"mens" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Conjunction

Etymology: From Danish mens, from older medens, from Old Norse meðan. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|da|mens}} Danish mens, {{m|da|medens}} medens, {{der|nb|non|meðan}} Old Norse meðan Head templates: {{head|nb|conjunction}} mens
  1. while
    Sense id: en-mens-nb-conj-B6h1BziC
  2. whereas
    Sense id: en-mens-nb-conj-qXVBUX1h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: medan [Nynorsk]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: mensen [definite, singular], mens [indefinite, plural], menser [indefinite, plural], mensene [definite, plural]
  1. short for menstruasjon (menstruation), a monthly period. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: menstruasjon (extra: (menstruation), a monthly period)
    Sense id: en-mens-nb-noun-6KoVAfjC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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

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    },
    {
      "form": "menser",
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