ettermiddag

ettermiddagen (definite singular)
ettermiddager (indefinite plural)
ettermiddagene (definite plural)

afternoon (part of the day between noon and evening)


anarkist

anarkisten (definite singular)
anarkister (indefinite plural)
anarkistene (definite plural)

Norway

Han er en ivrig anarkist.


tapet

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tapet m or n (definite singular tapeten or tapetet, indefinite plural tapeter or tapet, definite plural tapetene or tapeta)

tapeten (definite singular)
tapetet (definite singular)
tapeter (indefinite plural)
tapet (indefinite plural)
tapetene (definite plural)
tapeta (definite plural)

From Latin tapete, and Italian, via German Tapete.


styre

styret (definite singular)
styrer (indefinite plural)
styra (definite plural)
styrene (definite plural)

a board of directors, or board of any organisation.

handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.


målvakt

målvakta (definite singular)
målvakten (definite singular)
målvakter (indefinite plural)
målvaktene (definite plural)


selvmord

selvmordet (definite singular)
selvmord (indefinite plural)
selvmorda (definite plural)
selvmordene (definite plural)


selvmordsoffer

selvmordsoffer n (definite singular selvmordsofferet, indefinite plural selvmordsoffer, definite plural selvmordsofra or selvmordsofrene)

selvmordsofferet (definite singular)
selvmordsoffer (indefinite plural)
selvmordsofra (definite plural)
selvmordsofrene (definite plural)

From selvmord (“suicide”) + -s- + offer (“victim”).


alkoholiker

alkoholikeren (definite singular)
alkoholikere (indefinite plural)
alkoholikerne (definite plural)

an alcoholic (person addicted to alcohol)


okarina

okarinaen (definite singular)
okarinaer (indefinite plural)
okarinaene (definite plural)


eier

eieren (definite singular)
eiere (indefinite plural)
eierne (definite plural)


binne

binna (definite singular)
binnen (definite singular)
binner (indefinite plural)
binnene (definite plural)


aftensmat

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aftensmat m (definite singular aftensmaten)

From aften (“evening, night”) + -s- + mat (“food”).

af

Det er tid for aftensmat.


glente

glenten (definite singular)
glenter (indefinite plural)
glentene (definite plural)


hvirvel

hvirvelen (definite singular)
hvirvler (indefinite plural)
hvirvlene (definite plural)

the point on the head where the hair parts to all different directions


virvel

virvelen (definite singular)
virvler (indefinite plural)
virvlene (definite plural)


lufthavn

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lufthavn m or f (definite singular lufthavna or lufthavnen, indefinite plural lufthavner, definite plural lufthavnene)

lufthavna (definite singular)
lufthavnen (definite singular)
lufthavner (indefinite plural)
lufthavnene (definite plural)


gasse

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


substrat

substratet (definite singular)
substrat (indefinite plural)
substrater (indefinite plural)
substrata (definite plural)
substratene (definite plural)

From sub- + Latin stratum, from substernere.


aldehyd

aldehyd n (definite singular aldehydet, indefinite plural aldehyd or aldehyder, definite plural aldehyda or aldehydene)

aldehydet (definite singular)
aldehyd (indefinite plural)
aldehyder (indefinite plural)
aldehyda (definite plural)
aldehydene (definite plural)

A contraction of New Latin al(cohol) dehyd(rogenatum)

an aldehyde (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO)


kvadratmeter

kvadratmeteren (definite singular)
kvadratmeter (indefinite plural)
kvadratmeterne (definite plural)

a square metre, or square meter (US) (SI unit of area measurement)


optimisme

From Latin optimus, probably via French optimisme.


lokomotiv

lokomotivet (definite singular)
lokomotiv (indefinite plural)
lokomotiver (indefinite plural)
lokomotiva (definite plural)
lokomotivene (definite plural)


kaffer

kafferen (definite singular)
kaffere (indefinite plural)
kafferne (definite plural)

An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language


smed

smeden (definite singular)
smeder (indefinite plural)
smedene (definite plural)

From Old Norse smiðr, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare with Icelandic smiður, German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.


diftong

diftongen (definite singular)
diftonger (indefinite plural)
diftongene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).


