uvesen in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: uvesenet [definite, singular], uvesen [indefinite, plural], uvesener [indefinite, plural], uvesena [definite, plural], uvesenene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From u- + vesen, after German Unwesen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|nb|u|vesen}} u- + vesen, {{der|nb|de|Unwesen}} German Unwesen Head templates: {{nb-noun-n3}} uvesen n (definite singular uvesenet, indefinite plural uvesen or uvesener, definite plural uvesena or uvesenene)

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "u",
        "3": "vesen"
      },
      "expansion": "u- + vesen",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Unwesen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Unwesen",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From u- + vesen, after German Unwesen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uvesenet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesen",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesener",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesena",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesenene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "uvesen n (definite singular uvesenet, indefinite plural uvesen or uvesener, definite plural uvesena or uvesenene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n3"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 5 45 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 3 47 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bad practice, offensive or scandalous behaviour"
      ],
      "id": "en-uvesen-nb-noun-iGSy4jsX",
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice"
        ],
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ],
        [
          "scandalous",
          "scandalous"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a nuisance"
      ],
      "id": "en-uvesen-nb-noun-PIyn6mZW",
      "links": [
        [
          "nuisance",
          "nuisance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "uvesen"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "u",
        "3": "vesen"
      },
      "expansion": "u- + vesen",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Unwesen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Unwesen",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From u- + vesen, after German Unwesen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uvesenet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesen",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesener",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesena",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uvesenene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "uvesen n (definite singular uvesenet, indefinite plural uvesen or uvesener, definite plural uvesena or uvesenene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n3"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bad practice, offensive or scandalous behaviour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice"
        ],
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ],
        [
          "scandalous",
          "scandalous"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a nuisance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nuisance",
          "nuisance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "uvesen"
}

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"uvesen" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms