"elg" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /æɽj/, /ɛlɡ/, [æɽj] [Fredrikstad] Forms: elgen [definite, singular], elger [indefinite, plural], elgene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -æɽj, -ɛlɡ Etymology: From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|elgr}} Old Norse elgr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*elh-}} Proto-Germanic *elh-, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*h₁el-||red, brown}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”)
  1. elk (moose - Alces alces) Tags: masculine Derived forms: elghund, elgku, elgokse
    Sense id: en-elg-nb-noun-QH2rdd4R Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for elg meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (1.6kB)

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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "elgen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgene",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)",
          "text": "A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!",
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        }
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          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlɡ/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æɽj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɡ"
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
    {
      "word": "elgku"
    },
    {
      "word": "elgokse"
    }
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    },
    {
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elgen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elger",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elgene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/æɽj",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɛlɡ"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)",
          "text": "A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!",
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          "Alces alces",
          "Alces alces#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/æɽj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛlɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[æɽj]",
      "tags": [
        "Fredrikstad"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æɽj"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elg"
}

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