hedre

head

hedre (present tense hedrer, past tense hedra or hedret, past participle hedra or hedret, imperative hedre)

hedrer (present)
hedra (past)
hedret (past)
hedra (participle past)
hedret (participle past)
hedre (imperative)


varsel

varsel n (definite singular varselet or varslet, indefinite plural varsel or varsler, definite plural varsla or varslene)

varselet (definite singular)
varslet (definite singular)
varsel (indefinite plural)
varsler (indefinite plural)
varsla (definite plural)
varslene (definite plural)

From vare (“warn, be careful”), from Old Norse vara.


bayersk

bayersk (neuter singular bayersk, definite singular and plural bayerske)

bayersk (neuter singular)
bayerske (definite plural singular)

Bavarian (relating to Bavaria and Bavarians)


hengsel

hengsel m or f (definite singular hengsla or hengselen, indefinite plural hengsler, definite plural hengslene)

hengsel n (definite singular hengselet or hengslet, indefinite plural hengsel or hengsler, definite plural hengsla or hengslene)

hengsla (definite singular)
hengselen (definite singular)
hengsler (indefinite plural)
hengslene (definite plural)
hengselet (definite singular)
hengslet (definite singular)
hengsel (indefinite plural)
hengsler (indefinite plural)
hengsla (definite plural)
hengslene (definite plural)


anatomisk

anatomisk (neuter singular anatomisk, definite singular and plural anatomiske)

anatomisk (neuter singular)
anatomiske (definite plural singular)


avgå

avgå (imperative avgå, present tense avgår, passive avgås, simple past avgikk, past participle avgått, present participle avgående)

avgå (imperative)
avgår (present)
avgås (passive)
avgikk (past)
avgått (participle past)
avgående (participle present)


sno

sno (imperative sno, present tense snor, passive snos, simple past snodde, past participle snodd, present participle snoende)

sno (imperative)
snor (present)
snos (passive)
snodde (past)
snodd (participle past)
snoende (participle present)

From Old Norse snúa (senses 1, 2), sense 3 related to snuse.

(reflexive) to turn, twist, squirm, pick one's way


avsky

Calque of German Abscheu. Compare Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)


avsky

avsky (imperative avsky, present tense avskyr, passive avskys, simple past avskydde, past participle avskydd, present participle avskyende)

avsky (imperative)
avskyr (present)
avskys (passive)
avskydde (past)
avskydd (participle past)
avskyende (participle present)

to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)


demokratisk

demokratisk (neuter singular demokratisk, definite singular and plural demokratiske)

demokratisk (neuter singular)
demokratiske (definite plural singular)


bibliotek

biblioteket (definite singular)
bibliotek (indefinite plural)
biblioteker (indefinite plural)
biblioteka (definite plural)
bibliotekene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).

der

a library (building or room containing books etc.)


radioaktiv

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radioaktiv (neuter singular radioaktivt, definite singular and plural radioaktive)

radioaktivt (neuter singular)
radioaktive (definite plural singular)


klynk

klynket (definite singular)
klynk (indefinite plural)
klynka (definite plural)
klynkene (definite plural)
klynken (definite singular)
klynk (indefinite plural)
klynkene (definite plural)

From klynke (“whimper”), related to kløkke (“move to tears”).


prompte

From French prompt, from Latin promptus, from promere (“bring out”).


prompte

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


bæsj

Likely from æsj (“yuck, eek”), of onomatopoeic origin. The noun is a nominalization of the interjection.
Cognate with Swedish bajs and Danish bæ.

(colloquial) Used as an expression of disgust or contempt.


bæsj

bæsjen (definite singular)
bæsjer (indefinite plural)
bæsjene (definite plural)

der sitter hun midt på lyse dagen og gjør bæsj

1933, Sigurd Hoel, Veien til verdens ende, page 145:

there she sits in the middle of the bright day and does some pooping

bæsjen er løs, ikke så langt ifra flytende

the poop is loose, not so far from liquid

[han] må pisse og går inn på herretoalettet, men lukten av bæsj er så intens at han bestemmer seg for å holde ut til han kommer hjem

[he] has to pee and goes into the men's toilet, but the smell of poop is so intense that he decides to persevere until he gets home

(informal, childish, uncountable) poop; poo, shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces)

jeg sitter på do og presser ut en bæsj

(informal, childish, countable) a turd; poop, shit (a piece of solid animal or human feces)

Du er den største bæsjen jeg noen gang har møtt.

You are the biggest piece of shit I have ever encountered.

(rare, childish, figuratively, derogatory) a despicable person; piece of shit


pneumothorax

pneumothoraxen (definite singular)
pneumothoraxer (indefinite plural)
pneumothoraxene (definite plural)


lymfom

lymfomet (definite singular)
lymfom (indefinite plural)
lymfomer (indefinite plural)
lymfoma (definite plural)
lymfomene (definite plural)


kveld

kvelden (definite singular)
kvelder (indefinite plural)
kveldene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic *kweldą, *kwildiz.

Ha en fin kveld.

ta en tidlig kveld

have an early night (go to bed earlier than usual)


apostel

apostelen (definite singular)
apostler (indefinite plural)
apostlene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).


hormon

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hormon n (definite singular hormonet, indefinite plural hormon or hormoner, definite plural hormona or hormonene)

hormonet (definite singular)
hormon (indefinite plural)
hormoner (indefinite plural)
hormona (definite plural)
hormonene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”).


lesbisk

lesbisk (neuter singular lesbisk, definite singular and plural lesbiske)

lesbisk (neuter singular)
lesbiske (definite plural singular)

Derived from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos), a Greek island.


joda

emphatic of jo: Yes, yes indeed, of course; in disagreement with the last speaker's negative statement.


OL

OL (definite singular OL-et, indefinite plural OL, definite plural OL-a or OL-ene)

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

olympiske leker
olympiske leker#Norwegian_Bokmål

Initialism of olympiske leker (“Olympic Games”).


audiens

audiensen (definite singular)
audienser (indefinite plural)
audiensene (definite plural)

an audience (with a person in authority)


dånedimpen

From Swedish dånadimp or dåndimp; dåne (“faint”) + dimp (“fall, dump”).


proff

proff (neuter singular proft, definite singular and plural proffe, comparative proffere, indefinite superlative proffest, definite superlative proffeste)

proft (neuter singular)
proffe (definite plural singular)
proffere (comparative)
proffest (indefinite superlative)
proffeste (definite superlative)

Shortened form of profesjonist (“professional”), probably influenced by English pro


proff

proffen (definite singular)
proffer (indefinite plural)
proffene (definite plural)


skaut

skautet (definite singular)
skaut (indefinite plural)
skauta (definite plural)
skautene (definite plural)

a headscarf (often referring to traditional dress)


skaut

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of skyte


baug

baugen (definite singular)
bauger (indefinite plural)
baugene (definite plural)


manuskript

manuskript n (definite singular manuskriptet, indefinite plural manuskript or manuskripter, definite plural manuskripta or manuskriptene)

manuskriptet (definite singular)
manuskript (indefinite plural)
manuskripter (indefinite plural)
manuskripta (definite plural)
manuskriptene (definite plural)


isse

issen (definite singular)
isser (indefinite plural)
issene (definite plural)

From Danish isse, from Old Danish jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ, all from Old Norse hjarsi, hjassi, from Proto-Germanic *hersô. Cognates include Swedish hjässa and Norwegian Nynorsk hjasse.

(figurative, by extension) a mountain top


dialyse

dialysen (definite singular)
dialyser (indefinite plural)
dialysene (definite plural)


vrak

vraket (definite singular)
vrak (indefinite plural)
vraka (definite plural)
vrakene (definite plural)


pomp og prakt

pomp and circumstance
pomp and circumstance


prakt

prakta (definite singular)
prakten (definite singular)


operativsystem

operativsystemet (definite singular)
operativsystem (indefinite plural)
operativsystemer (indefinite plural)
operativsystema (definite plural)
operativsystemene (definite plural)


aksess

aksessen (definite singular)
aksesser (indefinite plural)
aksessene (definite plural)

Via French accès (“access”), from Latin accessus (“approach”), from accēdō (“approach, accede”).

access (in computing: the process of locating data in memory)


småkake

småkaka (definite singular)
småkaken (definite singular)
småkaker (indefinite plural)
småkakene (definite plural)


kjøpe

kjøpe (imperative kjøp, present tense kjøper, passive kjøpes, simple past kjøpte, past participle kjøpt)

kjøp (imperative)
kjøper (present)
kjøpes (passive)
kjøpte (past)
kjøpt (participle past)

From Danish købe (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Danish køpæ (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Norse kaupa (“to buy, purchase”), from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz (noun), from Latin caupō (“tradesman, innkeeper, shopkeeper, tavern-keeper”).


syncytium

nb-noun

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


Troja

Troy (an ancient city in far northwestern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)


innmari

Unknown, but identical to Nynorsk innmari. Perhaps related to mare (“evil night spirit”) or marig (“rotting, difficult”). Probably also related to Swedish marig.

innmari bra


innmari

crafty, sly, cunning, dreadful, tricky, intricate


sjakk

holde i sjakk


elg

elgen (definite singular)
elger (indefinite plural)
elgene (definite plural)

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).

der

En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)

A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!


sør

From Old Norse suðr, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.


bestemor

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bestemor m or f (definite singular bestemoren or bestemora, indefinite plural bestemødre or bestemødrer, definite plural bestemødrene)

bestemoren (definite singular)
bestemora (definite singular)
bestemødre (indefinite plural)
bestemødrer (indefinite plural)
bestemødrene (definite plural)

From beste (“the best”) + mor (“mother”), after Dutch and Middle Low German beste moder, literally "best mother". The use of beste- may be a reference to the state of being a generation older than the parents (compare the use of grand- in grandmother).

Life has many beginnings. One of them is the day one becomes a grandmother.

