mais in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: maisen [definite, singular], maiser [indefinite, plural], maisene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis. Etymology templates: {{bor|nb|es|maiz}} Spanish maiz, {{der|nb|tnq|mahis}} Taíno mahis Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)

Inflected forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maiskolbe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maiskorn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sukkermais"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "maiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maiz",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "tnq",
        "3": "mahis"
      },
      "expansion": "Taíno mahis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maisen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiser",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maisene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-m1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nb",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "nb:Plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mais-nb-noun-d-gxzkej",
      "links": [
        [
          "maize",
          "maize"
        ],
        [
          "corn",
          "corn"
        ],
        [
          "Zea mays",
          "Zea mays#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn"
      ],
      "id": "en-mais-nb-noun-8ddrbeQK",
      "links": [
        [
          "kernel",
          "kernel"
        ],
        [
          "sweetcorn",
          "sweetcorn"
        ],
        [
          "maiskorn",
          "maiskorn#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "no:mais"
  ],
  "word": "mais"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 32 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Plants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "maiskolbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "maiskorn"
    },
    {
      "word": "sukkermais"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "maiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maiz",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "tnq",
        "3": "mahis"
      },
      "expansion": "Taíno mahis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maisen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiser",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maisene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-m1"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maize",
          "maize"
        ],
        [
          "corn",
          "corn"
        ],
        [
          "Zea mays",
          "Zea mays#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kernel",
          "kernel"
        ],
        [
          "sweetcorn",
          "sweetcorn"
        ],
        [
          "maiskorn",
          "maiskorn#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "no:mais"
  ],
  "word": "mais"
}

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"mais" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms