livre

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livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre or livreer, definite plural livrea or livreene)

livreet (definite singular)
livre (indefinite plural)
livreer (indefinite plural)
livrea (definite plural)
livreene (definite plural)


A

A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-er, definite plural A-ene)

A-en (definite singular)
A-er (indefinite plural)
A-ene (definite plural)

Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A», «a».ogg

From Latin A, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 representing the head of an ox.

(physics) symbol for massetall (“nucleon number”)


antonym

antonymet (definite singular)
antonym (indefinite plural)
antonymer (indefinite plural)
antonyma (definite plural)
antonymene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία (antōnumía), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name, noun”).


synonym

synonymet (definite singular)
or synonymer (indefinite plural synonym)
synonyma (definite plural)
synonymene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).


verb

verbet (definite singular)
or verber (indefinite plural verb)
verba (definite plural)
verbene (definite plural)


ab

Abbreviation of avbetaling (“installment”), verbal noun form of avbetale (“to pay off”), a compound of av + betale, first part av (“of, from, by, off”), from Old Norse af (“of, from, off, by”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + second part betale (“pay, purchase”), from Middle Low German betalen (“of, from, off, by”), last part is the suffix -ing (“-ing”), from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

der

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab».ogg

møbler og vaskemaskin på AB

furniture and washing machine on installments

(colloquial) Abbreviation of avbetaling (“installment”).


abaca

abacaen (definite singular)
abacaer (indefinite plural)
abacaene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abaca».ogg

From English abaca, from Spanish abacá (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Tagalog abaka (“abaca, Manilla hemp”), from Arabic أَبَق (ʔabaq, “abaca”), from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ (ʾāpaqtā), ܐܰܦܩܰܥܬܳܐ (ʾap̄qaʿtā, “de-seeded cotton”) from ܦܩܰܥ (pqaʿ, “to split, to reave, to crack”).

(botany) Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

abaca (the fiber of the abaca plant, used in rope)


abandon

abandonen (definite singular)
abandoner (indefinite plural)
abandonene (definite plural)

From French abandon (“surrender, abandonment”), from Old French mettre a bandon (“to deliver, place at someone's disposition”), last part from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command, summon, ban”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”).

(law) the right to, under certain circumstances, waive ownership of an insured ship or cargo to the insurer and claim compensation for total loss

[Botten Hansen] skrev med saa stor abandon, at mere end een troskyldig læser indigneredes paa hans vegne

1917, Ludvig Daae, Paul Botten Hansen, page 64:

[Botten Hansen] wrote with such great abandon that more than one innocent reader was indignant on his behalf

den evige varme pludringen hos denne damen, med intelligente smaa «abandoner» i tanken, denne uendelige «bjerg- og dalbane» i tanken

1992, Olaf Bull, Ild og skygger, page 101:

the eternal hot chatter of this lady, with intelligent little "abandons" in the tank, this endless "roller coaster" in the tank


abandoner

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abandoner».ogg


abattoir

abattoiret (definite singular)
abattoirer (indefinite plural)
abattoira (definite plural)
abattoirene (definite plural)

man betænker, hvilke uhyre mængde kvæg der mellem aar og dag bliver slagtet i Parises abattoirs

1836 October 17, Den Constitutionelle, page 2:

one considers the enormous amount of cattle slaughtered in Paris' abattoirs between year and day

abbatoirene [sic] i Rue de Flanders

(concerning France) an abattoir (a public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.)


abba

From Latin abba (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba, “father, title of respect given to abbots”), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, ancestor, leader”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word.
Doublet of abbed and abbé.

han sa: «Abba, Far! Alt er mulig for deg …»

(Can we date this quote?), The Holy Bible: Mark 14,36:

he said, "Abba, Father!" Everything is possible for you ... »

dere har fått Ånden som gir rett til å være Guds barn, den som gjør at vi roper: «Abba, Far!»

(Can we date this quote?), The Holy Bible: Rom 8,15:

you have received the Spirit who gives the right to be children of God, the one who causes us to cry out, 'Abba, Father!'

[vårt hjerte] siger et Abba kjære fader

1817, Hans Nielsen Hauge, Om Religiøse Følelser og deres Værd, page 9:

ja det er sandt som kammerherren siger. Abba! fader!

1830-1837, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II,3, page 336:

yes it is true as the chamberlain says. Abba! father!

(Christianity, Judaism) Abba or Father (when speaking directly with God through prayer)


abbreviator

abbreviatoren (definite singular)
abbreviatorer (indefinite plural)
abbreviatorene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviator».ogg

Pius II opprettet i 1463 et kollegium av abbreviatorer.

Pius II established a college of abbreviators in 1463.

(history, Roman Catholicism) abbreviator (one of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.)


abdomen

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abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene)

abdomenet (definite singular)
abdomen (indefinite plural)
abdomina (indefinite plural)
abdomena (definite plural)
abdomenene (definite plural)
abdominaene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdomen».ogg

From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

der

computertomografi ved akutt abdomen

2005 July 4, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening):

computed tomography of the acute abdomen

Mary Diamonds tronende abdomen

1974, Knut Faldbakken, Uår. Aftenlandet, page 175:

en henvisning til ultralyd abdomen og nyrer

1997, Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner, page 98:

a reference to ultrasound of the abdomen and kidneys

(anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis)

(zoology, entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda)


aberrant

aberranten (definite singular)
aberranter (indefinite plural)
aberrantene (definite plural)

From Latin aberrāns (“wandering, straying or deviating from”), present active participle of aberrō (“I wander, stray; aberr”), 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 errō (“I wander, astray; err”), from Proto-Italic *erzāō (“to roam, wander; go astray, waver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to flow”). Doublet of aberrasjon.
The noun is a substantivisation of the adjective, with the same etymology.

(botany, zoology) an aberrant (a group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number)


abort

aborten (definite singular)
aborter (indefinite plural)
abortene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abort».ogg

From Latin abortus (“premature delivery, abortion; miscarriage”), perfect active participle of aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”).

illegal abort

provosert abort

(medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus)

ha en abort

ta abort

habituell abort

habitual abortion (the miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies)

mange mene, at hensigten [med attentatet] kun har været at forskrække dronningen og derved foraarsage en abort

1840 June 23, Den Norske Rigstidende, page 2:

many believe that the intention [of the assassination] was only to frighten the queen and thereby cause an abortion

hun havde hørt, at ægteskaber, hvori det første svangerskab endte med abort, som oftest bleve barnløse

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 298:

she had heard that marriages in which the first pregnancy ended in abortion often became childless

min kone, som efter aborten længe havde været svag, blev frisk igjen

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 295:

my wife, who had been weak for a long time after the abortion, recovered

maleriet [var ikke] noe maleri i det hele tatt, men en abort

1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Historien om Edvard Munch, page 337:

the painting [was] not a painting at all, but an abortion

(medicine) a miscarriage (abortion that occurs by itself)

foreta en abort

kjønnsbetinget abort

selvbestemt abort

self-determined abortion (artificial abortion that a pregnant woman may require performed by the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, according to Norwegian law)

foreldrene sendte ham to tusen kroner og det ble ordnet med illegal abort

1973, Tor Edvin Dahl, Guds tjener, page 136:

his parents sent him two thousand kroner and an illegal abortion was arranged

hun var helt desperat av redsel for at hun ikke skulle få innvilget aborten

1975, Liv Køltzow, Historien om Eli, page 119:

she was desperate for fear that she would not be granted an abortion

Brita var en av foregangskvinnene for selvbestemt abort

Brita was one of the pioneers of self-determined abortion

de sterkeste og mest innflytelsesrike motstandere av selvbestemt abort

1990, Kåre Willoch, Statsminister, page 53:

the strongest and most influential opponents of self-determined abortion

(medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy induced by surgery or medication)


abscess

abscessen (definite singular)
abscesser (indefinite plural)
abscessene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscess».ogg

From Latin abscessus (“departed, withdrawn, retreated”), perfect passive participle of abscēdō (“I go away, depart”), from both ab- (“away from, off, from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from cēdō (“I go”), from Proto-Italic *kezdō, from either *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”), or from *ḱye, from *ḱe (deictic particle) and *sed- (“to sit”).

en fæl absces

1845, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III,1, page 193:

jeg saumfarte foten hans enda en gang og nå fant jeg en abscess ved hælen, hard som en kastanje

2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:

I scoured his foot once more and now I found an abscess at the heel, hard as a chestnut

jeg har tømt absesser som har sprutet ned … tak og vegger

2010, Nina Lykke, Full spredning, page 13:

I have emptied abscesses that have splashed down… ceilings and walls

(pathology) an abscess (a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.)


millennium

millenniet (definite singular)
millennier (indefinite plural)
millennia (definite plural)
millenniene (definite plural)


nu

nuen (definite singular)
nuer (indefinite plural)
nuene (definite plural)


servant

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servant m (definite singular servanten, indefinite plural servanter, definite plural servantene)

servanten (definite singular)
servanter (indefinite plural)
servantene (definite plural)


robot

roboten (definite singular)
roboter (indefinite plural)
robotene (definite plural)


absolutist

absolutisten (definite singular)
absolutister (indefinite plural)
absolutistene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutist».ogg

absolutt + -ist, first part from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Last part from French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

der

absolutisternes rædselsgjerninger og forfølgelser mod de liberale [i Spania]

1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III, page 43:

the atrocities of the absolutists and the persecution of the liberals [in Spain]

konferansen blir avbrutt av … primitivistiske studenter og religiøse absolutister

the conference is interrupted by… primitivist students and religious absolutists

(politics, political science) an absolutist (one who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government)


planet

planeten (definite singular)
planeter (indefinite plural)
planetene (definite plural)

From Old Norse planéta, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer”).


sky

skya (definite singular)
skyen (definite singular)
skyer (indefinite plural)
skyene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).

Det er mange skyer på himmelen.


numeral

numeralet (definite singular)
or numeraler (indefinite numeral plural)
numerala (definite plural)
numeralene (definite plural)


letter

indefinite plural of lett (non-standard since 2005)


mann

mannen (definite singular)
menn (indefinite plural)
mennene (definite plural)

From Danish mand (pre-1907 Riksmål spelling), from Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of Icelandic maður). Originally the word only had the sense "human" but later changed to primarily designate an adult male, the original meaning being replaced by words such as menneske and person. Believed to ultimately be from Proto-Germanic *mann-, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *man- (a root). Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Faroese and Icelandic maður, English man and many others.

Det sitter tre menn og to kvinner i styret.

There are three men and two women on the board.

Den vanlige mann

The man in the street, the ordinary citizen

Gå ned med mann og mus

Be lost with all hands (literally, “Go down with man and mouse”)

(mostly in regular sayings and idioms) A human being, person

Være mann nok for

Være en mann

A person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males

Hun mistet mannen sin i en ulykke for tre år siden.

She lost her husband in an accident three years ago.


bit

biten (definite singular)
biter (indefinite plural)
bitene (definite plural)


bit

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bit m (definite singular biten, indefinite plural bit or biter, definite plural bitene)

biten (definite singular)
bit (indefinite plural)
biter (indefinite plural)
bitene (definite plural)


man

mana (definite singular)
manen (definite singular)
maner (indefinite plural)
manene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫn, from Proto-Germanic *manō.


is

isen (definite singular)
is (indefinite plural)
iser (indefinite plural)
isene (definite plural)

From Old Norse íss (“ice”), from Proto-Germanic *īsaz, a variant of *īsą (“ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- (“ice, frost”).

inh

(countable) ice cream on a stick or cone.


nigger

niggeren (definite singular)
niggere (indefinite plural)
niggerne (definite plural)


fart

farta (definite singular)
farten (definite singular)
farter (indefinite plural)
fartene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vart, related to fare (“fare, travel”).


port

porten (definite singular)
porter (indefinite plural)
portene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian portr m, from late Old Norse portr m, port n, ultimately from Latin porta f.

(computing) port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)

(computing) port (female connector of an electronic device)


hund

hunden (definite singular)
hunder (indefinite plural)
hundene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).


onsdag

onsdagen (definite singular)
onsdager (indefinite plural)
onsdagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Wednesday, the third day of the week according to the ISO 8601 standard.


date

daten (definite singular)
dater (indefinite plural)
datene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English date. Doublet of dato and datum.

a (romantic) date (pre-arranged meeting between two people)

a person in relation to the other person on a date


bot

bota (definite singular)
boten (definite singular)
bøter (indefinite plural)
bøtene (definite plural)

a fine (sum of money to be paid as a penalty for an offence)


adverb

adverbet (definite singular)
or adverber (adverb indefinite plural)
adverba (definite plural)
adverbene (definite plural)

From Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”).


peso

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peso m (definite singular pesoen, indefinite plural peso or pesos, definite plural pesoene)

pesoen (definite singular)
peso (indefinite plural)
pesos (indefinite plural)
pesoene (definite plural)

From Latin pensum, via English peso and Spanish peso.

a peso (currency unit of several Latin American countries, as well as the Philippines)


centavo

nb-noun

centavo m (definite singular centavoen, indefinite plural centavos or centavo, definite plural centavoene)

centavoen (definite singular)
centavos (indefinite plural)
centavo (indefinite plural)
centavoene (definite plural)


gnosis

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).


hell

hellet (definite singular)
hell (indefinite plural)
hella (definite plural)
hellene (definite plural)


most

mosten (definite singular)
moster (indefinite plural)
mostene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German most, must, from Latin mustum.

must, (unfermented) fruit juice, particularly grape juice


DVD

DVD-en (definite singular)
DVD-er (indefinite plural)
DVD-ene (definite plural)


and

anda (definite singular)
anden (definite singular)
ender (indefinite plural)
endene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”).

canard (false or misleading report or story)


euro

euroen (definite singular)
euroer (indefinite plural)
euroene (definite plural)


bank

banken (definite singular)
banker (indefinite plural)
bankene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”), banca.


religion

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religion m (definite singular religionen, indefinite plural religioner, definite plural religionene)

religionen (definite singular)
religioner (indefinite plural)
religionene (definite plural)


morning

morningen (definite singular)
morninger (indefinite plural)
morningene (definite plural)


quisling

quislingen (definite singular)
quislinger (indefinite plural)
quislingene (definite plural)

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

a quisling (traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)


last

lasta (definite singular)
lasten (definite singular)
laster (indefinite plural)
lastene (definite plural)


radio

radioen (definite singular)
radioer (indefinite plural)
radioene (definite plural)


time

timen (definite singular)
timer (indefinite plural)
timene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-, specifically Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō.

Det tar fire timer å kjøre dit.

En time på skolen kan vare i 45 minutter.

Jeg har en time hos tannlegen.


pseudonym

pseudonymet (definite singular)
pseudonym (indefinite plural)
pseudonymer (indefinite plural)
pseudonyma (definite plural)
pseudonymene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).


gas

gasen (definite singular)
gaser (indefinite plural)
gasene (definite plural)


mars

From Latin mārtius (“month of the god Mars”).

March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)


standard

standarden (definite singular)
standarder (indefinite plural)
standardene (definite plural)

From Old French estandart, via English standard.


absorbent

absorbenten (definite singular)
absorbenter (indefinite plural)
absorbentene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absorbent».ogg

From English absorbent, from Latin absorbēns (“swallowing, absorbing”), present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs).

der

absorbenter eller reflektorer på vegger eller i tak

absorbents or reflectors on walls or ceilings

an absorbent or absorber (something which absorbs)


accent

From French accent (“accent, manner or tone of speech”), from Middle French accent, from Old French acent, from Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”), past participle of accinō (“sing to, sing along”), from both ad- (“to”), from ad (“to, towards”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”) + and from canō (“I sing, recite, play”), from Proto-Italic *kanō (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).

Alternative spelling of aksent (“accent”)

accent aigu
accent aigu#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent aigu (“acute accent”)

accent circonflexe
accent circonflexe#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent circonflexe (“circumflex”)

accent grave
accent grave#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent grave (“grave accent”)


general

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general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generaler, definite plural generalene)

generalen (definite singular)
generaler (indefinite plural)
generalene (definite plural)


storm

stormen (definite singular)
stormer (indefinite plural)
stormene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”).

inh

En kraftig storm er venta seinere i dag.

A strong storm is expected to hit later today.

en storm i et vannglass


ask

asken (definite singular)
asker (indefinite plural)
askene (definite plural)

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior#Translingual

European ash (ash tree) Fraxinus excelsior


baby

babyen (definite singular)
babyer (indefinite plural)
babyene (definite plural)


stand

standen (definite singular)
stander (indefinite plural)
standene (definite plural)

From the old verb stande (replaced by stå), and English stand (sense 3).


radar

radaren (definite singular)
radarer (indefinite plural)
radarene (definite plural)


president

presidenten (definite singular)
presidenter (indefinite plural)
presidentene (definite plural)


DNA

DNA-et (definite singular)
DNA (indefinite plural)
DNA-a (definite plural)
DNA-ene (definite plural)


maskin

maskinen (definite singular)
maskiner (indefinite plural)
maskinene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), μηχανή (mēkhanḗ), via Latin machina and French machine.


tiger

tigeren (definite singular)
tigere (indefinite plural)
tigre (indefinite plural)
tigrer (indefinite plural)
tigerne (definite plural)
tigrene (definite plural)

Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris#Translingual


henna

hennaen (definite singular)
hennaer (indefinite plural)
hennaene (definite plural)


green

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green m (definite singular greenen, indefinite plural greener, definite plural greenene)

greenen (definite singular)
greener (indefinite plural)
greenene (definite plural)

(golf) a green, putting green (the closely mown area surrounding each hole on a golf course)


tempo

tempo n (definite singular tempoet, indefinite plural tempi or tempo or tempoer, definite plural tempiene or tempoa or tempoene)

tempoet (definite singular)
tempi (indefinite plural)
tempo (indefinite plural)
tempoer (indefinite plural)
tempiene (definite plural)
tempoa (definite plural)
tempoene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «tempo».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «tempo (italiensk)».ogg

From Italian tempo (“time, age, period, tense”), from Latin tempus (“portion or period of time”), either from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“to stretch, extend”), from *temp- (“to stretch, extend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *temh₂- (“to cut”).


musical

musicalen (definite singular)
musicaler (indefinite plural)
musicalene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by musikal


dollar

dollaren (definite singular)
dollar (indefinite plural)
dollarene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German daler, via English dollar.


penny

nb-noun

penny m (definite singular pennyen, indefinite plural pence or pennyer, definite plural pencene or pennyene)

pennyen (definite singular)
pence (indefinite plural)
pennyer (indefinite plural)
pencene (definite plural)
pennyene (definite plural)

English penny, from Middle English peny, from Old English penning, penniġ, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Doublet of penge, penning, and pfennig.


symptom

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symptom n (definite singular symptomet, indefinite plural symptom or symptomer, definite plural symptoma or symptomene)

symptomet (definite singular)
symptom (indefinite plural)
symptomer (indefinite plural)
symptoma (definite plural)
symptomene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “chance, casualty; symptom”), from συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”) (with the suffix, -μα (-ma), from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥), from both συν- (sun-, “with, together”), from σύν (sún, “beside, with”), from Proto-Indo-European *som-, from *sem- (“together, one”), or possibly from *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”), from *ḱe + and from πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *pípth₂-, from *peth₂- (“to spread out, fly”).


krill

krillen (definite singular)
kriller (indefinite plural)
krillene (definite plural)

Uncertain, related to dialectal kril (krusning); compare with Icelandic kríli.

krill, several species of crustacean plankton of the order Euphausiacea.


person

personen (definite singular)
personer (indefinite plural)
personene (definite plural)


or

ora or oren (definite singular)
orer (indefinite plural)
orene (definite plural)


million

millionen (definite singular)
millioner (indefinite plural)
millionene (definite plural)


symbol

symbolet (definite singular)
or symboler (indefinite plural symbol)
symbola (definite plural)
symbolene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.


sol

sola (definite singular)
solen (definite singular)
soler (indefinite plural)
solene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl (“sun”).

