ritus

nb-noun

ritus m (definite singular ritusen, indefinite plural rituser or riter, definite plural ritusene or ritene)

ritusen (definite singular)
rituser (indefinite plural)
riter (indefinite plural)
ritusene (definite plural)
ritene (definite plural)

From Latin ritus (“rite”). Doublet of rite, which has much of the same sense.

(by extension, usually humorous) a specific way of doing something, a ceremony


viser

viseren (definite singular)
visere (indefinite plural)
viserne (definite plural)


bonde

bonden (definite singular)
bønder (indefinite plural)
bøndene (definite plural)


roer

roeren (definite singular)
roere (indefinite plural)
roerne (definite plural)


fosfor

head

fosfor m or n (definite singular fosforen or fosforet)

fosforen (definite singular)
fosforet (definite singular)


middel

middelet (definite singular)
midlet (definite singular)
middel (indefinite plural)
midler (indefinite plural)
midla (definite plural)
midlene (definite plural)

a means (action or system by which a result is achieved)


middag

middag m (definite singular middagen, indefinite plural middager, definite plural middagene)

middagen (definite singular)
middager (indefinite plural)
middagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”).


mei

meien (definite singular)
meier (indefinite plural)
meiene (definite plural)


hank

hanka (definite singular)
hanken (definite singular)
hanker (indefinite plural)
hankene (definite plural)


kum

kummen (definite singular)
kummer (indefinite plural)
kummene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kum, kumme (compare German Low German Kumme (“bowl”)).


alv

alven (definite singular)
alver (indefinite plural)
alvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.


tur

turen (definite singular)
turer (indefinite plural)
turene (definite plural)

Det er din tur.


lur

luren (definite singular)
lurer (indefinite plural)
lurene (definite plural)

From the verb lure (sense 1), and Old Norse lúðr (sense 2).

(music) a horn (device emitting a loud sound)


planetarium

planetariet (definite singular)
planetarier (indefinite plural)
planetaria (definite plural)
planetariene (definite plural)


brud

bruda (definite singular)
bruden (definite singular)
bruder (indefinite plural)
brudene (definite plural)

From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.


buk

buken (definite singular)
buker (indefinite plural)
bukene (definite plural)


tind

tinden (definite singular)
tinder (indefinite plural)
tindene (definite plural)

a prong, tine, tooth (on forks, rakes, combs etc.)


pust

pusten (definite singular)
puster (indefinite plural)
pustene (definite plural)
pustet (definite singular)
pust (indefinite plural)
pusta (definite plural)
pustene (definite plural)


sekund

sekundet (definite singular)
sekund (indefinite plural)
sekunder (indefinite plural)
sekunda (definite plural)
sekundene (definite plural)

From Latin (pars minuta) secunda (time), and sekunda, secundus (music).


sekund

sekunden (definite singular)
sekunder (indefinite plural)
sekundene (definite plural)


rokk

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


artilleri

[ɑʁtɪləˈʁiː]


går

yesterday (only used in the adverbial form i går)


lim

limet (definite singular)
lim (indefinite plural)
lima (definite plural)
limene (definite plural)


metan

(chemistry) methane (chemical symbol CH₄)


pikk

pikken (definite singular)
pikker (indefinite plural)
pikkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pikkr, akin to Norwegian Bokmål pigg (“spike, quill”).


pikk

Uncertain, may be from the German phrase mit Sach und Pack, "with thing and bundle."

Ta med seg sitt pikk og pakk.

(only in certain idioms) possessions, small belongings


pikk

pikket (definite singular)
pikk (indefinite plural)
pikka (definite plural)
pikkene (definite plural)

Derived from the verb pikke (“to knock, tap”).

Det kom et lite pikk fra døra.


pikk

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


siriss

sirissen (definite singular)
sirisser (indefinite plural)
sirissene (definite plural)

An imitation of the sound of the cricket (classed in grammar as "lydord" (literally: sound word)).


leider

leideren (definite singular)
leidere (indefinite plural)
leiderne (definite plural)

From Low German leider, compare with German Leiter.


tru

trua (definite singular)
truen (definite singular)
truer (indefinite plural)
truene (definite plural)


lyceum

lyceet (definite singular)
lyceer (indefinite plural)
lycea (definite plural)
lyceene (definite plural)


merr

merra (definite singular)
merren (definite singular)
merrer (indefinite plural)
merrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”).


kamin

kaminen (definite singular)
kaminer (indefinite plural)
kaminene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin caminus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos).


saus

sausen (definite singular)
sauser (indefinite plural)
sausene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French sauce, from Latin salsus (“salt”).


heks

heksa (definite singular)
heksen (definite singular)
hekser (indefinite plural)
heksene (definite plural)

The masculine gender is from Danish heks. The feminine gender is from oral Norwegian.


pesk

pesken (definite singular)
pesker (indefinite plural)
peskene (definite plural)


skrin

skrinet (definite singular)
skrin (indefinite plural)
skrina (definite plural)
skrinene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skrín, from Latin scrīnium.


buke

bukeen (definite singular)
bukeer (indefinite plural)
bukeene (definite plural)


kokos

kokosen (definite singular)
kokoser (indefinite plural)
kokosene (definite plural)

From German Kokos, from Portuguese coco.


lov

loven (definite singular)
lover (indefinite plural)
lovene (definite plural)

From Danish lov (“law”), of Old Danish logh (“law”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”), plural of lag (“layer”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation, law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).


fossa

fossaen (definite singular)
fossaer (indefinite plural)
fossaene (definite plural)

Cryptoprocta ferox
Cryptoprocta ferox#Translingual


peon

peonen (definite singular)
peoner (indefinite plural)
peonene (definite plural)

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).


kunde

kunden (definite singular)
kunder (indefinite plural)
kundene (definite plural)

kunden har alltid rett


soare

soareen (definite singular)
soareer (indefinite plural)
soareene (definite plural)


strategi

head

strategi m (definite singular strategien, indefinite plural strategier, definite plural strategiene)

strategien (definite singular)
strategier (indefinite plural)
strategiene (definite plural)


hjort

hjorten (definite singular)
hjorter (indefinite plural)
hjortene (definite plural)

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


slagsmål

slagsmålet (definite singular)
slagsmål (indefinite plural)
slagsmåla (definite plural)
slagsmålene (definite plural)


ministerium

ministeriet (definite singular)
ministerier (indefinite plural)
ministeria (definite plural)
ministeriene (definite plural)

a ministry (government department headed by a minister)

cabinet (committee of senior government ministers)


torg

torget (definite singular)
torg (indefinite plural)
torga (definite plural)
torgene (definite plural)

From Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “trade, trading, commerce; (trade) square”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, via Old Norse torg. Compare with Danish torv.


gondol

gondolen (definite singular)
gondoler (indefinite plural)
gondolene (definite plural)

From Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoła.

(nautical) gondola, type of boat found in Venice

(aviation) gondola, basket of a hot-air balloon, cabin of an airship

gondola, passenger capsule on an aerial cableway


stup

stupet (definite singular)
stup (indefinite plural)
stupa (definite plural)
stupene (definite plural)


komma

head

komma n (definite singular kommaet, indefinite plural komma or kommaer, definite plural kommaene)

kommaet (definite singular)
komma (indefinite plural)
kommaer (indefinite plural)
kommaene (definite plural)


soldat

soldaten (definite singular)
soldater (indefinite plural)
soldatene (definite plural)

From French soldat, itself from Italian soldato (“soldier”).


ris

riset (definite singular)
ris (indefinite plural)
risa (definite plural)
risene (definite plural)

a twig; a bundle of twigs used as a punishing device


ris

a spanking given to someone through the use of a birch or the palm of one’s hand


hertug

hertugen (definite singular)
hertuger (indefinite plural)
hertugene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German hertoch and Old Norse hertogi. Cognate to German Herzog, Dutch hertog.


humle

humlen (definite singular)
humler (indefinite plural)
humlene (definite plural)

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь. Compare with Danish humle, Swedish humle, Faroese humli, humla, Icelandic humall.


humle

humla (definite singular)
humlen (definite singular)
humler (indefinite plural)
humlene (definite plural)


lån

lånet (definite singular)
lån (indefinite plural)
låna (definite plural)
lånene (definite plural)


smak

smaken (definite singular)
smaker (indefinite plural)
smakene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).


helle

hella (definite singular)
hellen (definite singular)
heller (indefinite plural)
hellene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).


ly

lyet (definite singular)
ly (indefinite plural)
lya (definite plural)
lyene (definite plural)


knopp

knoppen (definite singular)
knopper (indefinite plural)
knoppene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German knoppe, knuppe or Low German knoppe, knuppe.

(botany) a bud (of a flower, leaf or shoot)


fransk

French (Romance language spoken in France and other countries)


strid

striden (definite singular)
strider (indefinite plural)
stridene (definite plural)

conflict, controversy, dispute, disagreement, quarrel


sår

head

sår n (definite singular såret, indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra or sårene)

såret (definite singular)
sår (indefinite plural)
såra (definite plural)
sårene (definite plural)

Tiden leger alle sår.


tolk

tolken (definite singular)
tolker (indefinite plural)
tolkene (definite plural)

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.


tarv

tarven (definite singular)
tarver (indefinite plural)
tarvene (definite plural)
tarvet (definite singular)
tarv (indefinite plural)
tarva (definite plural)
tarvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”). Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf.


torv

torven (definite singular)
torver (indefinite plural)
torvene (definite plural)
torvet (definite singular)
torv (indefinite plural)
torva (definite plural)
torvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse torf, from Proto-Germanic *turbz (“turf, lawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dorbh- (“tuft, grass”).


torv

torvet (definite singular)
torv (indefinite plural)
torva (definite plural)
torvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse torg, probably via Danish torv; perhaps from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “marketplace”).


vakt

vakta (definite singular)
vakten (definite singular)
vakter (indefinite plural)
vaktene (definite plural)

stå vakt

holde vakt


vagn

vagnen (definite singular)
vagner (indefinite plural)
vagnene (definite plural)

Ute i fjorden var det vagner.
There were orcas in the fjord.


verk

verket (definite singular)
verk (indefinite plural)
verker (indefinite plural)
verka (definite plural)
verkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse verk, related to yrke (“profession”) and virke (“to function”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)


ende

enden (definite singular)
ender (indefinite plural)
endene (definite plural)

From Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
Cognate with German Ende, Danish ende, Swedish ände, Dutch einde and English end.

inh

Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”)

fra ende til annen; fra ende til ende

for endes

komme til veis ende

sette/stille noe på ende; stå på ende

put something that usually rests on the long side, on one of the short sides; or be/put completely out of the usual order

til ende / til endes

saa bar det afsted med dem høit bort igjennem luften, som om de skulde fare til verdens ende med det samme

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 253:

then it carried them away high through the air, as if they were going to the end of the world at once

[den lange] gade af jøkler og tinder blev bestandig næsten uforandret, enden syntes aldrig at rykke nærmere

1858, Nicolai Ramm Østgaard, Fra Skov og Fjeld, page 98:

[the long] street of glaciers and peaks was constantly almost unchanged, the end never seemed to move closer

i enden av den uendelig lange korridor av tungt fordøyelig kunnskap jeg famlet meg fram gjennom

at the end of the infinitely long corridor of hard-to-digest knowledge I fumbled my way through

for enden av [bordet] så han Marius

1997, Torgrim Eggen, Den nye Dylan, page 111:

i enden av … villastrøket lå det en park

at the end of ... the residential area was a park

han saa paa [vannverket] fra ende til anden

1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde I, page 202:

he looked at [the waterworks] from end to end

løgn og bedrag fra ende til annen

blinkøksen tok forennes i grøeskogen

jeg var kommet til veis ende i Buskerud fylke

I had come to the end of the road in Buskerud county

[sjaueren] foreslo å sette [kassen] på ende så den hang bedre i selene

[the loader] suggested putting [the box] on the side so it hung better in the harnesses

verden kan være stillet paa ende uden at man ved … derom

1865, H. Schulze, Fra Lofoten og Solør, page 59:

the world can be put to out of order without knowing… about it

hun satte huset paa ende

ishavskarene satte hele byen på ende og kom i vilt slagsmål med politiet

the icebergs put the whole city out of order and got into a wild fight with the police

landet sto på ende i en måneds tid

1985, Tom Lotherington, Den tredje tjeneren:

the country stood out of control for a month

det er en grisehistorie. Jeg hører den til endes uten å kommentere den

1997, Erlend Loe, Naiv. Super., page 59:

it's a dirty story. I listen to it to the end without commenting on it

dette var en altfor skrekkelig tanke å tenke til ende

1999, Knut Faldbakken, Alt hva hjertet begjærer:

this was an overly horrible thought to think to the end

hun vandret … langs hele dalen til ende

2004, Karl Ove Knausgård, En tid for alt:

she wandered… along the whole valley to the end

bryllupsfestlighetene varte efter god gammel skikk tre hele dager til ende

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 156:

the wedding festivities lasted according to good old custom three whole days to the end

hele denne natta til endes var de på vandring

1992, Hans Børli, Smykket fra slagmarken, page 27:

all this night until the end they were on a hike

det går i ett, to uker til ende

2010, Tore Rem, Født til frihet, page 261:

(of a place) an end (line, surface or point defining something in its longitudinal direction)

i/på alle ender (og kanter)

den spisse ende(n)

the primary business; the combat units (military)

bære i den tunge enden av noe

de holdt, dro i hver sin ende

[jeg] slaar halstørklædet ud i et par flagrende ender

[I] knock the scarf out at a few fluttering ends

de to stramme flettepisker bundet sammen for enderne

(Can we date this quote?), Amalie Skram, Samlede Værker II, page 436:

the two tight braid whips tied together at the ends

de har likesom ansvaret for hver sin ende av bølingen, hun og budeien

1917, Hans Aanrud, Fortællinger for barn I, page 43:

they are somehow responsible for each end of the animals, she and the milkmaid

han … slapp steinen med et tungt dønn. Den spisse enden gikk bra ned i bakken

1958, Sigurd Hoel, Trollringen, page 173:

he… dropped the stone with a heavy thud. The pointed end went well into the ground

[professor Andersen] hørte … noe som kunne oppfattes som protester i den andre enden av røret

1996, Dag Solstad, Professor Andersens natt, page 66:

[Professor Andersen] heard… something that could be perceived as protests at the other end of the line

Rita … tygger på enden av blyanten

2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:

bryde, på alle kanter og ender, de bånd, som binder til hjemstavn og venner

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 168:

break, on all sides and ends, the bonds that bind to hometown and friends

nu var Magne rent storkar med … alting saa fint og gromt i alle ender

(Can we date this quote?), Amalie Skram, Samlede Værker II, page 49:

now Magne was a pure stork with everything so fine and grotesque at all ends

nå er du jo blitt sjekket opp i alle ender, har fått medisiner og alt

now you have been checked up at all ends, have received medication and everything

denne snekka lekker i alle ender

kontreadmiral Bård Helle: – Vi sløver den spisse enden

Rear Admiral Bård Helle: - We're being lazy in the combat units

«halen» – forvaltningsapparatet, undervisningsinstitusjonene og våre staber – er vitale for den spisse ende

1990, Norsk Militært Tidsskrift, page 1/5:

The "tail" - the administrative apparatus, the educational institutions and our staffs - are vital for the combat units

an end (the most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide)

få på enden

ha bly i enden

ha kvikksølv i enden

slig, som han sad der, stiv og stind, med enden plantet på søjlestubber

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 171:

such as he sat there, stiff and stiff, with his behind planted on pillar stumps

hester som mista fotfestet [i den bratte bakken] og sklei videre på enden

1997, Margit Harsson, Kongevegen over Krokskogen:

horses that lost their footing [in the steep hill] and slipped on their behinds

låne/gi (noen) en ende

få endene til å møtes

spinne en ende

de fik lagt bi og stukket ud en ende og halet ham op

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 198:

they got laid and put out one rope and hauled him up

han skjærer en strop i nakken paa [dyret] og «stikker en ende paa»

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land I, page 36:

he cuts a strap on [the animal]'s neck and "sticks one rope on"

en pyntelig kaptein vilde gjerne laant ham en ende et stykke opigjennem fjorden

1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger III, page 158:

a neat captain would like to lend him a rope some distance up through the fjord

det er finansministeren som skal få endene til å møtes

it is the Minister of Finance who will make the ends meet

uten idrettens egeninntekt … ville det neppe være mulig å få endene til å møtes

without the sport's own income… it would hardly be possible to make ends meet

han arbeidet sent og tidlig for å få endene til å møtes

he worked late and early to make ends meet

[vi skal] spinde en ende

[losen] forstaar at anbringe en spøg i rette tid og spinde en ende paa rette sted

1884, C. Schollert, Lodsliv om Færder, page 2:

[the pilot] knows how to put a joke in the right time and tell a sailor's tale in the right place

(nautical) a rope (especially short pieces that you have on hand for different uses)

fra ende til annen

få/ta/ha (en) ende

når enden er god, er allting godt

when the end is good, all is well (Norwegian proverb)

være/gå til ende

så skal herreveldet være stort og freden uten ende over Davids trone og hans kongerike

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Isaiah 9,7:

and great dominion shall be upon him, and peace shall be upon the throne of David and his kingdom without end

da der var ende paa alt, havde de ikke mere

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 209:

when it was the end of everything, they had no more

bekymringer, som holder ham vaaken, saa natten blir uten ende

worries, which keep him awake, so the night is endless

enden [på konflikten] ser vi ikke

de norske oljeselskapene … ønsker å pumpe opp de siste dråpene fordi de snart ser enden på oljeeventyret

the norwegian oil companies… want to pump up the last drops because they will soon see the end of the oil adventure

fortæl mig fra ende til anden

1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 106:

samlivet med jazzgitaristen … var tøv fra ende til annen

the cohabitation with the jazz guitarist… was nonsense from beginning to end

jeg er bare glad for at det fik en ende

dette skal ha’ en ende!

1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 64:

[likedan] blir det til dagenes ende

1904, Knut Hamsun, Det vilde Kor, page 68:

[likewise] it will be to the end of days

træffe sin bestemmelse og faa en ende paa saken

make your decision and put an end to the case

sove en skjønnhetssøvn som aldri ville ta ende

1989, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Den guddommelige tragedie:

sleep a beauty sleep that would never end

nu vare ferierne tilende, og forelæsningerne begyndte igjen

(Can we date this quote?), Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 148:

now the holidays were over, and the lectures began again

da er mit hverv tilende

det første egteskapsaaret deres var gaat tilende

their first year of marriage had come to an end

snart var natten til ende

(time) an end (the terminal point of something in time)

an end (the terminal point of something in time)

enden blev, at hun maatte gaa fra bordet

1884, Alexander L. Kielland, Fortuna, page 181:

the result was that she had to leave the table

enden på det hele ble at de måtte vende nesen hjem

1996, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Skammen, page 335:

the end of it all was that they had to turn their noses home

få en salig ende

gjøre ende på

slik som når ugresset blir sanket sammen og brent på ilden, slik skal det gå ved verdens ende

(Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matt 13,40:

as when the weeds are gathered together and burned in the fire, so shall it be at the end of the world

det led mod enden

1877, Jørgen Moe, Samlede Skrifter I, page 290:

ak, Peer, det mod enden lakker. Jeg har ikke langt igen

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 108:

alas, Peer, it is varnishing towards the end. I do not have much time left

stakkars Salvesen. Han fik saamæn en brat og sørgelig ende

poor Salvesen. He had an abrupt and sad end

den forfærdelige ende, som det tog med Beate

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 137:

[teselskapet] fikk jo en salig ende igår aftes

[the tea company] had a happy ending last night

alt dette uvæsen måtte der da kunne gjøres en ende på

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 11:

all this nonsense must then be put an end to

bier du til det er forbi her, saa gjør de ende paa dig

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 13:

If you wait until it's over here, they will put an end to you

han sagde, han vilde gjøre ende på sig

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 141:

termittene hadde nesten gjort ende på trekorset

the termites had almost put an end to the wooden cross

han gjorde bare ende paa alt, som var igjen efter dem

he just put an end to everything that was left of them

til den ende

det er … umuligt for mig at faae gjort [setesdølene] begribeligt, til hvad ende jeg skriver op deres «lapperi», som de kalde

1847, Jørgen Moe, Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre, page 266:

it is… impossible for me to make [people from Setesdal] comprehensible, to what end I write up their «work», as they call

[jeg ville] erstatte min ven hans tab ved at skaffe ham en ny fugl. Til den ende fik jeg opspurgt, at der ude paa Enerhaugen boede en mand af hvem man … kunde bestille alle slags fugle

[I would] compensate my friend for his loss by getting him a new bird. To that end, I was asked that out on Enerhaugen lived a man from whom you could order all kinds of birds

til den ende har han rustet sig ud med en mægtig svart kaffekjedel

1921, Nils Kjær, Samlede Skrifter V, page 32:

to that end he has equipped himself with a mighty black coffee kettle

(obsolete) an end (a purpose, goal, or aim)


hav

havet (definite singular)
hav (indefinite plural)
hava (definite plural)
havene (definite plural)

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

ocean or sea (often incorporated into the proper names of seas and oceans with the suffix -havet)


beholder

beholderen (definite singular)
beholdere (indefinite plural)
beholderne (definite plural)


nikkel

head

nikkel m or n (definite singular nikkelen or nikkelet)

nikkelen (definite singular)
nikkelet (definite singular)


deisme

From French déisme, from Latin deus + -isme.


natron

From Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron, “nitre”), from Egyptian nṯrj.

baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate


tarse

tarsen (definite singular)
tarser (indefinite plural)
tarsene (definite plural)

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


privilegium

privilegiet (definite singular)
privilegier (indefinite plural)
privilegia (definite plural)
privilegiene (definite plural)


mycel

mycelet (definite singular)
mycel (indefinite plural)
myceler (indefinite plural)
mycela (definite plural)
mycelene (definite plural)


pund

pundet (definite singular)
pund (indefinite plural)
punda (definite plural)
pundene (definite plural)

a pound (monetary unit in the United Kingdom, Egypt, etc.)

a pound (former unit of weight in Norway, the term is still used for pound weights in other contexts)


pytt

pytten (definite singular)
pytter (indefinite plural)
pyttene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pyttr, possibly from Latin puteus. Compare with Old English pytt.


sæd

From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

(agriculture) seed (anything that can be sown that yields a crop)


segl

seglet (definite singular)
segl (indefinite plural)
segla (definite plural)
seglene (definite plural)

From Latin sigillum, via Middle Low German segel.

a seal (impression (often in wax) on a document as a symbol of authenticity)


spann

spannet (definite singular)
spann (indefinite plural)
spanna (definite plural)
spannene (definite plural)


streng

strengen (definite singular)
strenger (indefinite plural)
strengene (definite plural)

From Old Norse strengr, in computing a semantic loan from English string.


sund

sundet (definite singular)
sund (indefinite plural)
sunda (definite plural)
sundene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse sund (“swimming; narrow waters (which you can swim across)”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“swimming, sound, strait”), from earlier *swumdan, from Proto-Indo-European *swm̥tóm.


franker

frankeren (definite singular)
frankere (indefinite plural)
frankerne (definite plural)


fyren

definite singular of fyr (etymologies 1 & 2)


eld

elden (definite singular)
elder (indefinite plural)
eldene (definite plural)

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


sightseeing

sightseeingen (definite singular)
sightseeinger (indefinite plural)
sightseeingene (definite plural)


gir

giret (definite singular)
gir (indefinite plural)
gira (definite plural)
girene (definite plural)

i gir

første gir / førstegir


magasin

magasinet (definite singular)
magasin (indefinite plural)
magasiner (indefinite plural)
magasina (definite plural)
magasinene (definite plural)

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.


kraft

head

kraft m or f (definite singular krafta or kraften, indefinite plural krefter, definite plural kreftene)

krafta (definite singular)
kraften (definite singular)
krefter (indefinite plural)
kreftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kraptr; plural form influenced by the German plural Kräfte.


molo

moloen (definite singular)
moloer (indefinite plural)
moloene (definite plural)


duk

duken (definite singular)
duker (indefinite plural)
dukene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dúkr and Middle Low German duk.

a cloth, tablecloth, altar cloth, dropcloth etc.


huskarl

huskarl m (definite singular huskarlen, indefinite plural huskarler, definite plural huskarlene or huskarlerne)

huskarlen (definite singular)
huskarler (indefinite plural)
huskarlene (definite plural)
huskarlerne (definite plural)

huskarler og verksmænd ("housecarls and workmen")


strudel

strudelen (definite singular)
strudler (indefinite plural)
strudlene (definite plural)


stallo

stalloen (definite singular)
stalloer (indefinite plural)
stalloene (definite plural)

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

(folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)


dokument

dokumentet (definite singular)
dokument (indefinite plural)
dokumenter (indefinite plural)
dokumenta (definite plural)
dokumentene (definite plural)


luve

luva (definite singular)
luven (definite singular)
luver (indefinite plural)
luvene (definite plural)

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


klokka

klokka seks


ved

From Old Norse viðr, from Proto-Germanic *widuz. Cognate with Swedish ved, Old English wudu (English wood) and Old High German witu.

Jeg har nok ved for hele vinteren.

I have enough firewood for the whole winter.

wood, firewood (any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel)


lut

luta (definite singular)
luten (definite singular)


catwalk

catwalken (definite singular)
catwalker (indefinite plural)
catwalkene (definite plural)


hærverk

hærverket (definite singular)
hærverk (indefinite plural)
hærverker (indefinite plural)
hærverka (definite plural)
hærverkene (definite plural)


hjem

hjemmet (definite singular)
hjem (indefinite plural)
hjemma (definite plural)
hjemmene (definite plural)

From Danish hjem, from Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), *tḱóymos (“settlement, dwelling”), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (“to settle, dwell”) + *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix).

suffix

Place of origin or belonging. Similar to German Heimat.


rosin

rosina (definite singular)
rosinen (definite singular)
rosiner (indefinite plural)
rosinene (definite plural)


rus

The mental state of inebriation, intoxication, brought on by using alcohol or other drugs.


eir

eiret (definite singular)
eir (indefinite plural)
eira (definite plural)
eirene (definite plural)


graver

graveren (definite singular)
gravere (indefinite plural)
graverne (definite plural)


basalt

basalten (definite singular)
basalter (indefinite plural)
basaltene (definite plural)

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) b-x:n-O39


aks

akset (definite singular)
aks (indefinite plural)
aksa (definite plural)
aksene (definite plural)


kamel

kamelen (definite singular)
kameler (indefinite plural)
kamelene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), via Old Norse kamell.

Camelus bactrianus
Camelus bactrianus#Translingual

a camel (in particular the Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus)


uro

uroa (definite singular)
uroen (definite singular)
uroer (indefinite plural)
uroene (definite plural)

a mobile (decorative arrangement of small items hung from a frame)


noia

noiaen (definite singular)
noiaer (indefinite plural)
noiaene (definite plural)

Clipping of paranoia. Compare Swedish noja.


ulv

ulven (definite singular)
ulver (indefinite plural)
ulvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


terrarium

terrariet (definite singular)
terrarier (indefinite plural)
terraria (definite plural)
terrariene (definite plural)


nål

nåla (definite singular)
nålen (definite singular)
nåler (indefinite plural)
nålene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.


bål

bålet (definite singular)
bål (indefinite plural)
båla (definite plural)
bålene (definite plural)


dåre

dåren (definite singular)
dårer (indefinite plural)
dårene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.


otium

nb-noun

otium n (definite singular otiet or otiumet, indefinite plural otier, definite plural otia or otiene)

otiet (definite singular)
otiumet (definite singular)
otier (indefinite plural)
otia (definite plural)
otiene (definite plural)


krater

head

krater n (definite singular krateret or kratret, indefinite plural krater or kratre, definite plural kratra or kratrene)

krateret (definite singular)
kratret (definite singular)
krater (indefinite plural)
kratre (indefinite plural)
kratra (definite plural)
kratrene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).


gås

head

gås m or f (definite singular gåsen or gåsa, indefinite plural gjess or gjæser, definite plural gjessene or gjæsene)

gåsen (definite singular)
gåsa (definite singular)
gjess (indefinite plural)
gjæser (indefinite plural)
gjessene (definite plural)
gjæsene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”); cognate with English goose, German Gans.


gård

gården (definite singular)
gårder (indefinite plural)
gårdene (definite plural)

From Danish gård (“farm, estate; court, yard”), from Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr (“fence; yard, court; house”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“enclosure, court, yard, garden”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose, encircle”).

inh

Bjørnar jobber på en gård.
Bjørnar works on a farm.


kål

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea#Translingual


lår

låret (definite singular)
lår (indefinite plural)
låra (definite plural)
lårene (definite plural)


lås

head

lås m or n (definite singular låsen or låset, indefinite plural låser or lås, definite plural låsene or låsa)

låsen (definite singular)
låset (definite singular)
låser (indefinite plural)
lås (indefinite plural)
låsene (definite plural)
låsa (definite plural)

From Old Norse láss, from Proto-Germanic *lamsaz. The neutrum gender was used in Riksmål at least since early XX century, probably as a borrowing from dialectal Norwegian.


rå

rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

råa (definite singular)
råen (definite singular)
rær (indefinite plural)
rærne (definite plural)


stempel

stempel n (definite singular stempelet or stemplet, indefinite plural stempel or stempler, definite plural stempla or stemplene)

stempelet (definite singular)
stemplet (definite singular)
stempel (indefinite plural)
stempler (indefinite plural)
stempla (definite plural)
stemplene (definite plural)


studie

studien (definite singular)
studier (indefinite plural)
studiene (definite plural)


harmonium

harmoniet (definite singular)
harmonier (indefinite plural)
harmonia (definite plural)
harmoniene (definite plural)


kasus

nb-noun

kasus m (definite singular kasusen, indefinite plural kasus or kasuser, definite plural kasusene)

kasusen (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasuser (indefinite plural)
kasusene (definite plural)

From Latin casus (a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case), perfect passive participle of cadere (to fall, sink, drop), from Proto-Indo-European *kad- (“to fall”). Doublet of case.


kasus

kasuset (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasusa (definite plural)
kasusene (definite plural)


varg

vargen (definite singular)
varger (indefinite plural)
vargene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic *wargaz.


filateli

head

filateli m (definite singular filatelien)

Created from Greek (see English philately), possibly via French philatélie


ingefær

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual

ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)

ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)


vindmølle

vindmølla (definite singular)
vindmøllen (definite singular)
vindmøller (indefinite plural)
vindmøllene (definite plural)

(newer) a wind turbine (the popular name)


ørevoks

ørevoksen (definite singular)
ørevokset (definite singular)


kirke

kirka (definite singular)
kirken (definite singular)
kirker (indefinite plural)
kirkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kirkja, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “that which belongs to the Lord”) via Old English ċiriċe (“church”).