Livet har mange begynnelser. En av dem er den dagen en blir bestemor. ()

a grandmother (paternal or maternal; mother of someone’s parent)


veldig

Borrowed from Middle Low German weldich, probably through Danish vældig. Related to Swedish väldig.

very, really, highly (used with adjectives/adverbs in the positive degree)


preposisjon

preposisjon m (definite singular preposisjonen, indefinite plural preposisjoner, definite plural preposisjonene)

preposisjonen (definite singular)
preposisjoner (indefinite plural)
preposisjonene (definite plural)

a preposition (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by")


gynekolog

gynekologen (definite singular)
gynekologer (indefinite plural)
gynekologene (definite plural)

a gynaecologist (UK) or gynecologist (US)


honning

honey (sweet substance produced by bees)


disponibel

disponibel (neuter singular disponibelt, definite singular and plural disponible)

disponibelt (neuter singular)
disponible (definite plural singular)


olje

olja (definite singular)
oljen (definite singular)
oljer (indefinite plural)
oljene (definite plural)


olje

olje (imperative olj, present tense oljer, passive oljes, simple past and past participle olja or oljet, present participle oljende)

olj (imperative)
oljer (present)
oljes (passive)
olja (participle past)
olja (past)
oljet (participle past)
oljet (past)
oljende (participle present)


kontrakt

kontrakten (definite singular)
kontrakter (indefinite plural)
kontraktene (definite plural)

From Latin contractus (“collected, accomplished, contracted”), perfect passive participle of contrahō (“I draw, bring, contract”), both from con-, from cum (“with, along with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”), possibly from *ḱe + and from trahō (“I drag, pull, trail”), from Proto-Italic *traɣō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to drag, pull?”), from *dʰregʰ- (“to run”).


eksamen

eksamenen (definite singular)
eksamener (indefinite plural)
eksamenene (definite plural)

få A til eksamen

a degree (received after passing an exam)


aborten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aborten».ogg


hvalp

hvalpen (definite singular)
hvalper (indefinite plural)
hvalpene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.


topplokkets

definite singular possessive of topplokk


topplokks

indefinite singular possessive of topplokk

indefinite plural possessive of topplokk


topplokk

topplokket (definite singular)
topplokk (indefinite plural)
topplokka (definite plural)
topplokkene (definite plural)


ha noe under topplokket

The phrase is based on the figurative sense of topplokket (“the cylinder head”), literally meaning "to have something under the cylinder head".

have something in one's head, i.e. have brains; intelligence


glykol

glykolen (definite singular)
glykoler (indefinite plural)
glykolene (definite plural)


lokk

lokket (definite singular)
lokk (indefinite plural)
lokka (definite plural)
lokkene (definite plural)


lokk

lokken (definite singular)
lokker (indefinite plural)
lokkene (definite plural)


lokk

A special type of song used to call the animals home from their pastures; a herding call song.


cyste

cysten (definite singular)
cyster (indefinite plural)
cystene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”), via Latin cystis.


offisiell

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offisiell (neuter singular offisielt, definite singular and plural offisielle)

offisielt (neuter singular)
offisielle (definite plural singular)

official (relating to, or authorised by, an authority or public body)


teoretiker

teoretikeren (definite singular)
teoretikere (indefinite plural)
teoretikerne (definite plural)

From German Theoretiker; related to teoretisk (“theoretical”).


teater

teater n (definite singular teateret / teatret, indefinite plural teater / teatre, definite plural teatra / teatrene)

teateret (definite singular)
teatret (definite singular)
teater (indefinite plural)
teatre (indefinite plural)
teatra (definite plural)
teatrene (definite plural)

From French théâtre (“theatre”), from Middle French theatre (“theatre”), from Old French theatre, teatre (“theatre”), from Latin theātrum (“theatre”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”) (with the suffix -τρον (-tron), from Proto-Hellenic *-tron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom, from *-tḗr), possibly from Proto-Hellenic *θᾱϝέομαι, *θᾱϝέομαι, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-.


krematorium

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krematorium n (definite singular krematoriet, indefinite plural krematorier, definite plural krematoria / krematoriene)

krematoriet (definite singular)
krematorier (indefinite plural)
krematoria (definite plural)
krematoriene (definite plural)


stetoskop

stetoskopet (definite singular)
stetoskop (indefinite plural)
stetoskoper (indefinite plural)
stetoskopa (definite plural)
stetoskopene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos) + -skop.


romjul

romjula (definite singular)
romjulen (definite singular)
romjuler (indefinite plural)
romjulene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rúmheilagr (“that needs not adhere strictly to legal proscriptions for a holiday”) + jól (“Christmas”).

der

The period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve; Twixmas.


fremdeles

still (up to a time, as in the preceding time)


trussel

trusselen (definite singular)
trusler (indefinite plural)
truslene (definite plural)


dramatisk

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dramatisk (neuter singular dramatisk, definite singular and plural dramatiske, comparative mer dramatisk, superlative mest dramatisk)

dramatisk (neuter singular)
dramatiske (definite plural singular)
mer dramatisk (comparative)
mest dramatisk (superlative)


katamaran

katamaranen (definite singular)
katamaraner (indefinite plural)
katamaranene (definite plural)

From English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).


Brønnøysund

A town (with bystatus) in Brønnøy, Nordland, Norway


sakrament

sakramentet (definite singular)
sakrament (indefinite plural)
sakramenter (indefinite plural)
sakramenta (definite plural)
sakramentene (definite plural)

From Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”).


passat

passaten (definite singular)
passater (indefinite plural)
passatene (definite plural)


filolog

filologen (definite singular)
filologer (indefinite plural)
filologene (definite plural)

Sophus Bugge var en av Norges største filologer gjennom tidene.
Sophus Bugge was one of Norway’s greatest philologists of all time.


første

From Old Norse fyrstr, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz, cognate with Swedish först, English first, German Fürst (“prince”, noun).


genese

genesen (definite singular)
geneser (indefinite plural)
genesene (definite plural)

From genesis (“creation, origin”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, origin, source”), from Proto-Hellenic *génetis (“origin, source”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth, production”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget, give birth”) + the suffix *-tis (derives abstract/action nouns).


ekspert

eksperten (definite singular)
eksperter (indefinite plural)
ekspertene (definite plural)


territorium

territoriet (definite singular)
territorier (indefinite plural)
territoria (definite plural)
territoriene (definite plural)


perser

perseren (definite singular)
persere (indefinite plural)
perserne (definite plural)


motorsykkel

motorsykkelen (definite singular)
motorsykler (indefinite plural)
motorsyklene (definite plural)


viss

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viss (neuter singular visst, definite singular and plural visse)

visst (neuter singular)
visse (definite plural singular)

til en viss grad


flass

flasset (definite singular)
flass (indefinite plural)
flassa (definite plural)
flassene (definite plural)


rulett

rulett m (definite singular ruletten, indefinite plural ruletter, definite plural rulettene)

ruletten (definite singular)
ruletter (indefinite plural)
rulettene (definite plural)


europeisk

europeisk (neuter singular europeisk, definite singular and plural europeiske)

europeisk (neuter singular)
europeiske (definite plural singular)

European (from Europe, or relating to Europe and Europeans)


helgen

helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)

helgenen (definite singular)
helgener (indefinite plural)
helgenene (definite plural)


emirat

emiratet (definite singular)
emirat (indefinite plural)
emirater (indefinite plural)
emirata (definite plural)
emiratene (definite plural)

an emirate country or state ruled by an emir


jerv

jerven (definite singular)
jerver (indefinite plural)
jervene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jarfr, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erfaz. Cognate with Swedish järv, Faroese jarvur.


eksistere

eksistere (imperative eksister, present tense eksisterer, simple past eksisterte, past participle eksistert, present participle eksisterende)

eksister (imperative)
eksisterer (present)
eksisterte (past)
eksistert (participle past)
eksisterende (participle present)

From Latin existere, exsistere; "to stand forth, appear", from ex-, "forth, out", and sistere, "to make stand".

Fantasies only exist in the shadow of our shyness and our secrets.

Fantasiene eksisterer kun i skyggen av vår blyghet og våre hemmeligheter. (Stein Mehren)

Slike forhold eksisterte kanskje før, men ikke nå lenger.

Those kind of conditions may have existed before, but not any more.

Ingen kan eksistere på så lav lønn.

Jeg eksisterer, men lever ikke.


mjuk

mjuk (neuter singular mjukt, definite singular and plural mjuke, comparative mjukere, indefinite superlative mjukest, definite superlative mjukeste)

mjukt (neuter singular)
mjuke (definite plural singular)
mjukere (comparative)
mjukest (indefinite superlative)
mjukeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse mjúkr, from Proto-Germanic *meukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg-.


tomme

tommen (definite singular)
tommer (indefinite plural)
tommene (definite plural)

an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommer = 1 fot)


konsument

konsumenten (definite singular)
konsumenter (indefinite plural)
konsumentene (definite plural)


tannlege

tannlege m (definite singular tannlegen, indefinite plural tannleger, definite plural tannlegene)

tannlegen (definite singular)
tannleger (indefinite plural)
tannlegene (definite plural)

dentist (a specialist in the care of teeth)


støvsuger

støvsugeren (definite singular)
støvsugere (indefinite plural)
støvsugerne (definite plural)


filantropi

From Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía).


musikkinstrument

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musikkinstrument n (definite singular musikkinstrumentet, indefinite plural musikkinstrument or musikkinstrumenter, definite plural musikkinstrumenta or musikkinstrumentene)

musikkinstrumentet (definite singular)
musikkinstrument (indefinite plural)
musikkinstrumenter (indefinite plural)
musikkinstrumenta (definite plural)
musikkinstrumentene (definite plural)

a musical instrument (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds)


bokfink

bokfinken (definite singular)
bokfinker (indefinite plural)
bokfinkene (definite plural)

Compound word of bok/bøk, "beech, beech wood", and fink, "finch"; literally "beech finch" or also "beech fruit finch". The words bok, "book", and bøk/bok, "beech", are cognates (Old Norse bók).

Fringilla coelebs
Fringilla coelebs#Translingual


løfte

løftet (definite singular)
løfter (indefinite plural)
løfta (definite plural)
løftene (definite plural)


løfte

løfte (imperative løft, present tense løfter, passive løftes, simple past and past participle løfta or løftet)

løft (imperative)
løfter (present)
løftes (passive)
løfta (participle past)
løfta (past)
løftet (participle past)
løftet (past)


krokus

krokus m (definite singular krokusen, indefinite plural krokus or krokuser, definite plural krokusene)

krokusen (definite singular)
krokus (indefinite plural)
krokuser (indefinite plural)
krokusene (definite plural)


kameleon

kameleonen (definite singular)
kameleoner (indefinite plural)
kameleonene (definite plural)

From German via Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).


gringos

(non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of gringo


ingeniør

ingeniøren (definite singular)
ingeniører (indefinite plural)
ingeniørene (definite plural)

engineer (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering)


fusjon

fusjon m (definite singular fusjonen, indefinite plural fusjoner, definite plural fusjonene)

fusjonen (definite singular)
fusjoner (indefinite plural)
fusjonene (definite plural)

fusion (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine)


kontroversiell

kontroversiell (neuter singular kontroversielt, definite singular and plural kontroversielle)

kontroversielt (neuter singular)
kontroversielle (definite plural singular)


pannekake

pannekake m or f (definite singular pannekaka or pannekaken, indefinite plural pannekaker, definite plural pannekakene)

pannekaka (definite singular)
pannekaken (definite singular)
pannekaker (indefinite plural)
pannekakene (definite plural)


obligatorisk

obligatorisk (neuter singular obligatorisk, definite singular and plural obligatoriske)

obligatorisk (neuter singular)
obligatoriske (definite plural singular)


allergisk

allergisk (neuter singular allergisk, definite singular and plural allergiske)

allergisk (neuter singular)
allergiske (definite plural singular)


stipendium

stipendiet (definite singular)
stipendier (indefinite plural)
stipendia (definite plural)
stipendiene (definite plural)


feil

Borrowed from Middle Low German feil, fēl, which is borrowed from Old French faille, which is derived from Latin fallō. Cognate with Danish fejl, Swedish fel, German Fehler and English fail. Adverb and adjective derived from the noun.


