"formål" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See formål in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: formålet [definite, singular], formål [indefinite, plural], formåla [definite, plural], formålene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From for- + mål. Etymology templates: {{prefix|nb|for|mål}} for- + mål
  1. an objective Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-formål-nb-noun-9aqvamPC
  2. a purpose Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-formål-nb-noun-WKJd9ZUD
  3. a cause Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-formål-nb-noun--sEA6wI7 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 30 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 30 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hovedformål

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hovedformål"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "mål"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + mål",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- + mål.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an objective"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nb-noun-9aqvamPC",
      "links": [
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a purpose"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nb-noun-WKJd9ZUD",
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 30 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 30 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a good cause",
          "text": "et godt formål"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a cause"
      ],
      "id": "en-formål-nb-noun--sEA6wI7",
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hovedformål"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "for",
        "3": "mål"
      },
      "expansion": "for- + mål",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From for- + mål.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "formålet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formål",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formåla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "formålene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an objective"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a purpose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a good cause",
          "text": "et godt formål"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a cause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "formål"
}

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