ablativ

ablativen (definite singular)
ablativer (indefinite plural)
ablativene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativ».ogg

From Latin (cāsus) ablātīvus (“ablative case, ablative”), from ablātus (“taken away, stolen, having been stolen”) (with the suffix -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós), perfect passive participle of auferō (“I take away”), from both ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ferō (“I bear, carry, bring”), from Proto-Italic *ferō (“to carry, bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to be carrying”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Doublet of ablasjon.

substantivet står i ablativ

sette noe i ablativ

put something in ablative (inflect a word into the ablative case)

følelsen av at befinde sig i en sproglig forsøkskrydsningsanstalt, hvor gemytlige sprogveterinærer nynnende demokratiske melodier, prøver at fremkalde ny livskraft hos rudimenter. Hunkjøn skal atter indføres; jeg venter paa ablativ, dualis og medium

the feeling of being in a linguistic cross-examination facility, where jovial language veterinarians humming democratic melodies, trying to evoke new vitality in rudiments. Females must be reintroduced; I'm waiting for ablative, dualis and medium

egentlig bør [mea culpa] oversettes «gjennom min skyld» fordi det er ablativ

really [mea culpa] should be translated "through my guilt" because it is ablative

(grammar, linguistics) the ablative case (the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away)


kolera

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).


selleri

sellerien (definite singular)
sellerier (indefinite plural)
selleriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σέλινον (sélinon), via French céleri.


krem

kremen (definite singular)
kremer (indefinite plural)
kremene (definite plural)


sanger

sangeren (definite singular)
sangere (indefinite plural)
sangerne (definite plural)


filleting

filletingen (definite singular)
filletinger (indefinite plural)
filletingene (definite plural)

An incident or object of no significance.


refs

refsen (definite singular)
refser (indefinite plural)
refsene (definite plural)


mangel

mangelen (definite singular)
mangler (indefinite plural)
manglene (definite plural)

From German Mangel (“lack, deficiency”), from mangeln (“to lack”), from Old High German mangolōn, from Latin mancare.


panne

panna (definite singular)
pannen (definite singular)
panner (indefinite plural)
pannene (definite plural)


selle

sella (definite singular)
sellen (definite singular)
seller (indefinite plural)
sellene (definite plural)


selle

sellen (definite singular)
seller (indefinite plural)
sellene (definite plural)


allé

head

allé m (definite singular alléen or alleen, indefinite plural alléer or alleer, definite plural alléene or alleene)

alléen (definite singular)
alleen (definite singular)
alléer (indefinite plural)
alleer (indefinite plural)
alléene (definite plural)
alleene (definite plural)

an avenue (street or road lined by trees)


anis

anisen (definite singular)
aniser (indefinite plural)
anisene (definite plural)


leasing

leasingen (definite singular)
leasinger (indefinite plural)
leasingene (definite plural)


diktat

diktaten (definite singular)
diktater (indefinite plural)
diktatene (definite plural)
diktatet (definite singular)

(education) an orthography exam in which students write down what the teacher says


mornings

morningsen (definite singular)
morningser (indefinite plural)
morningsene (definite plural)

morgning + -ings, first part from the verb morgne (“to dawn, wake up”), from Old Norse morgna (“to dawn (become morning)”). Last part is a variant of -ing, from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

der

liksom, med mornings du blir kreativ og sånn vettu

2017, Zeshan Shakar, Tante Ulrikkes vei, page 160:

like, with a morning joint you get creative and such you know


entré

head

entré m (definite singular entréen or entreen, indefinite plural entréer or entreer, definite plural entréene or entreene)

entréen (definite singular)
entreen (definite singular)
entréer (indefinite plural)
entreer (indefinite plural)
entréene (definite plural)
entreene (definite plural)


mangan

From Medieval Latin magnesia, via Italian manganese.


panteisme

From French panthéisme, from pan- + Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + -isme, equivalent to pan- + teisme.


lanterne

lanterna (definite singular)
lanternen (definite singular)
lanterner (indefinite plural)
lanternene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”), via Latin lanterna and French lanterne.


liste

lista (definite singular)
listen (definite singular)
lister (indefinite plural)
listene (definite plural)


debitor

debitoren (definite singular)
debitorer (indefinite plural)
debitorene (definite plural)


svart

From Norwegian Nynorsk svart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Largely replaced older sort, from Danish sort.

kledd i svart


frøken

head

frøken m or f (definite singular frøkenen or frøkna, indefinite plural frøkner, definite plural frøknene)

frøkenen (definite singular)
frøkna (definite singular)
frøkner (indefinite plural)
frøknene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vroiken, vrouken.


stadion

stadion m or n (definite singular stadionen m or stadionet n, indefinite plural stadioner, definite plural stadionene)

stadionen (definite masculine singular)
stadionet (definite neuter singular)
stadioner (indefinite plural)
stadionene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stadium.


golfer

golfer m (definite singular golferen, indefinite plural golfere, definite plural golferne)

golferen (definite singular)
golfere (indefinite plural)
golferne (definite plural)


sak

saka (definite singular)
saken (definite singular)
saker (indefinite plural)
sakene (definite plural)

Hun har en sterk sak.

Det er en enkel sak.

Det er en god sak.

Dette er ikke din sak.

Vi snakker om samme sak.


ankel

ankelen (definite singular)
ankler (indefinite plural)
anklene (definite plural)

(anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)


overarm

overarmen (definite singular)
overarmer (indefinite plural)
overarmene (definite plural)


folie

folien (definite singular)
folier (indefinite plural)
foliene (definite plural)

film (thin material, such as plastic film, cling film)


broder

broder m (definite singular broderen, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)

broderen (definite singular)
brødre (indefinite plural)
brødrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


citer

citeren (definite singular)
citere (indefinite plural)
citerne (definite plural)

form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by siter


blomkål

blomkålen (definite singular)
blomkåler (indefinite plural)
blomkålene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Dutch bloemkool (in effect "blomsterkål").


vind

vinden (definite singular)
vinder (indefinite plural)
vindene (definite plural)

From Danish vind, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).


espalier

espalieret (definite singular)
espalier (indefinite plural)
espalierer (indefinite plural)
espaliera (definite plural)
espalierene (definite plural)

From French espalier, from Italian spalliera, from spalla (“shoulder”).

Danne espalier

A formation of people lined up in two columns facing each other (to secure a passageway).


speedometer

speedometer n (definite singular speedometeret or speedometret, indefinite plural speedometer or speedometre, definite plural speedometra or speedometrene)

speedometeret (definite singular)
speedometret (definite singular)
speedometer (indefinite plural)
speedometre (indefinite plural)
speedometra (definite plural)
speedometrene (definite plural)

Probably from English (not the same gender as other Bokmål words ending in meter)

q

not the same gender as other Bokmål words ending in <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">meter</i>


hugs

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


salto

saltoen (definite singular)
saltoer (indefinite plural)
saltoene (definite plural)


jord

head

jord m or f (definite singular jorda or jorden)

jorda (definite singular)
jorden (definite singular)

From Danish jord, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Compare to Nynorsk jord.

"Nettene blir varmere enn dagene", Dagens Næeringsliv, 10 March 2016.
En ny studie, ledet av forsker Richard Davy ved Nansensenteret og Bjerknessenteret, forklarer utviklingen med en naturlig syklus i luftlaget nærmest jorda.

Andreas Capjon, quoted in Hanne Sofie Fremstad, "Dette er en seter", Dagsavisen, 14 March 2016.
Dyrking i byen krever kunnskap om jord og planter, men også kreativitet i bruken av plass.

Bjørn Stærk, "Effektiv altruisme – veldedighet for kalkulatormennesker", Aftenposten, 28 December 2015.
I følge filosofen Nick Bostrom vil 10^56 mennesker og AIer kunne eksistere i fremtiden på jorden og alle andre planeter.

the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on; see also Jorden)


syre

syra (definite singular)
syren (definite singular)
syrer (indefinite plural)
syrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.


teknologi

teknologien (definite singular)
teknologier (indefinite plural)
teknologiene (definite plural)

From French technologie and German Technologie.


kanat

kanatet (definite singular)
kanat (indefinite plural)
kanater (indefinite plural)
kanata (definite plural)
kanatene (definite plural)

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


kart

kart m (definite singular karten, indefinite plural kart or karter, definite plural kartene)

karten (definite singular)
kart (indefinite plural)
karter (indefinite plural)
kartene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «carte».ogg


kart

kartet (definite singular)
kart (indefinite plural)
karter (indefinite plural)
karta (definite plural)
kartene (definite plural)


armé

armé m (definite singular arméen or armeen, indefinite plural arméer or armeer, definite plural arméene or armeene)

arméen (definite singular)
armeen (definite singular)
arméer (indefinite plural)
armeer (indefinite plural)
arméene (definite plural)
armeene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin armāta, via French armée.


leder

lederen (definite singular)
ledere (indefinite plural)
lederne (definite plural)


bajas

bajasen (definite singular)
bajaser (indefinite plural)
bajasene (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål bajazzo, from Italian pagliaccio (which comes from paglia (“straw”)), through French paillasse. Compare Swedish pajas.


barriere

barrieren (definite singular)
barrierer (indefinite plural)
barrierene (definite plural)


brille

brilla (definite singular)
brillen (definite singular)
briller (indefinite plural)
brillene (definite plural)


acetat

acetatet (definite singular)
acetat (indefinite plural)
acetater (indefinite plural)
acetata (definite plural)
acetatene (definite plural)

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

(organic chemistry) acetate (any ester or salt of acetic acid)

(textiles) a textile made from acetate fiber


refugium

refugiet (definite singular)
refugier (indefinite plural)
refugia (definite plural)
refugiene (definite plural)

(biology, ecology) a refugium (area where an organism can survive unfavourable conditions)


bille

bille m (definite singular billen, indefinite plural biller, definite plural billene)

billen (definite singular)
biller (indefinite plural)
billene (definite plural)


hems

hemsen (definite singular)
hemser (indefinite plural)
hemsene (definite plural)

A small loft used as a bedroom, commonly in cabins


rips

ripsen (definite singular)
ripser (indefinite plural)
ripsene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “rhubarb”).

(usually) redcurrant, also whitecurrant, a small bush of genus Ribes, and its berries.


moms

VAT (abbreviation of merverdiomsetningsavgift (value added tax))


muffins

muffinsen (definite singular)
muffinser (indefinite plural)
muffinsene (definite plural)

From English muffins, plural of muffin, from earlier moofin, likely from Low German muffen, plural or diminutive of muffe (“small cake”), from Middle Low German muffe (“small pastry”).

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Jeg liker best muffins med blåbær- og sjokoladesmak!

I like muffins with blueberry and chocolate flavour the best!

baker Stinton … trakk en plate nybakte muffins ut av ovnen i sitt bakeri

baker Stinton… pulled a plate of freshly baked muffins out of the oven in his bakery

hver fredag er det bakedag, da lager ungene hjemmebakte muffins

every Friday is baking day, when the kids make home-baked muffins

jeg spiser muffinsen i fire store biter

2017, Victoria Durnak, Senteret, page 18:

a muffin (a traditional English or American cake baked in a (small) paper form)


entusiasme

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entusiasme m (definite singular entusiasmen)

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós).

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ἐνθουσιασμός


glose

glosa (definite singular)
glosen (definite singular)
gloser (indefinite plural)
glosene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin glosa, glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă).

a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign language, or a term of abuse


lugging

lugginga (definite singular)
luggingen (definite singular)
lugginger (indefinite plural)
luggingene (definite plural)


rallar

rallaren (definite singular)
rallarer (indefinite plural)
rallarene (definite plural)

From Swedish rallare, thought to have risen from English railway.

(historical) travelling construction worker (especially railwaymen)


ikon

ikonet (definite singular)
ikon (indefinite plural)
ikona (definite plural)
ikonene (definite plural)


massing

massingen (definite singular)
massinger (indefinite plural)
massingene (definite plural)

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


kyss

kysset (definite singular)
kyss (indefinite plural)
kyssa (definite plural)
kyssene (definite plural)
kyssen (definite singular)
kyss (indefinite plural)
kyssene (definite plural)

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kyss m (definite singular kyssen, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssene)

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.


avantgarde

avantgarden (definite singular)
avantgarder (indefinite plural)
avantgardene (definite plural)


plante

planta (definite singular)
planten (definite singular)
planter (indefinite plural)
plantene (definite plural)


premie

premien (definite singular)
premier (indefinite plural)
premiene (definite plural)


maje

maja (definite singular)
majen (definite singular)
majer (indefinite plural)
majene (definite plural)

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”).


remedie

remedien (definite singular)
remedier (indefinite plural)
remediene (definite plural)


rente

renta (definite singular)
renten (definite singular)
renter (indefinite plural)
rentene (definite plural)

From Early Medieval Latin rendita and Old Norse renta.


segment

segmentet (definite singular)
segment (indefinite plural)
segmenter (indefinite plural)
segmenta (definite plural)
segmentene (definite plural)


rimen

definite masculine singular of rim (Etymology 2)


sorbe

sorbeen (definite singular)
sorbeer (indefinite plural)
sorbeene (definite plural)


subsidie

subsidien (definite singular)
subsidier (indefinite plural)
subsidiene (definite plural)


transe

transen (definite singular)
transer (indefinite plural)
transene (definite plural)

From Old French transe, from transir, via English trance.


transe

transa (definite singular)
transen (definite singular)
transer (indefinite plural)
transene (definite plural)

From transseksuell. Compare German Transe, Finnish transu.

(usually derogatory) a transgender person, tranny


trille

trilla (definite singular)
trillen (definite singular)
triller (indefinite plural)
trillene (definite plural)

old-fashioned four-wheeled carriage being pulled by horse.


trille

From Italian trillo (“rapid, repeated alternation of a tone and its neighbor”), with the verb from trillare.


turne

turneen (definite singular)
turneer (indefinite plural)
turneene (definite plural)


valse

valsen (definite singular)
valser (indefinite plural)
valsene (definite plural)


vare

vara (definite singular)
varen (definite singular)
varer (indefinite plural)
varene (definite plural)

varer og tjenester

(in the plural form) goods, merchandise, wares


hasard

hasarden (definite singular)
hasarder (indefinite plural)
hasardene (definite plural)

From French hasard, from Spanish azar, from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”).


charme

charmen (definite singular)
charmer (indefinite plural)
charmene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by sjarm


kryss

krysset (definite singular)
kryss (indefinite plural)
kryssa (definite plural)
kryssene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German krü̂ze, from Old Saxon krūci; ultimately from Latin crux.


tamarisk

tamarisken (definite singular)
tamarisker (indefinite plural)
tamariskene (definite plural)

From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.


gingham

ginghamen (definite singular)
ginghamer (indefinite plural)
ginghamene (definite plural)


anledning

anledninga (definite singular)
anledningen (definite singular)
anledninger (indefinite plural)
anledningene (definite plural)

From Danish anledning, from anlede, from German Anleitung, anleiten (“guide”). By surface analysis, anlede + -ning

ved en annen anledning


suvenir

suveniren (definite singular)
suvenirer (indefinite plural)
suvenirene (definite plural)


dispenser

dispenseren (definite singular)
dispensere (indefinite plural)
dispenserne (definite plural)


vinter

vinteren (definite singular)
vintere (indefinite plural)
vintre (indefinite plural)
vintrer (indefinite plural)
vinterne (definite plural)
vintrene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish vinter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”).


antikvitet

antikviteten (definite singular)
antikviteter (indefinite plural)
antikvitetene (definite plural)


andel

andelen (definite singular)
andeler (indefinite plural)
andelene (definite plural)


arkiv

arkivet (definite singular)
arkiv (indefinite plural)
arkiver (indefinite plural)
arkiva (definite plural)
arkivene (definite plural)

From Latin archivum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon).

an archive (also archives in the singular form)


arv

From Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”).


ateist

ateisten (definite singular)
ateister (indefinite plural)
ateistene (definite plural)

atheist (one who lacks belief in the existence of gods)


gladiolus

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gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladioler or gladioluser, definite plural gladiolene or gladiolusene)

gladiolusen (definite singular)
gladioler (indefinite plural)
gladioluser (indefinite plural)
gladiolene (definite plural)
gladiolusene (definite plural)

From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

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a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)


kapitel

kapitelet (definite singular)
kapitel (indefinite plural)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitela (definite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

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

no:kapitel (arkitektur)
no:kapitel (typografi)


kapitel

kapitelen (definite singular)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

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


masse

massen (definite singular)
masser (indefinite plural)
massene (definite plural)


presse

pressa (definite singular)
pressen (definite singular)
presser (indefinite plural)
pressene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin pressa, via French presse and German Presse.


alm

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alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almer, definite plural almene)

almen (definite singular)
almer (indefinite plural)
almene (definite plural)

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem.


sti

stien (definite singular)
stier (indefinite plural)
stiene (definite plural)


sjukdom

sjukdommen (definite singular)
sjukdommer (indefinite plural)
sjukdommene (definite plural)


ambassade

ambassaden (definite singular)
ambassader (indefinite plural)
ambassadene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: ambassáda

From Latin ambactus, via French ambassade.


alkan

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan or alkaner, definite plural alkana or alkanene)

alkanet (definite singular)
alkan (indefinite plural)
alkaner (indefinite plural)
alkana (definite plural)
alkanene (definite plural)

(chemistry) an alkane (saturated hydrocarbon of formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₂)


pentan

pentan n (definite singular pentanet, indefinite plural pentan or pentaner, definite plural pentana or pentanene)

pentanet (definite singular)
pentan (indefinite plural)
pentaner (indefinite plural)
pentana (definite plural)
pentanene (definite plural)

(chemistry) pentane (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C₅H₁₂)


propan

propan m or n (definite singular propanen or propanet)

propanen (definite singular)
propanet (definite singular)


akademi

akademi n (definite singular akademiet, indefinite plural akademi or akademier, definite plural akademia or akademiene)

akademiet (definite singular)
akademi (indefinite plural)
akademier (indefinite plural)
akademia (definite plural)
akademiene (definite plural)


lassi

lassien (definite singular)
lassier (indefinite plural)
lassiene (definite plural)


pulk

pulken (definite singular)
pulker (indefinite plural)
pulkene (definite plural)

From Finnish pulkka, from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *pulkkē.


universitet

universitet n (definite singular universitetet, indefinite plural universitet or universiteter, definite plural universiteta or universitetene)

universitetet (definite singular)
universitet (indefinite plural)
universiteter (indefinite plural)
universiteta (definite plural)
universitetene (definite plural)


consomme

consommeen (definite singular)
consommeer (indefinite plural)
consommeene (definite plural)


skål

skåla (definite singular)
skålen (definite singular)
skåler (indefinite plural)
skålene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.

kopp og skål


ert

erta (definite singular)
erten (definite singular)
erter (indefinite plural)
ertene (definite plural)


farmor

farmor m or f (definite singular farmora or farmoren, indefinite plural farmødre or farmødrer, definite plural farmødrene)

farmora (definite singular)
farmoren (definite singular)
farmødre (indefinite plural)
farmødrer (indefinite plural)
farmødrene (definite plural)

paternal grandmother
paternal grandmother


stortå

stortå m or f (definite singular stortåen or stortåa, indefinite plural stortær, definite plural stortærne)

stortåen (definite singular)
stortåa (definite singular)
stortær (indefinite plural)
stortærne (definite plural)


verden

verden m (definite singular verden or verdenen, indefinite plural verdener, definite plural verdenene)

verden (definite singular)
verdenen (definite singular)
verdener (indefinite plural)
verdenene (definite plural)

From Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, originally singular definite form of wæræld, wærild, wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, whence verd, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. The original indefinite form was rarely used so much so the definite form was interpreted as the indefinite form, hence the etymology.


verden

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vogn

vogna (definite singular)
vognen (definite singular)
vogner (indefinite plural)
vognene (definite plural)

a wagon in the original sense, but the word is used for a large range of vehicles with at least two wheels, often in compound words.

(rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)


koordinatsystem

koordinatsystemet (definite singular)
koordinatsystem (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystemer (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystema (definite plural)
koordinatsystemene (definite plural)


koordinat

koordinaten (definite singular)
koordinater (indefinite plural)
koordinatene (definite plural)


hypnose

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hypnose m (definite singular hypnosen, indefinite plural hypnoser, definite plural hypnosene)

hypnosen (definite singular)
hypnoser (indefinite plural)
hypnosene (definite plural)


legering

legeringa (definite singular)
legeringen (definite singular)
legeringer (indefinite plural)
legeringene (definite plural)


pulver

pulver n (definite singular pulveret, indefinite plural pulver or pulvere, definite plural pulvera or pulverne)

pulveret (definite singular)
pulver (indefinite plural)
pulvere (indefinite plural)
pulvera (definite plural)
pulverne (definite plural)


konvergens

konvergensen (definite singular)
konvergenser (indefinite plural)
konvergensene (definite plural)

From French convergence and New Latin convergentia.


damping

dampinga (definite singular)
dampingen (definite singular)
dampinger (indefinite plural)
dampingene (definite plural)


elfenbenstårn

elfenbenstårnet (definite singular)
elfenbenstårn (indefinite plural)
elfenbenstårna (definite plural)
elfenbenstårnene (definite plural)

From elfenben + -s- + tårn; derived from French tour d’ivoire.


protegé

protegeen (definite singular)
protegear (indefinite plural)
protegeane (definite plural)

form removed by a 1991 spelling decision; superseded by protesjé


lime

limen (definite singular)
limer (indefinite plural)
limene (definite plural)

From Persian لیمو (limu), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime.


bezoar

bezoaren (definite singular)
bezoarer (indefinite plural)
bezoarene (definite plural)

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


gren

grena (definite singular)
grenen (definite singular)
grener (indefinite plural)
grenene (definite plural)

From Danish gren (“branch, bough”), from Old Danish gren, from Old Norse grein (“branch, point, part”), from Proto-Germanic *grain-.


tanke

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

From Middle Low German danke, and Old Norse þanki.

an imaginary small unit of something; a tad


regel

regelen (definite singular)
regler (indefinite plural)
reglene (definite plural)


marmor

marmor m or n (definite singular marmoren or marmoret)

marmoren (definite singular)
marmoret (definite singular)

Borrowed from German Marmor, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble, crystalline rock”).


gener

indefinite neuter/masculine plural of gen


politikk

politikken (definite singular)
politikker (indefinite plural)
politikkene (definite plural)

a policy (course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organisation)


semitrailer

semitraileren (definite singular)
semitrailere (indefinite plural)
semitrailerne (definite plural)


sene

sena (definite singular)
senen (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)


sene

senen (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)


krangel

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krangel m (definite singular krangelen, indefinite plural krangler, definite plural kranglene)

krangelen (definite singular)
krangler (indefinite plural)
kranglene (definite plural)


bueskytter

bueskytteren (definite singular)
bueskyttere (indefinite plural)
bueskytterne (definite plural)


spinnaker

spinnakeren (definite singular)
spinnakere (indefinite plural)
spinnakerne (definite plural)


pære

pæra (definite singular)
pæren (definite singular)
pærer (indefinite plural)
pærene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pera (“pear tree”), from Latin pirum.

any pear-shaped object, such as a bulb (light bulb)


vulkan

vulkanen (definite singular)
vulkaner (indefinite plural)
vulkanene (definite plural)

From Latin Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire.


ræv

ræva (definite singular)
ræven (definite singular)
ræver (indefinite plural)
rævene (definite plural)

From Norwegian Nynorsk ræv or rauv, from Old Norse rauf (“gap, rift, hole”), Proto-Germanic *raubō (“rift”). Cognate with Danish røv and Swedish röv, used similarly. The noun is derived from the verb Old Norse rjúfa (“to break, tear”), Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”).


pronomen

pronomenet (definite singular)
pronomen (indefinite plural)
pronomener (indefinite plural)
pronomena (definite plural)
pronomenene (definite plural)


farse

farsen (definite singular)
farser (indefinite plural)
farsene (definite plural)

From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.


acetylen

acetylenet (definite singular)
acetylen (indefinite plural)
acetylena (definite plural)
acetylenene (definite plural)

(organic chemistry, countable) acetylene (any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne)

(organic chemistry, uncountable) acetylene (ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH)


stjert

stjerten (definite singular)
stjerter (indefinite plural)
stjertene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stertr, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz.


kinesisk

kinesisk m (definite singular kinesisken)


jumbo

jumboen (definite singular)
jumboer (indefinite plural)
jumboene (definite plural)

From English jumbo ("An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing").

Bli jumbo

a person or team that finishes last (in competitions)


VFR

(aviation) Initialism of visuelle flygeregler. (definite plural: visuelle flygereglene)


minutt

minuttet (definite singular)
minutt (indefinite plural)
minutter (indefinite plural)
minutta (definite plural)
minuttene (definite plural)


hagle

hagla (definite singular)
haglen (definite singular)
hagler (indefinite plural)
haglene (definite plural)

avsaget hagle


fjær

fjær m or f (definite singular fjæren or fjæra, indefinite plural fjær or fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

fjæren (definite singular)
fjæra (definite singular)
fjær (indefinite plural)
fjærer (indefinite plural)
fjærene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Cognate with English feather (from Old English feþer), German Feder, German Low German Fedder.


fjær

spring (a device made of flexible material)


bøye

bøyen (definite singular)
bøyer (indefinite plural)
bøyene (definite plural)

From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.


bøye

bøya (definite singular)
bøyen (definite singular)
bøyer (indefinite plural)
bøyene (definite plural)


trikk

trikken (definite singular)
trikker (indefinite plural)
trikkene (definite plural)

From English, the last syllable "tric" in electric: trikker are powered by electricity.


trikk

trikket (definite singular)
trikk (indefinite plural)
trikka (definite plural)
trikkene (definite plural)


sporvogn

sporvogna (definite singular)
sporvognen (definite singular)
sporvogner (indefinite plural)
sporvognene (definite plural)


gåsehud

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gåsehud m or f (definite singular gåsehuda or gåsehuden)

gåsehuda (definite singular)
gåsehuden (definite singular)


stoff

stoffet (definite singular)
stoff (indefinite plural)
stoffer (indefinite plural)
stoffa (definite plural)
stoffene (definite plural)


folkemord

folkemordet (definite singular)
folkemord (indefinite plural)
folkemorda (definite plural)
folkemordene (definite plural)


drap

drapet (definite singular)
drap (indefinite plural)
drapa (definite plural)
drapene (definite plural)


drap

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of drepe


faen

Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel.

Stakkars faen, jeg synes synd på deg.

Du er en sleip faen.

Hvordan skal en fattig faen overleve her?

How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?


dritt

(colloquial) any dirty or disgusting substance

Du kan ikke en dritt. = You don't know shit.

(definite) (en dritt, used in negations) shit (anything, nothing)


møkk

møkka (definite singular)
møkken (definite singular)


lunte

lunta (definite singular)
lunten (definite singular)
lunter (indefinite plural)
luntene (definite plural)

fuse (a cord that, when lit, conveys fire to an explosive device)


fenghette

fenghetta (definite singular)
fenghetten (definite singular)
fenghetter (indefinite plural)
fenghettene (definite plural)

blasting cap, primer, primary charge, a small explosive charge that is used to set off a larger one

the percussion cap of a firearms cartridge


sikring

sikringa (definite singular)
sikringen (definite singular)
sikringer (indefinite plural)
sikringene (definite plural)

protection, the act of guarding something

detention period added after a prison sentence for reasons of public safety


sikring

sikringen (definite singular)
sikringer (indefinite plural)
sikringene (definite plural)


ståpikk

ståpikken (definite singular)
ståpikker (indefinite plural)
ståpikkene (definite plural)


bestand

bestanden (definite singular)
bestander (indefinite plural)
bestandene (definite plural)

From Low German bestant; compare with German Bestand.


hidsjab

hidsjaben (definite singular)
hidsjaber (indefinite plural)
hidsjabene (definite plural)


rupi

rupien (definite singular)
rupier (indefinite plural)
rupiene (definite plural)

From Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), via Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), Urdu رپیا (rupayā), and English rupee.

der

a rupee (monetary unit in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and the Seychelles)


samband

sambandet (definite singular)
samband (indefinite plural)
sambanda (definite plural)
sambandene (definite plural)


tiss

tissen (definite singular)
tisser (indefinite plural)
tissene (definite plural)

pee-pee, willy (childish term for penis)


kasino

kasinoet (definite singular)
kasino (indefinite plural)
kasinoer (indefinite plural)
kasinoa (definite plural)
kasinoene (definite plural)


ridder

ridderen (definite singular)
riddere (indefinite plural)
ridderne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”), from Middle Dutch riddere, a Flemish variant of rîdere, from rîden (“to ride”) + -er. It was used to translate Old French chevalier (“knight”). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Ritter, Old Norse riddari, and Swedish riddare.


cosplay

cosplayet (definite singular)
cosplay (indefinite plural)
cosplaya (definite plural)
cosplayene (definite plural)


cosplayer

cosplayeren (definite singular)
cosplayere (indefinite plural)
cosplayerne (definite plural)

a cosplayer, someone who takes part in cosplay


kontor

kontoret (definite singular)
kontor (indefinite plural)
kontorer (indefinite plural)
kontora (definite plural)
kontorene (definite plural)


fiberglass

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fiberglass n (definite singular fiberglasset)


materiale

materiale n (definite singular materialet, indefinite plural materialer, definite plural materiala or materialene)

materialet (definite singular)
materialer (indefinite plural)
materiala (definite plural)
materialene (definite plural)


pel

pelen (definite singular)
peler (indefinite plural)
pelene (definite plural)


metrum

metrum n (definite singular metrumet or metret, indefinite plural metrumer or metra, definite plural metruma or metrumene or metraene)

metrumet (definite singular)
metret (definite singular)
metrumer (indefinite plural)
metra (indefinite plural)
metruma (definite plural)
metrumene (definite plural)
metraene (definite plural)

From Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of meter.


størrelse

størrelsen (definite singular)
størrelser (indefinite plural)
størrelsene (definite plural)

Hva er størrelsen på elefanten?

T-skjortene har mange forskjellige farger og størrelser.

The T-shirts have many different colours and sizes.


premiss

premissen (definite singular)
premisset (definite singular)
premisser (indefinite plural)
premiss (indefinite plural)
premissene (definite plural)
premissa (definite plural)


kompass

kompasset (definite singular)
kompass (indefinite plural)
kompasser (indefinite plural)
kompassa (definite plural)
kompassene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kompáss (“circle”), and Italian compasso, from compassare (“measure with a pair of compasses”).


okse

oksen (definite singular)
okser (indefinite plural)
oksene (definite plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“ox, bull”).


dogme

dogmet (definite singular)
dogmer (indefinite plural)
dogma (definite plural)
dogmene (definite plural)

From Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”).

dogma (an authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion)

dogma (a doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith)


arbeider

arbeideren (definite singular)
arbeidere (indefinite plural)
arbeiderne (definite plural)


alkohol

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alkohol m (definite singular alkoholen, indefinite plural alkoholer, definite plural alkoholene)

alkoholen (definite singular)
alkoholer (indefinite plural)
alkoholene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin alcohol (“kohl, distilled essence, spirit”), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl), اَلْقُحُول (al-quḥūl), from earlier Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”), from Classical Syriac ܟܘܚܠܐ (kuḥlā, “kohl; stibium, antimony”), from Aramaic כוחלא, from Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum, “antimony, stibium”).

der

alcohol (alcoholic beverage; also in chemistry)


klikken

definite singular of klikk (Etymology 1)

definite masculine singular of klikk (Etymology 2)


egenskap

egenskapen (definite singular)
egenskaper (indefinite plural)
egenskapene (definite plural)

property (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object, individual or concept)


centiliter

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centiliter m (definite singular centiliteren, indefinite plural centiliter, definite plural centiliterne)

centiliteren (definite singular)
centiliter (indefinite plural)
centiliterne (definite plural)

a centilitre, or centiliter (US) (SI unit of volume, 1/100 of a litre)


handel

handelen (definite singular)
handler (indefinite plural)
handlene (definite plural)

trade (buying and selling of goods and services)


kampanje

kampanjen (definite singular)
kampanjer (indefinite plural)
kampanjene (definite plural)

From Latin campānia, via French campagne.


død

From Old Norse dauði, dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (whence Old English dead), from stem *dau-, "to die", and *thuz, a suffix indicating condition or process.

Death annuls even the greatest bill.

Døden stryker selv den største regning ut. (Henrik Ibsen)

Dette gjelder liv eller død!

Død over våre fiender!

Din til døden.

Yours forever. (literally: "yours to the death")

Hun ble dømt til døden.


personale

personalet (definite singular)
personaler (indefinite plural)
personala (definite plural)
personalene (definite plural)

From Latin personalis, via German Personale, an obsolete variant of Personal.


yoghurt

yoghurten (definite singular)
yoghurter (indefinite plural)
yoghurtene (definite plural)


frise

frise m (definite singular frisen, indefinite plural friser, definite plural frisene)

frisen (definite singular)
friser (indefinite plural)
frisene (definite plural)


gomme

gommen (definite singular)
gommer (indefinite plural)
gommene (definite plural)

A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.


kapital

kapitalen (definite singular)
kapitaler (indefinite plural)
kapitalene (definite plural)

From Latin capitalis and Medieval Latin capitale.


kask

kasken (definite singular)
kasker (indefinite plural)
kaskene (definite plural)


kube

kuben (definite singular)
kuber (indefinite plural)
kubene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos), via Latin cubus (sense 1); and Latin cupa, via Middle Low German kupe (sense 2).


haken

definite masculine singular of hake (Etymology 1)


tyskertøs

tyskertøsa (definite singular)
tyskertøsen (definite singular)
tyskertøser (indefinite plural)
tyskertøsene (definite plural)

(derogatory) A Norwegian woman who had sexual relations with German soldiers during World War II.


tøs

tøsa (definite singular)
tøsen (definite singular)
tøser (indefinite plural)
tøsene (definite plural)


sperma

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).


kambium

kambiet (definite singular)
kambier (indefinite plural)
kambia (definite plural)
kambiene (definite plural)


kamp

kampen (definite singular)
kamper (indefinite plural)
kampene (definite plural)

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.

en juridisk kamp

(sports) a match (boxing match, football match etc.)


legger

leggeren (definite singular)
leggerer (indefinite plural)
leggerene (definite plural)

person, machine or similar that places something


metall

metallet (definite singular)
metall (indefinite plural)
metaller (indefinite plural)
metalla (definite plural)
metallene (definite plural)

a metal (atomic element or material made of such atoms)


droge

drogen (definite singular)
droger (indefinite plural)
drogene (definite plural)


globetrotter

globetrotteren (definite singular)
globetrottere (indefinite plural)
globetrotterne (definite plural)


sigar

sigaren (definite singular)
sigarer (indefinite plural)
sigarene (definite plural)

From Spanish cigarro (“cigar, cigarette”), possibly from a Mayan language such as Yucatec Maya siyar (“to smoke tobacco leaves”) or Q'eqchi sik'ar (“to smoke”), possibly also from cigarro (“male cicada”), a form of cigarra (“cicada”), from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra), from Latin cicāda (“cicada”), possibly from a substrate language, ultimately onomatopoeic.

han stod og pattet på en sigar

1954, Agnar Mykle, Lasso rundt fru Luna, page 384:

enda var han rett i ryggen, stor og røslig og luktet sigar på lang avstand

1998, Herbjørg Wassmo, Karnas arv, page 46:

yet he was straight in the back, big and rosy and smelled of cigar from a long distance

han lener seg tilbake på stolen og tenner en sigar

1998, Anne Connie Stuksrud, Rust, page 49:

he leans back in his chair and lights a cigar

(smoking) a cigar (tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked)


bokstav

bokstaven (definite singular)
bokstaver (indefinite plural)
bokstavene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.


kukk

kukken (definite singular)
kukker (indefinite plural)
kukkene (definite plural)


longe

longen (definite singular)
longer (indefinite plural)
longene (definite plural)


longe

longa (definite singular)
longen (definite singular)
longer (indefinite plural)
longene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫngu, oblique singular case of langa, whence the form lange.


kabel

kabelen (definite singular)
kabler (indefinite plural)
kablene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kabill and Middle Low German kabel, from Latin capulum.


berging

berginga (definite singular)
bergingen (definite singular)
berginger (indefinite plural)
bergingene (definite plural)


orgel

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orgel n (definite singular orgelet or orglet, indefinite plural orgel or orgler, definite plural orgla or orglene)

orgelet (definite singular)
orglet (definite singular)
orgel (indefinite plural)
orgler (indefinite plural)
orgla (definite plural)
orglene (definite plural)


maur

nb-noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)

mauren (definite singular)
maur (indefinite plural)
maurene (definite plural)

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.


antilope

antilopen (definite singular)
antiloper (indefinite plural)
antilopene (definite plural)

From Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), via English or German.

an antelope (any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae)


trake

trakeen (definite singular)
trakeer (indefinite plural)
trakeene (definite plural)


videokamera

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videokamera n (definite singular videokameraet, indefinite plural videokamera or videokameraer, definite plural videokameraene)

videokameraet (definite singular)
videokamera (indefinite plural)
videokameraer (indefinite plural)
videokameraene (definite plural)


virke

From Old Norse virki (noun), and German wirken (verb).


paleontologi

paleontologi m (definite singular paleontologien)


kalsium

calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20, symbol Ca)


fennek

fenneken (definite singular)
fenneker (indefinite plural)
fennekene (definite plural)

From German Fennek, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

(zoology) Vulpes zerda; species of the family Canidae


grecque

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «grecque».ogg

From French grecque, feminine singular of grec (“Greek”), from Middle French grec (“Ancient Greek”), from Latin Graecus (“Greek, Grecian”), from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós, “Graecian”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”).

der

Only used in alagrecque-bord (“stylized ribbon ornament or border of rectangular lines”)


alpakka

alpakkaen (definite singular)
alpakkaer (indefinite plural)
alpakkaene (definite plural)

Via Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

an alpaca (South American mammal related to the llama)

(uncountable) alpaca (wool from the alpaca)


vikunja

vikunjaen (definite singular)
vikunjaer (indefinite plural)
vikunjaene (definite plural)

From Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.


fallos

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fallos m (definite singular fallosen, indefinite plural falloser, definite plural fallosene)

fallosen (definite singular)
falloser (indefinite plural)
fallosene (definite plural)


fiasko

fiaskoen (definite singular)
fiaskoer (indefinite plural)
fiaskoene (definite plural)


pattedyr

pattedyret (definite singular)
pattedyr (indefinite plural)
pattedyra (definite plural)
pattedyrene (definite plural)


origo

origoen (definite singular)
origoer (indefinite plural)
origoene (definite plural)

(mathematics) origin (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect)


prostata

prostataen (definite singular)
prostataer (indefinite plural)
prostataene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs).


lian

lianen (definite singular)
lianer (indefinite plural)
lianene (definite plural)


hegemoni

hegemoniet (definite singular)
hegemoni (indefinite plural)
hegemonier (indefinite plural)
hegemonia (definite plural)
hegemoniene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía).


apostrof

apostrofen (definite singular)
apostrofer (indefinite plural)
apostrofene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).


banan

bananen (definite singular)
bananer (indefinite plural)
bananene (definite plural)

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.


jojo

jojoen (definite singular)
jojoer (indefinite plural)
jojoene (definite plural)


akne

aknen (definite singular)
akner (indefinite plural)
aknene (definite plural)

From New Latin [Term?], probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).


gekko

gekkoen (definite singular)
gekkoer (indefinite plural)
gekkoene (definite plural)


geysir

geysiren (definite singular)
geysirer (indefinite plural)
geysirene (definite plural)


bonn

bonnen (definite singular)
bonner (indefinite plural)
bonnene (definite plural)

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


klitoris

klitorisen (definite singular)
klitoriser (indefinite plural)
klitorisene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).


basse

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


konsensus

konsensusen (definite singular)
konsensuser (indefinite plural)
konsensusene (definite plural)


psykiatri

psykiatri m (definite singular psykiatrien)


psykologi

psykologien (definite singular)
psykologier (indefinite plural)
psykologiene (definite plural)


interesse

interessen (definite singular)
interesser (indefinite plural)
interessene (definite plural)


dilettant

dilettanten (definite singular)
dilettanter (indefinite plural)
dilettantene (definite plural)

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.


kølle

kølla (definite singular)
køllen (definite singular)
køller (indefinite plural)
køllene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish kølle (at least, the masculine gender conjugation forms).


spiss

spissen (definite singular)
spisser (indefinite plural)
spissene (definite plural)

(football (soccer)) a forward or striker


amme

amma (definite singular)
ammen (definite singular)
ammer (indefinite plural)
ammene (definite plural)

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.


anatomi

anatomien (definite singular)
anatomier (indefinite plural)
anatomiene (definite plural)


hytte

hytta (definite singular)
hytten (definite singular)
hytter (indefinite plural)
hyttene (definite plural)


entomologi

entomologi m (definite singular entomologien)

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


tonn

tonnet (definite singular)
tonn (indefinite plural)
tonna (definite plural)
tonnene (definite plural)

a ton (usually a metric ton (1000 kg), but it can also refer to the British or American tons)

(nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)


stilling

stillinga (definite singular)
stillingen (definite singular)
stillinger (indefinite plural)
stillingene (definite plural)


nonne

nonna (definite singular)
nonnen (definite singular)
nonner (indefinite plural)
nonnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nunna and Late Latin nonna.


kirurg

kirurgen (definite singular)
kirurger (indefinite plural)
kirurgene (definite plural)


cédille

nb-noun

cédille m (definite singular cédillen, indefinite plural cédiller, definite plural cédillene)

cédillen (definite singular)
cédiller (indefinite plural)
cédillene (definite plural)


punker

punkeren (definite singular)
punkere (indefinite plural)
punkerne (definite plural)


pellets

(non-standard since 1984) indefinite plural of pellet


politi

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politi m (definite singular politien, indefinite plural politier, definite plural politiene)

politien (definite singular)
politier (indefinite plural)
politiene (definite plural)


polyeder

polyeder n (definite singular polyederet or polyedret, indefinite plural polyeder or polyedre, definite plural polyedra or polyedrene)

polyederet (definite singular)
polyedret (definite singular)
polyeder (indefinite plural)
polyedre (indefinite plural)
polyedra (definite plural)
polyedrene (definite plural)


reder

rederen (definite singular)
redere (indefinite plural)
rederne (definite plural)


asbest

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”).


verdi

verdien (definite singular)
verdier (indefinite plural)
verdiene (definite plural)


lønn

lønna (definite singular)
lønnen (definite singular)
lønner (indefinite plural)
lønnene (definite plural)


snes

sneset (definite singular)
snes (indefinite plural)
snesa (definite plural)
snesene (definite plural)

Same origin as sneis (nail, peg, knitting needle), from Old Norse sneis.


messe

messa (definite singular)
messen (definite singular)
messer (indefinite plural)
messene (definite plural)

From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (noun sense 3).


likhet

likheta (definite singular)
likheten (definite singular)
likheter (indefinite plural)
likhetene (definite plural)

i likhet med


kosmologi

kosmologien (definite singular)
kosmologier (indefinite plural)
kosmologiene (definite plural)

From New Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos) + -logi.


diplom

diplomet (definite singular)
diplom (indefinite plural)
diplomer (indefinite plural)
diploma (definite plural)
diplomene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French diplôme, from Latin dīplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”).


timotei

timoteien (definite singular)
timoteier (indefinite plural)
timoteiene (definite plural)

From English timothy, named after Timothy Hanson.

Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense#Translingual


felle

fella (definite singular)
fellen (definite singular)
feller (indefinite plural)
fellene (definite plural)


felle

fellen (definite singular)
feller (indefinite plural)
fellene (definite plural)

From Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”).

(usually in compounds) someone with whom one has something in common; a fellow


curler

curleren (definite singular)
curlere (indefinite plural)
curlerne (definite plural)

Unadapted borrowing from English curler.


geolog

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geolog m (definite singular geologen, indefinite plural geologer, definite plural geologene)

geologen (definite singular)
geologer (indefinite plural)
geologene (definite plural)


zoolog

zoologen (definite singular)
zoologer (indefinite plural)
zoologene (definite plural)


biolog

biologen (definite singular)
biologer (indefinite plural)
biologene (definite plural)


blekksprut

blekkspruten (definite singular)
blekkspruter (indefinite plural)
blekksprutene (definite plural)


plakat

plakaten (definite singular)
plakater (indefinite plural)
plakatene (definite plural)


kraftverk

kraftverket (definite singular)
kraftverk (indefinite plural)
kraftverker (indefinite plural)
kraftverka (definite plural)
kraftverkene (definite plural)


horoskop

horoskop n (definite singular horoskopet, indefinite plural horoskop or horoskoper, definite plural horoskopa or horoskopene)

horoskopet (definite singular)
horoskop (indefinite plural)
horoskoper (indefinite plural)
horoskopa (definite plural)
horoskopene (definite plural)


bakke

bakken (definite singular)
bakker (indefinite plural)
bakkene (definite plural)


teologi

teologien (definite singular)
teologier (indefinite plural)
teologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεός (theós) + -logi.


konto

konto m (definite singular kontoen, indefinite plural kontoer or konti, definite plural kontoene or kontiene)

kontoen (definite singular)
kontoer (indefinite plural)
konti (indefinite plural)
kontoene (definite plural)
kontiene (definite plural)

From Italian conto (“account, bill”), from Vulgar Latin *contu(s), *comptu(s), from Latin computus (“calculation”), from computō (“I calculate,”), from both con-, from cum (“with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“at, with”), possibly from *ḱe, and from putō (“I clean”), from putus (“pure”), from Proto-Indo-European *puHtós, from *pewH- (“to be clean”).


abortiv

abortivet (definite singular)
abortiver (indefinite plural)
abortiva (definite plural)
abortivene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortiv».ogg

From Latin abortīvus (“pertaining to an abortion, miscarriage; born prematurely”), from aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). Equivalent to abort + -iv, with the suffix from French -if (“-ive”), from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós (creates adjectives from verb stems).

der

(pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)

(pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment


abrakadabra

abrakadabraet (definite singular)
abrakadabra (indefinite plural)
abrakadabraa (definite plural)
abrakadabraene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abrakadabra».ogg

From Late Latin abracadabra, a word used in magical writings, of uncertain origin, possibly from Thracian. Perhaps related to Abraxas (a Gnostic deity), and with various Aramaic or Hebrew terms, such as עברא כדברא (avra kedavra, literally “what was said has come to pass”), עַבְדָא כְּדַברָא (avda kedavara, literally “what was said has been done”); ארבע-אחד-ארבע (arba-eḥad-arba, literally “four-one-four”).

abracadabra (magic formula where the first line contains these letters)

tviler … på at det finnes et abrakadabra for Midtøsten

… doubts that there is an abracadabra for the Middle East

(colloquial) magic potion, patent solution

her blev et abracadabra uden øren-lyd over al verden

1879, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Det ny System, page 156:

here became an abracadabra without ear-sound all over the world

de snakker et kaudervelsk abrakadabra

2000, Arild Nyquist, Sølvfiskene, page 19:

abracadabra (mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.)


agronom

agronomen (definite singular)
agronomer (indefinite plural)
agronomene (definite plural)


appelsin

appelsinen (definite singular)
appelsiner (indefinite plural)
appelsinene (definite plural)

From either Low German appelsine, or from Dutch sinaasappel, appelsien (“Chinese apple; apple from China”).

Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.

Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis


stabilisator

stabilisatoren (definite singular)
stabilisatorer (indefinite plural)
stabilisatorene (definite plural)


konserveringsmiddel

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konserveringsmiddel n (definite singular konserveringsmiddelet or konserveringsmidlet, indefinite plural konserveringsmiddel or konserveringsmidler, definite plural konserveringsmidla or konserveringsmidlene)

konserveringsmiddelet (definite singular)
konserveringsmidlet (definite singular)
konserveringsmiddel (indefinite plural)
konserveringsmidler (indefinite plural)
konserveringsmidla (definite plural)
konserveringsmidlene (definite plural)


alkyn

alkynet (definite singular)
alkyn (indefinite plural)
alkyner (indefinite plural)
alkyna (definite plural)
alkynene (definite plural)

From English alkyne, formed by alky(l) and the suffix -(i)ne, akin to alkali.

alkyne (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond)


henda

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hånd

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hand


gepard

geparden (definite singular)
geparder (indefinite plural)
gepardene (definite plural)

From French guépard, from Italian gattopardo, from Medieval Latin gattus pardus.

Acinonyx jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus#Translingual


bjørk

bjørka (definite singular)
bjørken (definite singular)
bjørker (indefinite plural)
bjørkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas.


akker

akkeren (definite singular)
akkerer (indefinite plural)
akkerene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by akkar


bjørn

bjørnen (definite singular)
bjørner (indefinite plural)
bjørnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).


havn

havna (definite singular)
havnen (definite singular)
havner (indefinite plural)
havnene (definite plural)

From Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn (“port, harbor, haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habanō, *habnō (“harbour, haven”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂póneh₂ or *kh₂pnéh₂, from the root *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, grasp”).


fus

fusen (definite singular)
fuser (indefinite plural)
fusene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to tread, go”). The origin of the noun is uncertain, but is possibly related.


klima

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klima n (definite singular klimaet, indefinite plural klima or klimaer, definite plural klimaene)

klimaet (definite singular)
klima (indefinite plural)
klimaer (indefinite plural)
klimaene (definite plural)


tosk

tosken (definite singular)
tosker (indefinite plural)
toskene (definite plural)

Hun er ingen tosk.

Din tosk.

Nei, tosk, vi skal drepe ham, og Simba også.

No, fool, we're gonna kill him, and Simba too. (from the Norwegian dub of the film Lion King)


stavelse

stavelse m (definite singular stavelsen, indefinite plural stavelser, definite plural stavelsene)

stavelsen (definite singular)
stavelser (indefinite plural)
stavelsene (definite plural)


godt

godtet (definite singular)
godter (indefinite plural)
godtene (definite plural)


instinkt

instinktet (definite singular)
instinkt (indefinite plural)
instinkter (indefinite plural)
instinkta (definite plural)
instinktene (definite plural)


apotek

apoteket (definite singular)
apotek (indefinite plural)
apoteker (indefinite plural)
apoteka (definite plural)
apotekene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of butikk.

der

a pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are dispensed)


palme

palmen (definite singular)
palmer (indefinite plural)
palmene (definite plural)


bygd

bygda (definite singular)
bygden (definite singular)
bygder (indefinite plural)
bygdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

country district or settlement (which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township))


konsert

konserten (definite singular)
konserter (indefinite plural)
konsertene (definite plural)

From Italian concerto (“concert, recital”). Cognate with English concert, French concert and German Konzert.


kompas

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


postkort

postkortet (definite singular)
postkort (indefinite plural)
postkorta (definite plural)
postkortene (definite plural)


oliven

olivenen (definite singular)
olivener (indefinite plural)
olivenene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).

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plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Olive</i>