"bestemor" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: bestemoren [definite, singular], bestemora [definite, singular], bestemødre [indefinite, plural], bestemødrer [indefinite, plural], bestemødrene [definite, plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{af|nb|beste|mor|t1=the best|t2=mother}} beste (“the best”) + mor (“mother”), {{der|nb|gml|-}} Middle Low German Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|definite singular|bestemoren|or|bestemora|indefinite plural|bestemødre|or|bestemødrer|definite plural|bestemødrene|g=m|g2=f}} bestemor m or f (definite singular bestemoren or bestemora, indefinite plural bestemødre or bestemødrer, definite plural bestemødrene)
  1. a grandmother (paternal or maternal; mother of someone’s parent) Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Family Related terms: besteborger, bestefar, bestemann, bestenotering, bestevenn, oldemor, farfar, morfar, oldefar
    Sense id: en-bestemor-nb-noun-iswK~iIM Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "5": "or",
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          "word": "bestemann"
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          "word": "bestenotering"
        },
        {
          "word": "bestevenn"
        },
        {
          "word": "oldemor"
        },
        {
          "word": "farfar"
        },
        {
          "word": "morfar"
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          "word": "oldefar"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bestemødre",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestemødrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bestemødrene",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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        "4": "bestemoren",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "bestemora",
        "7": "indefinite plural",
        "8": "bestemødre",
        "9": "or",
        "g": "m",
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      },
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    {
      "word": "besteborger"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestefar"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestemann"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestenotering"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestevenn"
    },
    {
      "word": "oldemor"
    },
    {
      "word": "farfar"
    },
    {
      "word": "morfar"
    },
    {
      "word": "oldefar"
    }
  ],
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        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German",
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        }
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