feil

feil m (definite singular feilen, indefinite plural feil, definite plural feila or feilene)

feilen (definite singular)
feil (indefinite plural)
feila (definite plural)
feilene (definite plural)


knepen

knepen (feminine masculine)
knepent (neuter)
knepne (definite plural singular)

narrow (e.g. victory), bare (e.g. majority)


kresen

kresen (neuter singular kresent, definite singular and plural kresne)

kresent (neuter singular)
kresne (definite plural singular)


dels

part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and


rubin

rubinen (definite singular)
rubiner (indefinite plural)
rubinene (definite plural)


preken

prekenen (definite singular)
prekener (indefinite plural)
prekenene (definite plural)


daks

daksen (definite singular)
dakser (indefinite plural)
daksene (definite plural)


blits

blitsen (definite singular)
blitser (indefinite plural)
blitsene (definite plural)


annamme

annammer (present)
annamma (past)
annammet (past)
annamma (participle past)
annammet (participle past)

(historical) to receive, measure and mark (timber) on behalf of its owner


trene

trene (imperative tren, present tense trener, simple past trena or trenet or trente, past participle trena or trenet or trent, present participle trenende)

tren (imperative)
tense trener (present)
trena (past)
trenet (past)
trente (past)
trena (participle past)
trenet (participle past)
trent (participle past)
trenende (participle present)

to train, practise (UK), or practice (US)


levende

levende dyr


monopol

monopolet (definite singular)
monopol (indefinite plural)
monopoler (indefinite plural)
monopola (definite plural)
monopolene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον (monopṓlion).


hilsen

hilsenen (definite singular)
hilsener (indefinite plural)
hilsenene (definite plural)


fratre

fratre (imperative fratre, present tense fratrer, passive fratres, simple past fratrådte, past participle fratrådt, present participle fratredende)

fratre (imperative)
fratrer (present)
fratres (passive)
fratrådte (past)
fratrådt (participle past)
fratredende (participle present)

to leave, resign, retire, step down (from a position or office)


omtrent

om + trent, from Middle Low German umtrent, ummetrent.


fregnet

fregnet (neuter singular fregnet, definite singular and plural fregnete)

fregnet (neuter singular)
fregnete (definite plural singular)


enfoldig

enfoldig (neuter singular enfoldig, definite singular and plural enfoldige)

enfoldig (neuter singular)
enfoldige (definite plural singular)

From enfold + -ig. Compare German einfältig and Dutch eenvoudig.


feedbacks

(non-standard since 1995) indefinite plural of feedback


fremmed

fremmed (indefinite singular)
fremmede (definite plural singular)
mer fremmed (comparative)
mest fremmed (superlative)
fremmed (indefinite masculine singular)
fremmede (definite masculine singular)
mer fremmed (comparative definite)
mest fremmed (indefinite superlative)
fremmed (feminine indefinite singular)
fremmede (definite feminine singular)
fremmed (indefinite neuter singular)
fremmede (definite neuter singular)
fremmede (indefinite plural)
fremmede (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vremede, from Old Saxon fremithi. Cognates include Danish fremmed, German fremd, Dutch vreemd, Scots frempt, fremmit, and Old English fremede.


terapeutisk

terapeutisk (neuter singular terapeutisk, definite singular and plural terapeutiske)

terapeutisk (neuter singular)
terapeutiske (definite plural singular)


pagode

pagode m (definite singular pagoden, indefinite plural pagoder, definite plural pagodene)

pagoden (definite singular)
pagoder (indefinite plural)
pagodene (definite plural)


plikt

plikta (definite singular)
plikten (definite singular)
plikter (indefinite plural)
pliktene (definite plural)


terapeut

terapeuten (definite singular)
terapeuter (indefinite plural)
terapeutene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs).


staving

stavinga (definite singular)
stavingen (definite singular)
stavinger (indefinite plural)
stavingene (definite plural)


rakle

raklen (definite singular)
rakler (indefinite plural)
raklene (definite plural)


industri

industrien (definite singular)
industrier (indefinite plural)
industriene (definite plural)

industry (businesses that produce goods)


aften

aftenen (definite singular)
aftener (indefinite plural)
aftenene (definite plural)

From Danish aften (“evening; night”), from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann (“evening”), from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (“evening”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at, near”), of *h₁eps, of *h₁ep-.
Cognate with Danish aften, Swedish afton, Faroese aftan and Icelandic aftann.

inh

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at, near”)

så kommer jeg op om aftnerne

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 235:

jeg har tænkt meget i den sidste tid … og mest i denne aften

1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 180:

I've been thinking a lot lately… and mostly this evening

ofrer han ikke både morgen og aften …?

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 378:

does he not sacrifice both morning and evening…?

langs fjorden stryger aftnens vind

han kommer hjem imorgen aften

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 127:

aftnen er stille, timerne trille lydløse ned i det evige væld

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 136:

the evening is quiet, the hours roll silently into the eternal power

angret du litt på at du boikottet utdelingen når du så hvor gøy de hadde det på banketten i går aften?

2012 December 12, Dagsavisen^([dagsavisen.no]):

did you regret a bit that you boycotted the distribution when you saw how much fun they had at the banquet last night?

allerede samme aften meldte det seg 14 deltakere som i de to følgende dager fullførte kurset

2013 December 10, Vesteraalens avis^([vesteraalensavis.no]):

already the same evening, 14 participants signed up who completed the course in the following two days

vi ta’r afsted allerede iaften

1899, Henrik Ibsen, Når vi døde vågner, page 86:

god nat … og mange tak for iaften

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 30:

good night … and many thanks for tonight

I har jo ikke eiet egen stemme førend iaften

1910, Hans E. Kinck, Den sidste gjest, page 218:

You have not owned your own voice until tonight

Nes Ungdomslag arrangerer høstrevy på nes Bygdehus i aften

2014 October 17, Ringerikes Blad, page 9:

Nes Ungdomslag arranges an autumn revue at Nes Bygdehus tonight

Ahlin kjøpte et lass [blomster] til mig borte ved den spanske trappe iaftes

Ahlin bought me a load [of flowers] over by the Spanish steps this night

den absolute fornuft afgik ved døden iaftes klokken 11

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 176:

absolute reason departed at death tonight at 11 o'clock

[NN] har samlet krefter og akter å holde ut både på Klubben i aftes, og i formannsvervet til årsmøtet i februar

2012 December 15, Fædrelandsvennen, page 13:

[NN] has gathered strength and intentions to persevere both at the Club this evening, and in the chairmanship of the annual meeting in February

vor vært fra igaaraftes

1855, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VI, page 144:

det var sikkert tusen tilskuere på Ullevål igåraftes

there were probably a thousand spectators at Ullevål last night

brannen [brøt ut] klokken ni i går aftes

the fire [broke out] at nine o'clock last night

ak, hvor sødt at følges ad, til paa fagre dages rad livets aften skinner!

15.11.2014, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 13:

alas, how sweet to be followed, to on a row of days beautiful final days of life shine!

en del av anlegget forbeholdes eldre med behov for ulike omsorgstilbud og tilgang til helsetjenester i livets aften

part of the facility is reserved for the elderly with a need for various care services and access to health services in the last parts of life

i aften

i aftes

i går aftes

livets aften

night; an evening (the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark)

Arnulf og Hildur Øverland gir aften i Folkets hus

Arnulf and Hildur Øverland give an evening in Folkets hus

på nyåret inviterer den unge kokken til en ny kulinarisk og kunstnerisk aften

in the new year, the young chef invites you to a new culinary and artistic evening

siden skal vi ha’e os en lystig aften

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 141:

hvorfor skal man ikke ta’e sig en glad aften efter en vel anvendt dag?

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 148:

why not start a happy evening after a good day?

en lystig aften med god musikk og allsang

a merry evening with good music and singing

an evening (a party or gathering held in the evening)

holde aften

gather guests the night before a wedding

1827, Søren Christian Sommerfelt, Physisk-oeconomisk beskrivelse over Saltdalen i Nordlandene, page 110:

(Christianity) an eve (the evening or day before a major church celebration)

du [har] spist tungt til aften

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 37:

Løvborg har meget mere lyst til [å] spise til aftens med mig

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 112:

Løvborg has much more desire to [eat] tonight with me

hun fik ham til at gaa med sig i teatrene og spise aftens ute

she made him go with her to the theaters and eat out in the evening

jeg skal ut og stelle til aften

1917, Gunnar Heiberg, Samlede dramatiske verker I, page 7:

efter aftens var Rose gaat ind

egg er vanvittig godt - både alene og tilberedt. Til frokost, til formiddagsmat, til dessert og til aftens

2012 September 22, Halden Arbeiderblad, page 27:

eggs are insanely good - both alone and cooked. For lunch, for breakfast, for dessert and for supper

det er viktig at du serverer sunn mat regelmessig, og at barnet spiser det han eller hun vil til frokost, lunsj, mellommåltider og aftens

2015 January 27, ABC Nyheter^([abcnyheter.no]):

It is important that you serve healthy food regularly, and that the child eats what he or she wants for breakfast, lunch, snacks and supper.

a dinner or supper (a meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening)


gasspedal

gasspedalen (definite singular)
gasspedaler (indefinite plural)
gasspedalene (definite plural)

accelerator (accelerator pedal), gas pedal (US)


sekundviser

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sekundviser m (definite singular sekundviseren, indefinite plural sekundvisere, definite plural sekundviserne)

sekundviseren (definite singular)
sekundvisere (indefinite plural)
sekundviserne (definite plural)

a second hand (the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed)


proprium

propriet (definite singular)
proprier (indefinite plural)
propria (definite plural)
propriene (definite plural)

(Christianity) part of mass which is particular to the date or situation


tekke

tekket (definite singular)
tekker (indefinite plural)
tekka (definite plural)
tekkene (definite plural)

ability to ingratiate oneself with someone; likability


tekke

tekke (present tense tekker, past tense tekte or tekket, supine tekt or tekket)

tense tekker (present)
tense tekte (past)
tekket (past)
tekt (supine)
tekket (supine)


tekke

tekka (definite singular)
tekken (definite singular)
tekker (indefinite plural)
tekkene (definite plural)


lyserød

lyserød (neuter singular lyserødt, definite singular and plural lyserøde)

lyserødt (neuter singular)
lyserøde (definite plural singular)


abominabel

abominabel (neuter singular abominabelt, definite singular and plural abominable, comparative abominablere, indefinite superlative abominablest, definite superlative abominableste)

abominabelt (neuter singular)
abominable (definite plural singular)
abominablere (comparative)
abominablest (indefinite superlative)
abominableste (definite superlative)

From English abominable, from Middle English abhomynable (“repulsive, offensive, abominable”) or French abominable (“abominable”), both from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“abominable, detestable”), from both abōminor, abōminārī, from ab- (“away”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) and ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to perceive, see, be aware of”) + and from -bilis, from Proto-Italic *-ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form *-dʰlis of *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”).

der

det er abominabelt, at den gamle heexe vedbliver at omgaaes saaledes med mennesket

1857, Mauritz Hansen, Maurits Hansens Noveller og Fortællinger V, page 68:

it is abominable that the old witch continues to deal with man in this way

de existerende arrangements [til sangene] ere abominable

1918, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1847–1868, page 239:

the existing arrangements [for the songs] are abominable

samnorsken er abominabel

(rare) abominable (worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable)


taktisk

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taktisk (neuter singular taktisk, definite singular and plural taktiske)

taktisk (neuter singular)
taktiske (definite plural singular)


Sovjetunionen

From sovjet + unionen (“definite singular of union”).

af

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">union</i>


begynne

head

begynne (imperative begynn, present tense begynner, simple past begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnende)

begynn (imperative)
begynner (present)
begynte (past)
begynt (participle past)
begynnende (participle present)

From Middle Low German beginnen, cognate with Old English beginnan (English begin), from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną.

