liten in Norwegian Bokmål

IPA: /²liːtən/, [²liːtn̩] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse lítill. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|lítill}} Old Norse lítill Head templates: {{head|nb|adjective|feminine singular|lita|or|liten|neuter singular|lite|or|smått|definite singular|lille|or|vesle|plural|små|comparative|mindre|indefinite superlative|minst|definite superlative|minste}} liten (feminine singular lita or liten, neuter singular lite or smått, definite singular lille or vesle, plural små, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste) Forms: lita [feminine, singular], liten [feminine, singular], lite [neuter, singular], smått [neuter, singular], lille [definite, singular], vesle [definite, singular], små [plural], mindre [comparative], minst [indefinite, superlative], minste [definite, superlative]

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lítill"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse lítill",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse lítill.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liten",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lite",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smått",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lille",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesle",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "små",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mindre",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minst",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "smått",
        "11": "definite singular",
        "12": "lille",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "vesle",
        "15": "plural",
        "16": "små",
        "17": "comparative",
        "18": "mindre",
        "19": "indefinite superlative",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "minst",
        "21": "definite superlative",
        "22": "minste",
        "3": "feminine singular",
        "4": "lita",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "liten",
        "7": "neuter singular",
        "8": "lite",
        "9": "or"
      },
      "expansion": "liten (feminine singular lita or liten, neuter singular lite or smått, definite singular lille or vesle, plural små, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 0 3 2 3 43 7 0 0 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "knøttliten"
        },
        {
          "word": "ørliten"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small (not large), little"
      ],
      "id": "en-liten-nb-adj-dhnit5~k",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²liːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²liːtn̩]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "knøttliten"
    },
    {
      "word": "ørliten"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lítill"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse lítill",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse lítill.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liten",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lite",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smått",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lille",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesle",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "små",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mindre",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minst",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "smått",
        "11": "definite singular",
        "12": "lille",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "vesle",
        "15": "plural",
        "16": "små",
        "17": "comparative",
        "18": "mindre",
        "19": "indefinite superlative",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "minst",
        "21": "definite superlative",
        "22": "minste",
        "3": "feminine singular",
        "4": "lita",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "liten",
        "7": "neuter singular",
        "8": "lite",
        "9": "or"
      },
      "expansion": "liten (feminine singular lita or liten, neuter singular lite or smått, definite singular lille or vesle, plural små, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål adjectives",
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small (not large), little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²liːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²liːtn̩]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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"liten" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

Inflected forms