gebyr

gebyret (definite singular)
gebyr (indefinite plural)
gebyrer (indefinite plural)
gebyra (definite plural)
gebyrene (definite plural)


krans

kransen (definite singular)
kranser (indefinite plural)
kransene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kranz and Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.


savn

savnet (definite singular)
savn (indefinite plural)
savna (definite plural)
savnene (definite plural)

From Danish savn, derived from savne, from Old Norse sakna (“to miss”).


traktor

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traktor m (definite singular traktoren, indefinite plural traktorer, definite plural traktorene)

traktoren (definite singular)
traktorer (indefinite plural)
traktorene (definite plural)


klem

klemmen (definite singular)
klemmer (indefinite plural)
klemmene (definite plural)


hæl

hælen (definite singular)
hæler (indefinite plural)
hælene (definite plural)

(anatomy, also of shoes, socks, etc.) a heel


rigg

riggen (definite singular)
rigger (indefinite plural)
riggene (definite plural)


setning

setninga (definite singular)
setningen (definite singular)
setninger (indefinite plural)
setningene (definite plural)

a sentence (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)


vekt

vekta (definite singular)
vekten (definite singular)
vekter (indefinite plural)
vektene (definite plural)


trompet

trompet m (definite singular trompeten, indefinite plural trompeter, definite plural trompetene)

trompeten (definite singular)
trompeter (indefinite plural)
trompetene (definite plural)


evne

evna (definite singular)
evnen (definite singular)
evner (indefinite plural)
evnene (definite plural)

From Danish evne, from Old Norse efni. Cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”).


tallerken

tallerkenen (definite singular)
tallerkener (indefinite plural)
tallerkenene (definite plural)


langskip

langskipet (definite singular)
langskip (indefinite plural)
langskipa (definite plural)
langskipene (definite plural)


synd

synda (definite singular)
synden (definite singular)
synder (indefinite plural)
syndene (definite plural)

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).


tromme

tromme m or f (definite singular tromma or trommen, indefinite plural trommer, definite plural trommene)

tromma (definite singular)
trommen (definite singular)
trommer (indefinite plural)
trommene (definite plural)


tast

tasten (definite singular)
taster (indefinite plural)
tastene (definite plural)

Et vanlig tastatur har 105 taster.


karboksylsyre

karboksylsyre m or f (definite singular karboksylsyra or karboksylsyren, indefinite plural karboksylsyrer, definite plural karboksylsyrene)

karboksylsyra (definite singular)
karboksylsyren (definite singular)
karboksylsyrer (indefinite plural)
karboksylsyrene (definite plural)


teobromin

teobrominen (definite singular)
teobrominet (definite singular)


mulm

mulmet (definite singular)
mulm (indefinite plural)
mulma (definite plural)
mulmene (definite plural)


tyfus

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).


patte

patten (definite singular)
patter (indefinite plural)
pattene (definite plural)

a teat (mammal (animal)), nipple (woman)


skal

skalet (definite singular)
skal (indefinite plural)
skala (definite plural)
skalene (definite plural)

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


brannbil

brannbilen (definite singular)
brannbiler (indefinite plural)
brannbilene (definite plural)


saiga

saigaen (definite singular)
saigaer (indefinite plural)
saigaene (definite plural)


stengel

stengelen (definite singular)
stengler (indefinite plural)
stenglene (definite plural)

From German Low German [Term?] and German Stengel (old spelling), compare with current German Stängel, Danish stængel and Swedish stängel.


substantiv

substantivet (definite singular)
substantiv (indefinite plural)
substantiver (indefinite plural)
substantiva (definite plural)
substantivene (definite plural)

substantive, noun (grammatical category)


filmmaker

filmmakeren (definite singular)
filmmakere (indefinite plural)
filmmakerne (definite plural)


tiltak

tiltaket (definite singular)
tiltak (indefinite plural)
tiltaka (definite plural)
tiltakene (definite plural)

measure (course of action; often in plural form)


evangelium

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evangelium n (definite singular evangeliet, indefinite plural evangelier, definite plural evangelia or evangeliene)

evangeliet (definite singular)
evangelier (indefinite plural)
evangelia (definite plural)
evangeliene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).

Gospel (one of the first four books of the New Testament)


abbedissa

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbedissa».ogg


kalkun

kalkunen (definite singular)
kalkuner (indefinite plural)
kalkunene (definite plural)


stim

stimen (definite singular)
stimer (indefinite plural)
stimene (definite plural)
stimet (definite singular)
stim (indefinite plural)
stima (definite plural)
stimene (definite plural)


brom

From Old Norse bróma (“fragment, piece”).

Dette er noe gammelt brom.


brom

From French brome, coined by French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802 - 1876) from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).


selen

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).


negl

neglen (definite singular)
negler (indefinite plural)
neglene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish negl, from Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.


ouverture

ouverturen (definite singular)
ouverturer (indefinite plural)
ouverturene (definite plural)


fresia

fresiaen (definite singular)
fresiaer (indefinite plural)
fresiaene (definite plural)


rokke

rokka (definite singular)
rokken (definite singular)
rokker (indefinite plural)
rokkene (definite plural)


pluskvamperfektum

pluskvamperfektumen (definite singular)
pluskvamperfektumer (indefinite plural)
pluskvamperfektumene (definite plural)


prosess

prosessen (definite singular)
prosesser (indefinite plural)
prosessene (definite plural)

From French procès, processus, from Latin processus.


balanseror

balanseroret (definite singular)
balanseror (indefinite plural)
balanserora (definite plural)
balanserorene (definite plural)


balanse

balansen (definite singular)
balanser (indefinite plural)
balansene (definite plural)


ror

roret (definite singular)
ror (indefinite plural)
rora (definite plural)
rorene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German roder, from Old Saxon *rōthar, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.


kapitalist

kapitalisten (definite singular)
kapitalister (indefinite plural)
kapitalistene (definite plural)


kafe

kafeen (definite singular)
kafeer (indefinite plural)
kafeene (definite plural)


kvartal

kvartalet (definite singular)
kvartal (indefinite plural)
kvartaler (indefinite plural)
kvartala (definite plural)
kvartalene (definite plural)


fase

fasen (definite singular)
faser (indefinite plural)
fasene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.


mammut

mammut m (definite singular mammuten, indefinite plural mammuter, definite plural mammutene)

mammuten (definite singular)
mammuter (indefinite plural)
mammutene (definite plural)

a mammoth (extinct elephant-like mammal)


automat

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automater, definite plural automatene)

automaten (definite singular)
automater (indefinite plural)
automatene (definite plural)


vadested

vadested n (definite singular vadestedet, indefinite plural vadesteder, definite plural vadestedene)

vadestedet (definite singular)
vadesteder (indefinite plural)
vadestedene (definite plural)


pokal

pokalen (definite singular)
pokaler (indefinite plural)
pokalene (definite plural)

From German Pokal, French bocal, Italian boccale, Late Latin baucalis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis).

a cup (trophy; historically a drinking vessel)


rekord

rekorden (definite singular)
rekorder (indefinite plural)
rekordene (definite plural)

From Latin recordari, via English record.

a record (best performance or most remarkable event of its kind)


kodein

From Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia) + -in.


kollektiv

kollektivet (definite singular)
kollektiv (indefinite plural)
kollektiver (indefinite plural)
kollektiva (definite plural)
kollektivene (definite plural)


kompleks

komplekset (definite singular)
kompleks (indefinite plural)
komplekser (indefinite plural)
kompleksa (definite plural)
kompleksene (definite plural)


kompromiss

kompromisset (definite singular)
kompromiss (indefinite plural)
kompromisser (indefinite plural)
kompromissa (definite plural)
kompromissene (definite plural)


kommunist

kommunisten (definite singular)
kommunister (indefinite plural)
kommunistene (definite plural)


kongress

kongressen (definite singular)
kongresser (indefinite plural)
kongressene (definite plural)


kondensator

kondensatoren (definite singular)
kondensatorer (indefinite plural)
kondensatorene (definite plural)

A loanword of uncertain origin, compare with German Kondensator, French condensateur, English condenser.

(electrical, electronics) capacitor, condenser


syden

From syd south (alternative form of sør), after German Süden.

Skal du til syden i ferien?

Are you going to the south for the holidays?

(idiomatic, tourism) "The south"; used to denote the Mediterranean region which since the early 1970's has been one of the foremost Norwegian vacation destinations. More recently expanded to charter-based tropical vacation destinations generally.


konsul

konsulen (definite singular)
konsuler (indefinite plural)
konsulene (definite plural)


kontakt

kontakten (definite singular)
kontakter (indefinite plural)
kontaktene (definite plural)

an electrical socket (often wall-mounted)


logn

logna (definite singular)
lognen (definite singular)
logner (indefinite plural)
lognene (definite plural)

From Old Norse logn, lygn. Doublet of lun. Cognate with Icelandic logn, Faroese logn, and English logn.


kran

krana (definite singular)
kranen (definite singular)
kraner (indefinite plural)
kranene (definite plural)

a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)


kreditor

kreditoren (definite singular)
kreditorer (indefinite plural)
kreditorene (definite plural)


kajakk

kajakken (definite singular)
kajakker (indefinite plural)
kajakkene (definite plural)


skepsis

From Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “examination, observation, consideration”).


kurator

kuratoren (definite singular)
kuratorer (indefinite plural)
kuratorene (definite plural)


kurs

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kurs m (definite singular kursen, indefinite plural kurser, definite plural kursene)

kursen (definite singular)
kurser (indefinite plural)
kursene (definite plural)


kurs

kurs n (definite singular kurset, indefinite plural kurs or kurser, definite plural kursa or kursene)

kurset (definite singular)
kurs (indefinite plural)
kurser (indefinite plural)
kursa (definite plural)
kursene (definite plural)

a course (series of lectures or lessons on a particular subject)


spion

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spioner, definite plural spionene)

spionen (definite singular)
spioner (indefinite plural)
spionene (definite plural)


ekvator

ekvatoren (definite singular)
ekvatorer (indefinite plural)
ekvatorene (definite plural)


ratt

rattet (definite singular)
ratt (indefinite plural)
ratta (definite plural)
rattene (definite plural)


ekspress

ekspressen (definite singular)
ekspresser (indefinite plural)
ekspressene (definite plural)

From Latin expresse, expressus; the noun coming from the adverb.


epitet

epitetet (definite singular)
epitet (indefinite plural)
epiteter (indefinite plural)
epiteta (definite plural)
epitetene (definite plural)

From French épithète, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton).


papegøye

papegøyen (definite singular)
papegøyer (indefinite plural)
papegøyene (definite plural)

From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), via Spanish papagayo and German Low German papegoie.


abortiva

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortiva».ogg


skruppel

skruppelen (definite singular)
skrupler (indefinite plural)
skruplene (definite plural)


fritte

fritten (definite singular)
fritter (indefinite plural)
frittene (definite plural)


majestet

majesteten (definite singular)
majesteter (indefinite plural)
majestetene (definite plural)

From Latin majestas, via German Majestät.

majesty (a term of reference for royalty and imperiality)


magistrat

magistraten (definite singular)
magistrater (indefinite plural)
magistratene (definite plural)

(historical, in Norway until 1922) a municipal corporation administrating local government and serving as a local representative for the national government.

(historical) a magistrate of the Roman Empire


spray

sprayen (definite singular)
sprayer (indefinite plural)
sprayene (definite plural)


spektrum

spektrum n (definite singular spektret or spektrumet, indefinite plural spektre or spektra, definite plural spektrene or spektra or spektraene)

spektret (definite singular)
spektrumet (definite singular)
spektre (indefinite plural)
spektra (indefinite plural)
spektrene (definite plural)
spektra (definite plural)
spektraene (definite plural)


urt

urta (definite singular)
urten (definite singular)
urter (indefinite plural)
urtene (definite plural)

From Danish urt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic *wurtiz, cognate with Swedish ört, English wort. A variant of *wrōts (“root”) (Norwegian Bokmål rot).
The form urta is from oral Norwegian (see Norwegian Nynorsk urta).


segn

segna (definite singular)
segnen (definite singular)
segner (indefinite plural)
segnene (definite plural)


mikrofon

mikrofon m (definite singular mikrofonen, indefinite plural mikrofoner, definite plural mikrofonene)

mikrofonen (definite singular)
mikrofoner (indefinite plural)
mikrofonene (definite plural)


bikkje

bikkja (definite singular)
bikkjen (definite singular)
bikkjer (indefinite plural)
bikkjene (definite plural)


monolog

monologen (definite singular)
monologer (indefinite plural)
monologene (definite plural)


kronidiot

kronidioten (definite singular)
kronidioter (indefinite plural)
kronidiotene (definite plural)


kraftidiot

kraftidioten (definite singular)
kraftidioter (indefinite plural)
kraftidiotene (definite plural)


slarv

slarven (definite singular)
slarver (indefinite plural)
slarvene (definite plural)

A person with a careless appearance, bad character, reckless, loosemouthed


slarv

slarvet (definite singular)
slarv (indefinite plural)
slarva (definite plural)
slarvene (definite plural)


filosofi

filosofi m (definite singular filosofien, indefinite plural filosofier, definite plural filosofiene)

filosofien (definite singular)
filosofier (indefinite plural)
filosofiene (definite plural)


fotografi

fotografiet (definite singular)
fotografi (indefinite plural)
fotografier (indefinite plural)
fotografia (definite plural)
fotografiene (definite plural)


tremasse

tremassen (definite singular)
tremasser (indefinite plural)
tremassene (definite plural)


larve

larva (definite singular)
larven (definite singular)
larver (indefinite plural)
larvene (definite plural)


faktor

faktoren (definite singular)
faktorer (indefinite plural)
faktorene (definite plural)


fenomen

fenomen n (definite singular fenomenet, indefinite plural fenomen or fenomener, definite plural fenomena or fenomenene)

fenomenet (definite singular)
fenomen (indefinite plural)
fenomener (indefinite plural)
fenomena (definite plural)
fenomenene (definite plural)


fokus

fokuset (definite singular)
fokus (indefinite plural)
fokuser (indefinite plural)
fokusa (definite plural)
fokusene (definite plural)


antenne

antenna (definite singular)
antennen (definite singular)
antenner (indefinite plural)
antennene (definite plural)

an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)


geni

geniet (definite singular)
geni (indefinite plural)
genier (indefinite plural)
genia (definite plural)
geniene (definite plural)


materie

materien (definite singular)
materier (indefinite plural)
materiene (definite plural)


glorie

glorie m (definite singular glorien, indefinite plural glorier, definite plural gloriene)

glorien (definite singular)
glorier (indefinite plural)
gloriene (definite plural)


operette

operetten (definite singular)
operetter (indefinite plural)
operettene (definite plural)


tragedie

tragedien (definite singular)
tragedier (indefinite plural)
tragediene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”).


rotte

rotta (definite singular)
rotten (definite singular)
rotter (indefinite plural)
rottene (definite plural)


valuta

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valuta m (definite singular valutaen, indefinite plural valutaer, definite plural valutaene)

valutaen (definite singular)
valutaer (indefinite plural)
valutaene (definite plural)


fotoapparat

fotoapparatet (definite singular)
fotoapparat (indefinite plural)
fotoapparater (indefinite plural)
fotoapparata (definite plural)
fotoapparatene (definite plural)


lampe

lampa (definite singular)
lampen (definite singular)
lamper (indefinite plural)
lampene (definite plural)


salvie

salvien (definite singular)
salvier (indefinite plural)
salviene (definite plural)


artritt

From Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).


leddgikt

leddgikta (definite singular)
leddgikten (definite singular)
leddgikter (indefinite plural)
leddgiktene (definite plural)


arterie

arterien (definite singular)
arterier (indefinite plural)
arteriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría), via Latin arteria.


sule

sula (definite singular)
sulen (definite singular)
suler (indefinite plural)
sulene (definite plural)

a gannet or booby, a bird of the family Sulidae.


bluse

blusa (definite singular)
blusen (definite singular)
bluser (indefinite plural)
blusene (definite plural)


bolle

bollen (definite singular)
boller (indefinite plural)
bollene (definite plural)


bolle

From German through Danish bolle. Cf. Swedish bulle.

a bun (small cake containing yeast and dried fruit)


sosialpsykologi

sosialpsykologien (definite singular)
sosialpsykologier (indefinite plural)
sosialpsykologiene (definite plural)


slakter

slakteren (definite singular)
slaktere (indefinite plural)
slakterne (definite plural)


astronomi

astronomi m (definite singular astronomien)

astronomy (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere)


batteri

batteri n (definite singular batteriet, indefinite plural batteri or batterier, definite plural batteria or batteriene)

batteriet (definite singular)
batteri (indefinite plural)
batterier (indefinite plural)
batteria (definite plural)
batteriene (definite plural)

(military) battery (a coordinated group of artillery)


xenofobi

xenofobi m (definite singular xenofobien)


drott

drotten (definite singular)
drotter (indefinite plural)
drottene (definite plural)


åger

åger m or n (definite singular ågeren or ågeret)

ågeren (definite singular)
ågeret (definite singular)


ågerkarl

ågerkarlen (definite singular)
ågerkarler (indefinite plural)
ågerkarlene (definite plural)


faktura

fakturaen (definite singular)
fakturaer (indefinite plural)
fakturaene (definite plural)


ågerkar

ågerkaren (definite singular)
ågerkarer (indefinite plural)
ågerkarene (definite plural)


sponde

spondeen (definite singular)
spondeer (indefinite plural)
spondeene (definite plural)


biografi

biografien (definite singular)
biografier (indefinite plural)
biografiene (definite plural)


biomasse

biomassen (definite singular)
biomasser (indefinite plural)
biomassene (definite plural)


kamfer

kamferen (definite singular)
kamferet (definite singular)

From Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr).


bestevenn

bestevennen (definite singular)
bestevenner (indefinite plural)
bestevennene (definite plural)


venn

vennen (definite singular)
venner (indefinite plural)
vennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vinr (“friend”), from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ, “friend”), from Proto-Germanic *winiz (“loved one, friend”), from Pre-Germanic *wenh₁-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).
Related to Latin venus (“beauty”); also Norwegian Bokmål ven (“beautiful”).


renneløkke

renneløkka (definite singular)
renneløkken (definite singular)
renneløkker (indefinite plural)
renneløkkene (definite plural)


rennesnare

rennesnara (definite singular)
rennesnaren (definite singular)
rennesnarer (indefinite plural)
rennesnarene (definite plural)


skolekorps

skolekorpset (definite singular)
skolekorps (indefinite plural)
skolekorpsa (definite plural)
skolekorpsene (definite plural)


skole

skolen (definite singular)
skoler (indefinite plural)
skolene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse skóli, through Middle Low German schole and Latin schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “leisure, free time; school”), from Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European *sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”).


forsagelse

forsagelsen (definite singular)
forsagelser (indefinite plural)
forsagelsene (definite plural)


forsakelse

forsakelsen (definite singular)
forsakelser (indefinite plural)
forsakelsene (definite plural)


fersken

ferskenen (definite singular)
ferskener (indefinite plural)
ferskenene (definite plural)

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.


fersken

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed


kapitél

kapitélet (definite singular)
kapitelet (definite singular)
kapitél (indefinite plural)
kapitéler (indefinite plural)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitéla (definite plural)
kapitélene (definite plural)
kapitela (definite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 1.

no:kapitél (arkitektur)
no:kapitél (typografi)


kapitél

kapitélen (definite singular)
kapitelen (definite singular)
kapitéler (indefinite plural)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitélene (definite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 2.


blander

blanderen (definite singular)
blandere (indefinite plural)
blanderne (definite plural)


brøler

brøleren (definite singular)
brølere (indefinite plural)
brølerne (definite plural)

Possibly from a Middle Low German noun, from a verb meaning "howl, bellow" (compare German Low German bröllen). This would make it cognate to German Brüller (“joke, something funny”, literally “roarer”); English howler (“hilarious joke”, “painfully obvious mistake”) is formed the same way.

cog

A severe blunder; a foolish error, especially one made in public.


brøl

brølet (definite singular)
brøl (indefinite plural)
brøla (definite plural)
brølene (definite plural)

(animal sound) roar (the sound a lion makes).


brøling

brølinga (definite singular)
brølingen (definite singular)
brølinger (indefinite plural)
brølingene (definite plural)


heia

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heia n (definite singular heiaet, indefinite plural heiaer, definite plural heiaene)

heiaet (definite singular)
heiaer (indefinite plural)
heiaene (definite plural)


heiarop

heiaropet (definite singular)
heiarop (indefinite plural)
heiaropa (definite plural)
heiaropene (definite plural)


turniké

turnikéen (definite singular)
turnikeen (definite singular)
turnikéer (indefinite plural)
turnikeer (indefinite plural)
turnikéene (definite plural)
turnikeene (definite plural)
turnikéet (definite singular)
turnikeet (definite singular)
turniké (indefinite plural)
turnikéer (indefinite plural)
turnikeer (indefinite plural)
turnikéa (definite plural)
turnikéene (definite plural)
turnikea (definite plural)
turnikeene (definite plural)


kaktus

kaktusen (definite singular)
kaktuser (indefinite plural)
kaktusene (definite plural)


kalori

kalorien (definite singular)
kalorier (indefinite plural)
kaloriene (definite plural)


aldring

aldringa (definite singular)
aldringen (definite singular)
aldringer (indefinite plural)
aldringene (definite plural)

From alder (“age”); from Old Norse aldr, akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.


mormor

mormor m or f (definite singular mormora or mormoren, indefinite plural mormødre or mormødrer, definite plural mormødrene)

mormora (definite singular)
mormoren (definite singular)
mormødre (indefinite plural)
mormødrer (indefinite plural)
mormødrene (definite plural)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


bløtkake

bløtkaka (definite singular)
bløtkaken (definite singular)
bløtkaker (indefinite plural)
bløtkakene (definite plural)

From bløt (“wet, soft”) + kake (“cake”).

A layer cake, cake made of sponge cake and layers of whipped cream. Often the cake is soaked, hence the prefix.


buffe

buffeen (definite singular)
buffeer (indefinite plural)
buffeene (definite plural)


bløt

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).


ørret

ørreten (definite singular)
ørreter (indefinite plural)
ørretene (definite plural)

From Danish ørred, from Old Norse aurriði.


laks

laksen (definite singular)
lakser (indefinite plural)
laksene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).


bløyt

bløyten (definite singular)
bløyter (indefinite plural)
bløytene (definite plural)


astrologi

astrologi m (definite singular astrologien)


rotbløyte

rotbløyta (definite singular)
rotbløyten (definite singular)
rotbløyter (indefinite plural)
rotbløytene (definite plural)


rotbløyten

definite masculine singular of rotbløyte


bløde kyststribe

bløde kyststriba (definite singular)
bløde kyststriben (definite singular)

From standard Bokmål "den bløte kyststripe", converted into the dialectal form of the area contained in the expression.

(idiomatic) A section of the Norwegian coastal landscape of Southern Norway ranging from the two Agder counties to Rogaland where the dialects are marked by a voicing (therefore called softening) of consonants, i.e. p, t, k becomes b, d, g in many words.


mikrobiologi

mikrobiologi m (definite singular mikrobiologien)


eukalyptus

eukalyptusen (definite singular)
eukalyptuser (indefinite plural)
eukalyptusene (definite plural)

From New Latin eucalyptus, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + καλυπτός (kaluptós, “covered”).


jaspis

From Ancient Greek ῐ̓́ᾰσπῐς (ĭ́ăspĭs) via Latin iaspis, possibly from an Afroasiatic root word. See Hebrew יָשְׁפֵה (yasféh).


løype

løypa (definite singular)
løypen (definite singular)
løyper (indefinite plural)
løypene (definite plural)

→ German: Loipe (see there for further descendants)

From Old Norse hleypa (“make run”), from hlaupa (“run”).

(forestry) Steep section where lumber is being driven downstream

en krevende løype = a demanding course


løype

løypen (definite singular)
løyper (indefinite plural)
løypene (definite plural)

Animal food made from fish waste, seaweed and other ingredients macerated in warm water.

chymosin or rennin; an enzyme which makes milk coagulate


budeie

budeia (definite singular)
budeien (definite singular)
budeier (indefinite plural)
budeiene (definite plural)

From Old Norse buð + deie (dairymaid, Old Norse deigja, comparable with Old English dǣge, bread maker or bread kneader, see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).

a milkmaid working either at a farm or mountainous pasture (seter)


presenning

presenningen (definite singular)
presenninger (indefinite plural)
presenningene (definite plural)

From Dutch presenning, ultimately from Latin praecingo. Russian брезе́нт (brezént) and Polish brezent are from the same source.


madrasa

madrasaen (definite singular)
madrasaer (indefinite plural)
madrasaene (definite plural)


kolon

kolonet (definite singular)
kolon (indefinite plural)
koloner (indefinite plural)
kolona (definite plural)
kolonene (definite plural)


vei

veien (definite singular)
veier (indefinite plural)
veiene (definite plural)

bane vei


teisme

From French théisme, from Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + -isme.


autonomi

From Ancient Greek αὐτονομία (autonomía).


pneumatiker

pneumatikeren (definite singular)
pneumatikere (indefinite plural)
pneumatikerne (definite plural)


klo

klo m or f (definite singular kloa or kloen, indefinite plural klør, definite plural klørne)

kloa (definite singular)
kloen (definite singular)
klør (indefinite plural)
klørne (definite plural)

From Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).


skumring

skumringa (definite singular)
skumringen (definite singular)
skumringer (indefinite plural)
skumringene (definite plural)


dør

døra (definite singular)
døren (definite singular)
dører (indefinite plural)
dørene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dyrr, dyr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

der

Kan du åpne døra?

Døra er låst.


antropologi

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antropologi m (definite singular antropologien)


gelender

gelender n (definite singular gelendret or gelenderet, indefinite plural gelender or gelendre, definite plural gelendra or gelendrene)

gelendret (definite singular)
gelenderet (definite singular)
gelender (indefinite plural)
gelendre (indefinite plural)
gelendra (definite plural)
gelendrene (definite plural)

guardrail, banister(s), handrail (particularly in stairways and on landings), railing(s)


kritiker

kritikeren (definite singular)
kritikere (indefinite plural)
kritikerne (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek, possibly κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”).


fysiker

fysiker m (definite singular fysikeren, indefinite plural fysikere, definite plural fysikerne)

fysikeren (definite singular)
fysikere (indefinite plural)
fysikerne (definite plural)


gynekologi

gynekologi m (definite singular gynekologien)

(medicine) gynaecology (UK) or gynecology (US)


pønker

pønkeren (definite singular)
pønkere (indefinite plural)
pønkerne (definite plural)


musiker

musikeren (definite singular)
musikere (indefinite plural)
musikerne (definite plural)


tivoli

tivoliet (definite singular)
tivoli (indefinite plural)
tivolier (indefinite plural)
tivolia (definite plural)
tivoliene (definite plural)

After the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris, in turn from Italian Tivoli (a city in Lazio), from Latin Tībur.


semifinale

semifinalen (definite singular)
semifinaler (indefinite plural)
semifinalene (definite plural)

a semi-final (second last round of a contest or competition)


nomade

nomade m (definite singular nomaden, indefinite plural nomader, definite plural nomadene)

nomaden (definite singular)
nomader (indefinite plural)
nomadene (definite plural)


tillit

tillita (definite singular)
tilliten (definite singular)


eksem

eksemen (definite singular)
eksemer (indefinite plural)
eksemene (definite plural)
eksemet (definite singular)
eksem (indefinite plural)
eksemer (indefinite plural)
eksema (definite plural)
eksemene (definite plural)


springer

springeren (definite singular)
springere (indefinite plural)
springerne (definite plural)


tårn

tårnet (definite singular)
tårn (indefinite plural)
tårna (definite plural)
tårnene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: toardna

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.


patologi

patologi m (definite singular patologien)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “disease”) + -logi.


løper

løperen (definite singular)
løpere (indefinite plural)
løperne (definite plural)

rulle ut den røde løperen

a long and narrow tablecloth, used for decoration


saucisse

saucissen (definite singular)
saucisser (indefinite plural)
saucissene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by sosiss


eksport

eksporten (definite singular)
eksporter (indefinite plural)
eksportene (definite plural)


rele

releet (definite singular)
rele (indefinite plural)
releer (indefinite plural)
relea (definite plural)
releene (definite plural)


sirkus

sirkuset (definite singular)
sirkus (indefinite plural)
sirkuser (indefinite plural)
sirkusa (definite plural)
sirkusene (definite plural)


hets

hetsen (definite singular)
hetser (indefinite plural)
hetsene (definite plural)

From German Hetz and Hetze, from hetzen (“chase, hunt”), related with hate (“hate”).

drive hets mot en

bli utsatt for hets

malevolent and biased agitation, campaign (of slander), witch-hunt


haussa

haussaen (definite singular)
haussaer (indefinite plural)
haussaene (definite plural)

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


parlør

parløren (definite singular)
parlører (indefinite plural)
parlørene (definite plural)

From French parleur; compare with parlere, from French parler.


lommeparlør

lommeparløren (definite singular)
lommeparlører (indefinite plural)
lommeparlørene (definite plural)

a small phrasebook that fits into almost any pocket.


syke

syken (definite singular)
syker (indefinite plural)
sykene (definite plural)


nasjon

nasjonen (definite singular)
nasjoner (indefinite plural)
nasjonene (definite plural)


søye

søya (definite singular)
søyen (definite singular)
søyer (indefinite plural)
søyene (definite plural)


pinse

pinsa (definite singular)
pinsen (definite singular)
pinser (indefinite plural)
pinsene (definite plural)

Possibly from Middle Low German or German Low German pinxten

Skal du noe i pinsen?

Whitsun or Pentecost (Christian festival seven weeks after Easter)


kampestein

kampesteinen (definite singular)
kampesteiner (indefinite plural)
kampesteinene (definite plural)

From kamp (“broad or round mountain peak”) + stein (“stone”).


birøkt

birøkta (definite singular)
birøkten (definite singular)
birøkter (indefinite plural)
birøktene (definite plural)

From bie (“bee”) + røkt (“looking after, care”).


nyss

nyssen (definite singular)
nysser (indefinite plural)
nyssene (definite plural)

poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus


nyss

nysset (definite singular)
nyss (indefinite plural)
nyssa (definite plural)
nyssene (definite plural)

From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).

information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere


motiv

motivet (definite singular)
motiv (indefinite plural)
motiver (indefinite plural)
motiva (definite plural)
motivene (definite plural)

a subject (e.g. of a book, painting, photo)


munk

munken (definite singular)
munker (indefinite plural)
munkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.


bajonett

bajonetten (definite singular)
bajonetter (indefinite plural)
bajonettene (definite plural)

From French baïonnette, after the town of Bayonne.


ventil

ventilen (definite singular)
ventiler (indefinite plural)
ventilene (definite plural)

a valve (device for controlling the flow of air, gas or fluids)


deponi

deponiet (definite singular)
deponi (indefinite plural)
deponier (indefinite plural)
deponia (definite plural)
deponiene (definite plural)


bordsalt

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bordsalt n (definite singular bordsaltet)


brygge

brygga (definite singular)
bryggen (definite singular)
brygger (indefinite plural)
bryggene (definite plural)

From Danish brygge, from Old Norse bryggja.

(nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)


nøkkel

nøkkelen (definite singular)
nøkler (indefinite plural)
nøklene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian nykill. Compare with Danish nøgle, Icelandic lykill and Swedish nyckel.


refleks

refleksen (definite singular)
reflekser (indefinite plural)
refleksene (definite plural)

a reflector (object that reflects light)


reflektor

reflektoren (definite singular)
reflektorer (indefinite plural)
reflektorene (definite plural)


reformator

reformatoren (definite singular)
reformatorer (indefinite plural)
reformatorene (definite plural)

Probably from Latin reformātor; compare with German Reformator.

reformer (a person who introduces reforms)


ontologi

ontologien (definite singular)
ontologier (indefinite plural)
ontologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὤν (ṓn, “on”) + -logi.


knop

knopen (definite singular)
knoper (indefinite plural)
knopene (definite plural)
knopen (definite singular)
knop (indefinite plural)
knopene (definite plural)

knop m (definite singular knopen, indefinite plural knop, definite plural knopene)

From Middle Low German knop and Dutch knoop.


messing

brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)


krakk

krakk m (definite singular krakken, indefinite plural krakker, definite plural krakkene)

krakken (definite singular)
krakker (indefinite plural)
krakkene (definite plural)


dverg

dvergen (definite singular)
dverger (indefinite plural)
dvergene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Both the pronunciation and inflection are close to Nynorsk, but in Riksmål (especially the older one) there is possible to use a Danicized plural form dverge (compare Danish dværge).


gnom

gnomen (definite singular)
gnomer (indefinite plural)
gnomene (definite plural)

From French gnome (“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).


drøm

drømmen (definite singular)
drømmer (indefinite plural)
drømmene (definite plural)


søle

søle m or f (definite singular søla or sølen)

søla (definite singular)
sølen (definite singular)


romer

romeren (definite singular)
romere (indefinite plural)
romerne (definite plural)

a Roman (native or resident of the Roman Empire)

a Roman (native or resident of the city of Rome)


kurv

kurven (definite singular)
kurver (indefinite plural)
kurvene (definite plural)


ryggrad

ryggrada (definite singular)
ryggraden (definite singular)
ryggrader (indefinite plural)
ryggradene (definite plural)

(anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively)


ørken

ørkenen (definite singular)
ørkener (indefinite plural)
ørkenene (definite plural)


avgjørelse

avgjørelsen (definite singular)
avgjørelser (indefinite plural)
avgjørelsene (definite plural)

From avgjøre + -else; compare with Swedish avgörande.


mure

mura (definite singular)
muren (definite singular)
murer (indefinite plural)
murene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mura, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.

(botany) any plant of the potentilla family


makrell

makrell m (definite singular makrellen, indefinite plural makreller, definite plural makrellene)

makrellen (definite singular)
makreller (indefinite plural)
makrellene (definite plural)


kirkegård

kirkegården (definite singular)
kirkegårder (indefinite plural)
kirkegårdene (definite plural)


klokken

klokken seks


intelligens

intelligensen (definite singular)
intelligenser (indefinite plural)
intelligensene (definite plural)

From Latin intelligentia, via German Intelligenz.


sommerfugl

sommerfuglen (definite singular)
sommerfugler (indefinite plural)
sommerfuglene (definite plural)

From sommer (“summer”) + fugl (“bird”). Possibly from Middle Low German somervogel, compare Yiddish זומער־פֿייגעלע (zumer-feygele).

cog

זומער־פֿייגעלע


nys

nyset (definite singular)
nys (indefinite plural)
nysa (definite plural)
nysene (definite plural)


hosten

(non-standard since 2020) definite singular of host


legeme

legemet (definite singular)
legemer (indefinite plural)
legema (definite plural)
legemene (definite plural)

From Danish legeme; compare with Old Norse líkami.


loppe

loppa (definite singular)
loppen (definite singular)
lopper (indefinite plural)
loppene (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).


tinning

tinninga (definite singular)
tinningen (definite singular)
tinninger (indefinite plural)
tinningene (definite plural)


trommehinne

trommehinna (definite singular)
trommehinnen (definite singular)
trommehinner (indefinite plural)
trommehinnene (definite plural)


puller

pulleren (definite singular)
pullere (indefinite plural)
pullerne (definite plural)

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


altmuligmann

altmuligmannen (definite singular)
altmuligmenn (indefinite plural)
altmuligmennene (definite plural)

Concatenation of alt (everything) + mulig (possible) + mann (man)


kanon

kanonen (definite singular)
kanoner (indefinite plural)
kanonene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.


kanon

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

(literature) canon (group of literary works)


reagens

reagensen (definite singular)
reagenser (indefinite plural)
reagensene (definite plural)
reagenset (definite singular)
reagens (indefinite plural)
reagenser (indefinite plural)
reagensa (definite plural)
reagensene (definite plural)


asfalt

From Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, “asphalt, bitumen”).


herkomst

herkomsten (definite singular)
herkomster (indefinite plural)
herkomstene (definite plural)

From Dutch herkomst or German Low German Herkummst, related to German Herkunft.


modernisme

modernismen (definite singular)
modernismer (indefinite plural)
modernismene (definite plural)


bakterie

bakterien (definite singular)
bakterier (indefinite plural)
bakteriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion).


deig

deigen (definite singular)
deiger (indefinite plural)
deigene (definite plural)

From Danish deig, older spelling of dej, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Swedish deg, and further English dough, Dutch deeg, German Teig.


lapp

lappen (definite singular)
lapper (indefinite plural)
lappene (definite plural)

From Old Norse leppr. Compare Icelandic leppur and Danish lap.


lapp

Possibly from a Finnic or Samic language. Compare Finnish Lappi

a Lapp, Sami person; person of the Sami people


sklie

sklia (definite singular)
sklien (definite singular)
sklier (indefinite plural)
skliene (definite plural)

(slang) sexually promiscuous woman (slut).


soling

solingen (definite singular)
solinger (indefinite plural)
solingene (definite plural)

(nautical, sailing) a Soling (an open keelboat)


melding

meldinga (definite singular)
meldingen (definite singular)
meldinger (indefinite plural)
meldingene (definite plural)

Jeg har fått ei melding fra styret.

I've gotten a message from the leadership.


tyranni

tyranniet (definite singular)
tyranni (indefinite plural)
tyrannier (indefinite plural)
tyrannia (definite plural)
tyranniene (definite plural)


fleis

fleisen (definite singular)
fleiser (indefinite plural)
fleisene (definite plural)


fyrstbiskop

fyrstbiskopen (definite singular)
fyrstbiskoper (indefinite plural)
fyrstbiskopene (definite plural)

From fyrste (“prince”) + biskop (“bishop”), from German Fürstbischof.

(historical) prince-bishop, a bishop who also held a secular princely rank.


ministrant

ministranten (definite singular)
ministranter (indefinite plural)
ministrantene (definite plural)


atrofi

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atrofi m (definite singular atrofien, indefinite plural atrofier, definite plural atrofiene)

atrofien (definite singular)
atrofier (indefinite plural)
atrofiene (definite plural)


anemi

From French anémie, from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).


autograf

autografen (definite singular)
autografer (indefinite plural)
autografene (definite plural)


slekt

slekta (definite singular)
slekten (definite singular)
slekter (indefinite plural)
slektene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German slecht(e) (“ancestry, lineage, family”). Displaced native ætt (“family, generation”).

der

i slekt med

a family (group of people with the same ancestry)


overgang

overgangen (definite singular)
overganger (indefinite plural)
overgangene (definite plural)


saksofon

saksofonen (definite singular)
saksofoner (indefinite plural)
saksofonene (definite plural)

From the name of the inventor Adolphe Sax, + -fon.


maraton

maratonet (definite singular)
maraton (indefinite plural)
maratona (definite plural)
maratonene (definite plural)


kompost

komposten (definite singular)
komposter (indefinite plural)
kompostene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French compost, from Latin compositus. Cognate with Norwegian kompositum.


slupp

sluppen (definite singular)
slupper (indefinite plural)
sluppene (definite plural)

From either Low German slup or Dutch sloep.


kakadu

kakadua (definite singular)
kakaduen (definite singular)
kakaduer (indefinite plural)
kakaduene (definite plural)

From German Kakadu, from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakaktua. Compare with Indonesian kakatua.


arkeologi

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arkeologi m (definite singular arkeologien)


vokativ

vokativen (definite singular)
vokativer (indefinite plural)
vokativene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin vocativus (“vocative”), from vocare (“to call”).


ornitologi

ornitologi m (definite singular ornitologien)


stoa

stoaen (definite singular)
stoaer (indefinite plural)
stoaene (definite plural)


homofon

homofonen (definite singular)
homofoner (indefinite plural)
homofonene (definite plural)


ideologi

ideologi m (definite singular ideologien, indefinite plural ideologier, definite plural ideologiene)

ideologien (definite singular)
ideologier (indefinite plural)
ideologiene (definite plural)


harmoni

harmonien (definite singular)
harmonier (indefinite plural)
harmoniene (definite plural)


antropolog

antropologen (definite singular)
antropologer (indefinite plural)
antropologene (definite plural)


ornitolog

ornitologen (definite singular)
ornitologer (indefinite plural)
ornitologene (definite plural)


psykolog

psykolog m (definite singular psykologen, indefinite plural psykologer, definite plural psykologene)

psykologen (definite singular)
psykologer (indefinite plural)
psykologene (definite plural)


lingvist

lingvisten (definite singular)
lingvister (indefinite plural)
lingvistene (definite plural)


farmakologi

farmakologi m (definite singular farmakologien)


matematiker

matematikeren (definite singular)
matematikere (indefinite plural)
matematikerne (definite plural)


historiker

historiker m (definite singular historikeren, indefinite plural historikere or historikerer, definite plural historikerne or historikerene)

historikeren (definite singular)
historikere (indefinite plural)
historikerer (indefinite plural)
historikerne (definite plural)
historikerene (definite plural)


klimatolog

klimatologen (definite singular)
klimatologer (indefinite plural)
klimatologene (definite plural)


halleluja

hallelujaet (definite singular)
halleluja (indefinite plural)
hallelujaer (indefinite plural)
hallelujaa (definite plural)
hallelujaene (definite plural)

From Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”).


inka

inkaen (definite singular)
inkaer (indefinite plural)
inkaene (definite plural)


klematis

klematisen (definite singular)
klematiser (indefinite plural)
klematisene (definite plural)

From Latin clematis, from Ancient Greek κλεματισ (klematis), from κλήμα (klḗma, “vine, branch with vines”).


hotell

hotellet (definite singular)
hotell (indefinite plural)
hoteller (indefinite plural)
hotella (definite plural)
hotellene (definite plural)


lokativ

lokativen (definite singular)
lokativer (indefinite plural)
lokativene (definite plural)


proviant

provianten (definite singular)
provianter (indefinite plural)
proviantene (definite plural)

From Italian provianda, via German Proviant.

provisions, supplies (of food, drink etc.)


boikott

boikotten (definite singular)
boikotter (indefinite plural)
boikottene (definite plural)


leksem

leksemet (definite singular)
leksem (indefinite plural)
leksemer (indefinite plural)
leksema (definite plural)
leksemene (definite plural)


kompilator

kompilatoren (definite singular)
kompilatorer (indefinite plural)
kompilatorene (definite plural)


objekt

objektet (definite singular)
objekt (indefinite plural)
objekter (indefinite plural)
objekta (definite plural)
objektene (definite plural)


reim

reima (definite singular)
reimen (definite singular)
reimer (indefinite plural)
reimene (definite plural)


konflikt

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konflikt m (definite singular konflikten, indefinite plural konflikter, definite plural konfliktene)

konflikten (definite singular)
konflikter (indefinite plural)
konfliktene (definite plural)


kontrovers

kontroversen (definite singular)
kontroverser (indefinite plural)
kontroversene (definite plural)


leksikograf

leksikografen (definite singular)
leksikografer (indefinite plural)
leksikografene (definite plural)


intervju

intervjuet (definite singular)
intervju (indefinite plural)
intervjuer (indefinite plural)
intervjua (definite plural)
intervjuene (definite plural)

From French entrevue, via English interview.


foaje

foajeen (definite singular)
foajeer (indefinite plural)
foajeene (definite plural)


brus

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brus, definite plural brusene)

brusen (definite singular)
brus (indefinite plural)
brusene (definite plural)

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade.

soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink


hjord

hjorden (definite singular)
hjorder (indefinite plural)
hjordene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, cognate with Danish, Swedish hjord, English herd, German Herde.


mishandling

mishandlinga (definite singular)
mishandlingen (definite singular)
mishandlinger (indefinite plural)
mishandlingene (definite plural)

abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment


slagverk

slagverket (definite singular)
slagverk (indefinite plural)
slagverker (indefinite plural)
slagverka (definite plural)
slagverkene (definite plural)


aceton

acetonet (definite singular)
aceton (indefinite plural)
acetona (definite plural)
acetonene (definite plural)

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

hun tar en bomullsdott fra en holder på veggen og fjerner den gamle neglelakken med aceton

1997, Hanne Ørstavik, Kjærlighet, page 27:

she takes a cotton ball from a holder on the wall and removes the old nail polish with acetone

jenta gnir neglelakken bort med aceton, det svir i nesa

2011, Ingvild H. Rishøi, Historien om Fru Berg, page 70:

the girl rubs the nail polish away with acetone, it stings in the nose

neglelakkfjernere inneholder som oftest aceton eller etylacetat

Nail polish removers usually contain acetone or ethyl acetate

(organic chemistry) acetone (a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent)


mitokondrie

mitokondrien (definite singular)
mitokondrier (indefinite plural)
mitokondriene (definite plural)

alternative form of mitokondrium (“mitochondrion”)


adventist

adventisten (definite singular)
adventister (indefinite plural)
adventistene (definite plural)


akrobat

akrobat m (definite singular akrobaten, indefinite plural akrobater, definite plural akrobatene)

akrobaten (definite singular)
akrobater (indefinite plural)
akrobatene (definite plural)


hjernestamme

hjernestammen (definite singular)
hjernestammer (indefinite plural)
hjernestammene (definite plural)


hjerne

hjernen (definite singular)
hjerner (indefinite plural)
hjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjarni.
* IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈjæ̂ːɾnɛ/, [ˈjæ̂ːɳə]

IPA

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈjæ̂ːɾnɛ/, [ˈjæ̂ːɳə]


komparativ

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komparativ m (definite singular komparativen, indefinite plural komparativer, definite plural komparativene)

komparativen (definite singular)
komparativer (indefinite plural)
komparativene (definite plural)

From Latin comparativus (“comparative”), from comparō (“I compare, match, place together, couple”) (with the suffix -īvus (adjective suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós), from compār (“equal, similar; comparable”) (with the suffix -ō, from Proto-Italic *-āō or *-aēō, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-yé-ti, from *-eh₂ + *-yéti), from both con-, from cum (“(along) with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”), perhaps from *ḱe (deictic particle) + and from pār (“even, equal, suitable”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *perH- (“exchange”).

der

(grammar) a comparative (adjective or adverb in comparative form)


infinitiv

infinitiven (definite singular)
infinitiver (indefinite plural)
infinitivene (definite plural)

From Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”), from fīnītus (“finished”), perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; limit; appoint”), from fīnis (“boundary, limit”), possibly from either *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), or from *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

der

Verbet står i infinitiv.

infinitiv av verber med lang rotstavelse ender i Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore paa a, i Boda paa ä

1908, Sophus Bugge, Sproglige og historiske afhandlinger viede Sophus Bugges minde, page 132:

infinitive of verbs with long root syllable ends in Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore in a, in Boda in ä

ennu å høre og se allehånde og være det evige infinintiv

1957, Herman Wildenvey, Samlede Dikt I, page 202:

yet to hear and see all-pervading and be the eternal infinitive

opphevingen av skillet mellom infinitiv og preteritumsform på hjelpeverbene

1999, Tone Selboe, Karen Blixen, page 8:

the abolition of the distinction between infinitive and preterite form on the auxiliary verbs

(grammar, linguistics) the infinitive (a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form)


sleng

slengen (definite singular)
slenger (indefinite plural)
slengene (definite plural)


tekstil

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tekstil m or n (definite singular tekstilen or tekstilet, indefinite plural tekstiler, definite plural tekstilene or tekstila)

tekstilen (definite singular)
tekstilet (definite singular)
tekstiler (indefinite plural)
tekstilene (definite plural)
tekstila (definite plural)


aksiom

aksiomet (definite singular)
aksiom (indefinite plural)
aksiomer (indefinite plural)
aksioma (definite plural)
aksiomene (definite plural)


aktivist

aktivisten (definite singular)
aktivister (indefinite plural)
aktivistene (definite plural)


aktualitet

aktualiteten (definite singular)
aktualiteter (indefinite plural)
aktualitetene (definite plural)

From French actualité, from Latin actualitas.


akvedukt

akvedukten (definite singular)
akvedukter (indefinite plural)
akveduktene (definite plural)


elektriker

elektriker m (definite singular elektrikeren, indefinite plural elektrikere, definite plural elektrikerne)

elektrikeren (definite singular)
elektrikere (indefinite plural)
elektrikerne (definite plural)


jolle

jolla (definite singular)
jollen (definite singular)
joller (indefinite plural)
jollene (definite plural)

From Low German jolle; compare with German Jolle.


akvamarin

akvamarinen (definite singular)
akvamariner (indefinite plural)
akvamarinene (definite plural)


akronym

akronymet (definite singular)
akronym (indefinite plural)
akronymer (indefinite plural)
akronyma (definite plural)
akronymene (definite plural)


anatom

anatomen (definite singular)
anatomer (indefinite plural)
anatomene (definite plural)


reaktant

reaktanten (definite singular)
reaktanter (indefinite plural)
reaktantene (definite plural)


astat

From Ancient Greek ἄστατος (ástatos, “unsteady, volatile”), akin to astasi, "astasia".


arsen

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arsen n (definite singular arsenet, singulare tantum)

Shortening of arsenikk, arsenic trioxide, from Ancient Greek αρσενικόν (arsenikos), "arsenic, orpiment", though it literally translates to "manly, strong", due to it being a folk etymology of Middle Persian زرنيخ (zarnikh), "gold-colored". The word orpiment is the proper word in English for arsenic trioxide, though arsenic is still used in this sense. In Norwegian, arsenikk only refers to the mineral.


elektron

elektronet (definite singular)
elektron (indefinite plural)
elektroner (indefinite plural)
elektrona (definite plural)
elektronene (definite plural)


dramaturgi

dramaturgien (definite singular)
dramaturgier (indefinite plural)
dramaturgiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δραματουργία (dramatourgía).

der

δραματουργία


abdomina

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdomina».ogg


druide

druiden (definite singular)
druider (indefinite plural)
druidene (definite plural)

From Gaulish [Term?], via Latin druidae and French druid.


akt

akta (definite singular)
akten (definite singular)
akter (indefinite plural)
aktene (definite plural)

From Latin āctus (“act, action; performance”), perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, do”), from Proto-Italic *agō (“drive, push; do, act”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (“to be driving”), from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).

der

budeien sad … ifærd med at melke. Jeg maatte … vente med at staa op, indtil den akt var forbi

1858, Nicolai Ramm Østgaard, Fra Skov og Fjeld, page 125:

budeien sat … in the process of milking. I had to … wait to get up until that task was over

a solemn occurrence; a ceremony (an official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event)

(obsolete) an action, task (a piece of work done as part of one’s duties)

han hadde en lei tendens til å rope ut obskøne ord og vendinger under akten

he had a sad tendency to shout out obscene words and phrases during the act

hun hadde en elsker som alltid måtte ut av senga straks etter akten for å spille piano

2014, Lotta Elstad, Et eget rom, page 71:

she had a lover who always had to get out of bed immediately after the act to play the piano

(chiefly in compound nouns) more or less an instinctive act

den høytidelige akten [på Akershus festning 1945] beseglet den ufravikelige seieren over naziveldet

the solemn act [at Akershus Fortress 1945] sealed the inevitable victory over the Nazi regime

Akten fant sted i Domkirken.

så tænkte jeg, det kanske kunde adsprede dig at høre en akt eller to

1896, Henrik Ibsen, John Gabriel Borkman, page 93:

then I thought it might distract you to hear an act or two

man dør ej midt i femte akt

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 209:

one does not die in the middle of the fifth act

hvis dette stykke hadde vært skrevet for den profesjonelle scene, ville det kanskje ha fremstått som en enhet i tid og sted, uten oppdeling i akter

1951, Agnar Mykle, Morgen i appelsingult, page 5:

if this piece had been written for the professional stage, it might have appeared as a unit in time and place, without division into acts

veilys på riks- og fylkesveier i Sarpsborg har vært gjennom en særdeles omstendelig politisk behandling i mange akter

2010 March 16, Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad^([sa.no]):

road lights on national and county roads in Sarpsborg have been through a very elaborate political treatment in many acts

(drama, theater) an act (a division of a theatrical performance)


akt

From German Akt (“act, nude; artwork of a naked person”), from Latin āctus (“act, action; performance”), perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, do”), from Proto-Italic *agō (“drive, push; do, act”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (“to be driving”), from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).

kvinnelig akt

male akt

hun kunde vælge stilling selv, en, som var let, da det var første gang, hun stod akt

1944, Christian Skredsvig, Romaner og fortællinger I, page 69:

she could choose position herself, one that was easy when it was the first time she stood naked for a painting

Rana kunstforening har ingen lokale modeller som vil sitte akt for dem

2004 November 24, Ranablad^([ranablad.no]):

Rana Art Association has no local models who will appear naked for them

å tegne og male akt er noe av det viktigste i kunstundervisningen

2014 January 18, Trønder-Avisa, page 21:

drawing and painting nude models is one of the most important things in art education

a nude model (a model posing nude or naked, with the intent of being painted by an artist)


akt

akten (definite singular)
akter (indefinite plural)
aktene (definite plural)

From Latin ācta (“acts, transactions; proceedings”), from the verb agō (“I make, do”), from Proto-Italic *agō (“drive, push; do, act”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (“to be driving”), from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).

bor

Coordinate term: ad acta

skrive akter

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VI, page 26:

via hjelpere i politiet … begynner han å undersøke alle sakens akter om igjen og finner spor ingen har tenkt på før

2011 April 18, Dagbladet^([dagbladet.no]):

via helpers in the police… he begins to examine all the files in the case again and finds clues no one has thought of before

(chiefly in the plural) an act (a printing of court proceedings, in the form of a document or writing)


akt

From Middle Low German ācht, āchte (“lawlessness”), from Old Saxon *āhta, ōht, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htu (“persecution”), from Proto-Germanic *anhtō (“persecution”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enḱ- (“fate, destiny”), *h₂enk- (“curve, bend”), perhaps related to *h₂eng- (“curve, bend”), *h₂enǵʰ- (“to constrict”) or *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

der

jeg er kommet i rigets akt her i staden

1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IX, page 92:

I have come in the lawlessness of the kingdom here in the city

(chiefly concerning older Germany) lawlessness (a lack of law and order)


akt

From Middle Low German acht, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu (“consideration, attention”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *ahjaną (“to think”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“to see; eye”).