Jeg begynte nylig å lese Shakespeares verker.

I just recently started reading Shakespeare's works.

Gutten snublet i bakken og begynte å gråte.

The boy tripped and fell and started crying.

Ok, skal vi begynne?

Skynd deg, filmen begynner om ti minutter.

Hurry up, the movie starts in ten minutes.

Vel begynt er halvt fullendt.

A good start completes half the work. (Proverb; literally: "well began/started is half completed")

to begin, start (initiate or take the first step into something.)


kobolt

kobolt m or n (definite singular kobolten or koboltet)

kobolten (definite singular)
koboltet (definite singular)


drømme

drømme (imperative drøm, present tense drømmer, past tense drømte, past participle drømt, present participle drømmende)

drøm (imperative)
drømmer (present)
drømte (past)
drømt (participle past)
drømmende (participle present)

From Danish drømme, from Old Norse dreyma (“to dream”), from draumr (“a dream”), of uncertain origin. Probably cognate with English dream, Dutch dromen and German träumen.

Jeg tror jeg drømte om deg i natt.

Tøv, det må være noe du har drømt.

Nonsense, it must have been something you dreamt.

Jeg kunne ikke drømme om å gjøre noe så dumt.

I wouldn't dream of doing something that stupid.

Sitt ikke der og drøm!

Stop dreaming! (literally: "don't you sit there and dream!")

Life is a dream very few take the time to dream.

Livet er en drøm, som de aller færreste gir seg tid til å drømme. (Nils Kjær)


molybden

From Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos).

(chemistry) molybdenum, chemical symbol Mo


livvakt

livvakta (definite singular)
livvakten (definite singular)
livvakter (indefinite plural)
livvaktene (definite plural)

From liv + vakt, after German Leibwache.


skyte

skyte (imperative skyt, present tense skyter, simple past skjøt or skøyt, past participle skutt)

skyt (imperative)
skyter (present)
skjøt (past)
skøyt (past)
skutt (participle past)

From Danish skyde, from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.


balansere

balansere (imperative balanser, present tense balanserer, passive balanseres, simple past balanserte, past participle balansert, present participle balanserende)

balanser (imperative)
balanserer (present)
balanseres (passive)
balanserte (past)
balansert (participle past)
balanserende (participle present)

From the noun balanse, "balance", and the verb suffix -ere, both from Latin.

Hun balanserte en stokk i hånden.

Oppdraget balanserer på en knivsegg.

The mission is poising on the edge of a knife.

to balance (make (items) weigh up), to poise, keep one's balance

Endelig klarte firmaet å balansere regnskapet.

The company finally made the account balance.

(economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance


tørr

tørr (neuter singular tørt, definite singular and plural tørre, comparative tørrere, indefinite superlative tørrest, definite superlative tørreste)

tørt (neuter singular)
tørre (definite plural singular)
tørrere (comparative)
tørrest (indefinite superlative)
tørreste (definite superlative)


svelge

svelge (imperative svelg, present tense svelger, passive svelges, simple past and past participle svelga or svelget, present participle svelgende)

svelg (imperative)
svelger (present)
svelges (passive)
svelga (participle past)
svelga (past)
svelget (participle past)
svelget (past)
svelgende (participle present)


fiolin

fiolinen (definite singular)
fioliner (indefinite plural)
fiolinene (definite plural)


regne

regne (imperative regn, present tense regner, simple past regnet or regna or regnte, past participle regnet or regna or regnt, present participle regnende)

regn (imperative)
regner (present)
regnet (past)
regna (past)
regnte (past)
regnet (participle past)
regna (participle past)
regnt (participle past)
regnende (participle present)


regne

regne (imperative regn, present tense regner, passive regnes, simple past and past participle regnet or regna, present participle regnende)

regn (imperative)
regner (present)
regnes (passive)
regnet (participle past)
regnet (past)
regna (participle past)
regna (past)
regnende (participle present)

Via Danish regne from Middle Low German rekenen, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną. Cognate with English reckon, German rechnen, and Dutch rekenen. Icelandic reikna, Norwegian Nynorsk rekna, and Swedish räkna are also borrowed from Low German.


kompressor

kompressor m (definite singular kompressoren, indefinite plural kompressorer, definite plural kompressorene)

kompressoren (definite singular)
kompressorer (indefinite plural)
kompressorene (definite plural)


bomull

bomull m or f (definite singular bomullen or bomulla)

bomullen (definite singular)
bomulla (definite singular)

From Low German bomwulle, compound of bom (“tree”) and ull (“wool”), due to the similarity the fibers bear to wool. Cognate to German Baumwolle, Danish bomuld, Icelandic bómull.


ekorn

ekornet (definite singular)
ekorn (indefinite plural)
ekorner (indefinite plural)
ekorna (definite plural)
ekornene (definite plural)

From Danish egern, from Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.

Jeg så et ekorn springe opp i et tre nå nettopp.

I saw a squirrel run up into a tree just now.


avtale

avtalen (definite singular)
avtaler (indefinite plural)
avtalene (definite plural)

Either a noun formation of the verb avtale ("to agree"), itself a compound of av ("off, of, from") and tale ("to speak, to talk"), or a compound of av and the noun tale ("a speech, a talk").

A contract is an agreement only binding for the weakest party.

En kontrakt er en avtale som er bindende for den svakeste av partene. (proverb, unknown author)

Dette er en juridisk bindende avtale og kan ikke brytes.

This is a juridical binding contract and cannot be violated.

Jobben er din, lønn etter nærmere avtale.

The job is yours, the salary will be agreed on. (literally: "salary after closer agreement")

De gjorde en avtale.


avtale

avtale (imperative avtal, present tense avtaler, simple past avtalte, past participle avtalt, present participle avtalende)

avtal (imperative)
avtaler (present)
avtalte (past)
avtalt (participle past)
avtalende (participle present)

Compound word of av ("off, from, of") and the verb tale ("to speak, to talk").

Jeg vil gjerne avtale et møte.

Vi må avtale tid og sted.

We need to agree upon the time and place.

Hun avtalte tid hos legen.

She made an appointment for a visit to the doctor. (literally: "she arranged for a time at/with the doctor")

to agree (upon), arrange, make an appointment.

Jeg møtte på avtalt sted til avtalt tid, men han dukket ikke opp.

I arrived at the place and time we decided, but he didn't show up. (literally: I met at the arranged place to the arranged time, but he didn't show up.)

(in the past participle, used as an adjective) decided, planned


moldvarp

moldvarp m (definite singular moldvarpen, indefinite plural moldvarper, definite plural moldvarpene)

moldvarpen (definite singular)
moldvarper (indefinite plural)
moldvarpene (definite plural)


piggsvin

piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)

piggsvinet (definite singular)
piggsvin (indefinite plural)
piggsvina (definite plural)
piggsvinene (definite plural)


smelte

smelte (imperative smelt, present tense smelter, passive smeltes, simple past and past participle smelta or smeltet, present participle smeltende)

smelt (imperative)
smelter (present)
smeltes (passive)
smelta (participle past)
smelta (past)
smeltet (participle past)
smeltet (past)
smeltende (participle present)

to melt (change from a solid to a liquid)


kaste opp

Hvis jeg drikker for mye, ender jeg opp med å kaste opp.

If I drink too much, I'll end up throwing up.

to vomit or throw up (regurgitate the contents of one's stomach)


oppkast

vomit (regurgitated former contents of a stomach)


kapitalisme

capitalism (a socio-economic system based on private property rights)


-yl

-ylet (definite neuter singular)
-ylen (definite masculine singular)
-yl (indefinite plural)
-yler (indefinite plural)
-ylene (definite plural)
-yla (definite plural)

A new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).

der

acetyl, akryl, etyl, fenyl, salisyl

(organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds; -yl


variabel

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variabel (neuter singular variabelt, definite singular and plural variable)

variabelt (neuter singular)
variable (definite plural singular)


variabel

variabelen (definite singular)
variabler (indefinite plural)
variablene (definite plural)


hvis

From Middle Low German wes, genitive of wat (“what”).
The Low German genitive was often used in subject or object function in the sense of “that which” or “whatever.” For example: Wes deme koninge dunket got, dat is billich dat men also dot. (“Whatever seems good to the king, it is appropriate that one does so.”) Since such a phrase can easily be reinterpreted as “if it seems good to the king”, the Scandinavian conjunction may have developed from this usage.


hvis

From Old Norse hvess (genitive of hvat).


konsulat

konsulatet (definite singular)
konsulat (indefinite plural)
konsulater (indefinite plural)
konsulata (definite plural)
konsulatene (definite plural)


skjegg

skjegget (definite singular)
skjegg (indefinite plural)
skjegga (definite plural)
skjeggene (definite plural)


vaffel

vaffel m (definite singular vaffelen, indefinite plural vafler, definite plural vaflene)

vaffelen (definite singular)
vafler (indefinite plural)
vaflene (definite plural)

a waffle (flat pastry baked in a waffle iron)


silisium

From Latin silicium, derived from silex.

silicon (non-metallic chemical element, symbol Si)


anneks

annekset (definite singular)
anneks (indefinite plural)
annekser (indefinite plural)
anneksa (definite plural)
anneksene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus (“connection, annex”), from annectō (“connect, annex”) (compare with annektere), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“bind, tie”) (compare neksus).

an annex (an addition, an extension), more specifically designating a smaller parish annexed to a primary parish

Vi bodde i hotellets anneks.


svovel

svovel m or n (definite singular svovelen or svovelet)

svovelen (definite singular)
svovelet (definite singular)

sulphur, or sulfur (chemical element, symbol S)


korrekt

korrekt (neuter singular korrekt, definite singular and plural korrekte)

korrekt (neuter singular)
korrekte (definite plural singular)


aminosyre

aminosyre m or f (definite singular aminosyra or aminosyren, indefinite plural aminosyrer, definite plural aminosyrene)

aminosyra (definite singular)
aminosyren (definite singular)
aminosyrer (indefinite plural)
aminosyrene (definite plural)


frokost

frokosten (definite singular)
frokoster (indefinite plural)
frokostene (definite plural)


onomatopoietikon

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by onomatopoetikon


buffé

bufféen (definite singular)
buffeen (definite singular)
bufféer (indefinite plural)
buffeer (indefinite plural)
bufféene (definite plural)
buffeene (definite plural)

From French buffet, from Medieval Latin bufetum.

sideboard, or buffet (US); dining room furniture containing table linen and services

buffet (counter or room where refreshments are sold)

stående buffé - a buffet (meal which guests can serve themselves)


takke

takke (imperative takk, present tense takker, simple past and past participle takka or takket)

takk (imperative)
takker (present)
takka (participle past)
takka (past)
takket (participle past)
takket (past)

From Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną.

to thank (express gratitude or appreciation to someone)


hage

hagen (definite singular)
hager (indefinite plural)
hagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom. Cognates with Danish hagi (“garden”).

Edens hage

a garden (decorative piece of land outside with flowers and plants)


marsvin

marsvinet (definite singular)
marsvin (indefinite plural)
marsvina (definite plural)
marsvinene (definite plural)

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).


hvitløk

hvitløken (definite singular)
hvitløker (indefinite plural)
hvitløkene (definite plural)


kombinere

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kombinere (imperative kombiner, present tense kombinerer, passive kombineres, simple past kombinerte, past participle kombinert, present participle kombinerende)

kombiner (imperative)
kombinerer (present)
kombineres (passive)
kombinerte (past)
kombinert (participle past)
kombinerende (participle present)


evakuere

evakuere (imperative evakuer, present tense evakuerer, simple past evakuerte, past participle evakuert)

evakuer (imperative)
evakuerer (present)
evakuerte (past)
evakuert (participle past)


løvinne

løvinne m or f (definite singular løvinna or løvinnen, definite plural løvinner, indefinite plural løvinnene)

løvinna (definite singular)
løvinnen (definite singular)
løvinner (definite plural)
løvinnene (indefinite plural)


velsigne

velsigne (imperative velsign, present tense velsigner, passive velsignes, simple past velsigna or velsignet, present participle velsignende)

velsign (imperative)
velsigner (present)
velsignes (passive)
velsigna (past)
velsignet (past)
velsignende (participle present)


evaluere

evaluere (imperative evaluer, present tense evaluerer, passive evalueres, simple past evaluerte, past participle evaluert, present participle evaluerende)

evaluer (imperative)
evaluerer (present)
evalueres (passive)
evaluerte (past)
evaluert (participle past)
evaluerende (participle present)


legende

legenden (definite singular)
legender (indefinite plural)
legendene (definite plural)

en levende legende


potet

poteten (definite singular)
poteter (indefinite plural)
potetene (definite plural)

bakt potet

en varm potet

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (A derogatory term used about ethnic Norwegians, mostly used by allochthone populations in Norway.)


synlig

synlig (neuter singular synlig, definite singular and plural synlige, comparative synligere, indefinite superlative synligst, definite superlative synligste)

synlig (neuter singular)
synlige (definite plural singular)
synligere (comparative)
synligst (indefinite superlative)
synligste (definite superlative)

From syn (“sight, vision”) + -lig; or from Old Norse sýnn, sýniligr.


glossarium

glossariet (definite singular)
glossarier (indefinite plural)
glossaria (definite plural)
glossariene (definite plural)


leppe

leppe m or f (definite singular leppa or leppen, indefinite plural lepper, definite plural leppene)

leppa (definite singular)
leppen (definite singular)
lepper (indefinite plural)
leppene (definite plural)

lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)


kloster

kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural kloster or klostre, definite plural klostra or klostrene)

klosteret (definite singular)
klostret (definite singular)
kloster (indefinite plural)
klostre (indefinite plural)
klostra (definite plural)
klostrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.


manke

manken (definite singular)
manker (indefinite plural)
mankene (definite plural)

From Old Norse makki, *manki, from Proto-Germanic *mankô.


enhjørning

enhjørningen (definite singular)
enhjørninger (indefinite plural)
enhjørningene (definite plural)

From Old Norse einhyrningr, a calque of Latin ūnicornis.

Dagfinn Føllesdal, Lars Walløe, Argumentasjonsteori og vitenskapsfilosofi, 1977, 150.

But if Per says "I'm looking for a unicorn", the conclusion is not permitted.

Men hvis Per sier 'Jeg leter etter en enhjørning', er slutningen ikke tillatt.


parentes

parentesen (definite singular)
parenteser (indefinite plural)
parentesene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).

i parentes


ofre

ofrer (present)
ofra (past)
ofret (past)
ofra (participle past)
ofret (participle past)

to sacrifice (to offer as a gift to a deity)


ofre

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


maktkamp

maktkampen (definite singular)
maktkamper (indefinite plural)
maktkampene (definite plural)


agnostiker

agnostikeren (definite singular)
agnostikere (indefinite plural)
agnostikerne (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”).


korsfeste

head

korsfeste (imperative korsfest, present tense korsfester, simple past and past participle korsfesta or korsfestet, present participle korsfestende)

korsfest (imperative)
korsfester (present)
korsfesta (participle past)
korsfesta (past)
korsfestet (participle past)
korsfestet (past)
korsfestende (participle present)

to crucify (execute a person by nailing to a crucifix; also figurative)


tisse

tisse (imperative tiss, present tense tisser, simple past and past participle tissa or tisset)

tiss (imperative)
tense tisser (present)
tissa (participle past)
tissa (past)
tisset (participle past)
tisset (past)


kromosom

kromosomet (definite singular)
kromosom (indefinite plural)
kromosomer (indefinite plural)
kromosoma (definite plural)
kromosomene (definite plural)

From German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).


fiende

fienden (definite singular)
fiender (indefinite plural)
fiendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Compare with Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)


uttrykke

uttrykke (imperative uttrykk, present tense uttrykker, passive uttrykkes, simple past uttrykte, past participle uttrykt)

uttrykk (imperative)
uttrykker (present)
uttrykkes (passive)
uttrykte (past)
uttrykt (participle past)


kvadratrot

kvadratrot m or f (definite singular kvadratrota or kvadratroten, indefinite plural kvadratrøtter, definite plural kvadratrøttene)

kvadratrota (definite singular)
kvadratroten (definite singular)
kvadratrøtter (indefinite plural)
kvadratrøttene (definite plural)


bukspyttkjertel

bukspyttkjertelen (definite singular)
bukspyttkjertler (indefinite plural)
bukspyttkjertlene (definite plural)

From bukspytt (“from buk + spytt”) + kjertel (“gland”).
Compare with Danish bugspytkirtel, Swedish bukspottkörtel.


betydning

betydninga (definite singular)
betydningen (definite singular)
betydninger (indefinite plural)
betydningene (definite plural)


panser

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panser n (definite singular panseret, indefinite plural panser or pansere, definite plural pansera or panserne)

panseret (definite singular)
panser (indefinite plural)
pansere (indefinite plural)
pansera (definite plural)
panserne (definite plural)

From Latin pantex, Italian panciera, Middle Low German pantze, pantzen, and Old Norse panzar, panzari.


ters

tersen (definite singular)
terser (indefinite plural)
tersene (definite plural)

From German Terz, from Latin tertia, tertius.


medlem

medlemmet (definite singular)
medlemmer (indefinite plural)
medlemma (definite plural)
medlemmene (definite plural)

From med (“with”) + lem (“limb”); based on German Mitglied.


overalt

From Middle Low German [Term?], compare with German überall.

overalt i

(of a boat) lengde overalt - length overall


nuntius

nuntius m (definite singular nuntien or nuntiusen, indefinite plural nuntier, definite plural nuntiene)

nuntien (definite singular)
nuntiusen (definite singular)
nuntier (indefinite plural)
nuntiene (definite plural)


skohorn

skohorn n (definite singular skohornet, indefinite plural skohorn, definite plural skohorna or skohornene)

skohornet (definite singular)
skohorn (indefinite plural)
skohorna (definite plural)
skohornene (definite plural)

shoehorn (tool used to help put a tight shoe on)


onomatopoietisk

onomatopoietisk (indefinite singular)
onomatopoietiske (definite plural singular)

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by onomatopoetisk


blogg

bloggen (definite singular)
blogger (indefinite plural)
bloggene (definite plural)

(Internet) a blog (a personal website in the form of an online journal)


skjelett

skjelettet (definite singular)
skjelett (indefinite plural)
skjeletter (indefinite plural)
skjeletta (definite plural)
skjelettene (definite plural)

a skeleton (system that provides support to an organism)


tyveri

tyveriet (definite singular)
tyveri (indefinite plural)
tyverier (indefinite plural)
tyveria (definite plural)
tyveriene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German, probably via Danish tyveri.


bokhandel

bokhandelen (definite singular)
bokhandler (indefinite plural)
bokhandlene (definite plural)


hanske

hansken (definite singular)
hansker (indefinite plural)
hanskene (definite plural)

a glove (item of clothing worn on the hand)


klovn

klovnen (definite singular)
klovner (indefinite plural)
klovnene (definite plural)

a clown (performance artist working in a circus)

a clown (person who acts in a silly fashion)


arkitekt

arkitekt m (definite singular arkitekten, indefinite plural arkitekter, definite plural arkitektene)

arkitekten (definite singular)
arkitekter (indefinite plural)
arkitektene (definite plural)


alvorlig

alvorlig (neuter singular alvorlig, definite singular and plural alvorlige, comparative alvorligere, indefinite superlative alvorligst, definite superlative alvorligste)

alvorlig (neuter singular)
alvorlige (definite plural singular)
alvorligere (comparative)
alvorligst (indefinite superlative)
alvorligste (definite superlative)


koloni

kolonien (definite singular)
kolonier (indefinite plural)
koloniene (definite plural)


sudansk

sudansk (neuter singular sudansk, definite singular and plural sudanske)

sudansk (neuter singular)
sudanske (definite plural singular)

Sudanese (relating to Sudan and the Sudanese people)


freske

fresken (definite singular)
fresker (indefinite plural)
freskene (definite plural)


verdslig

verdslig (neuter singular verdslig, definite singular and plural verdslige)

verdslig (neuter singular)
verdslige (definite plural singular)

verd (“world”) + -lig, from Old Norse veraldligr


egyptisk

egyptisk (neuter singular egyptisk, definite singular and plural egyptiske)

egyptisk (neuter singular)
egyptiske (definite plural singular)

Egyptian (relating to Egypt and Egyptians)


hofte

hofte m or f (definite singular hofta or hoften, indefinite plural hofter, definite plural hoftene)

hofta (definite singular)
hoften (definite singular)
hofter (indefinite plural)
hoftene (definite plural)


slovensk

slovensk (neuter singular slovensk, definite singular and plural slovenske)

slovensk (neuter singular)
slovenske (definite plural singular)

Slovenian (relating to Slovenia and Slovenians)


slovensk

slovensk m or n (definite singular slovensken)


amfibium

amfibium n (definite singular amfibiet, indefinite plural amfibier, definite plural amfibia or amfibiene)

amfibiet (definite singular)
amfibier (indefinite plural)
amfibia (definite plural)
amfibiene (definite plural)


frese

frese (imperative fres, present tense freser, passive freses, simple past freste, past participle frest, present participle fresende)

fres (imperative)
freser (present)
freses (passive)
freste (past)
frest (participle past)
fresende (participle present)

Onomatopoeia (lydord), senses 6/7 from French fraiser.

to grind off a surface (such as asphalt) prior to resurfacing.


grav

grava (definite singular)
graven (definite singular)
graver (indefinite plural)
gravene (definite plural)


desperados

(non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of desperado


kortslutning

kortslutninga (definite singular)
kortslutningen (definite singular)
kortslutninger (indefinite plural)
kortslutningene (definite plural)

From kort + slutning, compare with German Kurzschluss.


intensivere

intensivere (imperative intensiver, present tense intensiverer, passive intensiveres, simple past intensiverte, past participle intensivert, present participle intensiverende)

intensiver (imperative)
intensiverer (present)
intensiveres (passive)
intensiverte (past)
intensivert (participle past)
intensiverende (participle present)


arkitektur

arkitektur m (definite singular arkitekturen, indefinite plural arkitekturer, definite plural arkitekturene)

arkitekturen (definite singular)
arkitekturer (indefinite plural)
arkitekturene (definite plural)


sonor

sonor (neuter singular sonort, definite singular and plural sonore)

sonort (neuter singular)
sonore (definite plural singular)

Borrowed from French sonore, from Latin sonus (“sound”).


realistisk

realistisk (neuter singular realistisk, definite singular and plural realistiske)

realistisk (neuter singular)
realistiske (definite plural singular)


vade

vade (imperative vad, present tense vader, simple past vadet or vadde, past participle vadet or vadd, present participle vadende)

vad (imperative)
vader (present)
vadet (past)
vadde (past)
vadet (participle past)
vadd (participle past)
vadende (participle present)


hårnål

hårnåla (definite singular)
hårnålen (definite singular)
hårnåler (indefinite plural)
hårnålene (definite plural)


patologisk

patologisk (neuter singular patologisk, definite singular patologiske)

patologisk (neuter singular)
patologiske (definite singular)


blære

blæra (definite singular)
blæren (definite singular)
blærer (indefinite plural)
blærene (definite plural)

a blister or bubble (in a surface, e.g. paintwork)


teknisk

teknisk (neuter singular teknisk, definite singular and plural tekniske)

teknisk (neuter singular)
tekniske (definite plural singular)


lyd

lyd m (definite singular lyden, indefinite plural lyd or lyder, definite plural lydene)

lyden (definite singular)
lyd (indefinite plural)
lyder (indefinite plural)
lydene (definite plural)

From Danish lyd, from Old Norse hljóð (“a sound”).


lyd

lyden (definite singular)
lyder (indefinite plural)
lydene (definite plural)


posthum

posthum (neuter singular posthumt, definite singular and plural posthume)

posthumt (neuter singular)
posthume (definite plural singular)


proaktiv

proaktiv (feminine masculine)
proaktivt (neuter)
proaktive (definite plural singular)


bjørkefink

bjørkefinken (definite singular)
bjørkefinker (indefinite plural)
bjørkefinkene (definite plural)

Compound word of bjørk (or bjerk), "birch", and fink, "finch", literally "birch finch".

Fringilla montifringilla
Fringilla montifringilla#Translingual

brambling, the bird Fringilla montifringilla


frelser

frelser m (definite singular frelseren, indefinite plural frelsere, definite plural frelserne)

frelseren (definite singular)
frelsere (indefinite plural)
frelserne (definite plural)

a savior (US) or saviour (UK) (person who rescues another from harm)


laboratorium

laboratoriet (definite singular)
laboratorier (indefinite plural)
laboratoria (definite plural)
laboratoriene (definite plural)


på grunn av

because of (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of)


monarkisk

monarkisk (neuter singular monarkisk, definite singular and plural monarkiske)

monarkisk (neuter singular)
monarkiske (definite plural singular)

monarchic (of, or relating to a monarchy or a monarch)


dobbeltmoral

dobbeltmoralen (definite singular)
dobbeltmoraler (indefinite plural)
dobbeltmoralene (definite plural)


abkhaser

abkhaseren (definite singular)
abkhasere (indefinite plural)
abkhaserne (definite plural)

Abkhasia + -er, first part from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija, “Abkhazia”), derived from абха́з (abxáz, “Abkhazian, Abkhaz person”), from Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi, “Abkhaz person”), either from Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza), from *აბღაზა (*abɣaza), from *აბაზღა (*abazɣa), from Old Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa), or from Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi), from earlier *აბაზხ-ი (*abazx-i), from Mingrelian *აუ̂აზხ-ი (*aûazx-i), most likely from a Hellenic source. Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

der

an Abkhaz (a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia)


enkelhet

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enkelhet m or f (definite singular enkelheten or enkelheta)

enkelheten (definite singular)
enkelheta (definite singular)


bornert

bornert (neuter singular bornert, definite singular and plural bornerte)

bornert (neuter singular)
bornerte (definite plural singular)

Past participle of obsolete verb bornere, "to limit", from French borner, "to limit", thus literally "limited".

Øyvind Aase, "Komponisthjem som må på kartet", Aftenposten, October 12 2011.

As an artist, Hurum wrote a series of piano pieces, songs, violin and orchestra compositions of indubitable quality, and he was prominent in his day as a radical for Christiania's (i.e. Oslo's) narrow-minded community of critics.

Som kunstner skrev Hurum en rekke klaverstykker, sanger, fiolin- og orkesterverker av utvilsom kvalitet, og han fremsto i sin tid som en radikaler for Kristianias bornerte kritikerkorps.

I think he is incompetent, self-centred, narrow-minded and a disgrace to his party.

Jeg synes han er inkompetent, selvopptatt, bornert og en skam for sitt parti. (Georg Apenes to NRK)

narrow-minded (having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas)


arkaisere

arkaisere (present)
arkaiseres (passive present)
arkaiserte (past)
arkaisert (participle past)
arkaiserende (participle present)
arkaiser (imperative)

From Greek arkhaios, "old, old fasioned", compare arkaisk (archaic).

Romanen har et arkaiserende språk.

archaize (to give an archaic quality or character to)


eter

eteren (definite singular)
etere (indefinite plural)
eterne (definite plural)

From Old Norse etari, equivalent to ete + -er.


eter

From Latin aether, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).

ether (historical, in physics and philosophy)


metallurgi

From Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός (metallourgós, “worker in metal”), from μέταλλον (métallon, “metal”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

der

μεταλλουργός


morene

morenen (definite singular)
morener (indefinite plural)
morenene (definite plural)

From French moraine, from Savoyard Italian morena.


begavet

begavet (indefinite singular)
begavete (definite plural singular)
begavede (definite plural singular)
mer begavet (comparative)
mest begavet (superlative)

Modelled on German begabt; from the old Bokmål verb begave (still used in Danish)


aristokrat

aristokraten (definite singular)
aristokrater (indefinite plural)
aristokratene (definite plural)


nyhet

nyheta (definite singular)
nyheten (definite singular)
nyheter (indefinite plural)
nyhetene (definite plural)


solskinn

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solskinn n (definite singular solskinnet)


regndråpe

regndråpen (definite singular)
regndråper (indefinite plural)
regndråpene (definite plural)

From Old Norse *regndropi, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to regn + dråpe.


forferdelig

forferdelig (neuter singular forferdelig, definite singular and plural forferdelige, comparative forferdeligere, indefinite superlative forferdeligst, definite superlative forferdeligste)

forferdelig (neuter singular)
forferdelige (definite plural singular)
forferdeligere (comparative)
forferdeligst (indefinite superlative)
forferdeligste (definite superlative)


fryktelig

fryktelig (neuter singular fryktelig, definite singular and plural fryktelige)

fryktelig (neuter singular)
fryktelige (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German vruchtelik, vruchtlik.


ørliten

ørliten (neuter singular ørlite or ørsmått, definite singular ørlille or ørvesle, plural ørsmå)

ørlite (neuter singular)
ørsmått (neuter singular)
ørlille (definite singular)
ørvesle (definite singular)
ørsmå (plural)


livbåt

livbåten (definite singular)
livbåter (indefinite plural)
livbåtene (definite plural)


asjett

asjetten (definite singular)
asjetter (indefinite plural)
asjettene (definite plural)

a plate (a dish from which food is served or eaten; smaller than a dinner plate)


adamseple

adamseple n (definite singular adamseplet, indefinite plural adamsepler, definite plural adamsepla or adamseplene)

adamseplet (definite singular)
adamsepler (indefinite plural)
adamsepla (definite plural)
adamseplene (definite plural)

an Adam's apple (lump in a man's larynx, showing at the front of the neck)


øyenbryn

øyenbryn n (definite singular øyenbrynet, indefinite plural øyenbryn, definite plural øyenbryna or øyenbrynene)

øyenbrynet (definite singular)
øyenbryn (indefinite plural)
øyenbryna (definite plural)
øyenbrynene (definite plural)


språkforsker

språkforskeren (definite singular)
språkforskere (indefinite plural)
språkforskerne (definite plural)


uten

From Old Norse útan (“without”), which is most likely a compound of út (“out”) and án (“without”). Cognate with Danish uden and Swedish utan.


øyebryn

øyebryn n (definite singular øyebrynet, indefinite plural øyebryn, definite plural øyebryna or øyebrynene)

øyebrynet (definite singular)
øyebryn (indefinite plural)
øyebryna (definite plural)
øyebrynene (definite plural)


søppel

søppel m or f or n (definite singular søppelen or søpla or søppelet or søplet)

søppelen (definite singular)
søpla (definite singular)
søppelet (definite singular)
søplet (definite singular)


utvikling

utviklinga (definite singular)
utviklingen (definite singular)
utviklinger (indefinite plural)
utviklingene (definite plural)


ulykkelig

ulykkelig (neuter singular ulykkelig, definite singular and plural ulykkelige)

ulykkelig (neuter singular)
ulykkelige (definite plural singular)


løsne

løsne (imperative løsn, present tense løsner, simple past and past participle løsna or løsnet)

løsn (imperative)
løsner (present)
løsna (participle past)
løsna (past)
løsnet (participle past)
løsnet (past)


ferge

ferga (definite singular)
fergen (definite singular)
ferger (indefinite plural)
fergene (definite plural)


ferdig

ferdig (neuter singular ferdig, definite singular and plural ferdige)

ferdig (neuter singular)
ferdige (definite plural singular)

From Middle Low German verdich or Old Norse ferðugr, through Riksmål/Danish færdig.


knøttliten

knøttliten (feminine singular knøttlita or knøttliten, neuter singular knøttlite or knøttsmått, definite singular knøttlille or knøttvesle, plural knøttsmå)

knøttlita (feminine singular)
knøttliten (feminine singular)
knøttlite (neuter singular)
knøttsmått (neuter singular)
knøttlille (definite singular)
knøttvesle (definite singular)
knøttsmå (plural)


møller

møller m (definite singular mølleren, indefinite plural møllere, definite plural møllerne)

mølleren (definite singular)
møllere (indefinite plural)
møllerne (definite plural)

a miller (a person who owns or operates a mill)


hårfeste

hårfestet (definite singular)
hårfester (indefinite plural)
hårfesta (definite plural)
hårfestene (definite plural)

From hår (“hair”) + feste (“attachment point”).


nydelig

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nydelig (neuter singular nydelig, definite singular and plural nydelige)

nydelig (neuter singular)
nydelige (definite plural singular)

From (obsolete spelling) nyde (“enjoy”) + -lig, from Middle Low German nūtlik. Compare German niedlich.


diffus

diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative mer diffus, superlative mest diffus)

diffust (neuter singular)
diffuse (definite plural singular)
mer diffus (comparative)
mest diffus (superlative)

From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).

Diffust lys.

