)

meteren (definite singular)
meter (indefinite plural)
meterne (definite plural)

a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)


hare

haren (definite singular)
harer (indefinite plural)
harene (definite plural)

From Old Norse heri, from Proto-Germanic *háswa-. Compare with German Hase, Swedish hare.


flat

flat (neuter singular flatt, definite singular and plural flate, comparative flatere, indefinite superlative flatest, definite superlative flateste)

flatt (neuter singular)
flate (definite plural singular)
flatere (comparative)
flatest (indefinite superlative)
flateste (definite superlative)


fly

flyet (definite singular)
fly (indefinite plural)
flya (definite plural)
flyene (definite plural)

plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft


fly

fly (imperative fly, present tense flyr, simple past fløy, past participle flydd or fløyet)

fly (imperative)
flyr (present)
fløy (past)
flydd (participle past)
fløyet (participle past)


matter

indefinite plural of matte (Etymology 1)


mal

malen (definite singular)
maler (indefinite plural)
malene (definite plural)


sand

From Old Norse sandr (“sand, sandy ground, sandbanks”), from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (“sand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (“sand”).


handle

head

handle (imperative handl or handle, present tense handler, passive handles, simple past and past participle handla or handlet, present participle handlende)

handl (imperative)
handle (imperative)
handler (present)
handles (passive)
handla (participle past)
handla (past)
handlet (participle past)
handlet (past)
handlende (participle present)

From Old Norse handla and German handeln.


organ

organet (definite singular)
organ (indefinite plural)
organer (indefinite plural)
organa (definite plural)
organene (definite plural)

From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).

an organ (publication which represents an organisation)


sal

salen (definite singular)
saler (indefinite plural)
salene (definite plural)

a large room in which parties and meetings and similar are held; a hall.


sal

form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by salg


lake

laken (definite singular)
laker (indefinite plural)
lakene (definite plural)


lake

(fish) burbot, eelpout (species Lota lota)


plate

plata (definite singular)
platen (definite singular)
plater (indefinite plural)
platene (definite plural)

From Old Norse plata, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”).


true

head

true (imperative tru, present tense truer, passive trues, simple past and past participle trua or truet)

tru (imperative)
truer (present)
trues (passive)
trua (participle past)
trua (past)
truet (participle past)
truet (past)


fire

From Danish fire, Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.


fire

fire (imperative fir, present tense firer, passive fires, simple past fira or firet or firte, past participle fira or firet or firt, present participle firende)

fir (imperative)
firer (present)
fires (passive)
fira (past)
firet (past)
firte (past)
fira (participle past)
firet (participle past)
firt (participle past)
firende (participle present)

From French virer, via Middle Low German firen.


du

From Old Norse þú (“you”), from Proto-Germanic *þū (“you”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”).


ring

ringen (definite singular)
ringer (indefinite plural)
ringene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

The ring, place where sports such as boxing takes place


far

far m (definite singular faren, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)

faren (definite singular)
fedre (indefinite plural)
fedrene (definite plural)

→ Kven: faari

Derived from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare longer version fader.


proton

protonet (definite singular)
proton (indefinite plural)
protoner (indefinite plural)
protona (definite plural)
protonene (definite plural)


clutch

clutchen (definite singular)
clutcher (indefinite plural)
clutchene (definite plural)

a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)

trå in clutchen


t

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The 20th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.


b

Modification of the capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, “be”), from Ancient Greek Β (B, “beta”), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.

The second letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.


b

b-en (definite singular)
b-er (indefinite plural)
b-ene (definite plural)

the letter b, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet

enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre

1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, pages 35–36:

every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B

2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter:

(music) the tone h lowered by half a step

ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken

no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself

(music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)


bo

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof (compare with behov).

Jeg har bo for en hammer.


bo

boet (definite singular)
bo (indefinite plural)
boa (definite plural)
boene (definite plural)

From Danish bo, from Old Norse bú (“settled area, town”) (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod (“store room, booth”) and the verb bo (“to live”).

De giftet seg og satte bo.

They married and settled down/built their home.

Å skifte et bo.


bo

bo (imperative bo, present tense bor, simple past bodde, past participle bodd, present participle boende)

bo (imperative)
bor (present)
bodde (past)
bodd (participle past)
boende (participle present)

From Danish bo, from Old Norse búa (“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), cognate with Old English būan, Old Frisian buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (whence German bauen).

der

Hvor bor du (hen)?

Jeg vet hvor du bor.

Hvor lenge blir du boende.

to live (have permanent residence), stay

Husk at all skjønnhet på jord bor i de evige ord: Jeg elsker deg.
Remember that all beauty on Earth dwells in those eternal words: I love you. (Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)

Du aner ikke hva som virkelig bor i henne.

You have no idea what she's really like. (literally: "you have no idea what really dwells in her")


by

byen (definite singular)
byer (indefinite plural)
byene (definite plural)

From Old Norse býr (“place (to camp or settle), land, property, lot; and later settlement”).

town, city (regardless of population size or land area)


by

head

by (imperative by, present tense byr, simple past bød or bøy or bydde, past participle budt or bydd)

by (imperative)
byr (present)
bød (past)
bøy (past)
bydde (past)
budt (participle past)
bydd (participle past)

From byde, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”).


mandarin

mandarinen (definite singular)
mandariner (indefinite plural)
mandarinene (definite plural)

From Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), Malay menteri, manteri, and Portuguese mandarim.

no:Mandarin (embedsmann)
no:Mandarin (frukt)
no:Mandarin (språk)

(uncountable) Mandarin (official language in China)

a mandarin ((formerly) a Chinese official; (now) a bureaucrat)


bass

bassen (definite singular)
basser (indefinite plural)
bassene (definite plural)

(music) bass (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)

(music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)


dust

dusten (definite singular)
duster (indefinite plural)
dustene (definite plural)

Back-formation of dustet, from Old Norse dust (dust particle)


dust

dusta (definite singular)
dusten (definite singular)
duster (indefinite plural)
dustene (definite plural)


nut

nuten (definite singular)
nuter (indefinite plural)
nutene (definite plural)


opinion

opinionen (definite singular)
opinioner (indefinite plural)
opinionene (definite plural)


rate

raten (definite singular)
rater (indefinite plural)
ratene (definite plural)

månedlige rater


blyfri

head

blyfri (neuter singular blyfritt, definite singular and plural blyfrie, uncomparable)

blyfritt (neuter singular)
blyfrie (definite plural singular)
uncomparable (definite plural singular)

blyfri bensin


hydrogen

hydrogen n (definite singular hydrogenet)


inngang

inngangen (definite singular)
innganger (indefinite plural)
inngangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz.


gram

grammet (definite singular)
gram (indefinite plural)
gramma (definite plural)
grammene (definite plural)

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).


dump

dump (neuter singular dumpt, definite singular and plural dumpe)

dumpt (neuter singular)
dumpe (definite plural singular)

dull (pain also), hollow, muffled (of a sound)


dump

dumpa (definite singular)
dumpen (definite singular)
dumper (indefinite plural)
dumpene (definite plural)

a dip, hollow, depression, bump (hole in the road)


dump

dumpet (definite singular)
dump (indefinite plural)
dumpa (definite plural)
dumpene (definite plural)


ball

ballen (definite singular)
baller (indefinite plural)
ballene (definite plural)

ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)


ball

ballet (definite singular)
ball (indefinite plural)
baller (indefinite plural)
balla (definite plural)
ballene (definite plural)

ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)


syn

syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn or syner, definite plural syna or synene, genitive syne)

synet (definite singular)
syn (indefinite plural)
syner (indefinite plural)
syna (definite plural)
synene (definite plural)
syne (genitive)

sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)

et vakkert syn

komme til syne [old genitive form]


bly

lead (material and chemical element, symbol Pb)


party

partyet (definite singular)
party (indefinite plural)
partyer (indefinite plural)
partya (definite plural)
partyene (definite plural)


pub

puben (definite singular)
puber (indefinite plural)
pubene (definite plural)

From British English pub (“public house”).


d

d (upper case D, definite singular d-en, indefinite plural d-er, definite plural d-ene)

D (uppercase)
d-en (definite singular)
d-er (indefinite plural)
d-ene (definite plural)

The fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


still

Still deg i køen.


a cappella

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a cappella».ogg

synge a cappella

fremføre a cappella

platen vil … inneholde noen mindre motetter for kor a capella og for kor med orgel

the plate will … contain some minor motets for choir a capella and for choir with organ

i forrige århundre hadde fargede stått i kirkekor og sunget a cappella

in the last century, colored people had stood in church choirs and sung a cappella

(music) a cappella (in a manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment)


pass

passet (definite singular)
pass (indefinite plural)
passa (definite plural)
passene (definite plural)


squash

squashen (definite singular)
squasher (indefinite plural)
squashene (definite plural)


c

From Latin c, from the uppercase letter C, from Etruscan Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, “gimel”).

The third letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.


c

c-en (definite singular)
c-er (indefinite plural)
c-ene (definite plural)

the letter c, the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet

[jeg har] allerede sagt A. Traditionen vil nok lægge B. og C. til

1857, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VIII, page 515:

[I have] already said A. Tradition will probably add B. and C. to

historie er, hvad A mener til forskel fra B, og hvad C igen mener til forskel fra A og B

history is what A means as a difference from B, and what C in turn means as a difference from A and B

indicates the third entry in a list, order or rank

den høye C

så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen

1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 42:

so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky

[de] larmet ikke og gik ikke og tok det høie C

[they] did not make noise and did not go and did the high C

Duprez vakte sensasjon ved sine ut de poitrine, høy c tatt som brysttone

1999, Børre Qvamme, Opera, operette og ballett gjennom tidene, page 70:

Duprez aroused sensation by his out de poitrine, high c taken as chest tone

han gjør stolen hennes tobent så hun når den høye c av forskrekkelse

he makes her chair two-legged so she reaches the high c out of fright

(music) C, c-note (the first note in the C chromatic and major scales; the lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note)

(grammar) Abbreviation of genus commune.


c

Abbreviation of centi- (“centi-”), from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).


c

Abbreviation of cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent (“one hundred”), from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).


c

Abbreviation of centime, from French centime, from cent (“hundred”), from Middle French cent, from Old French cent (“hundred”), from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).


c

Abbreviation of centavo, from Spanish centavo (from ciento, from Old Spanish) and Portuguese centavo (from cento, from Old Galician-Portuguese cento), both stemming from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).


c

Abbreviation of cykel, from Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kúklos), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”), from *kʷel- (“to turn”).


house

From English house, house music. Doublet of hus.


mase

head

mase (imperative mas, present tense maser, simple past masa or maset or maste, past participle masa or maset or mast)

mas (imperative)
maser (present)
masa (past)
maset (past)
maste (past)
masa (participle past)
maset (participle past)
mast (participle past)


wire

wiren (definite singular)
wirer (indefinite plural)
wirene (definite plural)


sofa

sofaen (definite singular)
sofaer (indefinite plural)
sofaene (definite plural)