Solen skinner.


humor

From Latin hūmor, via German Humor and English humour or humor.


ass

assen (definite singular)
asser (indefinite plural)
assene (definite plural)

Språk er rart, ass

2016 November 23, Urd Vindenes, “«Språk er rart, ass»”, in Språknerderiet (overall work in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 2023-10-16:

(informal, greater Oslo area) A sound that marks the end of a sentence, and which otherwise doesn't mean anything.


hand

handa (definite singular)
handen (definite singular)
hender (indefinite plural)
hendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz .


el

short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.


for

foret (definite singular)
for (indefinite plural)
fora (definite plural)
forene (definite plural)


regime

regimet (definite singular)
regimer (indefinite plural)
regima (definite plural)
regimene (definite plural)


fall

fallet (definite singular)
fall (indefinite plural)
falla (definite plural)
fallene (definite plural)

i fall

i alle fall


lama

lamaen (definite singular)
lamaer (indefinite plural)
lamaene (definite plural)


lama

a lama (Buddhist monk or spiritual leader)


yacht

yachten (definite singular)
yachter (indefinite plural)
yachtene (definite plural)


wiki

wikien (definite singular)
wikier (indefinite plural)
wikiene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English wiki, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”).


case

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case m or n (definite singular casen or caset, indefinite plural caser, definite plural casene)

casen (definite singular)
caset (definite singular)
caser (indefinite plural)
casene (definite plural)

English case, from Latin cāsus. Doublet of kasus.

a case study; a case as used in a case study


ending

endinga (definite singular)
endingen (definite singular)
endinger (indefinite plural)
endingene (definite plural)

ende + -ing, first part from Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

inh

modernisasjon (bortkastelsen av de mange endinger etc.)

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 137:

modernization (the removal of the many endings, etc.)

(grammar) an ending (the last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form)

sensibilitetens øks styrer diktene – med makt tvinger den fram mannlig, trykksterk ending i hver linje

the ax of sensibility controls the poems - with force it forces a masculine, powerful ending in each line

(poetry) the last syllable in a verse line


kiwi

kiwien (definite singular)
kiwier (indefinite plural)
kiwiene (definite plural)


argument

argumentet (definite singular)
argument (indefinite plural)
argumenter (indefinite plural)
argumenta (definite plural)
argumentene (definite plural)


arm

armen (definite singular)
armer (indefinite plural)
armene (definite plural)


balalaika

balalaikaen (definite singular)
balalaikaer (indefinite plural)
balalaikaene (definite plural)


art

arta (definite singular)
arten (definite singular)
arter (indefinite plural)
artene (definite plural)


finger

fingeren (definite singular)
fingre (indefinite plural)
fingrer (indefinite plural)
fingrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.


habitat

habitatet (definite singular)
habitat (indefinite plural)
habitater (indefinite plural)
habitata (definite plural)
habitatene (definite plural)


mine

mina (definite singular)
minen (definite singular)
miner (indefinite plural)
minene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mínir, or from Old French mine.


hole

hola (definite singular)
holen (definite singular)
holer (indefinite plural)
holene (definite plural)


astronaut

astronauten (definite singular)
astronauter (indefinite plural)
astronautene (definite plural)


pigment

pigmentet (definite singular)
pigment (indefinite plural)
pigmenter (indefinite plural)
pigmenta (definite plural)
pigmentene (definite plural)


finale

finalen (definite singular)
finaler (indefinite plural)
finalene (definite plural)


martyr

martyren (definite singular)
martyrer (indefinite plural)
martyrene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).


alligator

alligatoren (definite singular)
alligatorer (indefinite plural)
alligatorene (definite plural)

From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator.


hobby

hobbyen (definite singular)
hobbyer (indefinite plural)
hobbyene (definite plural)


rose

rosa (definite singular)
rosen (definite singular)
roser (indefinite plural)
rosene (definite plural)

From Latin rosa, via Old Norse rós and rósa.


retreat

retreaten (definite singular)
retreater (indefinite plural)
retreatene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.

a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat


boss

garbage, rubbish, trash (leftover waste to be discarded)


boss

bossen (definite singular)
bosser (indefinite plural)
bossene (definite plural)

(colloquial) boss, supervisor (someone who oversees work)


minister

ministeren (definite singular)
ministere (indefinite plural)
ministre (indefinite plural)
ministrer (indefinite plural)
ministerne (definite plural)
ministrene (definite plural)

(government) minister (a politician who heads a ministry)


diesel

dieselen (definite singular)
diesler (indefinite plural)
dieslene (definite plural)


episode

episoden (definite singular)
episoder (indefinite plural)
episodene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion), via French épisode.


egg

egget (definite singular)
egg (indefinite plural)
egga (definite plural)
eggene (definite plural)

From Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely from *h₂éwis (“bird”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”).
Cognate with English egg (“egg”), Icelandic egg (“egg”), Faroese egg (“egg”), Swedish ägg (“egg”), Danish æg (“egg”).


egg

egga (definite singular)
eggen (definite singular)
egger (indefinite plural)
eggene (definite plural)


marina

marinaen (definite singular)
marinaer (indefinite plural)
marinaene (definite plural)


hamster

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hamster m (definite singular hamsteren, indefinite plural hamstere or hamstre or hamstrer, definite plural hamsterne or hamstrene)

hamsteren (definite singular)
hamstere (indefinite plural)
hamstre (indefinite plural)
hamstrer (indefinite plural)
hamsterne (definite plural)
hamstrene (definite plural)


safari

safarien (definite singular)
safarier (indefinite plural)
safariene (definite plural)

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).


del

delen (definite singular)
deler (indefinite plural)
delene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailą, *dailiz (“part, portion, deal”).


adel

adel m (definite singular adelen, uncountable)

Formally, the word is the same as Old Norse aðal, but the meaning is derived from Middle Low German adel; compare modern German Adel.


bad

badet (definite singular)
bad (indefinite plural)
bada (definite plural)
badene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”).

et varmt bad


bed

bedet (definite singular)
bed (indefinite plural)
beda (definite plural)
bedene (definite plural)


ben

benet (definite singular)
ben (indefinite plural)
bena (definite plural)
benene (definite plural)

From Danish ben, from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.


NM

NM-et (definite singular)
NM (indefinite plural)
NM-a (definite plural)
NM-ene (definite plural)


positron

positronet (definite singular)
positron (indefinite plural)
positroner (indefinite plural)
positrona (definite plural)
positronene (definite plural)


acre

nb-noun

acre m (definite singular acren, indefinite plural acre or acres, definite plural acrene)

acren (definite singular)
acre (indefinite plural)
acres (indefinite plural)
acrene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of åker.

han havde kjøbt de 125,000 acres land af et kompani eller rettere en bande af svindlere

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 288:

he had bought the 125,000 acres of land from a company or rather a gang of scammers

liten elendig farm, firti acres

1936, Knut Hamsun, Ringen sluttet I, page 85:

[glasshuset] dekket et område på 26 acres, som skulle bli over hundre norske mål

1987, Richard Herrmann, Victoria, page 168:

[the glass house] covered an area of 26 acres, which was to be over a hundred Norwegian acres

an acre (an English unit of land area (symbol: ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters)


vers

verset (definite singular)
vers (indefinite plural)
versa (definite plural)
versene (definite plural)


vert

verten (definite singular)
verter (indefinite plural)
vertene (definite plural)


graffiti

graffitien (definite singular)
graffitier (indefinite plural)
graffitiene (definite plural)

From Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


talent

talentet (definite singular)
talent (indefinite plural)
talenter (indefinite plural)
talenta (definite plural)
talentene (definite plural)


pizza

pizzaen (definite singular)
pizzaer (indefinite plural)
pizzaene (definite plural)

Skal vi bestille en pizza?


kara

(non-standard since 1983) definite plural of kar


smell

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smell m (definite singular smellen, indefinite plural smell or smeller, definite plural smellene)

smell n smell (canonical masculine)
smellet (definite singular)
smell (indefinite plural)
smella (definite plural)
smellene (definite plural)
smellen (definite singular)
smeller (indefinite plural)


re

re-en (definite singular)
re-er (indefinite plural)
re-ene (definite plural)

re, the second syllable in the scale of solfège


fellah

fellahen (definite singular)
fellaher (indefinite plural)
fellahene (definite plural)

From Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”).


moro

moroa (definite singular)
moroen (definite singular)

From mot (“mind”) + ro (“pleasure, delight”).


turnpike

turnpika (definite singular)
turnpiken (definite singular)
turnpiker (indefinite plural)
turnpikene (definite plural)


do

doen (definite singular)
doet (definite singular)
doer (indefinite plural)
do (indefinite plural)
doene (definite plural)
doa (definite plural)

Possibly an abbreviation of "do-hūs" ("do house") from Middle Low German dōn.


tak

taket (definite singular)
tak (indefinite plural)
taka (definite plural)
takene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).


lam

lammet (definite singular)
lam (indefinite plural)
lamma (definite plural)
lammene (definite plural)


bind

bindet (definite singular)
bind (indefinite plural)
binda (definite plural)
bindene (definite plural)

a volume (single book of a published work)

Han går med armen i bind

a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)


felt

feltet (definite singular)
felt (indefinite plural)
felter (indefinite plural)
felta (definite plural)
feltene (definite plural)


fly

flyet (definite singular)
fly (indefinite plural)
flya (definite plural)
flyene (definite plural)

plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft


dart

darten (definite singular)
darter (indefinite plural)
dartene (definite plural)


tundra

tundraen (definite singular)
tundraer (indefinite plural)
tundraene (definite plural)

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).


gave

gava (definite singular)
gaven (definite singular)
gaver (indefinite plural)
gavene (definite plural)

a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday)


grind

grinda (definite singular)
grinden (definite singular)
grinder (indefinite plural)
grindene (definite plural)

A hinged gate across a road or path where it is intersected by a fence.


let

leten (definite singular)
leter (indefinite plural)
letene (definite plural)

Derived from Old Norse litr (“colour”), related to líta (“to see”).


make

maken (definite singular)
maker (indefinite plural)
makene (definite plural)

a mate (especially animals and birds), a spouse


bog

bogen (definite singular)
boger (indefinite plural)
bogene (definite plural)

From Danish boug, older spelling of bov, from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz. The pronunciation is based on native Norwegian dialects.


mal

malen (definite singular)
maler (indefinite plural)
malene (definite plural)


hår

håret (definite singular)
hår (indefinite plural)
håra (definite plural)
hårene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). The declension form hårene is from Danish hårene.


ideal

idealet (definite singular)
ideal (indefinite plural)
idealer (indefinite plural)
ideala (definite plural)
idealene (definite plural)

From French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Latin idea (“idea”).


spell

spellet (definite singular)
spell (indefinite plural)
spella (definite plural)
spellene (definite plural)


bag

bagen (definite singular)
bager (indefinite plural)
bagene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi.

A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.

(on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.


ring

ringen (definite singular)
ringer (indefinite plural)
ringene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

The ring, place where sports such as boxing takes place


rise

risen (definite singular)
riser (indefinite plural)
risene (definite plural)

From Old Norse risi. Cognate with German Riese (“giant”).


ran

ranet (definite singular)
ran (indefinite plural)
rana (definite plural)
ranene (definite plural)


show

showet (definite singular)
show (indefinite plural)
showa (definite plural)
showene (definite plural)


sang

sangen (definite singular)
sanger (indefinite plural)
sangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sǫngr (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *songʷʰos, derived from *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *séngʷʰ-e-ti, from *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”).


slide

nb-noun

slide m (definite singular sliden, indefinite plural slides, definite plural slidesene)

sliden (definite singular)
slides (indefinite plural)
slidesene (definite plural)


sprang

spranget (definite singular)
sprang (indefinite plural)
spranga (definite plural)
sprangene (definite plural)


sting

stinget (definite singular)
sting (indefinite plural)
stinga (definite plural)
stingene (definite plural)


stank

stanken (definite singular)
stanker (indefinite plural)
stankene (definite plural)


tore

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tore m or f (definite singular toren or tora, indefinite plural torer, definite plural torene)

toren (definite singular)
tora (definite singular)
torer (indefinite plural)
torene (definite plural)

From Old Norse *þórr. See Norwegian Bokmål torden


torn

torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural torner, definite plural tornene)

tornen (definite singular)
torner (indefinite plural)
tornene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.


sot

sota (definite singular)
soten (definite singular)
sotet (definite singular)

From Old Norse sót, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą.


by

byen (definite singular)
byer (indefinite plural)
byene (definite plural)

From Old Norse býr (“place (to camp or settle), land, property, lot; and later settlement”).

der

town, city (regardless of population size or land area)


ball

ballen (definite singular)
baller (indefinite plural)
ballene (definite plural)

ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)


ball

ballet (definite singular)
ball (indefinite plural)
baller (indefinite plural)
balla (definite plural)
ballene (definite plural)

ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)


base

basen (definite singular)
baser (indefinite plural)
basene (definite plural)

From English base, and French base (in chemistry). Ultimately from Latin basis and a doublet of basis.


stork

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stork m (definite singular storken, indefinite plural storker, definite plural storkene)

storken (definite singular)
storker (indefinite plural)
storkene (definite plural)


basis

basisen (definite singular)
basiser (indefinite plural)
basisene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis) via Latin basis, whence also the doublet base.


lake

laken (definite singular)
laker (indefinite plural)
lakene (definite plural)


lake

(fish) burbot, eelpout (species Lota lota)


piano

piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)

pianoet (definite singular)
piano (indefinite plural)
pianoer (indefinite plural)
pianoa (definite plural)
pianoene (definite plural)


penis

penisen (definite singular)
peniser (indefinite plural)
penisene (definite plural)


gull

From Danish guld (pre-1907 Riksmål spelling), from Old Norse gull, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.


hare

haren (definite singular)
harer (indefinite plural)
harene (definite plural)

From Old Norse heri, from Proto-Germanic *háswa-. Compare with German Hase, Swedish hare.


laser

laseren (definite singular)
lasere (indefinite plural)
laserne (definite plural)


krok

kroken (definite singular)
kroker (indefinite plural)
krokene (definite plural)

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-.


bil

bilen (definite singular)
biler (indefinite plural)
bilene (definite plural)

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil. This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.


rim

rimet (definite singular)
rim (indefinite plural)
rima (definite plural)
rimene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rím and (Old?) French rime.


plate

plata (definite singular)
platen (definite singular)
plater (indefinite plural)
platene (definite plural)

From Old Norse plata, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”).


list

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list m or f (definite singular lista or listen)

lista (definite singular)
listen (definite singular)


tall

tallet (definite singular)
tall (indefinite plural)
talla (definite plural)
tallene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tal (“talk, speech, number”), from Proto-Germanic *talą (“number, speech”).


plasma

plasma n (definite singular plasmaet, indefinite plural plasma or plasmaer, definite plural plasmaene)

plasmaet (definite singular)
plasma (indefinite plural)
plasmaer (indefinite plural)
plasmaene (definite plural)


fluid

fluidet (definite singular)
fluid (indefinite plural)
fluider (indefinite plural)
fluida (definite plural)
fluidene (definite plural)


house

From English house, house music. Doublet of hus.


salt

saltet (definite singular)
salter (indefinite plural)
salta (definite plural)
saltene (definite plural)

From Old Norse salt (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Danish, Swedish and Icelandic salt.


far

far m (definite singular faren, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)

faren (definite singular)
fedre (indefinite plural)
fedrene (definite plural)

→ Kven: faari

Derived from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare longer version fader.


dust

dusten (definite singular)
duster (indefinite plural)
dustene (definite plural)

Back-formation of dustet, from Old Norse dust (dust particle)


dust

dusta (definite singular)
dusten (definite singular)
duster (indefinite plural)
dustene (definite plural)


sand

From Old Norse sandr (“sand, sandy ground, sandbanks”), from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (“sand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (“sand”).


plenum

plenumet (definite singular)
plena (indefinite plural)
plenaene (definite plural)

Thomas Giertsen var på apoteket og kassapersonen annonserte at han hadde en soppinfeksjon høyt i plenum så alle hørte det.

Thomas Giertsen was in the apothecary and the pharmacist announced loudly his fungal infection to those present in the shop.

In public; somewhere (sometime) where and when everyone's allowed: not restricted to a certain group or the like.


matter

indefinite plural of matte (Etymology 1)


nonen (definite singular)
noner (indefinite plural)
nonene (definite plural)

(music) An interval of 13 (liten none) or 14 (stor none) halftones.


rotten

definite masculine singular of rotte: rat (rodent)


meter

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meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterne)

meteren (definite singular)
meter (indefinite plural)
meterne (definite plural)

a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)


sal

salen (definite singular)
saler (indefinite plural)
salene (definite plural)

a large room in which parties and meetings and similar are held; a hall.


sal

form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by salg


fil

fila (definite singular)
filen (definite singular)
filer (indefinite plural)
filene (definite plural)

A hand tool used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.

A section of roadway for a single line of vehicles, a lane.


himmel

himmelen (definite singular)
himler (indefinite plural)
himlene (definite plural)

From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.


baron

baronen (definite singular)
baroner (indefinite plural)
baronene (definite plural)

From Old Norse barún, from Old French baron.


organ

organet (definite singular)
organ (indefinite plural)
organer (indefinite plural)
organa (definite plural)
organene (definite plural)

From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).

an organ (publication which represents an organisation)


bo

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof (compare with behov).

Jeg har bo for en hammer.


bo

boet (definite singular)
bo (indefinite plural)
boa (definite plural)
boene (definite plural)

From Danish bo, from Old Norse bú (“settled area, town”) (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod (“store room, booth”) and the verb bo (“to live”).

De giftet seg og satte bo.

They married and settled down/built their home.

Å skifte et bo.


b

b-en (definite singular)
b-er (indefinite plural)
b-ene (definite plural)

Modification of the capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, “be”), from Ancient Greek Β (B, “beta”), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.

the letter b, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet

enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre

1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, pages 35–36:

every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B

2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter:

(music) the tone h lowered by half a step

ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken

no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself

(music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)


c

c-en (definite singular)
c-er (indefinite plural)
c-ene (definite plural)

From Latin c, from the uppercase letter C, from Etruscan Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, “gimel”).

the letter c, the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet

[jeg har] allerede sagt A. Traditionen vil nok lægge B. og C. til

1857, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VIII, page 515:

[I have] already said A. Tradition will probably add B. and C. to

historie er, hvad A mener til forskel fra B, og hvad C igen mener til forskel fra A og B

history is what A means as a difference from B, and what C in turn means as a difference from A and B

indicates the third entry in a list, order or rank

den høye C

så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen

1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 42:

so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky

[de] larmet ikke og gik ikke og tok det høie C

[they] did not make noise and did not go and did the high C

Duprez vakte sensasjon ved sine ut de poitrine, høy c tatt som brysttone

1999, Børre Qvamme, Opera, operette og ballett gjennom tidene, page 70:

Duprez aroused sensation by his out de poitrine, high c taken as chest tone

han gjør stolen hennes tobent så hun når den høye c av forskrekkelse

he makes her chair two-legged so she reaches the high c out of fright

(music) C, c-note (the first note in the C chromatic and major scales; the lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note)

(grammar) Abbreviation of genus commune.


nut

nuten (definite singular)
nuter (indefinite plural)
nutene (definite plural)


clutch

clutchen (definite singular)
clutcher (indefinite plural)
clutchene (definite plural)

a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)

trå in clutchen


mare

mara (definite singular)
maren (definite singular)
marer (indefinite plural)
marene (definite plural)


mandarin

mandarinen (definite singular)
mandariner (indefinite plural)
mandarinene (definite plural)

From Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), Malay menteri, manteri, and Portuguese mandarim.

no:Mandarin (embedsmann)
no:Mandarin (frukt)
no:Mandarin (språk)

(uncountable) Mandarin (official language in China)

a mandarin ((formerly) a Chinese official; (now) a bureaucrat)


rate

raten (definite singular)
rater (indefinite plural)
ratene (definite plural)

månedlige rater


syn

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syn n (definite singular synet, indefinite plural syn or syner, definite plural syna or synene, genitive syne)

synet (definite singular)
syn (indefinite plural)
syner (indefinite plural)
syna (definite plural)
synene (definite plural)
syne (genitive)

sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)

et vakkert syn

komme til syne [old genitive form]


gram

grammet (definite singular)
gram (indefinite plural)
gramma (definite plural)
grammene (definite plural)

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).


pass

passet (definite singular)
pass (indefinite plural)
passa (definite plural)
passene (definite plural)


hammer

hammer m (definite singular hammeren, indefinite plural hammere or hamrer, definite plural hammerne or hamrene)

hammeren (definite singular)
hammere (indefinite plural)
hamrer (indefinite plural)
hammerne (definite plural)
hamrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).


bass

bassen (definite singular)
basser (indefinite plural)
bassene (definite plural)

(music) bass (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)

(music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)


party

partyet (definite singular)
party (indefinite plural)
partyer (indefinite plural)
partya (definite plural)
partyene (definite plural)


opinion

opinionen (definite singular)
opinioner (indefinite plural)
opinionene (definite plural)


hydrogen

hydrogen n (definite singular hydrogenet)


band

bandet (definite singular)
band (indefinite plural)
banda (definite plural)
bandene (definite plural)

Derived from English band (in this sense).


proton

protonet (definite singular)
proton (indefinite plural)
protoner (indefinite plural)
protona (definite plural)
protonene (definite plural)


pub

puben (definite singular)
puber (indefinite plural)
pubene (definite plural)

From British English pub (“public house”).


squash

squashen (definite singular)
squasher (indefinite plural)
squashene (definite plural)


note

noten (definite singular)
noter (indefinite plural)
notene (definite plural)

a note (communication between governments)


mark

marken (definite singular)
marker (indefinite plural)
markene (definite plural)


mark

marka (definite singular)
marken (definite singular)
marker (indefinite plural)
markene (definite plural)


dump

dumpa (definite singular)
dumpen (definite singular)
dumper (indefinite plural)
dumpene (definite plural)

a dip, hollow, depression, bump (hole in the road)


dump

dumpet (definite singular)
dump (indefinite plural)
dumpa (definite plural)
dumpene (definite plural)


wire

wiren (definite singular)
wirer (indefinite plural)
wirene (definite plural)


start

starten (definite singular)
starter (indefinite plural)
startene (definite plural)

fra start til mål


sofa

sofaen (definite singular)
sofaer (indefinite plural)
sofaene (definite plural)


bly

lead (material and chemical element, symbol Pb)


inngang

inngangen (definite singular)
innganger (indefinite plural)
inngangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz.


pipe

pipa (definite singular)
pipen (definite singular)
piper (indefinite plural)
pipene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpǭ.


magnesia

From Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía).


handling

handlinga (definite singular)
handlingen (definite singular)
handlinger (indefinite plural)
handlingene (definite plural)

the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction


hun

hunen (definite singular)
huner (indefinite plural)
hunene (definite plural)


afrikaner

afrikaneren (definite singular)
afrikanere (indefinite plural)
afrikanerne (definite plural)


original

originalen (definite singular)
originaler (indefinite plural)
originalene (definite plural)

From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.


nitrogen

nitrogenet (definite singular)
nitrogen (indefinite plural)
nitrogena (definite plural)
nitrogenene (definite plural)


image

image m or n (definite singular imagen or imageet, indefinite plural imager or image, definite plural imagene or imagea or imageene)

imagen (definite singular)
imageet (definite singular)
imager (indefinite plural)
image (indefinite plural)
imagene (definite plural)
imagea (definite plural)
imageene (definite plural)

image (how one wishes to be perceived by others)


rifle

rifla (definite singular)
riflen (definite singular)
rifler (indefinite plural)
riflene (definite plural)

Apparently from Middle Low German or Low German riffel, but compare Danish riffel.


eng

enga (definite singular)
engen (definite singular)
enger (indefinite plural)
engene (definite plural)


ruin

ruinen (definite singular)
ruiner (indefinite plural)
ruinene (definite plural)

ruin (often in plural form when referring to buildings)


damp

dampen (definite singular)
damper (indefinite plural)
dampene (definite plural)

From German Low German Damp (compare dampen, Dampen n).


damper

damperen (definite singular)
dampere (indefinite plural)
damperne (definite plural)


host

hostet (definite singular)
host (indefinite plural)
hosta (definite plural)
hostene (definite plural)


host

hosten (definite singular)
hoster (indefinite plural)
hostene (definite plural)


fjell

fjellet (definite singular)
fjell (indefinite plural)
fjella (definite plural)
fjellene (definite plural)


ABC

ABC-a (definite singular)
ABC-en (definite singular)
ABC-er (indefinite plural)
ABC-ene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC».ogg

The first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet, A, B and C.

paa bogstavet E stod i gamle tyske ABC’er 2 dyr: Esel og Elephant

1909, Alexander L. Kielland, Breve til hans datter, page 144:

on the letter E stood in old German ABCs 2 animals: Donkey and Elephant

Foreldreaksjonen mot samnorsk … oppfordret til retting av samnorskformene i skolebarnas ABC’er

1989, Ebba Haslund, Med vingehest i manesjen, page 50:

The parental reaction against Samnorsk… called for the correction of Samnorsk forms in school children's ABCs

jeg kunne [lese] før jeg begynte i første klasse, og det var kjedelig å høre på når andre elever stotret seg gjennom avsnitt i ABC-en

2004, Fredrik Skagen, En by som ingen ainnen:

I could [read] before I started first grade, and it was boring to listen to other students stumble through sections of the ABC

vi hadde lært bokstavene og tallene, lest vår ABC og fylt ut atskillige skrivebøker

2008, Karsten Alnæs, Bakenfor alle farger:

we had learned the letters and numbers, read our ABCs and filled out several exercise books

an ABC (a primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading and spelling)

det hører jo til en politimands ABC, at han bør mistænke alle, saalænge den skyldige ikke er opdaget

1911, Fredrik Viller, Gamle Friks diamant, page 66:

it belongs to a policeman's ABC that he should suspect everyone, as long as the culprit is not discovered

det er jo børsens ABC: Man selger i hausse og kjøper i baisse

2006, Kjell Ola Dahl, Lindeman & Sachs, page 465:

it is the stock exchange's ABC: You sell hausse and buy in baisse

«scoringen kom etter et angrep som var tatt rett ut av fotballens ABC» er en typisk setning i avisene

"The score came after an attack that was taken straight out of football's ABC" is a typical phrase in the newspapers

vitenskapens og politikkens ABC

kunne sin ABC

kunne mer enn sin ABC

know more than your ABCs (to understand many things)

(figuratively) basic knowledge of a subject

ABC for førerprøven

ABC for matlaging

a textbook that contains elementary knowledge within a topic or subject

(rare) alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)


rein

reinen (definite singular)
reiner (indefinite plural)
reinene (definite plural)


hjerte

hjertet (definite singular)
hjerter (indefinite plural)
hjerta (definite plural)
hjertene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).

heart (the centre or innermost part of something)


blod

Derived from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”). Cognates include English blood, German Blut, and German Low German Blood, Bloot.


ham

hammen (definite singular)
hammer (indefinite plural)
hammene (definite plural)

skin or slough (discarded skin of certain animals)


måndag

måndagen (definite singular)
måndager (indefinite plural)
måndagene (definite plural)

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


tisdag

tisdagen (definite singular)
tisdager (indefinite plural)
tisdagene (definite plural)

form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by tirsdag


torsdag

torsdagen (definite singular)
torsdager (indefinite plural)
torsdagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis.


fredag

fredagen (definite singular)
fredager (indefinite plural)
fredagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse frjádagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”), a Germanic calque of the Latin dies Veneris (“friday”).


jaguar

jaguaren (definite singular)
jaguarer (indefinite plural)
jaguarene (definite plural)

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual


due

dua (definite singular)
duen (definite singular)
duer (indefinite plural)
duene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dúfa (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“hazy, unclear, dark; deep”). Cognate with Danish due, Swedish duva, Icelandic dúfa, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove. The sense “politician favouring conciliation” is a semantic loan from English dove.

inh

hej, øves leg af kælne duer på disse ørkenbrune tuer!

hey, practice playing with cuddly pigeons on these desert brown tufts!

(zoology) a dove or pigeon; culver (one of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species)

(humorous, in the plural) a couple that is very much in love

lukk opp for mig, min søster, min elskede, min due, min fullkomne

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Song of Songs 5,2:

open up to me, my sister, my beloved, my dove, my perfect

(poetic) a dove (term of endearment for a woman one holds dearly)

fredens due

(figuratively) a symbol of peace and reconciliation

den selvsamme «hauk» som tapte for den republikanske «duen» Hatfield ved senatsvalget

the very "hawk" who lost to the Republican "dove" Hatfield in the Senate election

senator Edward M. Kennedy – en av «duene» i amerikansk politikk når det gjelder Vietnam-krigen

Senator Edward M. Kennedy - one of the "doves" of American politics in the Vietnam War

(politics) a dove (a person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict)

[Jesus] så Guds ånd komme ned over seg som en due

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matt 3,16:

[Jesus] saw the Spirit of God coming down upon him like a dove

Guds klarheds due sidder skjult; ve, aldrig over mig den dalte

The dove of God's clarity sits hidden; woe, never upon me it fell

(Christianity) a symbol of the Holy Spirit

vær kloke som slanger og troskyldige som duer

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matt 10,16:

be wise as serpents and faithful as doves

enkelte av disse blide duer var tilmed så foretaksomme at de ikke nøyde seg med å legge brev og aviser fra seg på det store bordet i hålen

1949, Johan Borgen, Jenny og påfuglen, page 34:

some of these cheerful pigeons were even so enterprising that they did not content themselves with leaving letters and newspapers on the big table in the hole

falk og due, due og falk

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 161:

leke hauk og due

play hawk and dove; a game in which one participant tries to catch the other

(sports) a clay pigeon (a flying target used as moving target in sport shooting)


tre

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tre n (definite singular treet, indefinite plural tre or trær, definite plural trea or trærne)

treet (definite singular)
tre (indefinite plural)
trær (indefinite plural)
trea (definite plural)
trærne (definite plural)

From Old Norse tré (“tree; beam”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree”), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), possibly from *drew- (“hard, firm, strong, solid”).
The plurals trær and trærne are derived from Danish træ.

Dette bordet er lagd av tre.


sei

seien (definite singular)
seier (indefinite plural)
seiene (definite plural)

Danish: sej

Pollachius virens
Pollachius virens#Translingual


rot

rot m or f (definite singular rota or roten, indefinite plural røtter, definite plural røttene)

rota (definite singular)
roten (definite singular)
røtter (indefinite plural)
røttene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

root (part of a plant normally below ground level)


CD

CD-en (definite singular)
CD-er (indefinite plural)
CD-ene (definite plural)


dame

dama (definite singular)
damen (definite singular)
damer (indefinite plural)
damene (definite plural)

From Latin domina, via Old French dame and late Old Norse damma.


null m null (canonical neuter)
nullen (definite singular)
nuller (indefinite plural)
nullene (definite plural)
nullet (definite singular)
nulla (definite plural)

From Latin nullus (“no one, none, no”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

inh

zero (numeric symbol of zero), nought, nil

a nobody or nonentity (derogatory about a person)


tank

tanken (definite singular)
tanker (indefinite plural)
tankene (definite plural)

armoured fighting vehicle
armoured fighting vehicle#English

(military, nonstandard since 2005) a tank (armoured fighting vehicle) (form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tanks)


duo

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duo m (definite singular duoen, indefinite plural duoer, definite plural duoene)

duoen (definite singular)
duoer (indefinite plural)
duoene (definite plural)

a duo (a group of two entertainers, or a piece of music for two musical instruments (also known as a duet))


mot

motet (definite singular)
mot (indefinite plural)
mota (definite plural)
motene (definite plural)


lørdag

lørdagen (definite singular)
lørdager (indefinite plural)
lørdagene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish lørdag, from Old Norse laugardagr (“bath day”).


test

testen (definite singular)
tester (indefinite plural)
testene (definite plural)


delta

deltaen (definite singular)
deltaer (indefinite plural)
deltaene (definite plural)


delta

deltaet (definite singular)
delta (indefinite plural)
deltaer (indefinite plural)
deltaene (definite plural)


kilometer

kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerne)

kilometeren (definite singular)
kilometer (indefinite plural)
kilometerne (definite plural)


TV

TV-en (definite singular)
TV-er (indefinite plural)
TV-ene (definite plural)

Han vil se på TV.


tort

Borrowed from French tort, from Latin tortum.

(law) offense against someone, an insult or inconvenience caused to someone


helium

(uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)


kaffe

From Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”). via French or German.


stein

steinen (definite singular)
steiner (indefinite plural)
steinene (definite plural)

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

sten

in senses 1 and 2 Riksmål only; otherwise official

(geology, masonry) stone, rock (earthen substance)

(medicine) stone, hardened tissue (as in kidney stone etc.)


gift

gifta (definite singular)
giften (definite singular)
gifter (indefinite plural)
giftene (definite plural)

poison (substance harmful to a living organism)


centimeter

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centimeter m (definite singular centimeteren, indefinite plural centimeter, definite plural centimeterne)

centimeteren (definite singular)
centimeter (indefinite plural)
centimeterne (definite plural)

a centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)


millimeter

millimeter m (definite singular millimeteren, indefinite plural millimeter, definite plural millimeterne)

millimeteren (definite singular)
millimeter (indefinite plural)
millimeterne (definite plural)


grue

grua (definite singular)
gruen (definite singular)
gruer (indefinite plural)
gruene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German [Term?], related to gruve (“mine”) and grav (“grave”).


kilo

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloene)

kiloen (definite singular)
kilo (indefinite plural)
kiloene (definite plural)
kiloet (definite singular)
kilo (indefinite plural)
kiloa (definite plural)
kiloene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
w:NATO Phonetic Alphabet

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.


dag

dagen (definite singular)
dager (indefinite plural)
dagene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «dag».ogg

From Danish dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; warm, hot”) or *dʰeǵʰ- (“day”).
Altrough the word is derived from Danish, the modern declension became more similar to the variations of oral Norwegian since 1917.

inh

the period of time between sunrise and sunset, daytime


mm

Short form of måned (“month”), from Old Norse mánaðr (“month”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), from earlier *méh₁n̥ss, probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”).

dd/mm/åååå

Abbreviation of måned ("month"), in a two-digit numeric format used for dates


dam

dammen (definite singular)
dammer (indefinite plural)
dammene (definite plural)

From Danish dam, from Old Norse dammr m, damm n. The meaning dam (structure) probably comes from Middle Low German [Term?].


dam

the game of checkers (US) or draughts (UK)


dal

dalen (definite singular)
daler (indefinite plural)
dalene (definite plural)


atom

atomet (definite singular)
atom (indefinite plural)
atomer (indefinite plural)
atoma (definite plural)
atomene (definite plural)

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”).

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et atom består av en atomkjerne omgitt av elektroner

an atom consists of an atomic nucleus surrounded by electrons

tinnklorid … består av et atom tinn og to atomer klor

1943, Carl Fred. Holmboe, Michael Faraday, page 94:

tin chloride… consists of one atom of tin and two atoms chlorine tin chloride… consists of one atom of tin and two atoms of chlorine

man var nådd frem til dets minste byggesten. Denne kalte Demokritos et atom: ἄτομος som betyr udelelig

1943, Carl Fred. Holmboe, Michael Faraday, page 164:

one had reached its smallest building block. This one called Democritus an atom: ἄτομος which means indivisible

det var nok atomene [som har forårsaket katastrofen] likevel, som jeg trodde!

1951, Agnar Mykle, Morgen i appelsingult, page 42:

it was probably the atoms [that caused the disaster] anyway, as I thought!

for å forstå hvordan stoffer reagerer med hverandre, og hvorfor de ulike stoffene har forskjellige egenskaper, må vi først lære om de minste byggesteinene i naturen, nemlig atomer

2014, Nasjonal digital læringsarena^([ndla.no]):

to understand how substances react with each other, and why the different substances have different properties, we must first learn about the smallest building blocks in nature, namely atoms

(chemistry, physics) an atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons)

[stokken] maatte styrte udover ham og knuse ham til atomer

1865, H. Schulze, Fra Lofoten og Solør, page 87:

[the stick] had to crash over him and crush him into atoms

i samvittighedsnaget en draabe smigret forfængelighed – Og i forfængeligheden et atom selvforagt

1891, Arne Garborg, Trætte Mænd, page 230:

in the gnaw of conscience a drop of flattered vanity - And in vanity an atom of self-loathing

i et lidet atom af tid synes han fremdeles han er et andet og fjernt sted

in a small atom of time he still thinks he is another and distant place

(figuratively) an atom (the smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something)


fag

faget (definite singular)
fag (indefinite plural)
faga (definite plural)
fagene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German or German Low German fak; compare with German Fach.


milliliter

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milliliter m (definite singular milliliteren, indefinite plural milliliter, definite plural milliliterne)

milliliteren (definite singular)
milliliter (indefinite plural)
milliliterne (definite plural)

a millilitre, or milliliter (US) (SI unit of volume, 1/1000 of a litre)


neon

neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)


magnesium

magnesiumen (definite singular)
magnesiumet (definite singular)


aluminium

aluminium m or n (definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet)

aluminiumen (definite singular)
aluminiumet (definite singular)

aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)


vanadium

From New Latin vanadium, from Old Norse Vanadis, another name for the goddess Freyja (Norwegian Frøya).


rhodium

rhodium (a metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with atomic number 45)


palladium

Named after the asteroid 2 Pallas + -ium.


tellurium

telluriet (definite singular)
tellurier (indefinite plural)
telluria (definite plural)
telluriene (definite plural)


xenon

xenon n (definite singular xenonet, singulare tantum)


iridium

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”) + -ium, presumably via New Latin iridium.


fe

feen (definite singular)
feer (indefinite plural)
feene (definite plural)

From French fée (“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).


fe

feet (definite singular)
fe (indefinite plural)
fea (definite plural)
feene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu.


polonium

From New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia.


actinium

actiniumet (definite singular)
actinium (indefinite plural)
actiniuma (definite plural)
actiniumene (definite plural)

First part actin- from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”), from Proto-Hellenic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷ-t-u-s ~ *n̥kʷ-t-éw-s, from *nókʷts (“night”), from *negʷ- (“bare, naked”). Last part from Latin -ium (forms names of chemical elements), from -ius (forms adjectives), from Old Latin -iōs, from Proto-Italic *-jos (forms comparative adverbs), from Proto-Indo-European *-yōs ~ *-is- (forms adjectives).

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actinium får nitrogenet i luften til å lyse blått

actinium causes the nitrogen in the air to glow blue

(organic chemistry) actinium (a radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores)


thorium

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, + -ium.


neptunium

neptunium, a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.


plutonium

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plutonium n (definite singular plutoniumet)


cesium

caesium, cesium (US) (chemical element, symbol Cs)


ol

olen (definite singular)
oler (indefinite plural)
olene (definite plural)


li

lia (definite singular)
lien (definite singular)
lier (indefinite plural)
liene (definite plural)

A sloping mountainside or hillside covered with grass or forest.


never

neveren (definite singular)
nevra (definite singular)
nevrer (indefinite plural)
nevre (indefinite plural)
nevrene (definite plural)


abbé

abbéen (definite singular)
abbeen (definite singular)
abbéer (indefinite plural)
abbeer (indefinite plural)
abbéene (definite plural)
abbeene (definite plural)

From French abbé (“abbot; honorific given to priests”), from Old French [Term?], from Latin abbās, abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father; title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, chief”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word.
Doublet of abbed and abba.

der

(Christianity) an abbé (a French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey)

an abbé (an honorific title for a member of the French clergy)


mobil

mobilen (definite singular)
mobiler (indefinite plural)
mobilene (definite plural)

Han sitter på mobilen hele tida.

cell phone, mobile (short for mobile phone)


si

Alternative form of side, used only in the phrase på si.


si

(music) si (seventh note of a major scale)


ar

aret (definite singular)
ar (indefinite plural)
ara (definite plural)
arene (definite plural)

From French are (“are”), from Latin ārea (“a piece of level ground, vacant ground, house ground”), either from Proto-Italic *āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from *h₂eHs- (“to become dry, burn; hearth, ashes”), or from Proto-Italic *āreā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂r-e-yeh₂, from *h₂eh₂rh₃- (“threshing tool”).


escudo

nb-noun

escudo m (definite singular escudoen, indefinite plural escudo or escudos, definite plural escudoene)

escudoen (definite singular)
escudo (indefinite plural)
escudos (indefinite plural)
escudoene (definite plural)


terminal

terminalen (definite singular)
terminaler (indefinite plural)
terminalene (definite plural)

From Latin terminus, via English terminal.


croissant

croissanten (definite singular)
croissanter (indefinite plural)
croissantene (definite plural)

Unadapted borrowing from French croissant.


bolt

bolten (definite singular)
bolter (indefinite plural)
boltene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian boltr, from Low German bolt.


MM

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «MM».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «måned».ogg


mus

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mus m or f (definite singular musen or musa, indefinite plural mus, definite plural musene)

musen (definite singular)
musa (definite singular)
mus (indefinite plural)
musene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mús.
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Jeg håper det ikke er mus i huset.

I hope there aren't any mice in the house.

Venstreklikk med musa di.

Mus er noe jenter har mellom beina.

A pussy is something girls have between their legs.

(colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)


milkshake

milkshaken (definite singular)
milkshaker (indefinite plural)
milkshakene (definite plural)


buss

bussen (definite singular)
busser (indefinite plural)
bussene (definite plural)

Either a direct shortening of Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”), or from English bus, itself a shortening of the Latin word.

Tar du buss til skolen?

Do you get to school by bus? (literally: "do you take bus to the school?")

I'd rather cry in a Mercedes than on the bus, to put it that way.

Jeg gråter heller i en Mercedes enn på bussen, for å si det sånn. (Anne-Kat. Hærland)


buss

Uncertain, perhaps akin to butt, "blunt, thick, rounded".


spade

spaden (definite singular)
spader (indefinite plural)
spadene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German spade and Old Norse spaði, jarnspaði.

kalle en spade for en spade

tre spader jord


generator

generatoren (definite singular)
generatorer (indefinite plural)
generatorene (definite plural)


pilot

piloten (definite singular)
piloter (indefinite plural)
pilotene (definite plural)


real

realen (definite singular)
realer (indefinite plural)
realene (definite plural)

From Portuguese real, from Latin regalis.


alter

alter n (definite singular alteret / altret, indefinite plural alter / altere / altre, definite plural altera / altra / altrene)

alteret (definite singular)
altret (definite singular)
alter (indefinite plural)
altere (indefinite plural)
altre (indefinite plural)
altera (definite plural)
altra (definite plural)
altrene (definite plural)


manifest

manifestet (definite singular)
manifest (indefinite plural)
manifester (indefinite plural)
manifesta (definite plural)
manifestene (definite plural)


transparent

transparenten (definite singular)
transparenter (indefinite plural)
transparentene (definite plural)
transparentet (definite singular)
transparent (indefinite plural)
transparenter (indefinite plural)
transparenta (definite plural)
transparentene (definite plural)

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere.

a transparency (for use with a projector)


restaurant

restauranten (definite singular)
restauranter (indefinite plural)
restaurantene (definite plural)


chassis

chassiset (definite singular)
chassis (indefinite plural)
chassiser (indefinite plural)
chassisa (definite plural)
chassisene (definite plural)

a chassis (underframe, especially of a vehicle)


lever

lever m or f (definite singular leveren or levra, indefinite plural levere or levre or levrer, definite plural leverne or levrene)

leveren (definite singular)
levra (definite singular)
levere (indefinite plural)
levre (indefinite plural)
levrer (indefinite plural)
leverne (definite plural)
levrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).


lava

lavaen (definite singular)
lavaer (indefinite plural)
lavaene (definite plural)


gras

graset (definite singular)
gras (indefinite plural)
grasa (definite plural)
grasene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gras (“grass, herbage; herb (with special powers)”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”), from the root of *grōaną (“to green, grow”) and *grōniz (“green”), from Pre-Germanic *groh₁-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow (of plants)”).


problem

problemet (definite singular)
problem (indefinite plural)
problemer (indefinite plural)
problema (definite plural)
problemene (definite plural)


pure

pureen (definite singular)
pureer (indefinite plural)
pureene (definite plural)


protestant

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protestant m (definite singular protestanten, indefinite plural protestanter, definite plural protestantene)

protestanten (definite singular)
protestanter (indefinite plural)
protestantene (definite plural)

a Protestant (follower of Protestantism; member of a Protestant church)


muse

muse n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural muse or museer, definite plural museene or musea)

museet (definite singular)
muse (indefinite plural)
museer (indefinite plural)
museene (definite plural)
musea (definite plural)

From French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).


dash

dashen (definite singular)
dasher (indefinite plural)
dashene (definite plural)


minimum

minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minima or minimumer, definite plural minimaene or minimuma or minimumene)

minimumet (definite singular)
minima (indefinite plural)
minimumer (indefinite plural)
minimaene (definite plural)
minimuma (definite plural)
minimumene (definite plural)


vodka

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).


side

sida (definite singular)
siden (definite singular)
sider (indefinite plural)
sidene (definite plural)

på høyre side


mast

masta (definite singular)
masten (definite singular)
master (indefinite plural)
mastene (definite plural)


vegan

veganen (definite singular)
veganer (indefinite plural)
veganene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English vegan, a clipping of either vegetarian or vegetable. Coined by Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first appeared in The Vegan News.


rust

rust m or f (definite singular rusta or rusten)

rusta (definite singular)
rusten (definite singular)


algebra

algebraen (definite singular)
algebraer (indefinite plural)
algebraene (definite plural)

From Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr), via Medieval Latin algebra.


tangent

tangenten (definite singular)
tangenter (indefinite plural)
tangentene (definite plural)

From German Tangente, Tangens, ultimately from Latin tangēns.


flue

flua (definite singular)
fluen (definite singular)
fluer (indefinite plural)
fluene (definite plural)

From Danish flue, from Old Norse fluga f, from Proto-Germanic *flugǭ. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fluge, flugu (dialectal flue).

flue på veggen


gnu

gnuen (definite singular)
gnuer (indefinite plural)
gnuene (definite plural)

From an African language, via German Gnu.


acetyl

acetylet (definite singular)
acetyl (indefinite plural)
acetyla (definite plural)
acetylene (definite plural)

Internationalism. By surface analysis, acet- + -yl.

(organic chemistry) acetyl (the univalent radical CH₃CO- derived from acetic acid)


bar

baren (definite singular)
barer (indefinite plural)
barene (definite plural)

a bar (sandbank at the mouth of a river or harbour)


bar

the needles of the conifers, twigs and branches of conifers


bar

baren (definite singular)
bar (indefinite plural)
barene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”).


slave

slaven (definite singular)
slaver (indefinite plural)
slavene (definite plural)


union

unionen (definite singular)
unioner (indefinite plural)
unionene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

bor+

Den europeiske union


investor

investoren (definite singular)
investorer (indefinite plural)
investorene (definite plural)


jest

jesten (definite singular)
jester (indefinite plural)
jestene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.


import

importen (definite singular)
importer (indefinite plural)
importene (definite plural)


parmesan

From Italian parmigiano (“from Parma”), via French parmesan.


tap

tapet (definite singular)
tap (indefinite plural)
tapa (definite plural)
tapene (definite plural)


trang

From Old Norse þrǫngr (adjective) and þrǫng (noun).


sandwich

sandwichen (definite singular)
sandwicher (indefinite plural)
sandwichene (definite plural)


hamlet

hamleten (definite singular)
hamleter (indefinite plural)
hamletene (definite plural)

Han var mørk i hamleten.


tau

tauet (definite singular)
tau (indefinite plural)
taua (definite plural)
tauene (definite plural)


glass

glasset (definite singular)
glass (indefinite plural)
glassa (definite plural)
glassene (definite plural)

et glass vin

a glass (container for drink made of glass)

a small container, such as a jar or bottle


engelsk

engelsk (canonical masculine)
engelsk (canonical neuter)
engelsken (definite singular)

Snakker du engelsk?

Hvilken karakter har du i engelsk?

Kan ikke komme, jeg må gjøre ferdig engelsken.

Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")

English, school subject, English homework


element

elementet (definite singular)
element (indefinite plural)
elementer (indefinite plural)
elementa (definite plural)
elementene (definite plural)


pianist

pianisten (definite singular)
pianister (indefinite plural)
pianistene (definite plural)


sel

selen (definite singular)
seler (indefinite plural)
selene (definite plural)


hamburger

hamburgeren (definite singular)
hamburgere (indefinite plural)
hamburgerne (definite plural)

From German Hamburger and English hamburger.

Hamburgerene i klassen snakket tysk.

The Hamburgers in the class spoke German.

Vil du ha pommes til hamburgeren?


font

fonten (definite singular)
fonter (indefinite plural)
fontene (definite plural)

From Latin fons, via Old Norse fontr (sense 1), and French fonte, via English font (sense 2).


coulomb

nb-noun

coulomb m (definite singular coulomben, indefinite plural coulomb, definite plural coulombene)

coulomben (definite singular)
coulomb (indefinite plural)
coulombene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.


score

scoren (definite singular)
scorer (indefinite plural)
scorene (definite plural)

Via English score, from Old Norse skor. Related to Old Norse skera (modern Norwegian Bokmål skjære).


watt

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watt m (definite singular watten, indefinite plural watt, definite plural wattene)

watten (definite singular)
watt (indefinite plural)
wattene (definite plural)

Named after the Scottish engineer James Watt.


drone

dronen (definite singular)
droner (indefinite plural)
dronene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German drone (sense 1), and English drone (sense 2).

a drone (radio-controlled pilotless aircraft)


radius

radius m (definite singular radien or radiusen, indefinite plural radier, definite plural radiene)

radien (definite singular)
radiusen (definite singular)
radier (indefinite plural)
radiene (definite plural)


turn

From the verb turne; compare with German Turnen.


synonymordbok

synonymordboka (definite singular)
synonymordboken (definite singular)
synonymordbøker (indefinite plural)
synonymordbøkene (definite plural)


banjo

banjoen (definite singular)
banjoer (indefinite plural)
banjoene (definite plural)

From English banjo, 18th century black American rendition of bandore.


altar

form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by alter


gymnasium

gymnasiet (definite singular)
gymnasier (indefinite plural)
gymnasia (definite plural)
gymnasiene (definite plural)


prototype

prototypen (definite singular)
prototyper (indefinite plural)
prototypene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + τύπος (túpos).


los

losen (definite singular)
loser (indefinite plural)
losene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Low German lots (short form of lotsman); compare with German Lotse.

(nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)


ruse

rusa (definite singular)
rusen (definite singular)
ruser (indefinite plural)
rusene (definite plural)

Possibly from a Celtic word, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), possibly from earlier *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig, till (soil)”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, quarrel”) or *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out, open, acquire”).
Cognate with Danish ruse (“fish trap”), Swedish ryssja (“fish trap”) and German Reuse (“fish trap”).


bokmål

Bokmål (one of Norway's two official languages)


signal

signalet (definite singular)
signal (indefinite plural)
signaler (indefinite plural)
signala (definite plural)
signalene (definite plural)


manual

manualen (definite singular)
manualer (indefinite plural)
manualene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).


mule

mulen (definite singular)
muler (indefinite plural)
mulene (definite plural)

From Old Norse múli, from Proto-Germanic *mūlô.


mit

miten (definite singular)
miter (indefinite plural)
mitene (definite plural)

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


loft

loftet (definite singular)
loft (indefinite plural)
lofta (definite plural)
loftene (definite plural)


hybrid

hybriden (definite singular)
hybrider (indefinite plural)
hybridene (definite plural)


kopi

kopien (definite singular)
kopier (indefinite plural)
kopiene (definite plural)


land

landet (definite singular)
land (indefinite plural)
landa (definite plural)
landene (definite plural)

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).


horn

hornet (definite singular)
horn (indefinite plural)
horna (definite plural)
hornene (definite plural)

From Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna), from Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.

(automotive, rail transport) horn (warning device)


flamingo

flamingoen (definite singular)
flamingoer (indefinite plural)
flamingoene (definite plural)


leopard

leoparden (definite singular)
leoparder (indefinite plural)
leopardene (definite plural)

Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus#Translingual


lyre

lyra (definite singular)
lyren (definite singular)
lyrer (indefinite plural)
lyrene (definite plural)


ape

apa (definite singular)
apen (definite singular)
aper (indefinite plural)
apene (definite plural)


atlas

atlaset (definite singular)
atlas (indefinite plural)
atlaser (indefinite plural)
atlasa (definite plural)
atlasene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), a Titan in Greek mythology; first used in this sense by the cartographer Mercator.


fare

faren (definite singular)
farer (indefinite plural)
farene (definite plural)


festival

festivalen (definite singular)
festivaler (indefinite plural)
festivalene (definite plural)

From Latin festivalis, via English festival.


type

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type m (definite singular typen, indefinite plural typer, definite plural typene)

typen (definite singular)
typer (indefinite plural)
typene (definite plural)

Typen til Anne.


sort

sorten (definite singular)
sorter (indefinite plural)
sortene (definite plural)


plan

planen (definite singular)
planer (indefinite plural)
planene (definite plural)

From German Plan (“project, plan”), from French plan (“plan, map; plane”).


drama

drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama or dramaer, definite plural dramaene)

dramaet (definite singular)
drama (indefinite plural)
dramaer (indefinite plural)
dramaene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).


russer

russeren (definite singular)
russere (indefinite plural)
russerne (definite plural)


front

fronten (definite singular)
fronter (indefinite plural)
frontene (definite plural)


video

videoen (definite singular)
videoer (indefinite plural)
videoene (definite plural)

a video (video film or tape, video player)


transport

transporten (definite singular)
transporter (indefinite plural)
transportene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare.


propaganda

From New Latin propaganda; see etymology for the English entry.


offer

head

offer n (definite singular offeret, indefinite plural offer or ofre, definite plural ofra or ofrene)

offeret (definite singular)
offer (indefinite plural)
ofre (indefinite plural)
ofra (definite plural)
ofrene (definite plural)