De kom med en nokså diffus påstand.


hvilken

hvilken (neuter singular hvilket, plural hvilke)

hvilket (neuter singular)
hvilke (plural)

From Old Norse hvílíkr, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.


tragisk

tragisk (neuter singular tragisk, definite singular and plural tragiske)

tragisk (neuter singular)
tragiske (definite plural singular)

From German tragisch, from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”).


frakte

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frakte (imperative frakt, present tense frakter, passive fraktes, simple past and past participle frakta or fraktet, present participle fraktende)

frakt (imperative)
frakter (present)
fraktes (passive)
frakta (participle past)
frakta (past)
fraktet (participle past)
fraktet (past)
fraktende (participle present)


krangle

krangle (imperative krangl or krangle, present tense krangler, simple past and past participle krangla or kranglet, present participle kranglende)

krangl (imperative)
krangle (imperative)
krangler (present)
krangla (participle past)
krangla (past)
kranglet (participle past)
kranglet (past)
kranglende (participle present)


skremme

skremme (imperative skrem, present tense skremmer, simple past skremte, past participle skremt)

skrem (imperative)
skremmer (present)
skremte (past)
skremt (participle past)


nyre

nyre m or f or n (definite singular nyren or nyra or nyret, indefinite plural nyrer, definite plural nyrene or nyra)

nyren (definite singular)
nyra (definite singular)
nyret (definite singular)
nyrer (indefinite plural)
nyrene (definite plural)
nyra (definite plural)


ulykke

ulykka (definite singular)
ulykken (definite singular)
ulykker (indefinite plural)
ulykkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse úlykka, from Middle Low German ungelucke.


lilje

lilja (definite singular)
liljen (definite singular)
liljer (indefinite plural)
liljene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lilja, from Latin lilium.


isfjell

isfjellet (definite singular)
isfjell (indefinite plural)
isfjella (definite plural)
isfjellene (definite plural)

Det er bare toppen av isfjellet.


baryton

baryton m (definite singular barytonen, indefinite plural barytoner, definite plural barytonene)

barytonen (definite singular)
barytoner (indefinite plural)
barytonene (definite plural)

baritone (male singing voice between tenor and bass)

a baritone (singer with a baritone voice)

a baritone (brass instrument, a baritone horn)


trenge

trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende)

treng (imperative)
tense trenger (present)
trengte (past)
trengt (participle past)
trengende (participle present)

From Old Norse þryngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trengja, trengje, trenga, trenge and Icelandic þryngva.


trenge

From Old Norse þrøngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, to push”), causative of *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trenga, trenge, Danish trænge, Swedish tränga, Icelandic þröngva.

Jeg trenger å spise.


halvøy

halvøya (definite singular)
halvøyen (definite singular)
halvøyer (indefinite plural)
halvøyene (definite plural)


lytte

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lytte (imperative lytt, present tense lytter, passive lyttes, simple past and past participle lytta or lyttet, present participle lyttende)

lytt (imperative)
lytter (present)
lyttes (passive)
lytta (participle past)
lytta (past)
lyttet (participle past)
lyttet (past)
lyttende (participle present)


overfor

Krokodiller er mer aggressive overfor mennesker enn alligatorer.

Crocodiles are more aggressive towards people than alligators.


diger

diger (neuter singular digert, definite singular and plural digre, comparative digrere, indefinite superlative digrest, definite superlative digreste)

digert (neuter singular)
digre (definite plural singular)
digrere (comparative)
digrest (indefinite superlative)
digreste (definite superlative)


måke

måka (definite singular)
måken (definite singular)
måker (indefinite plural)
måkene (definite plural)

Måker ser man ofte på sjøen.


måke

måke (imperative måk, present tense måker, simple past måka or måket or måkte, past participle måka or måket or måkt, present participle måkende)

måk (imperative)
måker (present)
måka (past)
måket (past)
måkte (past)
måka (participle past)
måket (participle past)
måkt (participle past)
måkende (participle present)

Har du måket vekk snøen i innkjørselen i dag?

Have you shovelled the snow out of your driveway today?


hviske

hviske (imperative hvisk, present tense hvisker, simple past and past participle hviska or hvisket, present participle hviskende)

hvisk (imperative)
hvisker (present)
hviska (participle past)
hviska (past)
hvisket (participle past)
hvisket (past)
hviskende (participle present)


makte

makte (imperative makt, present tense makter, passive maktes, simple past and past participle makta or maktet, present participle maktende)

makt (imperative)
makter (present)
maktes (passive)
makta (participle past)
makta (past)
maktet (participle past)
maktet (past)
maktende (participle present)


tilbake

From til + bak. Cognate with Danish tilbage and Swedish tillbaka.

Han kom tilbake fra ferie.

back (to or in a previous condition or place)


høre

høre (imperative hør, present tense hører, passive høres, simple past hørte, past participle hørt, present participle hørende)

hør (imperative)
hører (present)
høres (passive)
hørte (past)
hørt (participle past)
hørende (participle present)

From Danish høre, from Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

høre på radio

høre til - belong to (see also tilhøre)


nakke

nakken (definite singular)
nakker (indefinite plural)
nakkene (definite plural)


rubel

rubelen (definite singular)
rubler (indefinite plural)
rublene (definite plural)

rouble (monetary unit of Russia, Belarus etc.)


Tallin

Obsolete spelling of Tallinn. (Mainly used between 1944 and 1991)


peis

peisen (definite singular)
peiser (indefinite plural)
peisene (definite plural)

a fireplace (equipped with a chimney to funnel smoke away)


bokhylle

bokhylla (definite singular)
bokhyllen (definite singular)
bokhyller (indefinite plural)
bokhyllene (definite plural)

From bok (“book”) + hylle (“shelf, ledge”).

Flere bokhyller trengtes for alle bøkene hun eide.

Several bookcases were needed for all the books she owned.

Bokhyllen er den stige som fører til at blive overmandens lige. (Henrik Wergeland)

The bookcase is the ladder that leads to becoming your superior's match.

bookcase, bookshelf (piece of furniture displaying books)


deit

deiten (definite singular)
deiter (indefinite plural)
deitene (definite plural)


herre

herren (definite singular)
herrer (indefinite plural)
herrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse herri, herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with Old English hār (English hoar), Old Norse hárr.

Han kler seg som en virkelig herre.

Mine damer og herrer!

Knut den mektige var herre over Norge på 1000-tallet.

Cnut the Great was ruler of Norway in the 11th century.


snikksnakk

From conflation of the German Low German or German term Schnickschnack (“bric-a-brac, ornament; empty talk”) with the Norwegian term snakk (“(loose) talk”).


golfklubb

golfklubb m (definite singular golfklubben, indefinite plural golfklubber, definite plural golfklubbene)

golfklubben (definite singular)
golfklubber (indefinite plural)
golfklubbene (definite plural)


giljotin

giljotinen (definite singular)
giljotiner (indefinite plural)
giljotinene (definite plural)

a guillotine (machine used for beheading people)


innse

innse (imperative innse, present tense innser, passive innses or innsees, simple past innså, past participle innsett, present participle innseende)

innse (imperative)
tense innser (present)
innses (passive)
innsees (passive)
innså (past)
innsett (participle past)
innseende (participle present)


passe-partout

passe-partouten (definite singular)
passe-partouter (indefinite plural)
passe-partoutene (definite plural)

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


roligst

indefinite singular superlative degree of rolig


voksing

voksinga (definite singular)
voksingen (definite singular)
voksinger (indefinite plural)
voksingene (definite plural)

waxing (the action of the verb "to wax")


flankere

flankere (imperative flanker, present tense flankerer, passive flankeres, simple past flankerte, past participle flankert, present participle flankerende)

flanker (imperative)
flankerer (present)
flankeres (passive)
flankerte (past)
flankert (participle past)
flankerende (participle present)


fostret

simple past and past participle of fostre


fostre

fostre (imperative fostr or fostre, present tense fostrer, passive fostres, simple past and past participle fostra or fostret, present participle fostrende)

fostr (imperative)
fostre (imperative)
fostrer (present)
fostres (passive)
fostra (participle past)
fostra (past)
fostret (participle past)
fostret (past)
fostrende (participle present)


litografi

litografi m (definite singular litografien, indefinite plural litografier, definite plural litografiene)

litografien (definite singular)
litografier (indefinite plural)
litografiene (definite plural)


u-

From Old Norse ú-, ó-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-, a prefix use of the particle *ne (“not”). Doublet of a-.

an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u"


tjuendedagen

The twentieth day of Christmas; definite singular of tjuendedag


tjuendedag

tjuendedagen (definite singular)
tjuendedager (indefinite plural)
tjuendedagene (definite plural)

Abbreviation of tjuendedag jul. tjuende (“twentieth”) + dag (“day”) of jul (“Yule, Christmas”); January 13; the twentieth day after Christmas. In Norway traditionally (alternating with January 6, trettendedagen) the last day of Christmas.


kamelia

kameliaen (definite singular)
kameliaer (indefinite plural)
kameliaene (definite plural)

From New Latin Camellia, named after Georg Joseph Kamel.


transparenten

definite masculine singular of transparent


kapittel

kapittel n (definite singular kapittelet or kapitlet, indefinite plural kapittel or kapitler, definite plural kapitla or kapitlene)

kapittelet (definite singular)
kapitlet (definite singular)
kapittel (indefinite plural)
kapitler (indefinite plural)
kapitla (definite plural)
kapitlene (definite plural)


transparenta

(non-standard since 2018) definite plural of transparent


bombardement

bombardementet (definite singular)
bombardement (indefinite plural)
bombardementer (indefinite plural)
bombardementa (definite plural)
bombardementene (definite plural)


barbar

barbaren (definite singular)
barbarer (indefinite plural)
barbarene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “foreign, non-Greek, strange”).


stattholder

stattholderen (definite singular)
stattholdere (indefinite plural)
stattholderne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German statholder. Cognate with German Statthalter.

proxy ruler of a country on behalf of a monarch


få ut fingeren

Literally få (“get”) + ut (“out”) + fingeren (“the finger”); "get the finger out (from wherever it is stuck/lodged)". The term implies that the individual refrains from action because his or her finger is lodged in the anus; thus, sometimes the expanded form is applied, få ut fingeren av ræva (“get the finger out of the ass”).

pull one's finger out
pull one's finger out#English

(idiomatic, figuratively) get unstuck, stop idling, similar to pull one's finger out


kortvarig

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kortvarig (neuter singular kortvarig, definite singular and plural kortvarige)

kortvarig (neuter singular)
kortvarige (definite plural singular)


vrinsk

vrinsk (indefinite singular)
vrinske (definite plural singular)
vrinskere (comparative)
vrinskest (indefinite superlative)
vrinskeste (definite superlative)

From vrinske, from dialectal vrine (“neigh coarsely”). Compare Dutch wrensen (“to neigh, whinny”).


vrinsk

(onomatopoeia) The sharp neigh of a horse.


