"jente" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /²jɛntə/ Audio: No-jente.ogg Forms: jenta [definite, singular], jenten [definite, singular], jenter [indefinite, plural], jentene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|genta}} Old Norse genta, {{m|non|gant||joke, foolery}} gant (“joke, foolery”), {{cog|sv|jänta}} Swedish jänta
  1. a girl Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: pike Derived forms: jentunge, skolejente, småjente
    Sense id: en-jente-nb-noun-76hsWKE5 Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "genta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse genta",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gant",
        "3": "",
        "4": "joke, foolery"
      },
      "expansion": "gant (“joke, foolery”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "jänta"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish jänta",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jenta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jenten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jenter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jentene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "jentunge"
        },
        {
          "word": "skolejente"
        },
        {
          "word": "småjente"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who's that girl over there?",
          "text": "Hvem er jenta der borte?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A little girl is coming.",
          "text": "Der kommer ei lita jente.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "my darling; sweetie; dear (literally: my girl)",
          "text": "jenta mi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a girl"
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pike"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/²jɛntə/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/No-jente.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jente"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "jentunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "skolejente"
    },
    {
      "word": "småjente"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "genta"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gant",
        "3": "",
        "4": "joke, foolery"
      },
      "expansion": "gant (“joke, foolery”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "jänta"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish jänta",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jenta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jenten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jenter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jentene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio links",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who's that girl over there?",
          "text": "Hvem er jenta der borte?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A little girl is coming.",
          "text": "Der kommer ei lita jente.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "my darling; sweetie; dear (literally: my girl)",
          "text": "jenta mi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a girl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²jɛntə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "No-jente.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/No-jente.ogg/No-jente.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/No-jente.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "pike"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jente"
}

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