"ønske" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See ønske in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ønsket [definite, singular], ønsker [indefinite, plural], ønska [definite, plural], ønskene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, *wunskō (“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|ósk}} Old Norse ósk, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*wunskaz}} Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*wun-}} Proto-Indo-European *wun- Head templates: {{nb-noun-n2}} ønske n (definite singular ønsket, indefinite plural ønsker, definite plural ønska or ønskene)
  1. a wish Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-ønske-nb-noun-6ikeGk~J Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 5 12
  2. a desire Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-ønske-nb-noun--sEX39wC Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 5 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ønskelig, ønskeliste
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: ønsk [imperative], ønsker [present], ønska [past], ønsket [past], ønskte [past], ønska [participle, past], ønsket [participle, past], ønskt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|œskja}} Old Norse œskja, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*wunskijaną||to wish}} Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”) Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|ønsk|present tense|ønsker|simple past|ønska|or|ønsket|or|ønskte|past participle|ønska|or|ønsket|or|ønskt}} ønske (imperative ønsk, present tense ønsker, simple past ønska or ønsket or ønskte, past participle ønska or ønsket or ønskt)
  1. to wish
    Sense id: en-ønske-nb-verb-LNmHqMCq Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 5 12
  2. to want
    Sense id: en-ønske-nb-verb-lNUNkoH8 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 14 13 14 14 5 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ønskelig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ønskeliste"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ønsker",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ønska",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ønskene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        {
          "_dis": "16 14 14 13 14 14 4 12",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 14 14 13 14 14 5 12",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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          "_dis": "16 14 14 13 14 14 5 12",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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}

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ønsket",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ønska",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ønsket",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ønskt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    }
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        "15": "or",
        "16": "ønsket",
        "17": "or",
        "18": "ønskt",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "ønsk",
        "5": "present tense",
        "6": "ønsker",
        "7": "simple past",
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        {
          "_dis": "16 14 14 13 14 14 4 12",
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          "kind": "other",
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      "word": "ønskelig"
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      "word": "ønskeliste"
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      },
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ønska",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      ],
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      ]
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}

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    },
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ønsket",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ønskte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "ønsket",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ønskt",
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        "participle",
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    }
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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