vrinsk

vrinsket (definite singular)
vrinsk (indefinite plural)
vrinska (definite plural)
vrinskene (definite plural)


pensjonist

pensjonisten (definite singular)
pensjonister (indefinite plural)
pensjonistene (definite plural)


remje

remje (imperative remj, present tense remjer, passive remjes, simple past and past participle remja or remjet, present participle remjende)

remj (imperative)
remjer (present)
remjes (passive)
remja (participle past)
remja (past)
remjet (participle past)
remjet (past)
remjende (participle present)


gneldre

gneldre (imperative gneldr or gneldre, present tense gneldrer, passive gneldres, simple past and past participle gneldra or gneldret, present participle gneldrende)

gneldr (imperative)
gneldre (imperative)
gneldrer (present)
gneldres (passive)
gneldra (participle past)
gneldra (past)
gneldret (participle past)
gneldret (past)
gneldrende (participle present)

From gnelle (“emit a sharp sound, whine”), from Old Norse gnella.


brødtekst

brødteksta (definite singular)
brødteksten (definite singular)
brødtekster (indefinite plural)
brødtekstene (definite plural)

From brød (“bread”) + tekst (“text”). Originally alluding to the way typographers were paid – by the line, so that the body text would provide their daily sustenance.


krige

krige (imperative krig, present tense kriger, simple past kriget or kriga, past participle kriget or kriga)

krig (imperative)
kriger (present)
kriget (past)
kriga (past)
kriget (participle past)
kriga (participle past)

From Middle Low German krigen, compare with German kriegen (“to war, wage war”).


hemmelig

hemmelig (neuter singular hemmelig, definite singular and plural hemmelige)

hemmelig (neuter singular)
hemmelige (definite plural singular)

From Danish hemmelig; compare with Old Norse heimiligr.

secret (not meant to be known or seen by others)


fysikk

From Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós), and French physique (sense 2).

physique (physical structure of a person's body)


katalansk

katalansk (indefinite singular)
katalanske (definite plural singular)

Catalan (relating to Catalonia and Catalans)


hyperbel

hyperbel m (definite singular hyperbelen, indefinite plural hyperbler, definite plural hyperblene)

hyperbelen (definite singular)
hyperbler (indefinite plural)
hyperblene (definite plural)

(mathematics) a hyperbola (geometric curve)


intet

nothing (not any thing)


rektangel

rektangel n (definite singular rektangelet or rektanglet, indefinite plural rektangel or rektangler, definite plural rektangla or rektanglene)

rektangelet (definite singular)
rektanglet (definite singular)
rektangel (indefinite plural)
rektangler (indefinite plural)
rektangla (definite plural)
rektanglene (definite plural)


lader

laderen (definite singular)
ladere (indefinite plural)
laderne (definite plural)


nyest

indefinite singular superlative degree of ny


klokke

klokka (definite singular)
klokken (definite singular)
klokker (indefinite plural)
klokkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse klokka, from Middle Low German klocke, from Medieval Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Klokka mi er laget av titan.

Hvor mye er klokka?

Klokkene ringer.

bell (large, such as a church bell; or small, such as a doorbell)


befolkningen

definite masculine singular of befolkning


ungarsk

ungarsk (neuter singular ungarsk, definite singular and plural ungarske)

ungarsk (neuter singular)
ungarske (definite plural singular)

Hungarian (relating to Hungary and Hungarians)


abstrahere

abstrahere (passive abstraheres, imperative abstraher, present tense abstraherer, simple past abstraherte, past participle abstrahert, present participle abstraherende, verbal noun abstrahering)

abstraheres (passive)
abstraher (imperative)
abstraherer (present)
abstraherte (past)
abstrahert (participle past)
abstraherende (participle present)
abstrahering (noun-from-verb)

From Latin abstrahō, abstrahere (“I draw away, withdraw”).

bor

Det er umulig å klassifisere uten å abstrahere.

It is impossible to classify without abstracting.

tanken abstraherer fra de enkelte foreteelsene og ser sammenhengen mellem dem i abstraksjonen

1971, Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift, page 11:

the thought abstracts from the individual phenomena and sees the connection between them in the abstraction

den rene, abstraherende ratio er fremmed for livet og fatter det ikke

1928, Lorentz Eckhoff, Førerne i vår tids franske litteratur, page 37:

the pure, abstracting ratio is foreign to life and does not comprehend it

det hyppig anvendte begrepet ‘det moderne jeg’et’ lyder i mine ører som et abstrakt som får det abstraherte til å forsvinne

2000, Karin Sveen, Klassereise, page 17:

the frequently used term ‘the modern self’ sounds to my ears like an abstract that makes the abstract disappear

blant menneskehjernens store evolusjonære fortrinn er at den kan forenkle, kategorisere og abstrahere en rotete virkelighet

among the great evolutionary advantages of the human brain is that it can simplify, categorize and abstract a messy reality

(literary, philosophy) to abstract (to conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute)

tryggheten jeg har fått gjennom års arbeid med akvareller, gjør at jeg også våger å abstrahere naturen mer enn tidligere

2012 November 15, iTromsø^([itromso.no]):

the security I have gained through years of working with watercolors, means that I also dare to abstract nature more than before

fordi [kunstverkene] både er figurative og abstraherte, skaper det en spenning mellom noe man forstår og ikke forstår

because [the works of art] are both figurative and abstract, it creates a tension between something one understands and does not understand

(art) to abstract (to create abstracts, pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them)


abonnementer

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abonnementer».ogg


fnatt

fnattet (definite singular)
fnatt (indefinite plural)
fnatta (definite plural)
fnattene (definite plural)

Probably related to dialectal fnas (“scale”)


abonnementet

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abonnementet».ogg


rigge

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rigge (imperative rigg, present tense rigger, passive rigges, simple past and past participle rigga or rigget, present participle riggende)

rigg (imperative)
rigger (present)
rigges (passive)
rigga (participle past)
rigga (past)
rigget (participle past)
rigget (past)
riggende (participle present)


såpeopera

såpeoperaen (definite singular)
såpeoperaer (indefinite plural)
såpeoperaene (definite plural)

From såpe + opera; after English soap opera.


musene

definite masculine or feminine plural of mus


lånord

lånordet (definite singular)
lånord (indefinite plural)
lånorda (definite plural)
lånordene (definite plural)


strandene

(non-standard since 1983) definite plural of strand


anen

Verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen.

betro’d har jeg dig med ængstlig anen ham, min fattigdoms klenod

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 274:

I have entrusted you with an anxious idea of him, the treasure of my poverty

alt er forventning og tungsindig anen

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 196:

everything is expectation and melancholic wondering

da gik alle længslens straaler sammen i en salig anen

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 102:

then all the rays of longing went together in a blessed wondering

en sorgfuld anen i en ensom nat

1913, Sven Elvestad, Aar og dag, page 85:

(obsolete) the act of wondering, sensing, assuming or guessing


ammunisjon

ammunisjon m (definite singular ammunisjonen)

From French amunition, a misparsing of munition, from Latin munitio; see ammunition for more.

Heldigvis var geværet ladd med løs ammunisjon.

Fortunately, the gun was loaded with blank rounds. (literally: "fortunately, the gun was loaded with loose ammunition")

Skandalen i partiet gav motstanderne god ammunisjon under valgkampen.

The party scandal proved to be good ammunition for the opponents during the election campaign. (literally: "the scandal in the party gave the opponents good ammunition during the election campaign")

ammunition (articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds)


strande

strande (imperative strand, present tense strander, passive strandes, simple past and past participle stranda or strandet, present participle strandende)

strand (imperative)
strander (present)
strandes (passive)
stranda (participle past)
stranda (past)
strandet (participle past)
strandet (past)
strandende (participle present)


floden

definite masculine singular of flod (Etymology 1)


strander

(non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of strand


hugget

simple past and past participle of hugge


såpe

såpa (definite singular)
såpen (definite singular)
såper (indefinite plural)
såpene (definite plural)

Through Norwegian Danish from Norwegian såpe, såpa, from late Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Largely replaced older sepe, from Danish sæbe.


øren

definite masculine singular of øre (etymology 2)


lagre

lagre (imperative lagr or lagre, present tense lagrer, passive lagres, simple past and past participle lagra or lagret, present participle lagrende)

lagr (imperative)
lagre (imperative)
lagrer (present)
lagres (passive)
lagra (participle past)
lagra (past)
lagret (participle past)
lagret (past)
lagrende (participle present)


klinkekule

klinkekula (definite singular)
klinkekulen (definite singular)
klinkekuler (indefinite plural)
klinkekulene (definite plural)


aberne

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aberne».ogg


ånder

åndra (definite singular)
ånderen (definite singular)
åndrer (indefinite plural)
åndre (indefinite plural)
åndrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫndurr m, from Proto-Germanic *anduraz.

a short right ski that was used together with a longer left ski


skatteparadis

skatteparadiset (definite singular)
skatteparadis (indefinite plural)
skatteparadiser (indefinite plural)
skatteparadisa (definite plural)
skatteparadisene (definite plural)


agorafobi

agorafobien (definite singular)
agorafobier (indefinite plural)
agorafobiene (definite plural)

Coined in 1871 by psychiatrist Carl Westphal, from Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō, “I gather, collect”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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Agorafobi er frykt for åpne plasser eller sosiale situasjoner med mange mennesker til stede.

Agoraphobia is the fear of open places or social events where many people are present. ( Agorafobi on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ⁿᵒ


mitokondrium

mitokondriet (definite singular)
mitokondrier (indefinite plural)
mitokondria (definite plural)
mitokondriene (definite plural)


konsekvens

konsekvensen (definite singular)
konsekvenser (indefinite plural)
konsekvensene (definite plural)


avarisk

From avar, "Avar (people)" and the suffix -isk.

Avar is a language spoken by the Avars, an ethnic group in the Caucasus.

Avarisk er et språk som snakkes av avarene, en folkegruppe i Kaukasus. (From Avarisk on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ⁿᵒ)


avarisk

avarisk (indefinite singular)
avariske (definite plural singular)

Avar (of or pertaining to the Avar people)


språkfamilie

språkfamilien (definite singular)
språkfamilier (indefinite plural)
språkfamiliene (definite plural)


abkhasisk

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abkhasisk (neuter singular abkhasisk, definite singular and plural abkhasiske, comparative mer abkhasisk, superlative mest abkhasisk)

abkhasisk (neuter singular)
abkhasiske (definite plural singular)
mer abkhasisk (comparative)
mest abkhasisk (superlative)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abkhasisk».ogg

Abkhasia + -isk, first part from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija, “Abkhazia”), derived from абха́з (abxáz, “Abkhazian, Abkhaz person”), from Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi, “Abkhaz person”), either from Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza), from *აბღაზა (*abɣaza), from *აბაზღა (*abazɣa), from Old Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa), or from Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi), from earlier *აბაზხ-ი (*abazx-i), from Mingrelian *აუ̂აზხ-ი (*aûazx-i), most likely from a Hellenic source. Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

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abkasiske opprørsstyrker i byen Sukhumi i Georgia

Abkhazian rebel forces in the city of Sukhumi in Georgia

Abkhazian (of or pertaining to Abkhazia, its people, or language)


abkhasisk

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abkhasisk m or n (definite singular abkhasisken)

Abkhasisk er et pontisk språk som snakkes i (Abkhasia) (del av Georgia) og Tyrkia.

Abkhazian is a pontic language spoken in (Abkhazia) (part of Georgia) and Turkey.

Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia)