alternativ

alternativet (definite singular)
alternativ (indefinite plural)
alternativer (indefinite plural)
alternativa (definite plural)
alternativene (definite plural)

/ɑlˈtæːɳɑtiːʋ/

/ɑltæɳɑˈtiːʋ/

alternative (choice between two or more possibilities)


amulett

amuletten (definite singular)
amuletter (indefinite plural)
amulettene (definite plural)


titrering

titreringa (definite singular)
titreringen (definite singular)
titreringer (indefinite plural)
titreringene (definite plural)

(chemistry) titration (determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction)


hauk

hauken (definite singular)
hauker (indefinite plural)
haukene (definite plural)

From Norwegian Nynorsk hauk, from Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Replaced older høk, from Danish høg.

der

Ser du haukene på himmelen?


hoggorm

hoggormen (definite singular)
hoggormer (indefinite plural)
hoggormene (definite plural)

common European adder
common European adder


eksos

From Latin exhaustus, via English exhaust.

exhaust (the steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there; waste gases expelled from an engine, a turbine etc.)


flått

flåtten (definite singular)
flåtter (indefinite plural)
flåttene (definite plural)


sjiraff

sjiraffen (definite singular)
sjiraffer (indefinite plural)
sjiraffene (definite plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
Classical Persian سرنا
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
Classical Persian پَا (pā)
Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa)der.
Norwegian Bokmål sjiraff
From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa) •.

etymon

Sjiraffer har lange halser.


flyvning

flyvninga (definite singular)
flyvningen (definite singular)
flyvninger (indefinite plural)
flyvningene (definite plural)

flukt

escape, act of flying by a bird or an aeroplane

a flight (journey in an aircraft, e.g. «the 8.05 flight to London»)


sjøaure

sjøauren (definite singular)
sjøaurer (indefinite plural)
sjøaurene (definite plural)


realfag

realfaget (definite singular)
realfag (indefinite plural)
realfaga (definite plural)
realfagene (definite plural)

Jeg skal studere realfag.

I am going to study mathematics and natural science.


sopran

sopranen (definite singular)
sopraner (indefinite plural)
sopranene (definite plural)

From Italian soprano; compare with German Sopran.

soprano (singing voice and singer; pitch of musical instrument)


galakse

galaksen (definite singular)
galakser (indefinite plural)
galaksene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, “Milky Way”).


mjøl

From Norwegian Nynorsk mjøl, from Old Norse mjǫl. Officially went into use during the early Samnorsk policy. Doublet of mel, from Danish mel.


bunad

bunaden (definite singular)
bunader (indefinite plural)
bunadene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk bunad, from Old Norse búnaðr. Equivalent to bo (“to live, stay, dwell”) + -nad. Cognate with Swedish bonad (“tapestry”).


ljå

ljåen (definite singular)
ljåer (indefinite plural)
ljåene (definite plural)


kronprinsessen

definite masculine singular of kronprinsesse


kristadelfianer

kristadelfianeren (definite singular)
kristadelfianere (indefinite plural)
kristadelfianerne (definite plural)


piggtråd

piggtråden (definite singular)
piggtråder (indefinite plural)
piggtrådene (definite plural)

From pigg (“spike, barb”) + tråd (“thread”).


sjanse

sjansen (definite singular)
sjanser (indefinite plural)
sjansene (definite plural)

a chance (an opportunity or possibility)


passord

passordet (definite singular)
passord (indefinite plural)
passorda (definite plural)
passordene (definite plural)

pass + ord, a calque of English password. Compare German Passwort

a password (secret word used to gain admittance)

a password (computing, string of characters known only to a user)


fjernsyn

fjernsynet (definite singular)
fjernsyn (indefinite plural)
fjernsyna (definite plural)
fjernsynene (definite plural)

From fjern + syn. Akin to German Fernseher.


sentrum

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sentrum n (definite singular sentret or sentrumet, indefinite plural sentra or sentre, definite plural sentra or sentraene or sentrene)

sentret (definite singular)
sentrumet (definite singular)
sentra (indefinite plural)
sentre (indefinite plural)
sentra (definite plural)
sentraene (definite plural)
sentrene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), via Latin centrum.

a centre or center (US) (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle)


helhet

helheta (definite singular)
helheten (definite singular)
helheter (indefinite plural)
helhetene (definite plural)

som helhet

i sin helhet


vigsel

vigselen (definite singular)
vigsler (indefinite plural)
vigslene (definite plural)


bjeff

bjeffet (definite singular)
bjeff (indefinite plural)
bjeffa (definite plural)
bjeffene (definite plural)


kø

kø m (definite singular køen, indefinite plural køer, definite plural køene)

køen (definite singular)
køer (indefinite plural)
køene (definite plural)

Forferdelig kø i dag, eller hva? Terrible queue today, huh?

a queue (line of people, cars or similar)


akupunktur

akupunktur m (definite singular akupunkturen)

/ɑkəpʉŋtʉːr/

acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)


romsonde

romsonden (definite singular)
romsonder (indefinite plural)
romsondene (definite plural)


fjør

fjør m or f (definite singular fjøren or fjøra, indefinite plural fjør or fjører, definite plural fjørene)

fjøren (definite singular)
fjøra (definite singular)
fjør (indefinite plural)
fjører (indefinite plural)
fjørene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The meaning “spring” stems from one of the secondary senses of German Feder (“feather”). Cognate with German Low German Fedder, English feather.

der

(technical) spring (device made of flexible material)


pleier

pleieren (definite singular)
pleiere (indefinite plural)
pleierne (definite plural)


rosemaling

rosemalinga (definite singular)
rosemalingen (definite singular)
rosemalinger (indefinite plural)
rosemalingene (definite plural)

From rose + maling. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling.


sjø

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sjø m (definite singular sjøen, indefinite plural sjøer, definite plural sjøene, genitive sjøs)

sjøen (definite singular)
sjøer (indefinite plural)
sjøene (definite plural)
sjøs (genitive)

From Old Norse sjór, sjár, sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.


gass

gassen (definite singular)
gasser (indefinite plural)
gassene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”), via Flemish Dutch gas.


meis

a wicker basket used as a net for catching eels or as a backpack

a frame for carrying a backpack, for carrying items on the back


verd

verda (definite singular)
verden (definite singular)
verder (indefinite plural)
verdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz.


piktogram

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piktogram n (definite singular piktogrammet, indefinite plural piktogram or piktogrammer, definite plural piktogramma or piktogrammene)

piktogrammet (definite singular)
piktogram (indefinite plural)
piktogrammer (indefinite plural)
piktogramma (definite plural)
piktogrammene (definite plural)


gjørme

gjørma (definite singular)
gjørmen (definite singular)
gjørmer (indefinite plural)
gjørmene (definite plural)


vott

votten (definite singular)
votter (indefinite plural)
vottene (definite plural)

From regional Danish vott used by Norwegian authors, borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk vott, from Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”).

der

a mitten (glove with a separate sheath for the thumb only)


urindoeuropeisk

Proto-Indo-European (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages)


bøffel

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bøffel m (definite singular bøffelen, indefinite plural bøfler, definite plural bøflene)

bøffelen (definite singular)
bøfler (indefinite plural)
bøflene (definite plural)

a buffalo (of Asia or Africa, also used to describe the North American bison or buffalo, although not recommended)


armbrøst

armbrøsten (definite singular)
armbrøster (indefinite plural)
armbrøstene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German armborst, via Old Norse armbrist or arbyst; compare with German Armbrust.


repertoar

repertoaret (definite singular)
repertoar (indefinite plural)
repertoarer (indefinite plural)
repertoara (definite plural)
repertoarene (definite plural)

From Latin repertorium via French répertoire.


kontroll

kontrollen (definite singular)
kontroller (indefinite plural)
kontrollene (definite plural)


brikett

briketten (definite singular)
briketter (indefinite plural)
brikettene (definite plural)

From French briquette, diminutive of brique (“brick”).


autofokus

autofokusen (definite singular)
autofokuset (definite singular)


fabrikk

fabrikken (definite singular)
fabrikker (indefinite plural)
fabrikkene (definite plural)

From French fabrique, from Latin fabrica.


søknad

søknaden (definite singular)
søknader (indefinite plural)
søknadene (definite plural)


vedtak

vedtaket (definite singular)
vedtak (indefinite plural)
vedtaka (definite plural)
vedtakene (definite plural)


agn

agnet (definite singular)
agn (indefinite plural)
agna (definite plural)
agnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic *agana- (“bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱH-ono-, same source as Sanskrit अश्नाति (aśnāti, “to eat”), Sanskrit अशन (aśana, “eating”), Ancient Greek ἄκολος (ákolos, “morsel”).


blokk

blokka (definite singular)
blokken (definite singular)
blokker (indefinite plural)
blokkene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German block; English block (“block of flats”); French bloc (“bloc”).

a block (block of flats, apartment block)


barokk

From French baroque, probably from Portuguese barroco originally.


maffia

maffiaen (definite singular)
maffiaer (indefinite plural)
maffiaene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1987 spelling decision; superseded by mafia


lunsj

lunsjen (definite singular)
lunsjer (indefinite plural)
lunsjene (definite plural)

lunch (meal in the middle of the day/early afternoon)


skjul

skjulet (definite singular)
skjul (indefinite plural)
skjula (definite plural)
skjulene (definite plural)


statskupp

statskuppet (definite singular)
statskupp (indefinite plural)
statskuppa (definite plural)
statskuppene (definite plural)

From stat + -s- + kupp, after French coup d’État.


frokostblanding

frokostblandinga (definite singular)
frokostblandingen (definite singular)
frokostblandinger (indefinite plural)
frokostblandingene (definite plural)

From frokost (“breakfast”) + blanding (“mix”).


pubertet

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pubertet m (definite singular puberteten)


litteratur

litteratur m (definite singular litteraturen, indefinite plural litteraturer, definite plural litteraturene)

litteraturen (definite singular)
litteraturer (indefinite plural)
litteraturene (definite plural)


spermium

spermiet (definite singular)
spermier (indefinite plural)
spermia (definite plural)
spermiene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by spermie


lippe

lippa (definite singular)
lippen (definite singular)
lipper (indefinite plural)
lippene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by leppe


svindel

svindelen (definite singular)
svindler (indefinite plural)
svindlene (definite plural)


kvantum

kvantumet (definite singular)
kvanta (indefinite plural)
kvantaene (definite plural)


publikum

publikum n (definite singular publikumet or publikummet)

publikumet (definite singular)
publikummet (definite singular)


narkotikum

narkotikum n (definite singular narkotikumet, indefinite plural narkotika, definite plural narkotikaene)

narkotikumet (definite singular)
narkotika (indefinite plural)
narkotikaene (definite plural)

From Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“narkotikon, narkotikos”).


stolthet

stoltheta (definite singular)
stoltheten (definite singular)
stoltheter (indefinite plural)
stolthetene (definite plural)


gulnebblom

gulnebblommen (definite singular)
gulnebblommer (indefinite plural)
gulnebblommene (definite plural)

Gavia adamsii
Gavia adamsii#Translingual


bøk

bøken (definite singular)
bøker (indefinite plural)
bøkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”).


omsetning

omsetninga (definite singular)
omsetningen (definite singular)
omsetninger (indefinite plural)
omsetningene (definite plural)


kvarg

kvargen (definite singular)
kvarger (indefinite plural)
kvargene (definite plural)


fattigdom

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fattigdom m (definite singular fattigdommen)


nedbør

sur nedbør

precipitation (collective term for rain, hail, sleet and snow)


ildsted

ildsted n (definite singular ildstedet, indefinite plural ildsteder, definite plural ildstedene)

ildstedet (definite singular)
ildsteder (indefinite plural)
ildstedene (definite plural)

a fireplace (an open hearth for holding a fire)


ause

ausa (definite singular)
ausen (definite singular)
auser (indefinite plural)
ausene (definite plural)


rykte

ryktet (definite singular)
rykter (indefinite plural)
rykta (definite plural)
ryktene (definite plural)


sarkasme

sarkasmen (definite singular)
sarkasmer (indefinite plural)
sarkasmene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “a sneer”).


småbarn

småbarnet (definite singular)
småbarn (indefinite plural)
småbarna (definite plural)
småbarnene (definite plural)


frende

From Danish frænde, from Old Norse frændi.

in compounds: someone one shares something with


konspirasjonsteori

konspirasjonsteorien (definite singular)
konspirasjonsteorier (indefinite plural)
konspirasjonsteoriene (definite plural)

a conspiracy theory (hypothetical speculation)


kalosje

kalosjen (definite singular)
kalosjer (indefinite plural)
kalosjene (definite plural)

overshoe, galosh (usually the plural galoshes)


grøt

grøten (definite singular)
grøter (indefinite plural)
grøtene (definite plural)

From Danish grød with -t from the native graut, from Old Norse grautr.

something having similar consistency to porridge, a mush


glugg

gluggen (definite singular)
glugger (indefinite plural)
gluggene (definite plural)


suppe

suppa (definite singular)
suppen (definite singular)
supper (indefinite plural)
suppene (definite plural)


kastanje

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kastanje m (definite singular kastanjen, indefinite plural kastanjer, definite plural kastanjene)

kastanjen (definite singular)
kastanjer (indefinite plural)
kastanjene (definite plural)

a chestnut (the tree, or the nut borne by the tree)


møne

mønet (definite singular)
møner (indefinite plural)
møna (definite plural)
mønene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mœnir, from Proto-Germanic *mōnijaz.


vederlag

vederlaget (definite singular)
vederlag (indefinite plural)
vederlaga (definite plural)
vederlagene (definite plural)

veder- + lag. From Middle Low German wedderlach, wedderlage


reservat

reservatet (definite singular)
reservat (indefinite plural)
reservater (indefinite plural)
reservata (definite plural)
reservatene (definite plural)

a reserve (usually an area set aside for wildlife)

a reservation (an area set aside for indigenous people)


tanget

(non-standard since 2019) definite neuter singular of tang (Etymology 2)


styrbord

(nautical, aviation) starboard (right hand side)


avkastning

avkastninga (definite singular)
avkastningen (definite singular)
avkastninger (indefinite plural)
avkastningene (definite plural)

/ˈɑːʋˌkɑstnɪŋ/

Equivalent to av- (“off”) + kaste (“throw”) + -ning.


vilt

game (animals or birds hunted for sport or food)


votum

votumet (definite singular)
vota (indefinite plural)
votaene (definite plural)


bryter

bryteren (definite singular)
brytere (indefinite plural)
bryterne (definite plural)


vinner

vinneren (definite singular)
vinnere (indefinite plural)
vinnerne (definite plural)

a winner (person, animal or thing that wins something)


bygger

byggeren (definite singular)
byggere (indefinite plural)
byggerne (definite plural)


alge

algen (definite singular)
alger (indefinite plural)
algene (definite plural)

(biology, chiefly in the plural) an alga (plural: algae)


retur

returen (definite singular)
returer (indefinite plural)
returene (definite plural)


skrev

skrevet (definite singular)
skrever (indefinite plural)
skreva (definite plural)
skrevene (definite plural)


forstand

From Middle Low German vorstant, related to forstå; compare with German Verstand.


abbreviatur

abbreviaturen (definite singular)
abbreviaturer (indefinite plural)
abbreviaturene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviatur».ogg

From German Abbreviatur (“abbreviation”), from Medieval Latin abbreviātūra (“abbreviature, abbreviation”), from Latin brevis (“short, small; brief, low”).

der

oppløse abbreviaturene i et middelaldermanuskript

dissolve the ligatures in a medieval manuscript

abbreviaturerne er opløste

1885, Gustav Storm, En Tale mod Biskoperne XVI:

sammenskriving av enkelte bokstavforbindelser (ligaturer) og forkortingstegn (abbreviaturer)

compilation of some letter compounds (ligatures) and abbreviations (abbreviation)

middelalderhåndskrifter har ofte et stort innslag av abbreviaturer

medieval manuscripts often have a large number of abbreviations

(linguistics, typography) a ligature, abbreviation (in older manuscripts and printed books)

(music) an abbreviation or ligature (a notation used in music score to denote a direction; one or more dashes through the stem of a note)


ruset

(non-standard since 2017) definite singular of rus


bygget

definite neuter singular of bygg (Etymology 1)


landsbygden

definite masculine singular of landsbygd


kvadratroten

definite masculine singular of kvadratrot


randen

definite masculine singular of rand (Etymology 1)


beskaffenheten

definite masculine singular of beskaffenhet


undervisningen

definite masculine singular of undervisning


bruket

definite neuter singular of bruk (Noun 1)


republikaner

republikaneren (definite singular)
republikanere (indefinite plural)
republikanerne (definite plural)

a republican (advocate of republican government)


bry

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.


stillis

stillisen (definite singular)
stilliser (indefinite plural)
stillisene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by stillits


stillas

stillaset (definite singular)
stillas (indefinite plural)
stillaser (indefinite plural)
stillasa (definite plural)
stillasene (definite plural)


husmor

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husmor m or f (definite singular husmora or husmoren, indefinite plural husmødre or husmødrer, definite plural husmødrene)

husmora (definite singular)
husmoren (definite singular)
husmødre (indefinite plural)
husmødrer (indefinite plural)
husmødrene (definite plural)


vandring

vandringa (definite singular)
vandringen (definite singular)
vandringer (indefinite plural)
vandringene (definite plural)

på vandring


fure

furen (definite singular)
furer (indefinite plural)
furene (definite plural)


femininum

femininum n (definite singular femininumet or femininet, indefinite plural feminina or femininer, definite plural femininaene or feminina or femininene)

femininumet (definite singular)
femininet (definite singular)
feminina (indefinite plural)
femininer (indefinite plural)
femininaene (definite plural)
feminina (definite plural)
femininene (definite plural)


landsdel

landsdelen (definite singular)
landsdeler (indefinite plural)
landsdelene (definite plural)

a region; Norway is divided into five landsdeler (regions): Nord-Norge, Trøndelag, Vestlandet, Sørlandet, and Østlandet


immobilia

immobilia m pl (definite plural immobiliene)

From Latin immōbilia, neuter plural of immōbilis (“immovable”).


insignium

insigniet (definite singular)
insignier (indefinite plural)
insignia (definite plural)
insigniene (definite plural)


naturalia

goods (especially produce); kind (as opposed to money)


abonnenter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abonnenter».ogg


prognose

prognosen (definite singular)
prognoser (indefinite plural)
prognosene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”).


rådhus

rådhuset (definite singular)
rådhus (indefinite plural)
rådhusa (definite plural)
rådhusene (definite plural)


myndighet

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myndighet m or f (definite singular myndigheta or myndigheten, indefinite plural myndigheter, definite plural myndighetene)

myndigheta (definite singular)
myndigheten (definite singular)
myndigheter (indefinite plural)
myndighetene (definite plural)

an authority (administrative organisation)


myndigheten

definite masculine singular of myndighet


anslag

anslaget (definite singular)
anslag (indefinite plural)
anslaga (definite plural)
anslagene (definite plural)

an- + slag, from Middle Low German anslach; compare with German Anschlag.

(music) touch (the way a piano key or guitar string is struck)

(somewhat dated) a secret plan, a plot; especially concerning something devious or evil


perspektiv

perspektivet (definite singular)
perspektiv (indefinite plural)
perspektiver (indefinite plural)
perspektiva (definite plural)
perspektivene (definite plural)


annuum

annuum n (definite singular annuumet, indefinite plural annua, definite plural annuaene)

annuumet (definite singular)
annua (indefinite plural)
annuaene (definite plural)


dokk

dokka (definite singular)
dokken (definite singular)
dokker (indefinite plural)
dokkene (definite plural)

Uncertain, from either Middle Low German dock or docke, Dutch dok or English dock.


knallsyre

knallsyre m or f (definite singular knallsyra or knallsyren)

knallsyra (definite singular)
knallsyren (definite singular)

Possibly from German Knallsäure, or Swedish knallsyra

fulminic acid, HCNO (HONC in some references)


fotografier

indefinite plural of fotografi (Etymology 2)


tidspunkt

tidspunktet (definite singular)
tidspunkt (indefinite plural)
tidspunkter (indefinite plural)
tidspunkta (definite plural)
tidspunktene (definite plural)

time, moment, point (in time), point in time


isflak

isflaket (definite singular)
isflak (indefinite plural)
isflaka (definite plural)
isflakene (definite plural)


forfatter

forfatteren (definite singular)
forfattere (indefinite plural)
forfatterne (definite plural)

From forfatte + -er, after German Verfasser.


mysterium

mysterium n (definite singular mysteriet, indefinite plural mysterier, definite plural mysteria or mysteriene)

mysteriet (definite singular)
mysterier (indefinite plural)
mysteria (definite plural)
mysteriene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion).


ferd

ferda (definite singular)
ferden (definite singular)
ferder (indefinite plural)
ferdene (definite plural)

være i ferd med (also written as iferd): to be on the point of, to be busy with


universalia

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by universalier


keim

keimen (definite singular)
keimer (indefinite plural)
keimene (definite plural)


hoff

hoffet (definite singular)
hoff (indefinite plural)
hoffa (definite plural)
hoffene (definite plural)

a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)


duble

dubleen (definite singular)
dubleer (indefinite plural)
dubleene (definite plural)


havs

genitive of hav, used in the phrase til havs


nordvest

north-west or northwest (compass point, abbreviation NV)


enhjørningen

/eːnjøːɳɪŋən/


enhjørninger

/eːnjøːɳɪŋər/


tøv

tøvet (definite singular)
tøv (indefinite plural)
tøva (definite plural)
tøvene (definite plural)


fluidum

fluidumet (definite singular)
fluida (indefinite plural)
fluidumer (indefinite plural)
fluidaene (definite plural)
fluiduma (definite plural)
fluidumene (definite plural)

(slang) alcohol, usually wine or spirits


vegn

vegn f or m or n (definite singular vegna or vegnen or vegnet, indefinite plural vegner or vegn, definite plural vegnene or vegna)

vegna (definite singular)
vegnen (definite singular)
vegnet (definite singular)
vegner (indefinite plural)
vegn (indefinite plural)
vegnene (definite plural)
vegna (definite plural)


spir

spir m (definite singular spiren, indefinite plural spir or spirer, definite plural spirene)

spiren (definite singular)
spir (indefinite plural)
spirer (indefinite plural)
spirene (definite plural)


spir

spiret (definite singular)
spir (indefinite plural)
spira (definite plural)
spirene (definite plural)


koriander

koriander m (definite singular korianderen)

Probably from Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), and Latin coriandrum.


mineralog

mineralogen (definite singular)
mineraloger (indefinite plural)
mineralogene (definite plural)


myrte

myrten (definite singular)
myrter (indefinite plural)
myrtene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by myrt


ringmuskel

ringmuskelen (definite singular)
ringmuskler (indefinite plural)
ringmusklene (definite plural)

(anatomy) a ring-shaped muscle, sphincter


bestikk

bestikket (definite singular)
bestikk (indefinite plural)
bestikka (definite plural)
bestikkene (definite plural)


underlag

underlaget (definite singular)
underlag (indefinite plural)
underlaga (definite plural)
underlagene (definite plural)


samordning

samordninga (definite singular)
samordningen (definite singular)
samordninger (indefinite plural)
samordningene (definite plural)


stiftelse

stiftelsen (definite singular)
stiftelser (indefinite plural)
stiftelsene (definite plural)


sikt

god / dårlig sikt

i kort / lang sikt


sikt

sikta (definite singular)
sikten (definite singular)
sikter (indefinite plural)
siktene (definite plural)


infrastruktur

infrastrukturen (definite singular)
infrastrukturer (indefinite plural)
infrastrukturene (definite plural)

infra- + struktur, from French infrastructure


nedbrytning

nedbrytninga (definite singular)
nedbrytningen (definite singular)
nedbrytninger (indefinite plural)
nedbrytningene (definite plural)


finansiering

finansieringa (definite singular)
finansieringen (definite singular)
finansieringer (indefinite plural)
finansieringene (definite plural)


registrering

registreringa (definite singular)
registreringen (definite singular)
registreringer (indefinite plural)
registreringene (definite plural)


disponent

disponenten (definite singular)
disponenter (indefinite plural)
disponentene (definite plural)

From German Disponent, from Latin disponens.


grop

gropa (definite singular)
gropen (definite singular)
groper (indefinite plural)
gropene (definite plural)

... begge var smale veier med dype groper etter kjerrene til bønder som hadde dratt korn opp fra elven.

2013, George R.R. Martin, Stål og snø, Vendetta forlag as, →ISBN:

... both were narrow roads with deep ruts from the farmers' carts that had carried grain up from the river.

a depression, hollow, hole, cavity, pothole (in the road)


forskningen

definite masculine singular of forskning


lokalbefolkningen

definite masculine singular of lokalbefolkning


turneringen

definite masculine singular of turnering


formuleringen

definite masculine singular of formulering


avhandlingen

definite masculine singular of avhandling


behandlingen

definite masculine singular of behandling


lanseringen

definite masculine singular of lansering


restaureringen

definite masculine singular of restaurering


renoveringen

definite masculine singular of renovering


koloniseringen

definite masculine singular of kolonisering


industrialiseringen

definite masculine singular of industrialisering


skildringen

definite masculine singular of skildring


registreringen

definite masculine singular of registrering


finansieringen

definite masculine singular of finansiering


avslutningen

definite masculine singular of avslutning


markeringen

definite masculine singular of markering


belastningen

definite masculine singular of belastning


etableringen

definite masculine singular of etablering


avbildningen

definite masculine singular of avbildning


belysningen

definite masculine singular of belysning


nedbrytningen

definite masculine singular of nedbrytning


evakueringen

definite masculine singular of evakuering


utforskningen

definite masculine singular of utforskning


utvandringen

definite masculine singular of utvandring


annekteringen

definite masculine singular of annektering


urbefolkningen

definite masculine singular of urbefolkning


konverteringen

definite masculine singular of konvertering


isoleringen

definite masculine singular of isolering


befruktningen

definite masculine singular of befruktning


urbaniseringen

definite masculine singular of urbanisering


parkeringen

definite masculine singular of parkering


organiseringen

definite masculine singular of organisering


mekaniseringen

definite masculine singular of mekanisering


privatiseringen

definite masculine singular of privatisering


fotograferingen

definite masculine singular of fotografering


diskrimineringen

definite masculine singular of diskriminering


utvinningen

definite masculine singular of utvinning


implementeringen

definite masculine singular of implementering


samordningen

definite masculine singular of samordning


signeringen

definite masculine singular of signering


standardiseringen

definite masculine singular of standardisering


programmeringen

definite masculine singular of programmering


kopieringen

definite masculine singular of kopiering


navigeringen

definite masculine singular of navigering


rehabiliteringen

definite masculine singular of rehabilitering


prioriteringen

definite masculine singular of prioritering


omorganiseringen

definite masculine singular of omorganisering


realiseringen

definite masculine singular of realisering


konsistens

konsistensen (definite singular)
konsistenser (indefinite plural)
konsistensene (definite plural)

consistency (the way in which a substance holds together; thickness, viscosity)


hastigheten

definite masculine singular of hastighet


treenigheten

definite masculine singular of treenighet


offentligheten

definite masculine singular of offentlighet


riktigheten

definite masculine singular of riktighet


luftfuktigheten

definite masculine singular of luftfuktighet


personligheten

definite masculine singular of personlighet


vindhastigheten

definite masculine singular of vindhastighet


fuktigheten

definite masculine singular of fuktighet


respons

responsen (definite singular)
responser (indefinite plural)
responsene (definite plural)


svindler

svindleren (definite singular)
svindlere (indefinite plural)
svindlerne (definite plural)


estimat

estimatet (definite singular)
estimat (indefinite plural)
estimater (indefinite plural)
estimata (definite plural)
estimatene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin aestimātus, past participle of aestimāre.


girat

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by giratar


preparat

preparatet (definite singular)
preparat (indefinite plural)
preparater (indefinite plural)
preparata (definite plural)
preparatene (definite plural)

Possibly from Latin praeparatum; compare with Danish præparat and German Präparat.

a preparation (specially made substance)


representant

representanten (definite singular)
representanter (indefinite plural)
representantene (definite plural)


behandling

behandlinga (definite singular)
behandlingen (definite singular)
behandlinger (indefinite plural)
behandlingene (definite plural)


utland

utlandet (definite singular)
utland (indefinite plural)
utlanda (definite plural)
utlandene (definite plural)

i utlandet

til utlandet

fra utlandet

i innland / inn- og utland

a foreign country, foreign countries (collectively)


treenighet

treenigheta (definite singular)
treenigheten (definite singular)
treenigheter (indefinite plural)
treenighetene (definite plural)

From Latin trinitas, via German Dreieinigkeit.

den hellige treenighet


struktur

strukturen (definite singular)
strukturer (indefinite plural)
strukturene (definite plural)


lyriker

lyrikeren (definite singular)
lyrikere (indefinite plural)
lyrikerne (definite plural)

From German Lyriker, from Latin lyrici, lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós).


utopi

utopien (definite singular)
utopier (indefinite plural)
utopiene (definite plural)

From New Latin Utopia, in Sir Thomas More's book published in 1516.


initiativ

initiativet (definite singular)
initiativ (indefinite plural)
initiativer (indefinite plural)
initiativa (definite plural)
initiativene (definite plural)


samtid

samtida (definite singular)
samtiden (definite singular)


piggvar

piggvaren (definite singular)
piggvarer (indefinite plural)
piggvarene (definite plural)


relativitet

relativitet m (definite singular relativiteten)


relativitetsteori

relativitetsteorien (definite singular)
relativitetsteorier (indefinite plural)
relativitetsteoriene (definite plural)

theory of relativity
theory of relativity


kreativitet

kreativitet m (definite singular kreativiteten)


samråd

samrådet (definite singular)
samråd (indefinite plural)
samråda (definite plural)
samrådene (definite plural)


absolutisten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutisten».ogg


absolutister

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutister».ogg


pioner

pioneren (definite singular)
pionerer (indefinite plural)
pionerene (definite plural)


borger

borgeren (definite singular)
borgere (indefinite plural)
borgerne (definite plural)


absinten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absinten».ogg


absinter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absinter».ogg


ablativen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativen».ogg


ablativer

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativer».ogg


dikter

dikteren (definite singular)
diktere (indefinite plural)
dikterne (definite plural)

From Danish digter from Old Norse diktari.


undergruppen

definite masculine singular of undergruppe


abstinensen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinensen».ogg


abstinenser

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinenser».ogg


kontaktlinsen

definite masculine singular of kontaktlinse


kromosomen

(non-standard since 1984) definite singular of kromosom


grapefrukten

definite masculine singular of grapefrukt


supermakten

definite masculine singular of supermakt


wikipedianer

wikipedianer m (definite singular wikipedianeren, indefinite plural wikipedianere, definite plural wikipedianerne)

wikipedianeren (definite singular)
wikipedianere (indefinite plural)
wikipedianerne (definite plural)


plattformen

definite masculine singular of plattform


kortslutningen

definite masculine singular of kortslutning


flate

flata (definite singular)
flaten (definite singular)
flater (indefinite plural)
flatene (definite plural)


sjuke

sjuken (definite singular)
sjuker (indefinite plural)
sjukene (definite plural)


svale

svala (definite singular)
svalen (definite singular)
svaler (indefinite plural)
svalene (definite plural)

en svale gjør ingen sommer

a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)


offentlighet

offentligheta (definite singular)
offentligheten (definite singular)
offentligheter (indefinite plural)
offentlighetene (definite plural)

From offentlig + -het; compare with German Öffentlichkeit.

offentlighetens interesse

amming i offentighet


gøy

nb-noun

gøy n or m (definite singular, uncountable)

There are two competing explanations. One traces the origin to English gay (“joyful, lively”), from Old French gai; the other to English guy (“to ridicule, mock”) or Dutch guich (“grimace”).

gjøre noe på gøy


sendebud

sendebudet (definite singular)
sendebud (indefinite plural)
sendebuda (definite plural)
sendebudene (definite plural)


instans

instansen (definite singular)
instanser (indefinite plural)
instansene (definite plural)

From Latin īnstantia, via German Instanz.


realisering

realiseringa (definite singular)
realiseringen (definite singular)
realiseringer (indefinite plural)
realiseringene (definite plural)

realisation (UK), or realization (achievement of something)


rederi

rederiet (definite singular)
rederi (indefinite plural)
rederier (indefinite plural)
rederia (definite plural)
rederiene (definite plural)

Similar to Dutch rederij and German Reederei


multiplum

head

multiplum n (definite singular multiplumet, indefinite plural multipla or multiplumer, definite plural multiplaene or multipluma or multiplumene)

multiplumet (definite singular)
multipla (indefinite plural)
multiplumer (indefinite plural)
multiplaene (definite plural)
multipluma (definite plural)
multiplumene (definite plural)

minst felles multiplum


sakn

saknet (definite singular)
sakn (indefinite plural)
sakna (definite plural)
saknene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Old Norse sakna (“miss”).


regnskog

regnskogen (definite singular)
regnskoger (indefinite plural)
regnskogene (definite plural)


skrift

skrifta (definite singular)
skriften (definite singular)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skriftene (definite plural)

et blått skilt med hvit skrift

den hellige skrift, de hellige skrifter - the Holy Scripture or Scriptures (the Bible)


skrift

skriftet (definite singular)
skrift (indefinite plural)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skrifta (definite plural)
skriftene (definite plural)

a generic term for a piece of writing, a book, a pamphlet, a brochure, etc.


industriland

industrilandet (definite singular)
industriland (indefinite plural)
industrilanda (definite plural)
industrilandene (definite plural)


empati

empatien (definite singular)
empatier (indefinite plural)
empatiene (definite plural)

From English empathy or German Empathie, from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empátheia).


sympati

sympatien (definite singular)
sympatier (indefinite plural)
sympatiene (definite plural)

From Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).


påbud

påbudet (definite singular)
påbud (indefinite plural)
påbuda (definite plural)
påbudene (definite plural)


omsorg

omsorga (definite singular)
omsorgen (definite singular)


kvil

kvilen (definite singular)
kviler (indefinite plural)
kvilene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2023 spelling decision; superseded by hvil


avhandling

avhandlinga (definite singular)
avhandlingen (definite singular)
avhandlinger (indefinite plural)
avhandlingene (definite plural)

From Danish afhandling, from the verb afhandle; originally from Middle Low German or Low German.


delstat

delstaten (definite singular)
delstater (indefinite plural)
delstatene (definite plural)


medlemsstat

medlemsstaten (definite singular)
medlemsstater (indefinite plural)
medlemsstatene (definite plural)


godhet

godheta (definite singular)
godheten (definite singular)
godheter (indefinite plural)
godhetene (definite plural)


residens

residensen (definite singular)
residenser (indefinite plural)
residensene (definite plural)

From German Residenz or French résidence, from Medieval Latin residentia.


bysse

byssa (definite singular)
byssen (definite singular)
bysser (indefinite plural)
byssene (definite plural)


tranebær

tranebæret (definite singular)
tranebær (indefinite plural)
tranebæra (definite plural)
tranebærene (definite plural)


terrorhandling

terrorhandlinga (definite singular)
terrorhandlingen (definite singular)
terrorhandlinger (indefinite plural)
terrorhandlingene (definite plural)

an act of terror or terrorism, a terrorist act


utfall

utfallet (definite singular)
utfall (indefinite plural)
utfalla (definite plural)
utfallene (definite plural)

a forceful forward movement, a charge; an attack


guddom

guddommen (definite singular)
guddommer (indefinite plural)
guddommene (definite plural)


komponent

komponent m (definite singular komponenten, indefinite plural komponenter, definite plural komponentene)

komponenten (definite singular)
komponenter (indefinite plural)
komponentene (definite plural)


indoktrinering

indoktrineringa (definite singular)
indoktrineringen (definite singular)
indoktrineringer (indefinite plural)
indoktrineringene (definite plural)


kapp

kappet (definite singular)
kapp (indefinite plural)
kappa (definite plural)
kappene (definite plural)


kolonialisme

From kolonial + -isme, compare with French colonialisme.


forhud

forhuda (definite singular)
forhuden (definite singular)
forhuder (indefinite plural)
forhudene (definite plural)

From for- + hud, from German Vorhaut, a calque of Latin praeputium.


dominans

dominansen (definite singular)
dominanser (indefinite plural)
dominansene (definite plural)


bringebær

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra or bringebærene)

bringebæret (definite singular)
bringebær (indefinite plural)
bringebæra (definite plural)
bringebærene (definite plural)

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær.

a raspberry (bush that bears raspberries, Rubus idaeus)


presbyterium

presbyteriet (definite singular)
presbyterier (indefinite plural)
presbyteria (definite plural)
presbyteriene (definite plural)


karter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «carter».ogg


ugle

ugla (definite singular)
uglen (definite singular)
ugler (indefinite plural)
uglene (definite plural)


svane

svana (definite singular)
svanen (definite singular)
svaner (indefinite plural)
svanene (definite plural)


metode

metoden (definite singular)
metoder (indefinite plural)
metodene (definite plural)

From Latin methodus (“method, way of teaching”), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos, “method, fashion”). Compare French méthode and German Methode.


datid

head

datid f or m (definite singular datida or datiden, indefinite plural datider, definite plural datidene, genitive definite singular datidens)

datida (definite singular)
datiden (definite singular)
datider (indefinite plural)
datidene (definite plural)
datidens (definite genitive singular)


beskaffenhet

beskaffenheta (definite singular)
beskaffenheten (definite singular)
beskaffenheter (indefinite plural)
beskaffenhetene (definite plural)

From beskaffen + -het, compare with German Beschaffenheit.


forvitring

forvitringa (definite singular)
forvitringen (definite singular)
forvitringer (indefinite plural)
forvitringene (definite plural)

From forvitre + -ing, compare with German Verwitterung.


gårsdag

gårsdagen (definite singular)
in the form gårsdagens (often)


budskap

budskapet (definite singular)
budskap (indefinite plural)
budskaper (indefinite plural)
budskapa (definite plural)
budskapene (definite plural)


privatliv

privatlivet (definite singular)
privatliv (indefinite plural)
privatliva (definite plural)
privatlivene (definite plural)


miniatyr

miniatyren (definite singular)
miniatyrer (indefinite plural)
miniatyrene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin miniatura, via French miniature.

(as an attributive adjective: miniatyr or miniatyr-) miniature


aftes

From an archaic inflection, denoting immediate past, of aften (“evening”). Compare Swedish afse.

i aftes, i går aftes – last night, yestereve, yesterevening, yesterday evening


stormakt

stormakta (definite singular)
stormakten (definite singular)
stormakter (indefinite plural)
stormaktene (definite plural)


intellekt

intellektet (definite singular)
intellekt (indefinite plural)
intellekter (indefinite plural)
intellekta (definite plural)
intellektene (definite plural)


flyger

flygeren (definite singular)
flygere (indefinite plural)
flygerne (definite plural)


stryker

strykeren (definite singular)
strykere (indefinite plural)
strykerne (definite plural)

a string player (musician who plays a string instrument)


klipper

klipperen (definite singular)
klippere (indefinite plural)
klipperne (definite plural)


klipper

a clipper (nautical, historical, fast sailing ship)


sviker

svikeren (definite singular)
svikere (indefinite plural)
svikerne (definite plural)


angriper

angriperen (definite singular)
angripere (indefinite plural)
angriperne (definite plural)

(football (soccer)) a forward or striker


rabbiner

rabbiner m (definite singular rabbineren, indefinite plural rabbinere, definite plural rabbinerne)

rabbineren (definite singular)
rabbinere (indefinite plural)
rabbinerne (definite plural)


psykose

psykosen (definite singular)
psykoser (indefinite plural)
psykosene (definite plural)


beger

begeret (definite singular)
beger (indefinite plural)
begre (indefinite plural)
begra (definite plural)
begrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bikarr, possibly via Danish bæger.


tiendedel

tiendedelen (definite singular)
tiendedeler (indefinite plural)
tiendedelene (definite plural)

a tenth (fraction; one of ten equal parts)


verdensmester

verdensmester m (definite singular verdensmesteren, indefinite plural verdensmestere or verdensmestre or verdensmestrer, definite plural verdensmesterne or verdensmestrene)

verdensmesteren (definite singular)
verdensmestere (indefinite plural)
verdensmestre (indefinite plural)
verdensmestrer (indefinite plural)
verdensmesterne (definite plural)
verdensmestrene (definite plural)


begynnelse

begynnelsen (definite singular)
begynnelser (indefinite plural)
begynnelsene (definite plural)

initial velocity

initial value

initial (in compounds, less used than "start")


blodbad

blodbadet (definite singular)
blodbad (indefinite plural)
blodbada (definite plural)
blodbadene (definite plural)


svor

From Old Norse svǫrðr m, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind, turf”), cognate with Danish svær, Swedish svål, English sward.


stryk

stryket (definite singular)
stryk (indefinite plural)
stryka (definite plural)
strykene (definite plural)


rappet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of rapp


fregne

fregna (definite singular)
fregnen (definite singular)
fregner (indefinite plural)
fregnene (definite plural)


turisme

From either English tourism or French tourisme.


sagn

sagnet (definite singular)
sagn (indefinite plural)
sagna (definite plural)
sagnene (definite plural)


kopiering

kopieringa (definite singular)
kopieringen (definite singular)
kopieringer (indefinite plural)
kopieringene (definite plural)


tolkning

tolkninga (definite singular)
tolkningen (definite singular)
tolkninger (indefinite plural)
tolkningene (definite plural)


vingård

vingården (definite singular)
vingårder (indefinite plural)
vingårdene (definite plural)


utsikt

utsikten (definite singular)
utsikter (indefinite plural)
utsiktene (definite plural)


trakt

trakta (definite singular)
trakten (definite singular)
trakter (indefinite plural)
traktene (definite plural)

From Danish tragt, from Middle Low German trechtäre, trechter, from Old Saxon trahtari, from Proto-West Germanic *trahtārī, from Late Latin tractārius, from Latin trāiectōrium.


trakt

a tract, a region, a district, a province


stolpe

stolpen (definite singular)
stolper (indefinite plural)
stolpene (definite plural)


viten

vitenen (definite singular)
vitener (indefinite plural)
vitenene (definite plural)


yrkesgruppen

definite masculine singular of yrkesgruppe


sikten

definite masculine singular of sikt (Etymology 2)


terrorhandlingen

definite masculine singular of terrorhandling


inferens

inferensen (definite singular)
inferenser (indefinite plural)
inferensene (definite plural)


abakusen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abakusen».ogg


pussen

definite masculine singular of puss (Etymology 2)


avbildning

avbildninga (definite singular)
avbildningen (definite singular)
avbildninger (indefinite plural)
avbildningene (definite plural)


avledning

avledninga (definite singular)
avledningen (definite singular)
avledninger (indefinite plural)
avledningene (definite plural)

a derivation or derivative (e.g. of words)


kompani

kompaniet (definite singular)
kompani (indefinite plural)
kompanier (indefinite plural)
kompania (definite plural)
kompaniene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin companium? via French compagnie.


bataljon

bataljonen (definite singular)
bataljoner (indefinite plural)
bataljonene (definite plural)

From Italian battaglione, via French bataillon.


flygel

flygel n (definite singular flygelet or flyglet, indefinite plural flygel or flygler, definite plural flygla or flyglene)

flygelet (definite singular)
flyglet (definite singular)
flygel (indefinite plural)
flygler (indefinite plural)
flygla (definite plural)
flyglene (definite plural)


sovjet

sovjetet (definite singular)
sovjet (indefinite plural)
sovjeter (indefinite plural)
sovjeta (definite plural)
sovjetene (definite plural)


trast

trasten (definite singular)
traster (indefinite plural)
trastene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by trost


bunke

bunken (definite singular)
bunker (indefinite plural)
bunkene (definite plural)


skarv

skarven (definite singular)
skarver (indefinite plural)
skarvene (definite plural)


finans

finansen (definite singular)
finanser (indefinite plural)
finansene (definite plural)


utgift

utgifta (definite singular)
utgiften (definite singular)
utgifter (indefinite plural)
utgiftene (definite plural)

From either Middle Low German or German Low German.

expenditure (this being a mass noun, it is common in the plural noun)


kabinett

kabinettet (definite singular)
kabinett (indefinite plural)
kabinetter (indefinite plural)
kabinetta (definite plural)
kabinettene (definite plural)

a cabinet (committee of senior government ministers in some countries, known as statsråd in Norway)

a case (outer covering, e.g. for a PC or radio)


fullmakt

fullmakta (definite singular)
fullmakten (definite singular)
fullmakter (indefinite plural)
fullmaktene (definite plural)


avledningen

definite masculine singular of avledning


abiturienten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abiturienten».ogg


abiturienter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abiturienter».ogg


underskriften

definite masculine singular of underskrift


lutheraner

lutheraneren (definite singular)
lutheranere (indefinite plural)
lutheranerne (definite plural)


sovjeter

sovjeteren (definite singular)
sovjetere (indefinite plural)
sovjeterne (definite plural)

From sovjet (“as in Sovjetunionen”) + -er.


omtanke

consideration, care (for others), thoughtfulness


popularitet

From French popularité, from Latin popularitas.


kupp

kuppet (definite singular)
kupp (indefinite plural)
kuppa (definite plural)
kuppene (definite plural)

A sudden, unlawful seizure of power in a country; a coup, coup d'état.

A minority seizure of power within an organisation or political party.

A crime that is executed in a bold or hasty manner.


utrop

utropet (definite singular)
utrop (indefinite plural)
utropa (definite plural)
utropene (definite plural)


duell

duellen (definite singular)
dueller (indefinite plural)
duellene (definite plural)


finansminister

finansministeren (definite singular)
finansministere (indefinite plural)
finansministre (indefinite plural)
finansministrer (indefinite plural)
finansministerne (definite plural)
finansministrene (definite plural)

Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

Minister of Finance, (in the UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer


justis

From Latin justitia, compare with German Justiz.

persons and authorities involved in the administration of justice


domstol

domstol m (definite singular domstolen, indefinite plural domstoler, definite plural domstolene)

domstolen (definite singular)
domstoler (indefinite plural)
domstolene (definite plural)

a court, court of law (place where justice is administered)


naturhistoria

definite feminine singular of naturhistorie


leir

leiren (definite singular)
leirer (indefinite plural)
leirene (definite plural)

From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager.


leir

leira (definite singular)
leiren (definite singular)
leirer (indefinite plural)
leirene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by leire


skinne

skinna (definite singular)
skinnen (definite singular)
skinner (indefinite plural)
skinnene (definite plural)


sikta

definite feminine singular of sikt (Etymology 2)


rustning

rustninga (definite singular)
rustningen (definite singular)
rustninger (indefinite plural)
rustningene (definite plural)

From ruste (“to arm, equip”) + -ning. See also German rüsten for further Etymological information.


befrielse

befrielsen (definite singular)
befrielser (indefinite plural)
befrielsene (definite plural)


ordklassen

definite masculine singular of ordklasse


dusj

dusjen (definite singular)
dusjer (indefinite plural)
dusjene (definite plural)


absolutismen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutismen».ogg


autofokusen

definite masculine singular of autofokus


naturhistorien

definite masculine singular of naturhistorie


kretskort

kretskortet (definite singular)
kretskort (indefinite plural)
kretskorta (definite plural)
kretskortene (definite plural)


saks

saksa (definite singular)
saksen (definite singular)
sakser (indefinite plural)
saksene (definite plural)

der

plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">sax</i>


sandstranden

definite masculine singular of sandstrand


veganer

veganeren (definite singular)
veganere (indefinite plural)
veganerne (definite plural)


vegetarianer

vegetarianeren (definite singular)
vegetarianere (indefinite plural)
vegetarianerne (definite plural)


begynner

begynneren (definite singular)
begynnere (indefinite plural)
begynnerne (definite plural)


fasade

fasaden (definite singular)
fasader (indefinite plural)
fasadene (definite plural)

a facade (of a building, also figurative)


innehaver

innehaveren (definite singular)
innehavere (indefinite plural)
innehaverne (definite plural)


skodde

skodden (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)


skodde

skodda (definite singular)
skodden (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)

Related to German Schatten, English shade


utbytte

utbyttet (definite singular)
utbytter (indefinite plural)
utbytta (definite plural)
utbyttene (definite plural)

From ut + bytte; also from German Ausbeute in some senses.


angiver

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angiver m (definite singular angiveren, indefinite plural angivere, definite plural angiverne)

angiveren (definite singular)
angivere (indefinite plural)
angiverne (definite plural)


angrep

angrepet (definite singular)
angrep (indefinite plural)
angrepa (definite plural)
angrepene (definite plural)


abc-bok

abc-boka (definite singular)
abc-boken (definite singular)
abc-bøker (indefinite plural)
abc-bøkene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-bok».ogg

abc + bok, first part is the three first letters of the Norwegian alphabet, a, b and c. Last part from Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“letter”), either from *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).

inh

noderne lærte [Ole Bull] af onkel Jens omtrent samtidig med abc-bogen

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 196:

[Ole Bull] learned the notes by Uncle Jens at about the same time as the abc book

lydig satt hun med mora i benken og leste høyt fra ABC-boka

2002, Ragnhild Nilstun, For kjærlighets skyld:

she sat obediently with her mother on the bench and read aloud from the ABC book


begrep

begrepet (definite singular)
begrep (indefinite plural)
begreper (indefinite plural)
begrepa (definite plural)
begrepene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German begreb, begrip, compare with Danish begreb.


bredd

bredda (definite singular)
bredden (definite singular)
bredder (indefinite plural)
breddene (definite plural)

Compare with Danish bred, similar to Swedish brädd


fotografiet

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 2)


fyll

fylla (definite singular)
fyllen (definite singular)

From the verb fylle (“to fill, stuff”), from Old Norse fylla (“to fill, complete”), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to fill, make full”), from *fullaz + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).


fyll

fylla (definite singular)
fyllen (definite singular)
fyllet (definite singular)


gråt

gråten (definite singular)
gråter (indefinite plural)
gråtene (definite plural)


handledd

handleddet (definite singular)
handledd (indefinite plural)
handledda (definite plural)
handleddene (definite plural)


iakttager

iakttageren (definite singular)
iakttagere (indefinite plural)
iakttagerne (definite plural)

Someone who is looking intensely at something; an observer.


ledd

leddet (definite singular)
ledd (indefinite plural)
ledda (definite plural)
leddene (definite plural)

en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd


rett

retten (definite singular)
retter (indefinite plural)
rettene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse réttr (“right”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, *rehtaz (“right, straight; morally upright, just”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“straightened, right, upright”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself; right, just”) + *-tós (“verbal adjective suffix”).
The spelling with double "t" is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rett. The original Riksmål spelling ret is from Danish ret.

der

tre retters middag


skilt

skiltet (definite singular)
skilt (indefinite plural)
skilter (indefinite plural)
skilta (definite plural)
skiltene (definite plural)


skryt

skrytet (definite singular)
skryt (indefinite plural)
skryta (definite plural)
skrytene (definite plural)


skuren

definite masculine singular of skur (Etymology 2)


styrt

styrten (definite singular)
styrter (indefinite plural)
styrtene (definite plural)


direktiv

direktivet (definite singular)
direktiv (indefinite plural)
direktiver (indefinite plural)
direktiva (definite plural)
direktivene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin directivus, via German Direktive.


handbok

handboka (definite singular)
handboken (definite singular)
handbøker (indefinite plural)
handbøkene (definite plural)


anbud

nb-noun

anbud n (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

Calque of German Anbot, equivalent to an + bud. Compare Dutch aanbod, German Angebot, German Gebot.

a tender; when a public entity or authority submits a request for offers in a formally accepted process, as opposed to using illegal direct procurement processes bypassing competition laws


trygghet

tryggheta (definite singular)
tryggheten (definite singular)
tryggheter (indefinite plural)
trygghetene (definite plural)


frihandel

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frihandel m (definite singular frihandelen)


standardisering

standardiseringa (definite singular)
standardiseringen (definite singular)
standardiseringer (indefinite plural)
standardiseringene (definite plural)

standardisation (UK), or standardization


sjøorm

sjøormen (definite singular)
sjøormer (indefinite plural)
sjøormene (definite plural)

From sjø (“sea; lake”) + orm (“serpent”).

sea serpent (also used for creatures in lakes)


stjernehop

stjernehopen (definite singular)
stjernehoper (indefinite plural)
stjernehopene (definite plural)

From stjerne (“star”) + hop (“crowd, cluster”).


stjernehopen

definite masculine singular of stjernehop


overtro

overtroa (definite singular)
overtroen (definite singular)
overtroer (indefinite plural)
overtroene (definite plural)

From over- + tro, after Low German overgelove, from German Aberglaube.


satellitt

satellitten (definite singular)
satellitter (indefinite plural)
satellittene (definite plural)


akillessene

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akillessene m or f (definite singular akillessena or akillessenen, indefinite plural akillessener, definite plural akillessenene)

akillessena (definite singular)
akillessenen (definite singular)
akillessener (indefinite plural)
akillessenene (definite plural)


akillessenen

definite masculine singular of akillessene


verdenskrig

verdenskrigen (definite singular)
verdenskriger (indefinite plural)
verdenskrigene (definite plural)

første verdenskrig

annen / andre verdenskrig


riksvei

riksveien (definite singular)
riksveier (indefinite plural)
riksveiene (definite plural)

a Norwegian national road. In 2010 most riksveier were renamed as fylkesvei and the term stamvei was officially dropped, these were renamed as riksvei.


etikk

etikken (definite singular)
etikker (indefinite plural)
etikkene (definite plural)


livssyn

livssynet (definite singular)
livssyn (indefinite plural)
livssyna (definite plural)
livssynene (definite plural)

life stance, outlook on life, philosophy of life, view of life


merverdiavgift

merverdiavgift m or f (definite singular merverdiavgifta or merverdiavgiften, indefinite plural merverdiavgifter, definite plural merverdiavgiftene)

merverdiavgifta (definite singular)
merverdiavgiften (definite singular)
merverdiavgifter (indefinite plural)
merverdiavgiftene (definite plural)

From mer (“more”) + verdi (“value”) + avgift (“duty, tax”).


elektrisitet

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elektrisitet m (definite singular elektrisiteten)


ikonen

(non-standard since 2020) definite masculine singular of ikon


justeringen

definite masculine singular of justering


undermeny

undermenyen (definite singular)
undermenyer (indefinite plural)
undermenyene (definite plural)


utskrift

utskrifta (definite singular)
utskriften (definite singular)
utskrifter (indefinite plural)
utskriftene (definite plural)


justering

justeringa (definite singular)
justeringen (definite singular)
justeringer (indefinite plural)
justeringene (definite plural)


utkast

utkastet (definite singular)
utkast (indefinite plural)
utkasta (definite plural)
utkastene (definite plural)

ut + kast, from the verb utkaste and German Entwurf

a sketch, design, rough cast (e.g. of a bust)

ejection (of an empty cartridge or shell)


kassett

kassetten (definite singular)
kassetter (indefinite plural)
kassettene (definite plural)

From Italian cassetta, via French cassette.


motell

motellet (definite singular)
motell (indefinite plural)
moteller (indefinite plural)
motella (definite plural)
motellene (definite plural)


nymåne

nymåne m (definite singular nymånen, indefinite plural nymåner, definite plural nymånene)

nymånen (definite singular)
nymåner (indefinite plural)
nymånene (definite plural)


realitet

realiteten (definite singular)
realiteter (indefinite plural)
realitetene (definite plural)


dyrker

dyrkeren (definite singular)
dyrkere (indefinite plural)
dyrkerne (definite plural)


stråle

strålen (definite singular)
stråler (indefinite plural)
strålene (definite plural)


terpentin

terpentin m or n (definite singular terpentinen or terpentinet)

terpentinen (definite singular)
terpentinet (definite singular)


maskulinum

maskulinum n (definite singular maskulinumet or maskulinet, indefinite plural maskulina or maskuliner, definite plural maskulinaene or maskulina or maskulinene)

maskulinumet (definite singular)
maskulinet (definite singular)
maskulina (indefinite plural)
maskuliner (indefinite plural)
maskulinaene (definite plural)
maskulina (definite plural)
maskulinene (definite plural)


gissel

gisselet (definite singular)
gislet (definite singular)
gisler (indefinite plural)
gissel (indefinite plural)
gislene (definite plural)
gisla (definite plural)

From Danish gidsel, from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.


kolonial

kolonialen (definite singular)
kolonialer (indefinite plural)
kolonialene (definite plural)


entomolog

entomologen (definite singular)
entomologer (indefinite plural)
entomologene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -log.


silke

silken (definite singular)
silker (indefinite plural)
silkene (definite plural)

From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.


diskurs

diskursen (definite singular)
diskurser (indefinite plural)
diskursene (definite plural)

From French discours, from Latin discursus.


marki

markien (definite singular)
markier (indefinite plural)
markiene (definite plural)

Han rullet ut papirarket markien hadde gitt ham mens han fortalte hva han hadde funnet.

2018, Barbara Cartland, translated by Sidsel Andersen, På jakt etter kjærligheten, Linhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

He unrolled the sheet of paper the marquis had given him while he told what he had found.


haug

haugen (definite singular)
hauger (indefinite plural)
haugene (definite plural)

From Old Norse haugr (“howe, cairn”), from Proto-Germanic *haugaz (“height, hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“hill, elevation”).


geograf

geografen (definite singular)
geografer (indefinite plural)
geografene (definite plural)


abc-boken

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-boken».ogg


abnormiteten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abnormiteten».ogg


abnormiteter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abnormiteter».ogg


abscessen

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscessen».ogg


abscesser

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscesser».ogg


olding

oldingen (definite singular)
oldinger (indefinite plural)
oldingene (definite plural)


malstrøm

malstrømmen (definite singular)
malstrømmer (indefinite plural)
malstrømmene (definite plural)

a maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool, dangerous tidal current


bruken

definite masculine singular of bruk (Noun 1)


slede

sleden (definite singular)
sleder (indefinite plural)
sledene (definite plural)


svette

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.

der

Med blod, svette og tårer.


terpentinen

definite masculine singular of terpentin


terpentinet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of terpentin


tyngde

tyngden (definite singular)
tyngder (indefinite plural)
tyngdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō.


puddel

puddelen (definite singular)
pudler (indefinite plural)
pudlene (definite plural)

From German Pudel (short form of Pudelhund, no longer used), derived from the Low German verb pudeln (“to splash in water”).


kakofoni

kakofonien (definite singular)
kakofonier (indefinite plural)
kakofoniene (definite plural)

From French cacophonie and German Kakophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía).


punktskrift

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punktskrift m or f (definite singular punktskriften or punktskrifta)

punktskriften (definite singular)
punktskrifta (definite singular)


kartografi

kartografi m (definite singular kartografien)


turnering

turnering m or f (definite singular turneringa or turneringen, indefinite plural turneringer, definite plural turneringene)

turneringa (definite singular)
turneringen (definite singular)
turneringer (indefinite plural)
turneringene (definite plural)


avslutning

avslutninga (definite singular)
avslutningen (definite singular)
avslutninger (indefinite plural)
avslutningene (definite plural)


distrikt

distriktet (definite singular)
distrikt (indefinite plural)
distrikter (indefinite plural)
distrikta (definite plural)
distriktene (definite plural)


maskinvara

definite feminine singular of maskinvare


programvara

definite feminine singular of programvare


kraftkabel

kraftkabelen (definite singular)
kraftkabler (indefinite plural)
kraftkablene (definite plural)


belysning

belysninga (definite singular)
belysningen (definite singular)
belysninger (indefinite plural)
belysningene (definite plural)


muskedunder

muskedunderen (definite singular)
muskedundere (indefinite plural)
muskedunderne (definite plural)

From German Muskedonner, from French mosqueton.


abitur

abituren (definite singular)
abiturer (indefinite plural)
abiturene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abitur».ogg

From German Abitur, a shortening of Abiturium, itself short for Latin examen abiturium, from abitureō (“I wish to leave”), desiderative construction of abeō (“I leave, go off”), from both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from eō (“I go, move”), from Proto-Italic *eō (“I go”), from earlier *ejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti (“to go, be going”), from *h₁ey- (“to go”).

der

Abitur er Tysklands avsluttende eksamen

(education) Abitur (a group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)


guvernanten

definite masculine singular of guvernante


revir

reviret (definite singular)
revir (indefinite plural)
revirer (indefinite plural)
revira (definite plural)
revirene (definite plural)

a territory (an animal's guarded territory)


greie

greia (definite singular)
greien (definite singular)
greier (indefinite plural)
greiene (definite plural)

Hva er dette for slags greie?

Dette er fæle greier.

Gode greier!

Dette har jeg greie på.


protektorat

protektoratet (definite singular)
protektorat (indefinite plural)
protektorater (indefinite plural)
protektorata (definite plural)
protektoratene (definite plural)


kjønnshår

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kjønnshår n (definite singular kjønnshåret, indefinite plural kjønnshår, definite plural kjønnshåra or kjønnshårene)

kjønnshåret (definite singular)
kjønnshår (indefinite plural)
kjønnshåra (definite plural)
kjønnshårene (definite plural)


oske

oska (definite singular)
osken (definite singular)
osker (indefinite plural)
oskene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by aske


elektromagnet

elektromagneten (definite singular)
elektromagneter (indefinite plural)
elektromagnetene (definite plural)


tatovering

tatoveringa (definite singular)
tatoveringen (definite singular)
tatoveringer (indefinite plural)
tatoveringene (definite plural)


informasjon

informasjon m (definite singular informasjonen, indefinite plural informasjoner, definite plural informasjonene)

informasjonen (definite singular)
informasjoner (indefinite plural)
informasjonene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”).


ytring

ytringa (definite singular)
ytringen (definite singular)
ytringer (indefinite plural)
ytringene (definite plural)


nitrat

nitratet (definite singular)
nitrat (indefinite plural)
nitrater (indefinite plural)
nitrata (definite plural)
nitratene (definite plural)

From Latin nitrum + -at, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).

2012, Grensesang by Jim Lynch, Font Forlag AS →ISBN https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ard7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT165&lpg=PT165&dq=%22nitrater%22&source=bl&ots=RjxD_rFkTO&sig=88M2yg-oVCJq7GGtxG_cEg8M84c&hl=no&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji0Zzhn7HeAhUECSwKHTUtBaE4WhDoATADegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=%22nitrater%22&f=false
"Vi har registrert høye nivåer av nitrater og algevekst i Fishtrap Creek. Derfor må vi ta en titt på gjødselhåndteringen din."

"We have registered high levels of nitrates and algal growth in Fishtrap Creek. Therefore we must have a look at your handling of fertiliser."


krim

krimmen (definite singular)
krimmer (indefinite plural)
krimmene (definite plural)


krim

krimet (definite singular)
krim (indefinite plural)
krima (definite plural)
krimene (definite plural)

Cognate with Faroese krím and dialectal Swedish krim.


revehi

revehiet (definite singular)
revehi (indefinite plural)
revehia (definite plural)
revehiene (definite plural)

[ˈɾeː.ʋə.ˌhiː]


operahus

operahuset (definite singular)
operahus (indefinite plural)
operahusa (definite plural)
operahusene (definite plural)

an opera house (theatre for opera; also a company that runs operas)


brorskap

brorskapet (definite singular)
brorskap (indefinite plural)
brorskaper (indefinite plural)
brorskapa (definite plural)
brorskapene (definite plural)


kontaktlinse

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kontaktlinse m or f (definite singular kontaktlinsa or kontaktlinsen, indefinite plural kontaktlinser, definite plural kontaktlinsene)

kontaktlinsa (definite singular)
kontaktlinsen (definite singular)
kontaktlinser (indefinite plural)
kontaktlinsene (definite plural)


breviarium

breviariet (definite singular)
breviarier (indefinite plural)
breviaria (definite plural)
breviariene (definite plural)


eksempel

eksempel n (definite singular eksempelet or eksemplet, indefinite plural eksempel or eksempler, definite plural eksempla or eksemplene)

eksempelet (definite singular)
eksemplet (definite singular)
eksempel (indefinite plural)
eksempler (indefinite plural)
eksempla (definite plural)
eksemplene (definite plural)


påfugl

påfuglen (definite singular)
påfugler (indefinite plural)
påfuglene (definite plural)


småting

småting m (definite singular småtingen, indefinite plural småting, definite plural småtinga or småtingene)

småtingen (definite singular)
småting (indefinite plural)
småtinga (definite plural)
småtingene (definite plural)


kløv

a load hung in two parts on either side of the back of a pack animal


samler

samler m (definite singular samleren, indefinite plural samlere, definite plural samlerne)

samleren (definite singular)
samlere (indefinite plural)
samlerne (definite plural)

a collector (a person who collects things)


bånd

båndet (definite singular)
bånd (indefinite plural)
bånda (definite plural)
båndene (definite plural)


røntgen

røntgenen (definite singular)
røntgen (indefinite plural)
røntgenene (definite plural)

After the German physicist Wilhelm C. Röntgen (1845-1923).

examination by means of X-ray, radiography, X-ray

X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)

röntgen (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) (abbreviated R)


stratosfære

stratosfære m (definite singular stratosfæren)


fiskehandler

fiskehandleren (definite singular)
fiskehandlere (indefinite plural)
fiskehandlerne (definite plural)


lukker

lukkeren (definite singular)
lukkere (indefinite plural)
lukkerne (definite plural)


halvmåne

halvmånen (definite singular)
halvmåner (indefinite plural)
halvmånene (definite plural)


tredjepart

tredjeparten (definite singular)
tredjeparter (indefinite plural)
tredjepartene (definite plural)


ångstrøm

ångstrømen (definite singular)
ångstrøm (indefinite plural)
ångstrømene (definite plural)

Named after Swedish physisist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874).


føn

fønen (definite singular)
føner (indefinite plural)
fønene (definite plural)

From German Föhn (“foehn”), inherited from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin *faōnius, an alteration of Latin favōnius (“west wind”), from Favōnius (“Roman wind god”). Compare Danish føn and Swedish föhn.

føn over fjellene

foehn, a warm dry wind eveloping on the lee side of a mountain.

bestille vask og føn hos frisøren

to order a wash and blow-dry at the hairdresser


negasjon

negasjonen (definite singular)
negasjoner (indefinite plural)
negasjonene (definite plural)


konjunksjon

konjunksjonen (definite singular)
konjunksjoner (indefinite plural)
konjunksjonene (definite plural)

(grammar) conjunction (a word used to join other words or phrases)

(logic) conjunction (a proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions)


disjunksjon

disjunksjonen (definite singular)
disjunksjoner (indefinite plural)
disjunksjonene (definite plural)

(logic) disjunction (a proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator)

(mathematics) disjunction (a logical operator)


poppel

poppelen (definite singular)
popler (indefinite plural)
poplene (definite plural)

From Latin populus, via Low German poppele.


galgenhumor

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galgenhumor m (definite singular galgenhumoren)

gallows humour (UK), or gallows humor (US)


autodafé

autodaféen (definite singular)
autodafeen (definite singular)
autodaféer (indefinite plural)
autodafeer (indefinite plural)
autodaféene (definite plural)
autodafeene (definite plural)

From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).


sentral

sentralen (definite singular)
sentraler (indefinite plural)
sentralene (definite plural)

a centre (UK) or center (US) (a central point in a business or organisation)

an exchange (such as a telephone exchange)


baptisme

baptismen (definite singular)
baptismer (indefinite plural)
baptismene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”).

der

A denomination of Christianity, which recognizes only the baptism of adults, rather than infants; the Baptist denomination


hunn

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hunn m (definite singular hunnen, indefinite plural hunner, definite plural hunnene)

hunnen (definite singular)
hunner (indefinite plural)
hunnene (definite plural)


sefard

sefarden (definite singular)
sefarder (indefinite plural)
sefardene (definite plural)


maling

malinga (definite singular)
malingen (definite singular)
malinger (indefinite plural)
malingene (definite plural)


sydvest

From syd + vest; the hat possibly from Dutch zuidwester (as in Danish).

southwest or south-west (point of the compass)


sydvest

sydvesten (definite singular)
sydvester (indefinite plural)
sydvestene (definite plural)


harddisk

harddisken (definite singular)
harddisker (indefinite plural)
harddiskene (definite plural)

(computing) a hard disk, or hard disc (UK)


barnesoldat

barnesoldaten (definite singular)
barnesoldater (indefinite plural)
barnesoldatene (definite plural)


silhuett

silhuetten (definite singular)
silhuetter (indefinite plural)
silhuettene (definite plural)

From French silhouette, from the name of Frenchman Étienne de Silhouette.


sikte

siktet (definite singular)
sikter (indefinite plural)
sikta (definite plural)
siktene (definite plural)

land i sikte


truisme

truismen (definite singular)
truismer (indefinite plural)
truismene (definite plural)


hyene

hyenen (definite singular)
hyener (indefinite plural)
hyenene (definite plural)


hird

nb-noun

hird (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

→ English: hird

From Danish hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

An informal retinue of personal armed companions.

(by extension) the formal royal court household.


nepe

nepa (definite singular)
nepen (definite singular)
neper (indefinite plural)
nepene (definite plural)

From Latin napus, via Old English næp and Old Norse næpa.


nereide

nereida (definite singular)
nereiden (definite singular)
nereider (indefinite plural)
nereidene (definite plural)


perrong

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perrong m (definite singular perrongen, indefinite plural perronger, definite plural perrongene)

perrongen (definite singular)
perronger (indefinite plural)
perrongene (definite plural)


foki

(non-standard since 1984) indefinite plural of fokus


jekk

jekken (definite singular)
jekker (indefinite plural)
jekkene (definite plural)


muld

mulda (definite singular)
mulden (definite singular)


smil

smilet (definite singular)
smil (indefinite plural)
smila (definite plural)
smilene (definite plural)
smilen (definite singular)
smil (indefinite plural)
smilene (definite plural)

smil m (definite singular smilen, indefinite plural smil, definite plural smilene)


solstråle

solstrålen (definite singular)
solstråler (indefinite plural)
solstrålene (definite plural)

a sunbeam, ray from the sun, ray of sunlight

a ray of sunshine (figurative, person who brings happiness into the lives of others)


folkestyre

folkestyret (definite singular)
folkestyr (indefinite plural)
folkestyra (definite plural)
folkestyrene (definite plural)


monn

monnet (definite singular)
monn (indefinite plural)
monner (indefinite plural)
monna (definite plural)
monnene (definite plural)


kril

krilen (definite singular)
kriler (indefinite plural)
krilene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by krill


kommune

kommunen (definite singular)
kommuner (indefinite plural)
kommunene (definite plural)

From French commune, from Medieval Latin communia, from Latin communis.


trapp

trappa (definite singular)
trappen (definite singular)
trapper (indefinite plural)
trappene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German trappe. Similar to Swedish and Faroese trappa, also to Danish trappe

stairs, stairway, staircase, steps (e.g. outdoors)


rulletrapp

rulletrappa (definite singular)
rulletrappen (definite singular)
rulletrapper (indefinite plural)
rulletrappene (definite plural)


accent circonflexe

accent circonflexen (definite singular)
accent circonflexer (indefinite plural)
accent circonflexene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French accent circonflexe.

(orthography) a circumflex (a diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel or a consonant in the orthography or transliteration of many languages)


priapisme

From Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).


dekar

dekaret (definite singular)
dekar (indefinite plural)
dekara (definite plural)
dekarene (definite plural)


tendring

tendringen (definite singular)
tendringer (indefinite plural)
tendringene (definite plural)

(nautical) an older type of boat originally rowed with ten oars (five pairs), but could also have a cabin and sail


pumpe

pumpa (definite singular)
pumpen (definite singular)
pumper (indefinite plural)
pumpene (definite plural)


bremse

bremsa (definite singular)
bremsen (definite singular)
bremser (indefinite plural)
bremsene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.


goter

goteren (definite singular)
gotere (indefinite plural)
goterne (definite plural)


snive

sniva (definite singular)
sniven (definite singular)
sniver (indefinite plural)
snivene (definite plural)

From Danish snive (“glanders”), either from older/dialectal snive, snibe (“snore”), or from Middle Low German snīp (“throat disease in chickens”). The Danish term refers to the sound of the respiratory organs of animals with the disease.

der

[hesten] havde snive i bagbenene

1883, Jonas Lie, Familjen paa Gilje, page 72:

[the horse] had glanders in the hind legs

(pathology) glanders (an infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans)


vanning

vanninga (definite singular)
vanningen (definite singular)
vanninger (indefinite plural)
vanningene (definite plural)


anklage

anklaga (definite singular)
anklagen (definite singular)
anklager (indefinite plural)
anklagene (definite plural)

an- + klage; from German Anklage (noun), and from Middle Low German anklagen and German anklagen (verb)


brigg

briggen (definite singular)
brigger (indefinite plural)
briggene (definite plural)

From English brig, an abbreviation of brigantine.


skura

definite feminine singular of skur (Etymology 2)


beist

beistet (definite singular)
beist (indefinite plural)
beista (definite plural)
beistene (definite plural)


simle

simla (definite singular)
simlen (definite singular)
simler (indefinite plural)
simlene (definite plural)


kondor

kondoren (definite singular)
kondorer (indefinite plural)
kondorene (definite plural)

From Quechua kuntur, via Spanish cóndor.


yter

yteren (definite singular)
ytere (indefinite plural)
yterne (definite plural)

contributor, payer, provider (often used in compound words)


moske

moskeen (definite singular)
moskeer (indefinite plural)
moskeene (definite plural)


tamburin

tamburinen (definite singular)
tamburiner (indefinite plural)
tamburinene (definite plural)


eierer

(non-standard since 2005) indefinite plural of eier


adventskalender

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adventskalender m (definite singular adventskalenderen, indefinite plural adventskalendere or adventskalendre or adventskalendrer, definite plural adventskalenderne or adventskalendrene)

adventskalenderen (definite singular)
adventskalendere (indefinite plural)
adventskalendre (indefinite plural)
adventskalendrer (indefinite plural)
adventskalenderne (definite plural)
adventskalendrene (definite plural)


narhval

narhvalen (definite singular)
narhvaler (indefinite plural)
narhvalene (definite plural)

From Danish narhval. Probably by metathesis from Old Norse náhvalr "corpse whale", based on nár (“corpse”) and hvalr (“whale”).


moare

moareen (definite singular)
moareer (indefinite plural)
moareene (definite plural)


fotografien

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 1)


huner

huneren (definite singular)
hunere (indefinite plural)
hunerne (definite plural)


gulrot

gulrota (definite singular)
gulroten (definite singular)
gulrøtter (indefinite plural)
gulrøttene (definite plural)

/ˈɡʉlːəˌruːt/

From gul + rot, cf. Danish gulerod and German gelbe Rübe.


badekaret

/bɑːdəkɑːrə/


badekara

/bɑːdəkɑːrɑ/


badekarene

/bɑːdəkɑːrɛnə/

/bɑːdəkɑːɳə/


bavianene

/bɑʋɪɑːn̩ːə/


enhjørningene

/eːnjøːɳɪŋɛnə/


pariserhjul

pariserhjulet (definite singular)
pariserhjul (indefinite plural)
pariserhjula (definite plural)
pariserhjulene (definite plural)

From pariser (“Parisian”) + hjul (the reference to Paris is of unclear origin, as it was invented by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. in the United States).

qualifier

Ed., "De unge byplanleggerne", Dagsavisen, 2nd March 2008.
Nytorget har fått pariserhjul, trampoline og slush-butikk.
Nytorget (a square in Stavanger) has obtained a Ferris wheel, a trampoline and a slush puppy store.


tannhjul

tannhjulet (definite singular)
tannhjul (indefinite plural)
tannhjula (definite plural)
tannhjulene (definite plural)


inuitt

inuitten (definite singular)
inuitter (indefinite plural)
inuittene (definite plural)


politimann

politimannen (definite singular)
politimenn (indefinite plural)
politimennene (definite plural)


onomatopoetikon

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onomatopoetikon n (definite singular onomatopetikonet, indefinite plural onomatopoetika, definite plural onomatopoetikaene)

onomatopetikonet (definite singular)
onomatopoetika (indefinite plural)
onomatopoetikaene (definite plural)

From German Onomatopoetikon, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía), a compound of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).

bor

ὀνοματοποιία

compound

"pang" og "kvitre" er eksempel på onomatopoetika på norsk.

"pang" (bang) and "kvitre" (tweet) are examples of onomatopoeias in Norwegian.

Jeg fant på nye ord for å glede henne, onomatopoetikon som drysset over begjæret og fikk henne til å bukte seg som en sprelsk liten fisk.

1991, Øystein Wingaard Wolf, Det portugisiske krigsskip, Aschehoug:

I coined new words in order to make her happy, onomatopoeia sprinkling over her desire that got her to wriggle like a squirming little fish.

(linguistics) onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it represents)


felg

felgen (definite singular)
felger (indefinite plural)
felgene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German velge; compare with German Felge.


flåte

flåten (definite singular)
flåter (indefinite plural)
flåtene (definite plural)

a fleet (of navy or merchant ships, fishing vessels, or aircraft)


helligdag

helligdagen (definite singular)
helligdager (indefinite plural)
helligdagene (definite plural)


CD-spiller

CD-spilleren (definite singular)
CD-spillere (indefinite plural)
CD-spillerne (definite plural)


cd-spiller

cd-spilleren (definite singular)
cd-spillere (indefinite plural)
cd-spillerne (definite plural)


cd-speller

cd-spelleren (definite singular)
cd-spellere (indefinite plural)
cd-spellerne (definite plural)


CD-speller

CD-spelleren (definite singular)
CD-spellere (indefinite plural)
CD-spellerne (definite plural)


DVD-spiller

DVD-spilleren (definite singular)
DVD-spillere (indefinite plural)
DVD-spillerne (definite plural)


dvd-spiller

dvd-spilleren (definite singular)
dvd-spillere (indefinite plural)
dvd-spillerne (definite plural)


DVD-speller

DVD-speller (indefinite masculine singular)
DVD-spelleren (definite masculine singular)
DVD-spellere (indefinite masculine plural)
DVD-spellerne (definite masculine plural)


dvd-speller

dvd-spelleren (definite singular)
dvd-spellere (indefinite plural)
dvd-spellerne (definite plural)


skvåsj

skvåsjen (definite singular)
skvåsjer (indefinite plural)
skvåsjene (definite plural)


ovn

ovnen (definite singular)
ovner (indefinite plural)
ovnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (compare Danish ovn, Swedish ugn, Icelandic ofn, Dutch oven, Low German Aven, West Frisian ûne, German Ofen, Gothic auhns), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *aukw- (“cooking pot”), *Hukʷ-, *ukwnos.


farge

fargen (definite singular)
farger (indefinite plural)
fargene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German verwe or varwe, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”).


lemen

lemenet (definite singular)
lemen (indefinite plural)
lemener (indefinite plural)
lemena (definite plural)
lemenene (definite plural)

Lemmus lemmus
Lemmus lemmus#Translingual

a lemming (especially the Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus)


oter

oteren (definite singular)
otere (indefinite plural)
otre (indefinite plural)
otrer (indefinite plural)
oterne (definite plural)
otrene (definite plural)


hvalkebab

hvalkebaben (definite singular)
hvalkebaber (indefinite plural)
hvalkebabene (definite plural)

/ʋɑːɽkeːbɑb/


kval

kvalen (definite singular)
kvaler (indefinite plural)
kvalene (definite plural)


bønn

bønna (definite singular)
bønnen (definite singular)
bønner (indefinite plural)
bønnene (definite plural)


sjevron

sjevronen (definite singular)
sjevroner (indefinite plural)
sjevronene (definite plural)


turu

turua (definite singular)
turuen (definite singular)
turuer (indefinite plural)
turuene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tvare


pudder

pudderet (definite singular)
pudder (indefinite plural)
puddere (indefinite plural)
puddera (definite plural)
pudderne (definite plural)


ovarium

ovariet (definite singular)
ovarier (indefinite plural)
ovaria (definite plural)
ovariene (definite plural)


løv

løvet (definite singular)
løv (indefinite plural)
løva (definite plural)
løvene (definite plural)

From Danish løf, from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with English leaf.


lerret

lerretet (definite singular)
lerret (indefinite plural)
lerreter (indefinite plural)
lerreta (definite plural)
lerretene (definite plural)


diskos

diskosen (definite singular)
diskoser (indefinite plural)
diskosene (definite plural)


botn

botnen (definite singular)
botner (indefinite plural)
botnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz. Doublet of bunn.

a cirque (depression in a mountainside formed by glacial erosion)


puslespill

puslespillet (definite singular)
puslespill (indefinite plural)
puslespilla (definite plural)
puslespillene (definite plural)

From English puzzle [Term?] + spill (“game”).


sess

sessen (definite singular)
sesser (indefinite plural)
sessene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitte.


fanger

fangeren (definite singular)
fangere (indefinite plural)
fangerne (definite plural)

a person or object that catches something, literally a catcher


kro

kroa (definite singular)
kroen (definite singular)
kroer (indefinite plural)
kroene (definite plural)


kro

kroen (definite singular)
kroer (indefinite plural)
kroene (definite plural)

Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.


sev

sevet (definite singular)
sev (indefinite plural)
seva (definite plural)
sevene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by siv


vri

vrien (definite singular)
vrier (indefinite plural)
vriene (definite plural)

From Danish vride and Old Danish writhæ, from Old Norse ríða, vríða.

a card game where one can dictate the colour or suit that is allowed to play

a change of the playable colour(s) or suit(s) in such a card game


ajournement

ajournementet (definite singular)
ajournement (indefinite plural)
ajournementa (definite plural)
ajournementene (definite plural)

/aʃʉːɳəˈmaŋ/

à jour + -ment, first part from French à jour (“up-to-date”), first part from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”) + from French jour (“day”), from Old French jorn, jor (“day”), from Latin diurnum [tempus], from diurnus (“daily”), from earlier *diusnus, from both diūs, from Old Latin, from Proto-Italic *djous (“day”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky”), from earlier *dyéws, from *dyew- (“sky”) and *s + and from -nus, from Proto-Italic *-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós.
Last part from French -ment, from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Late Latin -mentum (“instrument”), from -menta, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥teh₂, from *-mn̥ + *-teh₂.

a delay or postponement (a period of time before an event occurs)

ajourinnfattet

framed so that the top and bottom are free (of a stone or jewelry)


løk

løken (definite singular)
løker (indefinite plural)
løkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.


retting

rettinga (definite singular)
rettingen (definite singular)
rettinger (indefinite plural)
rettingene (definite plural)


kolumbarium

kolumbariet (definite singular)
kolumbarier (indefinite plural)
kolumbaria (definite plural)
kolumbariene (definite plural)


alboge

albogen (definite singular)
alboger (indefinite plural)
albogene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by albue


depositum

head

depositum n (definite singular depositumet, indefinite plural deposita or depositumer, definite plural depositaene or deposituma or depositumene)

depositumet (definite singular)
deposita (indefinite plural)
depositumer (indefinite plural)
depositaene (definite plural)
deposituma (definite plural)
depositumene (definite plural)


hypnotisme

hypnotisme m (definite singular hypnotismen)

hypnotism (study or practice of hypnosis)


osp

ospa (definite singular)
ospen (definite singular)
osper (indefinite plural)
ospene (definite plural)

Populus tremula
Populus tremula#Translingual

an aspen (tree of species Populus tremula)


pensel

penselen (definite singular)
pensler (indefinite plural)
penslene (definite plural)

From German Pinsel, from Old French pincel, from Latin peniculus.


tupé

tupé m (definite singular tupéen or tupeen, indefinite plural tupéer or tupeer, definite plural tupéene or tupeene)

tupéen (definite singular)
tupeen (definite singular)
tupéer (indefinite plural)
tupeer (indefinite plural)
tupéene (definite plural)
tupeene (definite plural)

a toupee (small hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot)


overtid

overtida (definite singular)
overtiden (definite singular)

(sports) extra time (UK), or overtime (US)


purre

purren (definite singular)
purrer (indefinite plural)
purrene (definite plural)

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum, leek


kadaver

kadaveret (definite singular)
kadaver (indefinite plural)
kadavre (indefinite plural)
kadavra (definite plural)
kadavrene (definite plural)


blodåre

blodåra (definite singular)
blodåren (definite singular)
blodårer (indefinite plural)
blodårene (definite plural)


trass

trassen (definite singular)
trasset (definite singular)


stikkontakt

stikkontakten (definite singular)
stikkontakter (indefinite plural)
stikkontaktene (definite plural)

stikk (“sting”) + kontakt (“power outlet”)


forbindelse

forbindelsen (definite singular)
forbindelser (indefinite plural)
forbindelsene (definite plural)


berøring

berøringa (definite singular)
berøringen (definite singular)
berøringer (indefinite plural)
berøringene (definite plural)


fremmedord

fremmedordet (definite singular)
fremmedord (indefinite plural)
fremmedorda (definite plural)
fremmedordene (definite plural)

a foreign word (word taken from another language without being adapted in any way)


a-bombe

a-bomba (definite singular)
a-bomben (definite singular)
a-bomber (indefinite plural)
a-bombene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a-bombe».ogg

a- + bombe, first part is the first letter of the word atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) + and from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, hew, wound, butcher”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-n-h₁-, from *temh₁- (“to cut”). Last part from French bombe (“bomb, aerosol”), from Italian bomba (“bomb”), from Latin bombus (“a buzz or humming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing, booming, rumbling”), imitative of the sound itself.

der

A-bomben hadde en enorm effekt

1975, Torbjørn Villhodd, I en så klar dag, page 12:

ny a-bombe i Nord-Korea

(military, weaponry) an atom bomb (A-bomb)


a-bomben

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a-bomben».ogg


a-bomber

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a-bomber».ogg


atomkraft

atomkrafta (definite singular)
atomkraften (definite singular)

(electricity) nuclear power, atomic power


atomkraften

definite masculine singular of atomkraft


beskyldning

beskyldninga (definite singular)
beskyldningen (definite singular)
beskyldninger (indefinite plural)
beskyldningene (definite plural)


beskyldningen

definite masculine singular of beskyldning


postmodernisme

A loanword, compare with French postmodernisme and English postmodernism; equivalent to post- + modernisme.


professorat

professoratet (definite singular)
professorat (indefinite plural)
professorater (indefinite plural)
professorata (definite plural)
professoratene (definite plural)

professor + -at, possibly from French professorat


fyrtårn

fyrtårnet (definite singular)
fyrtårn (indefinite plural)
fyrtårna (definite plural)
fyrtårnene (definite plural)


tilbud

tilbudet (definite singular)
tilbud (indefinite plural)
tilbuda (definite plural)
tilbudene (definite plural)

tilbud og etterspørsel


sammensurium

sammensuriet (definite singular)
sammensurier (indefinite plural)
sammensuria (definite plural)
sammensuriene (definite plural)


bygning

bygninga (definite singular)
bygningen (definite singular)
bygninger (indefinite plural)
bygningene (definite plural)


brødrister

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brødrister m (definite singular brødristeren, indefinite plural brødristere, definite plural brødristerne)

brødristeren (definite singular)
brødristere (indefinite plural)
brødristerne (definite plural)


grunnmur

grunnmuren (definite singular)
grunnmurer (indefinite plural)
grunnmurene (definite plural)

a foundation (wall) (low wall supporting a building)


ranke

ranken (definite singular)
ranker (indefinite plural)
rankene (definite plural)


bakster

baksteren (definite singular)
bakstrer (indefinite plural)
bakstrene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by bakst


baronessen

definite masculine singular of baronesse