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“to see; eye”)

noget usynligt, der gav agt på hendes adfærd

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 360:

something invisible that paid attention to her behavior

giv nøje agt på denne fremmede

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 453:

den anden kvinde talte til Vigdis, men … Vigdis gav ikke agt derpaa

1909, Sigrid Undset, Fortællingen om Viga-Ljot og Vigdis, page 5:

the other woman spoke to Vigdis, but… Vigdis did not give it any thought thereafter

ingen gav akt paa Kristin

jeg må behandle alt som blir sagt varsomt, jeg må gi akt på hvert ord som faller

I must treat everything that is said carefully, I must pay attention to every word that falls

forsamling givagt, jeg vil tale om Polen!

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 104:

assembly at attention, I want to talk about Poland!

med et rettede hun sig op som en militær ved en appel og gav agt

1920, Jonas Lie, Digterverker V, page 131:

at once she straightened up like a military man on appeal and was at attention

det er dette, som du ikke har taget i act

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 416:

it is this that you have not taken at attention

[i] beskrivelsen av Becks kognitive terapi [har ikke] forfatteren … tatt i akt Wittgensteins poeng om at ords mening er deres bruk i språket

2005 December 15, Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening, page 125:

[i] the description of Beck's cognitive therapy, the author [has not] … taken into account Wittgenstein's point that the meaning of words is their use in language

en skal ta tiden vel iagt, for her har hver time sit bruk og sin sysselsættelse

one must take time carefully, because here every hour has its use and its use

jeg vil ha det vist, så ingen tør undskylde sig, men ta sig i agt for mig

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 326:

I want to show it, so no one dares to apologize, but take care of me

nei det er nok bedst at tage sig iagt; forsigtighed er en stor dyd

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 249:

no it is probably best to take care; caution is a great virtue

hvis de ikke tok seg i akt ville Franck i Bogstadveien miste en villig kunde og arbeidsplasser

2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:

if they were not careful, Franck in Bogstadveien would lose a willing customer and jobs

gi akt (på)

giv / gi akt

ta i akt

ta seg i akt

(obsolete) attention (something expressing concern for or interest; a state of alertness in the standing position)

på samme sted bør man ikke for længere tid slå sig ned; man mister i agt, hvad man vinder i kendskab

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 162:

in the same place one should not settle down for a long time; one loses in reputation what one gains in knowledge

det var en gaardmandskone [som hodeskallen hadde sittet på], og hun bar baade i agt og ære

1870, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Huldre-Eventyr og Folkesagn, page 113:

it was a farmer's wife [on whom the skull had sat], and she wore both in honor and glory

[han] stod i agt og berømmelse hos alle

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 161:

[he] had a good reputation and fame of all

du, som nylig stod højt i agt

1883, Henrik Ibsen, Gildet på Solhaug, page 35:

fordi han kjente bordets historie, men også fordi han hadde sans for godt håndverk, holdt August Arntzen bordet høyt i akt og ære

because he knew the history of the table, but also because he had a sense of good craftsmanship, August Arntzen kept the table highly respected

i dag er samvittighetens stemme satt i skammekroken, også hos oss, et folk som i generasjoner har holdt den i akt og ære

2003 February 25, Stavanger Aftenblad, page 22:

today the voice of conscience is put to shame, even with us, a people who for generations have kept it in honor and glory

være i akt og ære

stå (høyt) i akt

holde i akt (og ære)

(obsolete) perception, opinion; reputation

(obsolete) reputation (what somebody is known for)

perception, opinion; reputation
reputation (what somebody is known for)

du vil vise mig den agt og ære at du vil møte paa auktionen min?

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde II, page 9:

you want to show me the respect and honor that you will show up at my auction?

[de] viste … hende endnu større agt

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 101:

[they] showed… her even greater reverence

agt for bud og pligt

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 142:

reverence; respect (the state of being revered; respectful)

af byrd er jeg Apis i landet, men Fellah i andres agt

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 184:

of burden I am Apis in the land, but Fellah in the perception of others

det er visselig ikke min agt at tvinge dig

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Fru Inger til Østråt, page 38:

it is certainly not my intention to force you

det var såmen ikke min agt at bedrage

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 150:

det var hans agt at gifte sig strax

1884, Alexander Kielland, Fortuna, page 50:

it was his intention to marry immediately

det var vor agt at nedlægge et lidet depot

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land II, page 427:

it was our intention to close down a small depot

far til dine frænder … som din agt var

1909, Sigrid Undset, Fortællingen om Viga-Ljot og Vigdis, page 14:

father to your kinsmen… as was your purpose

det er nu ikke min agt at vi skal sætte os ned på Formo straks

it is now not my intention that we should sit down at Formo immediately

(obsolete or archaic) a purpose or meaning; intent or intention (something that is intended)


grotte

grotta (definite singular)
grotten (definite singular)
grotter (indefinite plural)
grottene (definite plural)


perihel

perihelet (definite singular)
perihel (indefinite plural)
periheler (indefinite plural)
perihela (definite plural)
perihelene (definite plural)


antikrist

antikristen (definite singular)
antikrister (indefinite plural)
antikristene (definite plural)


kjøttmeis

kjøttmeisa (definite singular)
kjøttmeisen (definite singular)
kjøttmeiser (indefinite plural)
kjøttmeisene (definite plural)


talgokse

talgoksen (definite singular)
talgokser (indefinite plural)
talgoksene (definite plural)


struma

strumaen (definite singular)
strumaer (indefinite plural)
strumaene (definite plural)


kupe

kupeen (definite singular)
kupeer (indefinite plural)
kupeene (definite plural)


asteroide

asteroiden (definite singular)
asteroider (indefinite plural)
asteroidene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).


spatium

spatiet (definite singular)
spatier (indefinite plural)
spatia (definite plural)
spatiene (definite plural)


fange

fangen (definite singular)
fanger (indefinite plural)
fangene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vangene and Old Norse fangi.


ambolt

ambolten (definite singular)
ambolter (indefinite plural)
amboltene (definite plural)

(anatomy) an anvil or incus (bone in the middle ear)


endoskop

endoskopet (definite singular)
endoskop (indefinite plural)
endoskoper (indefinite plural)
endoskopa (definite plural)
endoskopene (definite plural)


tidel

tidelen (definite singular)
tideler (indefinite plural)
tidelene (definite plural)

a tenth (fraction; one of ten equal parts)


ferie

ferien (definite singular)
ferier (indefinite plural)
feriene (definite plural)


samling

samlinga (definite singular)
samlingen (definite singular)
samlinger (indefinite plural)
samlingene (definite plural)


fosfat

fosfatet (definite singular)
fosfat (indefinite plural)
fosfater (indefinite plural)
fosfata (definite plural)
fosfatene (definite plural)


tvist

tvisten (definite singular)
tvister (indefinite plural)
tvistene (definite plural)


kveker

kvekeren (definite singular)
kvekere (indefinite plural)
kvekerne (definite plural)

a Quaker (member of the Religious Society of Friends (Vennenes samfunn))


klubb

klubben (definite singular)
klubber (indefinite plural)
klubbene (definite plural)


missil

missilet (definite singular)
missil (indefinite plural)
missiler (indefinite plural)
missila (definite plural)
missilene (definite plural)


morfin

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morfin m or n (definite singular morfinen or morfinet)

morfinen (definite singular)
morfinet (definite singular)

Borrowed from French morphine, from Ancient Greek Morpheus.


katalysator

katalysatoren (definite singular)
katalysatorer (indefinite plural)
katalysatorene (definite plural)

(automotive) catalytic converter, catalyser


levering

leveringa (definite singular)
leveringen (definite singular)
leveringer (indefinite plural)
leveringene (definite plural)


hingst

hingsten (definite singular)
hingster (indefinite plural)
hingstene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German hengest, hengst, hingest, hingst.


termometer

termometer n (definite singular termometeret or termometret, indefinite plural termometer or termometre, definite plural termometra or termometrene)

termometeret (definite singular)
termometret (definite singular)
termometer (indefinite plural)
termometre (indefinite plural)
termometra (definite plural)
termometrene (definite plural)


karisma

karismaen (definite singular)
karismaer (indefinite plural)
karismaene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, “grace, favour, gift”).


karm

karmen (definite singular)
karmer (indefinite plural)
karmene (definite plural)


mineralogi

From German Mineralogie and French minéralogie; equivalent to mineral + -logi.


strofe

strofen (definite singular)
strofer (indefinite plural)
strofene (definite plural)


pyramide

pyramiden (definite singular)
pyramider (indefinite plural)
pyramidene (definite plural)


huskatt

huskatten (definite singular)
huskatter (indefinite plural)
huskattene (definite plural)


katte

katta (definite singular)
katten (definite singular)
katter (indefinite plural)
kattene (definite plural)


kattedyr

kattedyret (definite singular)
kattedyr (indefinite plural)
kattedyra (definite plural)
kattedyrene (definite plural)


marsj

marsjen (definite singular)
marsjer (indefinite plural)
marsjene (definite plural)

march (song in the genre of music written for marching)


forløp

forløpet (definite singular)
forløp (indefinite plural)
forløpa (definite plural)
forløpene (definite plural)

march (steady forward movement or progression)


grenseland

grenselandet (definite singular)
grenseland (indefinite plural)
grenselanda (definite plural)
grenselandene (definite plural)

borderland(s) (also used in a figurative sense)

march(es) (obsolete: border region or area)


øyeblikk

øyeblikket (definite singular)
øyeblikk (indefinite plural)
øyeblikka (definite plural)
øyeblikkene (definite plural)

øye + blikk; from Middle Low German ôgenblik; compare with German Augenblick and Danish øjeblik.

a moment, blink of an eye (short but unspecified period of time)


protokoll

protokollen (definite singular)
protokoller (indefinite plural)
protokollene (definite plural)

From Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon).


etymologi

etymologien (definite singular)
etymologier (indefinite plural)
etymologiene (definite plural)

From Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, “true sense”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”), from λόγος (lógos).

etymology (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)


skalle

skallen (definite singular)
skaller (indefinite plural)
skallene (definite plural)

(usually in the plural) nutukas, a type of beak-nosed moccasin made from reindeer skin and worn by the Sami people.


topp

toppen (definite singular)
topper (indefinite plural)
toppene (definite plural)

From Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“tuft, top, summit”), either a secondary formation from *tebō, *tappaz (“tuft, knot, peg”), or from earlier *tumpaz with irregular development *mp > *pp, from Proto-Indo-European *dewmb- (“penis, tail, rod”).


høst

høsten (definite singular)
høster (indefinite plural)
høstene (definite plural)

From Old Norse haust from earlier haustr (masculine), from Proto-Germanic *harbustaz, a variant of *harbistaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates include Danish høst, Norwegian Nynorsk haust, Swedish höst, German Herbst, German Low German Harvst, and English harvest.


appelsintre

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appelsintre n (definite singular appelsintreet, indefinite plural appelsintre or appelsintrær, definite plural appelsintrea or appelsintrærne)

appelsintreet (definite singular)
appelsintre (indefinite plural)
appelsintrær (indefinite plural)
appelsintrea (definite plural)
appelsintrærne (definite plural)

Compound word, appelsin (“orange”) + tre (“tree”).

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

an orange tree (the citrus tree sweet orange, Citrus sinensis).

Barna klatret opp i appelsintreet.


oransje

From Italian arancia, via French orange.


legemiddel

legemiddelet (definite singular)
legemidlet (definite singular)
legemiddel (indefinite plural)
legemidler (indefinite plural)
legemidla (definite plural)
legemidlene (definite plural)

medicine, pharmaceutical, medicament (substance which promotes better health)


medisin

medisinen (definite singular)
medisiner (indefinite plural)
medisinene (definite plural)

medicine, medication (a substance which promotes healing)


feilvare

feilvara (definite singular)
feilvaren (definite singular)
feilvarer (indefinite plural)
feilvarene (definite plural)

second (usually seconds), defective goods / merchandise (manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards)


støtte

støtta (definite singular)
støtten (definite singular)
støtter (indefinite plural)
støttene (definite plural)


paraply

paraplyen (definite singular)
paraplyer (indefinite plural)
paraplyene (definite plural)

an umbrella, or brolly (UK, informal) (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)


jernbane

jernbanen (definite singular)
jernbaner (indefinite plural)
jernbanene (definite plural)

From jern (“iron”) + bane (“track, line, trajectory”), a calque of German Eisenbahn.


skatt

skatten (definite singular)
skatter (indefinite plural)
skattene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skattr, cognate with German Schatz.


misbruk

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misbruk m or n (definite singular misbruken or misbruket)

misbruken (definite singular)
misbruket (definite singular)


voldtekt

voldtekta (definite singular)
voldtekten (definite singular)
voldtekter (indefinite plural)
voldtektene (definite plural)


avgrunn

avgrunnen (definite singular)
avgrunner (indefinite plural)
avgrunnene (definite plural)

Compound word, av (“off”) + grunn (“ground”), loan-translation from Middle Low German [Term?] (compare with German Abgrund).

Fjellklatreren gled og falt ned i avgrunnen.

The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm.

De fordømte skal fortapes i avgrunnens pine.

The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss.

When standing safely, it's easy enough to look down into the abyss.

Det er lett nok å se ned i avgrunnen, når du står trygt. (Marit Tusvik)

Det var en avgrunn mellom deres synspunkter.

There was a huge gap between their points of view.

abyss, chasm (a bottomless or unfathomed depth), also used in a figurative sense (hell, place of suffering)


akselerasjon

akselerasjonen (definite singular)
akselerasjoner (indefinite plural)
akselerasjonene (definite plural)


føniks

føniks m (definite singular føniksen, indefinite plural fønikser, definite plural føniksene)

føniksen (definite singular)
fønikser (indefinite plural)
føniksene (definite plural)

From Latin phoenix, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).


karakter

karakteren (definite singular)
karakterer (indefinite plural)
karakterene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr); from English character (in a novel etc.).

gode karakterer


medikament

medikamentet (definite singular)
medikament (indefinite plural)
medikamenter (indefinite plural)
medikamenta (definite plural)
medikamentene (definite plural)


sølv

From Old Norse silfr, sylfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.


primtall

primtall n (definite singular primtallet, indefinite plural primtall, definite plural primtalla or primtallene)

primtallet (definite singular)
primtall (indefinite plural)
primtalla (definite plural)
primtallene (definite plural)

(number theory) a prime number (natural number)


lått

From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.

Publikum brølte av lått.


tsjekkisk

tsjekkisk m (definite singular tsjekkisken)


knekt

knekten (definite singular)
knekter (indefinite plural)
knektene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.


kakerlakk

kakerlakk m (definite singular kakerlakken, indefinite plural kakerlakker, definite plural kakerlakkene)

kakerlakken (definite singular)
kakerlakker (indefinite plural)
kakerlakkene (definite plural)


betong

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].


løsning

løsninga (definite singular)
løsningen (definite singular)
løsninger (indefinite plural)
løsningene (definite plural)


bestefar

bestefar m (definite singular bestefaren, indefinite plural bestefedre, definite plural bestefedrene)

bestefaren (definite singular)
bestefedre (indefinite plural)
bestefedrene (definite plural)


barnebarn

barnebarnet (definite singular)
barnebarn (indefinite plural)
barnebarna (definite plural)
barnebarnene (definite plural)

From barn + -e- + barn, originally from Old Norse barnabǫrn pl.


myr

myra (definite singular)
myren (definite singular)
myrer (indefinite plural)
myrene (definite plural)


kvikksand

kvikksand m (definite singular kvikksanden)

precarious situation, hopeless tangle; quagmire


blomst

blomsten (definite singular)
blomster (indefinite plural)
blomstene (definite plural)

From Danish blomst (“flower”), from the older blomster (“flower”) (not to be confused with the modern indefinite plural form), from Old Norse blómstr (“flower”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”), from *blōaną (“to bloom, flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”).
Cognate with Dutch bloesem, bloem, German Blume and English blossom.

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En plante er ofte bygget opp av en rot, stengel, blad og blomst.

A plant is often composed of a root, stalk, leaf and flower.

Det var en perfekt dag for å plukke blomster.

Trærne står i full blomst.

De er selve blomsten av fotballaget.

They are the very flower of the football team.

Den skjønneste jordens blomst er smilet. (Henrik Wergeland)

The most beautiful flower on Earth is a smile.


treverk

treverket (definite singular)
treverk (indefinite plural)
treverker (indefinite plural)
treverka (definite plural)
treverkene (definite plural)


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mygg m (definite singular myggen, indefinite plural mygg, definite plural myggene)

myggen (definite singular)
mygg (indefinite plural)
myggene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mują, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-. Compare Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Icelandic mý, English midge, West Frisian mich, Dutch mug, Low German mügge, German Mücke.

a mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

(figurative) something small (and insignificant)

a small microphone that is or can be fit to a person

(soccer) a footballer (soccer) under ten years of age


lesning

lesninga (definite singular)
lesningen (definite singular)
lesninger (indefinite plural)
lesningene (definite plural)


basker

baskeren (definite singular)
baskere (indefinite plural)
baskerne (definite plural)

From Spanish basco, vasco, from Latin vasco, from vascones, supposedly meaning "foresters".


enhet

enheta (definite singular)
enheten (definite singular)
enheter (indefinite plural)
enhetene (definite plural)


håndflate

håndflata (definite singular)
håndflaten (definite singular)
håndflater (indefinite plural)
håndflatene (definite plural)


vemmelse

vemmelse m (definite singular vemmelsen)


nett

nettet (definite singular)
nett (indefinite plural)
netta (definite plural)
nettene (definite plural)

From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz.

(in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet


karamell

karamellen (definite singular)
karameller (indefinite plural)
karamellene (definite plural)

From Spanish caramelo, via French caramel.


ledning

ledninga (definite singular)
ledningen (definite singular)
ledninger (indefinite plural)
ledningene (definite plural)

USB-ledning

(electricity) a cord, flex, lead (power lead), cable, wire

a pipe, pipeline (for gas, oil, water etc.)


oker

okeren (definite singular)
okere (indefinite plural)
okre (indefinite plural)
okrer (indefinite plural)
okerne (definite plural)
okrene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “pale yellow”), from ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale, ochre”).


punkt

punktet (definite singular)
punkt (indefinite plural)
punkter (indefinite plural)
punkta (definite plural)
punktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse punktr, from Middle Low German punct, punt, from Latin pūnctum (“point, puncture, moment”), from pūnctus (“pricked, punctured”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to prick, punch”).


metafor

metaforen (definite singular)
metaforer (indefinite plural)
metaforene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá).


idé

idéen (definite singular)
ideen (definite singular)
idéer (indefinite plural)
ideer (indefinite plural)
idéene (definite plural)
ideene (definite plural)

From French idée < Latin idea < Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa) < from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

Jeg fikk nettopp en kjempegod idé!

Ideer som frihet og likhet var viktige årsaker til den franske revolusjon.

Ideas such as liberty and equality were important reasons behind the French Revolution.

Ideen bak stykket var å vise et samfunn i moralsk forfall.

The idea behind the play was to show a society in moral decay.


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søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne)

søvnen (definite singular)
søvne (dative)

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.


krets

kretsen (definite singular)
kretser (indefinite plural)
kretsene (definite plural)


apparat

apparatet (definite singular)
apparat (indefinite plural)
apparater (indefinite plural)
apparata (definite plural)
apparatene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French apparat, from Latin apparatus.

mechanical or electrical device, appliance or instrument


kvist

kvisten (definite singular)
kvister (indefinite plural)
kvistene (definite plural)


kjepp

kjeppen (definite singular)
kjepper (indefinite plural)
kjeppene (definite plural)


stokk

stokken (definite singular)
stokker (indefinite plural)
stokkene (definite plural)


hockeykølle

hockeykølle m or f (definite singular hockeykølla or hockeykøllen, indefinite plural hockeykøller, definite plural hockeykøllene)

hockeykølla (definite singular)
hockeykøllen (definite singular)
hockeykøller (indefinite plural)
hockeykøllene (definite plural)


girspak

girspaken (definite singular)
girspaker (indefinite plural)
girspakene (definite plural)

(automotive) gear lever, stick (gearstick, gear shift)


stykke

stykket (definite singular)
stykker (indefinite plural)
stykka (definite plural)
stykkene (definite plural)


falk

falken (definite singular)
falker (indefinite plural)
falkene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German valk, via Old Norse falkr; compare with German Falke.


brikke

brikka (definite singular)
brikken (definite singular)
brikker (indefinite plural)
brikkene (definite plural)

man, counter, piece (piece or token used in a board game such as chess)


pantelåner

pantelåner m (definite singular pantelåneren, indefinite plural pantelånere, definite plural pantelånerne)

pantelåneren (definite singular)
pantelånere (indefinite plural)
pantelånerne (definite plural)


fagfelt

fagfeltet (definite singular)
fagfelt (indefinite plural)
fagfelter (indefinite plural)
fagfelta (definite plural)
fagfeltene (definite plural)

field of study, specialist field (domain of knowledge or practice)


sosialisme

sosialisme m (definite singular sosialismen)

socialism (political philosophy of social and economic equality)


skrujern

skrujern n (definite singular skrujernet, indefinite plural skrujern, definite plural skrujerna or skrujernene)

skrujernet (definite singular)
skrujern (indefinite plural)
skrujerna (definite plural)
skrujernene (definite plural)


skrutrekker

skrutrekker m (definite singular skrutrekkeren, indefinite plural skrutrekkere, definite plural skrutrekkerne)

skrutrekkeren (definite singular)
skrutrekkere (indefinite plural)
skrutrekkerne (definite plural)


heltall

heltallet (definite singular)
heltall (indefinite plural)
heltalla (definite plural)
heltallene (definite plural)

(mathematics) an integer or whole number


hjemland

hjemlandet (definite singular)
hjemland (indefinite plural)
hjemlanda (definite plural)
hjemlandene (definite plural)


amerikanere

Jeg ble kjent med to amerikanere på min første dag på universitet.

I got to know two Americans on my first day at the university.


plattform

plattforma (definite singular)
plattformen (definite singular)
plattformer (indefinite plural)
plattformene (definite plural)


faste

fasta (definite singular)
fasten (definite singular)
faster (indefinite plural)
fastene (definite plural)

a fast (act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food)


fastetid

fastetida (definite singular)
fastetiden (definite singular)
fastetider (indefinite plural)
fastetidene (definite plural)

A period of time during which one abstains from food, either totally or in part; a fast.

(Christianity) The season of fasting which lasts from Ash Wednesday until Holy Saturday; Lent.


dyp

dypet (definite singular)
dyp (indefinite plural)
dypa (definite plural)
dypene (definite plural)


soloppgang

soloppgang m (definite singular soloppgangen, indefinite plural soloppganger, definite plural soloppgangene)

soloppgangen (definite singular)
soloppganger (indefinite plural)
soloppgangene (definite plural)


område

området (definite singular)
områder (indefinite plural)
områda (definite plural)
områdene (definite plural)

From Swedish område (“area”), a compound of both om (“around”), from Old Norse um (“about, concerning, round”), from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“around, about, facing, against”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (with the suffix *-s), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and of råda (“to advise; rule, reign”), from Old Swedish rāþa (“to ensure, equip, rule, decide”), from Old Norse ráða (“advise, counsel, discuss, plan”), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advise”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰeti, from both *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange, accomplish”), possibly from *h₂reh₁- (“to think, reason, arrange”) (with the suffix *éh₁ti), from *h₂er- (“to fix, fit, put together”) + and from *-dʰh₁eti (forms resultative verbs), from *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).
Compare Icelandic umráð, Danish område and Swedish område.


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melodi m (definite singular melodien, indefinite plural melodier, definite plural melodiene)

melodien (definite singular)
melodier (indefinite plural)
melodiene (definite plural)

a melody (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)


humla

definite feminine singular of humle (Etymology 2)


funksjon

funksjonen (definite singular)
funksjoner (indefinite plural)
funksjonene (definite plural)

function (what something does or is used for)

Hva er den deriverte av denne funksjonen?

What is the derivative of this function?


tilstelling

tilstellinga (definite singular)
tilstellingen (definite singular)
tilstellinger (indefinite plural)
tilstellingene (definite plural)

a function (official or social occasion)


verktøy

verktøyet (definite singular)
verktøy (indefinite plural)
verktøyer (indefinite plural)
verktøya (definite plural)
verktøyene (definite plural)

From verk + -tøy, after German Werkzeug.

a tool (device intended to make a task easier)


redskap

redskap m or n (definite singular redskapen or redskapet, indefinite plural redskaper or redskap, definite plural redskapene or redskapa)

redskapen (definite singular)
redskapet (definite singular)
redskaper (indefinite plural)
redskap (indefinite plural)
redskapene (definite plural)
redskapa (definite plural)


tøffel

tøffel m (definite singular tøffelen, indefinite plural tøfler, definite plural tøflene)

tøffelen (definite singular)
tøfler (indefinite plural)
tøflene (definite plural)

under tøffelen


vilje

viljen (definite singular)
viljer (indefinite plural)
viljene (definite plural)


ønske

ønsket (definite singular)
ønsker (indefinite plural)
ønska (definite plural)
ønskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, *wunskō (“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).


kontanter

kontanter m pl (definite plural kontantene)

(plural only) cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins)


penger

Plural form of penge. From Old Norse pen(in)gar, plural form of pen(in)gr. Doublet of penning.

Har du nok penger til dette maleriet?

Do you have enough money for this painting?


spiker

spiker m (definite singular spikeren, indefinite plural spiker or spikere or spikre or spikrer, definite plural spikerne or spikrene)

spikeren (definite singular)
spiker (indefinite plural)
spikere (indefinite plural)
spikre (indefinite plural)
spikrer (indefinite plural)
spikerne (definite plural)
spikrene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German spîker, from Old Saxon *spīkari, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkr, *spīkrī, from Proto-Germanic *spīkraz, *spīkrijaz (“spike, nail”).

a nail (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials)


julaften

julaftenen (definite singular)
julaftener (indefinite plural)
julaftenene (definite plural)

Christmas Eve (day and evening before Christmas Day)


skygge

skyggen (definite singular)
skygger (indefinite plural)
skyggene (definite plural)

kaste skygge

a shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)


armbandsur

armbandsuret (definite singular)
armbandsur (indefinite plural)
armbandsura (definite plural)
armbandsurene (definite plural)


forslag

forslaget (definite singular)
forslag (indefinite plural)
forslaga (definite plural)
forslagene (definite plural)

From the verb foreslå, after German Vorschlag.


omslag

omslaget (definite singular)
omslag (indefinite plural)
omslaga (definite plural)
omslagene (definite plural)


hylle

hylle m or f (definite singular hylla or hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

hylla (definite singular)
hyllen (definite singular)
hyller (indefinite plural)
hyllene (definite plural)


nudisme

nudismen (definite singular)
nudismer (indefinite plural)
nudismene (definite plural)


statistikk

statistikken (definite singular)
statistikker (indefinite plural)
statistikkene (definite plural)

From Latin statisticum, statisticus, from status, via French statistique and German Statistik.

(uncountable) statistics (the mathematical science)


kreft

From Middle Low German kreft, krevet, calque of Latin cancer.


prosti

prostiet (definite singular)
prosti (indefinite plural)
prostier (indefinite plural)
prostia (definite plural)
prostiene (definite plural)


syltetøy

syltetøyet (definite singular)
syltetøy (indefinite plural)
syltetøyer (indefinite plural)
syltetøya (definite plural)
syltetøyene (definite plural)

Compound of sylte (“to put up, to process”) + -tøy.

jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar, fruit preserve)


trengsel

trengsla (definite singular)
trengselen (definite singular)
trengsler (indefinite plural)
trengslene (definite plural)

nød og trengsler


ambulanse

ambulansen (definite singular)
ambulanser (indefinite plural)
ambulansene (definite plural)

From Latin ambulare, via French ambulance.

Han ringte etter ambulanse.

an ambulance (emergency medical vehicle)


villsvin

villsvinet (definite singular)
villsvin (indefinite plural)
villsvina (definite plural)
villsvinene (definite plural)


sidekant

sidekanten (definite singular)
sidekanter (indefinite plural)
sidekantene (definite plural)

an edge (at the side; joining line between two vertices of a polygon)


komplekst tall

a complex number (number of the form a + bi)


gjenstand

gjenstanden (definite singular)
gjenstander (indefinite plural)
gjenstandene (definite plural)


vilkår

vilkåret (definite singular)
vilkår (indefinite plural)
vilkåra (definite plural)
vilkårene (definite plural)

vilkår og betingelser

term, condition (limitation, restriction or regulation, usually in a binding agreement)


enzym

enzymet (definite singular)
enzym (indefinite plural)
enzymer (indefinite plural)
enzyma (definite plural)
enzymene (definite plural)

Coined in German as Enzym from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) and ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).


møbel

møbel n (definite singular møbelet or møblet, indefinite plural møbel or møbler, definite plural møbla or møblene)

møbelet (definite singular)
møblet (definite singular)
møbel (indefinite plural)
møbler (indefinite plural)
møbla (definite plural)
møblene (definite plural)

(piece of) furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room)


matematikk

matematikk m (definite singular matematikken)

→? Northern Sami: matematihkka


forfølgelse

forfølgelsen (definite singular)
forfølgelser (indefinite plural)
forfølgelsene (definite plural)


skjold

skjoldet (definite singular)
skjold (indefinite plural)
skjolda (definite plural)
skjoldene (definite plural)

From Danish skjold, from Old Danish skiold, from Old Norse skjǫldr m, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare with Danish skjold, Swedish sköld, Icelandic skjöldur.


vern

vernet (definite singular)
vern (indefinite plural)
verna (definite plural)
vernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vernd, vǫrn (“defence”), from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“warding off, defense”), from both *warjaną (“to ward off, defend against, stop”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, guard, heed, notice”) + and from *-īniz (forms abstract nouns), from *-ij(i)- and *-niz (forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-nis.

inh

shield (anything which protects or defends)


klaustrofobi

head

klaustrofobi m (definite singular klaustrofobien)

claustrophobia (fear of closed, tight places)


algoritme

algoritmen (definite singular)
algoritmer (indefinite plural)
algoritmene (definite plural)

Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.

der

الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ


imperialisme

head

imperialisme m (definite singular imperialismen)

imperialism (the policy of extending power, by force)


tannbørste

tannbørsten (definite singular)
tannbørster (indefinite plural)
tannbørstene (definite plural)

a toothbrush (brush for cleaning the teeth)


satanisme

satanisme m (definite singular satanismen)


sardin

sardin m (definite singular sardinen, indefinite plural sardiner, definite plural sardinene)

sardinen (definite singular)
sardiner (indefinite plural)
sardinene (definite plural)

Sardina pilchardus
Sardina pilchardus#Translingual

European pilchard (fish of the species Sardina pilchardus)


mandelbetennelse

mandelbetennelse m (definite singular mandelbetennelsen)

tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils)


ekklesiologi

ekklesiologi m (definite singular ekklesiologien)


teist

teisten (definite singular)
teister (indefinite plural)
teistene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þeisti. Akin to English tystie.

Cepphus grylle
Cepphus grylle#Translingual

A black guillemot, tystie, Cepphus grylle.


encyklopedi

encyklopedi m (definite singular encyklopedien, indefinite plural encyklopedier, definite plural encyklopediene)

encyklopedien (definite singular)
encyklopedier (indefinite plural)
encyklopediene (definite plural)

an encyclopaedia or encyclopedia (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)


detektiv

detektiven (definite singular)
detektiver (indefinite plural)
detektivene (definite plural)


kråke

kråka (definite singular)
kråken (definite singular)
kråker (indefinite plural)
kråkene (definite plural)

Corvus cornix
Corvus cornix#Translingual


ravn

ravnen (definite singular)
ravner (indefinite plural)
ravnene (definite plural)

From Danish ravn, from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.


konnotasjon

konnotasjonen (definite singular)
konnotasjoner (indefinite plural)
konnotasjonene (definite plural)

connotation (suggested or implied meaning)


terning

terningen (definite singular)
terninger (indefinite plural)
terningene (definite plural)

Possibly from Latin quaternio, via Middle Low German terninc and Old Norse teningr, tenningr.

a die or dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)