påske

påska (definite singular)
påsken (definite singular)
påsker (indefinite plural)
påskene (definite plural)

(Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)


salpetersyra

definite feminine singular of salpetersyre


kompliment

komplimenten (definite singular)
komplimenter (indefinite plural)
komplimentene (definite plural)


kanapé

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kanapé m (definite singular kanapéen or kanapeen, indefinite plural kanapéer or kanapeer, definite plural kanapéene or kanapeene)

kanapéen (definite singular)
kanapeen (definite singular)
kanapéer (indefinite plural)
kanapeer (indefinite plural)
kanapéene (definite plural)
kanapeene (definite plural)

From French canapé (“sofa; nibble”), from Old French conopé, conope (later altered in form and meaning based on Medieval Latin canāpēum, alteration of Latin canōpēum (“mosquito net”)), itself from cōnōpēum (“seat with a canopy”), from κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon).

hun [sank] om paa kanapeen. Jeg rendte forstyrret omkring for at finde hendes lugtedaase

1861, Camilla Collett, Fortællinger, page 19:

she [sank] on the canapé. I ran around confused to find her scent box

ikke før var pastoren kommet tilsæde paa kanapéen inde i stuen og ordre givet til den varme punsch, før han krammede ud med sine nyheder

1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger I, page 6:

not before had the pastor sat down on the canapé inside the living room and given orders for the hot punch before he hugged out with his news

(Can we date this quote?), Sigrid Undset, Samlede romaner og fortællinger fra nutiden III, page 22:

det meste av dagen halvt satt han på kanapéen ved det åpne vinduet

2002, Ragnhild Nilstun, For kjærlighets skyld:

most of the day he sat on the canapé by the open window

(furniture) a canapé (older type of upholstered sofa with a back, armrests and 6-8 legs, shaped like several continuous chairs)

kanapéer lå på sølvfat i lange rekker

canapés lay on silver platters in long rows

hun grabbet til seg en håndfull kanapeer på veien, kniste, rakte ham én

she grabbed a handful of canapés on the road, giggled, handed him one

a canapé (an hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.)


sikkel

sikkel n (definite singular sikkelet or siklet, indefinite plural sikkel, definite plural siklene or sikla)

sikkelet (definite singular)
siklet (definite singular)
sikkel (indefinite plural)
siklene (definite plural)
sikla (definite plural)


iskrem

iskremen (definite singular)
iskremer (indefinite plural)
iskremene (definite plural)


tabell

tabellen (definite singular)
tabeller (indefinite plural)
tabellene (definite plural)

From Latin tabella, diminutive of tabula.

a table (set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns)


avskjed

avskjeden (definite singular)
avskjeder (indefinite plural)
avskjedene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German afschet, compare with German Abschied.

få avskjed på grått papir


furu

furua (definite singular)
furuen (definite singular)
furuer (indefinite plural)
furuene (definite plural)


pelikan

pelikan m (definite singular pelikanen, indefinite plural pelikaner, definite plural pelikanene)

pelikanen (definite singular)
pelikaner (indefinite plural)
pelikanene (definite plural)


alkymist

alkymisten (definite singular)
alkymister (indefinite plural)
alkymistene (definite plural)

Most alchemists use the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus in their work.

De fleste alkymister bruker smaragdtavlen av Hermes Trismegistus i sitt arbeid. ( Alkymist on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ⁿᵒ)


lugg

luggen (definite singular)
lugger (indefinite plural)
luggene (definite plural)


lugg

lugget (definite singular)
lugg (indefinite plural)
lugga (definite plural)
luggene (definite plural)


kurve

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


substans

substansen (definite singular)
substanser (indefinite plural)
substansene (definite plural)


sandstrand

sandstrand m or f (definite singular sandstranda or sandstranden, indefinite plural sandstrender, definite plural sandstrendene)

sandstranda (definite singular)
sandstranden (definite singular)
sandstrender (indefinite plural)
sandstrendene (definite plural)


gummi

gummi m (definite singular gummien, indefinite plural gummier, definite plural gummiene)

gummien (definite singular)
gummier (indefinite plural)
gummiene (definite plural)


mumie

mumien (definite singular)
mumier (indefinite plural)
mumiene (definite plural)


bruker

brukeren (definite singular)
brukere (indefinite plural)
brukerne (definite plural)


avdrag

avdraget (definite singular)
avdrag (indefinite plural)
avdraga (definite plural)
avdragene (definite plural)

part payment, repayment, principal repayment, principal payment


jeger

jegeren (definite singular)
jegere (indefinite plural)
jegerne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German jeger, from jagen , cf. German Jäger.


kontrast

kontrasten (definite singular)
kontraster (indefinite plural)
kontrastene (definite plural)

From Latin contrastare, from contra, via Italian contrasto and French contraste.


radiolog

radiologen (definite singular)
radiologer (indefinite plural)
radiologene (definite plural)


modell

modellen (definite singular)
modeller (indefinite plural)
modellene (definite plural)

From Latin modulus, via Italian modello.


karneval

karnevalet (definite singular)
karneval (indefinite plural)
karnevaler (indefinite plural)
karnevala (definite plural)
karnevalene (definite plural)


amfetamin

amfetaminet (definite singular)
amfetamin (indefinite plural)
amfetaminer (indefinite plural)
amfetamina (definite plural)
amfetaminene (definite plural)

From English amphetamine, contraction of alpha-methylphenethylamine.


amin

aminet (definite singular)
amin (indefinite plural)
aminer (indefinite plural)
amina (definite plural)
aminene (definite plural)


moromann

moromannen (definite singular)
moromenn (indefinite plural)
moromennene (definite plural)


morsarv

morsarven (definite singular)
morsarver (indefinite plural)
morsarvene (definite plural)


morsdag

morsdagen (definite singular)
morsdager (indefinite plural)
morsdagene (definite plural)


mjau

mjauet (definite singular)
mjau (indefinite plural)
mjaua (definite plural)
mjauene (definite plural)


akilleshæl

akilleshæl m (definite singular akilleshælen, indefinite plural akilleshæler, definite plural akilleshælene)

akilleshælen (definite singular)
akilleshæler (indefinite plural)
akilleshælene (definite plural)

an Achilles heel (weakness or vulnerable point)


midnatt

midnatt m or f (definite singular midnatta or midnatten)

midnatta (definite singular)
midnatten (definite singular)


liturgi

liturgien (definite singular)
liturgier (indefinite plural)
liturgiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), via Latin liturgia.


kvass

kvassen (definite singular)
kvasser (indefinite plural)
kvassene (definite plural)


hette

hetta (definite singular)
hetten (definite singular)
hetter (indefinite plural)
hettene (definite plural)


sabbatsår

sabbatsåret (definite singular)
sabbatsår (indefinite plural)
sabbatsåra (definite plural)
sabbatsårene (definite plural)

From sabbat (“Sabbath”) + -s- + år (“year”).


bedring

bedringa (definite singular)
bedringen (definite singular)
bedringer (indefinite plural)
bedringene (definite plural)

været er i bedring


ansvar

ansvaret (definite singular)
ansvar (indefinite plural)
ansvara (definite plural)
ansvarene (definite plural)

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.


anstøt

anstøtet (definite singular)
anstøt (indefinite plural)
anstøta (definite plural)
anstøtene (definite plural)


anstøtelighet

anstøteligheten (definite singular)
anstøteligheter (indefinite plural)
anstøtelighetene (definite plural)


anstøtsstein

anstøtssteinen (definite singular)
anstøtssteiner (indefinite plural)
anstøtssteinene (definite plural)

From anstøt (“offence”) + -s- + stein (“stone”).


anstøtssten

anstøtsstenen (definite singular)
anstøtsstener (indefinite plural)
anstøtsstenene (definite plural)

From anstøt (“offence”) + -s- + sten (“stone”).


nabolag

nabolaget (definite singular)
nabolag (indefinite plural)
nabolaga (definite plural)
nabolagene (definite plural)

From nabo + lag (nabo "neighbour" + lag "stratum" (class of society)).


naboland

nabolandet (definite singular)
naboland (indefinite plural)
nabolanda (definite plural)
nabolandene (definite plural)

neighbouring country (UK), or neighboring country (US)


dadda

daddaen (definite singular)
daddaer (indefinite plural)
daddaene (definite plural)


daddel

daddelen (definite singular)
dadler (indefinite plural)
dadlene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), via Middle Low German dadele.


vable

vablen (definite singular)
vabler (indefinite plural)
vablene (definite plural)


hjell

hjellen (definite singular)
hjeller (indefinite plural)
hjellene (definite plural)


hjelm

hjelmen (definite singular)
hjelmer (indefinite plural)
hjelmene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjalmr (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.


idéfase

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idéfase m (definite singular idéfasen, indefinite plural idéfaser, definite plural idéfasene)

idéfasen (definite singular)
idéfaser (indefinite plural)
idéfasene (definite plural)


nasjonalsang

nasjonalsangen (definite singular)
nasjonalsanger (indefinite plural)
nasjonalsangene (definite plural)


nasjonaldag

nasjonaldag m (definite singular nasjonaldagen, indefinite plural nasjonaldager, definite plural nasjonaldagene)

nasjonaldagen (definite singular)
nasjonaldager (indefinite plural)
nasjonaldagene (definite plural)


akvarium

akvariet (definite singular)
akvarier (indefinite plural)
akvaria (definite plural)
akvariene (definite plural)

From Latin aquarium, neuter of aquarius.


amøbe

amøben (definite singular)
amøber (indefinite plural)
amøbene (definite plural)

amoeba; ameba (US) (genus of unicellular protozoa)


teksteditor

teksteditoren (definite singular)
teksteditorer (indefinite plural)
teksteditorene (definite plural)

From tekst (“text”) + editor, probably after English.


EDB

Short for elektronisk (“electronic”) databehandling (“data processing”)


iver

From Middle Low German îver, via Danish iver.


bek

beket (definite singular)
bek (indefinite plural)
beka (definite plural)
bekene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bik, from Middle Low German pik, from Old Saxon pik, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix. See also Dutch pek, German Pech, Swedish beck.

pitch (a dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil and tar)


anomi

From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía).


kandidat

kandidaten (definite singular)
kandidater (indefinite plural)
kandidatene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin candidatus.

(hospitals) house officer; house surgeon


korsett

korsett n (definite singular korsettet, indefinite plural korsett or korsetter, definite plural korsetta or korsettene)

korsettet (definite singular)
korsett (indefinite plural)
korsetter (indefinite plural)
korsetta (definite plural)
korsettene (definite plural)


provisorium

provisoriet (definite singular)
provisorier (indefinite plural)
provisoria (definite plural)
provisoriene (definite plural)


turkis

turkisen (definite singular)
turkiser (indefinite plural)
turkisene (definite plural)


forretning

forretninga (definite singular)
forretningen (definite singular)
forretninger (indefinite plural)
forretningene (definite plural)


forrentning

forrentninga (definite singular)
forrentningen (definite singular)
forrentninger (indefinite plural)
forrentningene (definite plural)


synder

synderen (definite singular)
syndere (indefinite plural)
synderne (definite plural)


abiturient

abiturienten (definite singular)
abiturienter (indefinite plural)
abiturientene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abiturient».ogg

From German Abiturient, from Latin abituriēns, derived from abiī (“to leave”) + -turiō (desiderative suffix). By surface analysis, abitur + -ent.

suffix

Hvert år er det mange abiturienter som forlater skolen

Every year there are a lot of Abiturients who leave the school

(education) an Abiturient (a student in the German education system who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur)


orientering

orienteringa (definite singular)
orienteringen (definite singular)
orienteringer (indefinite plural)
orienteringene (definite plural)


jøkel

From Old Norse jǫkull, diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).


oldtid

oldtida (definite singular)
oldtiden (definite singular)


oldemor

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oldemor f or m (definite singular oldemora or oldemoren, indefinite plural oldemødre or oldemødrer, definite plural oldemødrene)

oldemora (definite singular)
oldemoren (definite singular)
oldemødre (indefinite plural)
oldemødrer (indefinite plural)
oldemødrene (definite plural)


oldfrue

oldfrua (definite singular)
oldfruen (definite singular)
oldfruer (indefinite plural)
oldfruene (definite plural)


olabil

olabilen (definite singular)
olabiler (indefinite plural)
olabilene (definite plural)


nåtid

nåtid m or f (definite singular nåtida or nåtiden, indefinite plural nåtider, definite plural nåtidene)

nåtida (definite singular)
nåtiden (definite singular)
nåtider (indefinite plural)
nåtidene (definite plural)


låve

låven (definite singular)
låver (indefinite plural)
låvene (definite plural)


veke

veken (definite singular)
veker (indefinite plural)
vekene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German wēke or Middle Dutch weike.


veke

veka (definite singular)
veken (definite singular)
veker (indefinite plural)
vekene (definite plural)

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


veileder

veilederen (definite singular)
veiledere (indefinite plural)
veilederne (definite plural)


vatteppe

vatteppet (definite singular)
vattepper (indefinite plural)
vatteppa (definite plural)
vatteppene (definite plural)


wattsekund

wattsekundet (definite singular)
wattsekund (indefinite plural)
wattsekunder (indefinite plural)
wattsekunda (definite plural)
wattsekundene (definite plural)


mytologi

mytologien (definite singular)
mytologier (indefinite plural)
mytologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthología, “legend”), μῦθος (mûthos, “story”) + -logi.


orkester

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orkester n (definite singular orkesteret or orkestret, indefinite plural orkester or orkestre, definite plural orkestra or orkestrene)

orkesteret (definite singular)
orkestret (definite singular)
orkester (indefinite plural)
orkestre (indefinite plural)
orkestra (definite plural)
orkestrene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).


bygg

bygget (definite singular)
byggen (definite singular)


bygg

bygget (definite singular)
bygg (indefinite plural)
bygga (definite plural)
byggene (definite plural)

From Old Norse byggja, via the verb bygge.


makro

makroen (definite singular)
makroer (indefinite plural)
makroene (definite plural)

From English macro, short for macroinstruction.


reise

reisa (definite singular)
reisen (definite singular)
reiser (indefinite plural)
reisene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German reise (“travel”).


åk

åket (definite singular)
åk (indefinite plural)
åka (definite plural)
åkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ok, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with Latin iugum (English jugular), Sanskrit युग (yugá, “yoke, team”), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (whence Russian иго (igo)), Persian یوق (yowq). Compare English yoga. Doublet of yoga.


åker

åkeren (definite singular)
åkere (indefinite plural)
åkre (indefinite plural)
åkrer (indefinite plural)
åkerne (definite plural)
åkrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse akr, ákr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Akin to English acre.

(agriculture) a field (wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops)


jorde

jordet (definite singular)
jorder (indefinite plural)
jorda (definite plural)
jordene (definite plural)


åtsel

åtselet (definite singular)
åtslet (definite singular)
åtsel (indefinite plural)
åtsler (indefinite plural)
åtsla (definite plural)
åtslene (definite plural)


apal

apalen (definite singular)
apaler (indefinite plural)
apalene (definite plural)

From Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”), from Proto-Germanic *apaldraz (“apple tree”). Doublet of abild.


epletre

epletre n (definite singular epletreet, indefinite plural epletre or epletrær, definite plural epletrea or epletrærne)

epletreet (definite singular)
epletre (indefinite plural)
epletrær (indefinite plural)
epletrea (definite plural)
epletrærne (definite plural)


busserull

busserullen (definite singular)
busseruller (indefinite plural)
busserullene (definite plural)

A borrowing and alteration of Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Busserun, from French bourgeron.

Der kommer fiskerne, en efter en, gjennem de smale stier i sneen, og idag har de ikke søvest og busserull, men vadmelskufte og stor bredbremmet hat.

1921, Johan Bojer, Den siste viking, page 188:

There comes the fishermen, one after another, through the small paths in the snow, and today they don't have their sailor suit and work blouse, but rather wadmal cardigans and wide-brimmed hats.


butikk

butikken (definite singular)
butikker (indefinite plural)
butikkene (definite plural)

From French boutique. Doublet of apotek.

a shop, or store (usually US) (establishment that sells goods)


bygdelag

bygdelaget (definite singular)
bygdelag (indefinite plural)
bygdelaga (definite plural)
bygdelagene (definite plural)

a larger country district, encompassing several bygder


bygdelag

a rural local organization, formed by the inhabitants in a bygd


byge

byga (definite singular)
bygen (definite singular)
byger (indefinite plural)
bygene (definite plural)


fysiologi

fysiologien (definite singular)
fysiologier (indefinite plural)
fysiologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + -logi.


smør

From Danish smør, from Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą.


vitenskap

vitenskapen (definite singular)
vitenskaper (indefinite plural)
vitenskapene (definite plural)

science, scholarly knowledge, scholarship (collective discipline of learning acquired through any scholarly method; totality of knowledge)

any academic discipline; in general, the sciences and humanities taken as a whole


epitafium

epitafiet (definite singular)
epitafier (indefinite plural)
epitafia (definite plural)
epitafiene (definite plural)


grønnsak

grønnsaka (definite singular)
grønnsaken (definite singular)
grønnsaker (indefinite plural)
grønnsakene (definite plural)

revne rå grønnsaker


kaldera

kalderaen (definite singular)
kalderaer (indefinite plural)
kalderaene (definite plural)


grindhval

grindhvalen (definite singular)
grindhvaler (indefinite plural)
grindhvalene (definite plural)

From Faroese grindahvalur (“pilot whale”).

long-finned pilot whale
long-finned pilot whale


åsted

åstedet (definite singular)
åsteder (indefinite plural)
åstedene (definite plural)

scene, site (for / of) (of other events)


åsyn

åsynet (definite singular)
åsyn (indefinite plural)
åsyna (definite plural)
åsynene (definite plural)


åkle

åkle n (definite singular åkleet, indefinite plural åklær, definite plural åklærne)

åkleet (definite singular)
åklær (indefinite plural)
åklærne (definite plural)

From Old Norse áklæði, Middle Norwegian áklædi.


maskara

maskaraen (definite singular)
maskaraer (indefinite plural)
maskaraene (definite plural)


seier

seieren (definite singular)
seiere (indefinite plural)
seire (indefinite plural)
seirer (indefinite plural)
seierne (definite plural)
seirene (definite plural)

From Danish sejr (“victory”), from Old Norse sigr (“victory”), from Proto-Germanic *segaz.


rosévin

rosévinen (definite singular)
rosevinen (definite singular)
roséviner (indefinite plural)
roseviner (indefinite plural)
rosévinene (definite plural)
rosevinene (definite plural)


autolyse

autolysen (definite singular)
autolyser (indefinite plural)
autolysene (definite plural)


demografi

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -grafi.


filologi

filologi m (definite singular filologien)

From Ancient Greek φιλολογία (philología).


synkrongir

synkrongiret (definite singular)
synkrongir (indefinite plural)
synkrongira (definite plural)
synkrongirene (definite plural)

synkron (“synchronous”) + gir (“transmission”)


sminke

sminka (definite singular)
sminken (definite singular)

From German Schminke, with the verb from the noun.


elfenben

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elfenben n (definite singular elfenbenet)


oftalmologi

From Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós) + -logi.


astrakan

astrakanen (definite singular)
astrakanet (definite singular)
astrakaner (indefinite plural)
astrakan (indefinite plural)
astrakanene (definite plural)
astrakana (definite plural)

From Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ, “Astrakhan”), a city in Southern-Russia.

bor

høstfrak med astrakan krave er tilsalgs til høistbydende

autumn coat with astrakhan collar is for sale to the highest bidder

astrakhan (closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.)

kantepels av astrakan

2020, Tove Nilsen, Den eneste broren, page 90:

astrakhan (cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.)

de hvite Astrakan … har vært svært gode å spise i år, men de har den sørgelige vane å begynne å bli brune innenfra mens de er fine å se på

1945, Frantz Kiær, Av hagemannens dagbok, page 37:

the white Astrakhan ... have been very good to eat this year, but they have the unfortunate habit of starting to turn brown inside while they are nice to look at


aure

auren (definite singular)
aurer (indefinite plural)
aurene (definite plural)


fantasi

fantasien (definite singular)
fantasier (indefinite plural)
fantasiene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)


barnedødelighet

barnedødeligheta (definite singular)
barnedødeligheten (definite singular)


barnelærdom

barnelærdomen (definite singular)
barnelærdomer (indefinite plural)
barnelærdomene (definite plural)


barnemat

(figuratively) child's play, piece of cake


barnesykdom

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barnesykdom m (definite singular barnesykdommen, indefinite plural barnesykdommer, definite plural barnesykdommene)

barnesykdommen (definite singular)
barnesykdommer (indefinite plural)
barnesykdommene (definite plural)

(figurative, in the plural) teething problems, teething troubles (with new equipment)


klase

klasen (definite singular)
klaser (indefinite plural)
klasene (definite plural)


melke

melken (definite singular)
melker (indefinite plural)
melkene (definite plural)


morsmelk

morsmelk m or f (definite singular morsmelka or morsmelken)

morsmelka (definite singular)
morsmelken (definite singular)

From mor (“mother”) + -s- + melk (“milk”).


morsmjølk

morsmjølka (definite singular)
morsmjølken (definite singular)


mjølk

mjølka (definite singular)
mjølken (definite singular)
mjølker (indefinite plural)
mjølkene (definite plural)

From Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk, from Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Cognate with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך (milkh).


kumjølk

kumjølka (definite singular)
kumjølken (definite singular)


kumelk

kumelka (definite singular)
kumelken (definite singular)

cow milk, cowmilk (also written and spoken as cow's milk)


melkesjokolade

melkesjokoladen (definite singular)
melkesjokolader (indefinite plural)
melkesjokoladene (definite plural)

From melk (“milk”) + sjokolade (“chocolate”).


mjølkesjokolade

mjølkesjokoladen (definite singular)
mjølkesjokolader (indefinite plural)
mjølkesjokoladene (definite plural)

From mjølk (“milk”) + -e- + sjokolade (“chocolate”).


drammenser

drammenseren (definite singular)
drammensere (indefinite plural)
drammenserne (definite plural)


lesepult

lesepulten (definite singular)
lesepulter (indefinite plural)
lesepultene (definite plural)


sikksakkbevegelse

sikksakkbevegelsen (definite singular)
sikksakkbevegelser (indefinite plural)
sikksakkbevegelsene (definite plural)

From sikksakk (“zigzag”) + bevegelse (“movement”).


lesepuff

lesepuffet (definite singular)
lesepuff (indefinite plural)
lesepuffa (definite plural)
lesepuffene (definite plural)
lesepuffen (definite singular)
lesepuffer (indefinite plural)
lesepuffene (definite plural)


høgnorsk

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høgnorsk m (definite singular høgnorsken)

From Norwegian Nynorsk høgnorsk, høg + norsk, meaning High Norwegian.


mengde

mengden (definite singular)
mengder (indefinite plural)
mengdene (definite plural)

Derived from the determiner mang en (also spelt mangen in Riksmål), a more formal and poetic way of expressing "many".

det var en mengde med rare gjenstander i rommet = there were a great number of strange objects in the room

hun kjøpte mengder med blomster = she bought lots of/numerous/a great number of flowers

great number, lots of, numerous (this sense applies to countable nouns)

han åt enorme mengder mat = he ate enormous amounts of food

det falt snø i store mengder på julaften = a huge amount of snow fell on Christmas Eve (literally: "it fell snow in huge amounts on Christmas Eve")

amount, quantity (this sense applies to uncountable nouns)

han banet seg vei gjennom mengden = he made his way through the crowd

en stor mengde møtte opp for å demonstrere mot det nye lovforslaget = a huge crowd turned up to protest the new bill (here: proposal for legislation)

å skille seg ut fra mengden = to stand out from the crowd


tenker

tenkeren (definite singular)
tenkere (indefinite plural)
tenkerne (definite plural)


gjerning

gjerninga (definite singular)
gjerningen (definite singular)
gjerninger (indefinite plural)
gjerningene (definite plural)


advis

advisen (definite singular)
advis (indefinite plural)
advisene (definite plural)

From French avis and Middle French advis. Doublet of avis.


afasi

From Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”).


affeksjon

affeksjonen (definite singular)
affeksjoner (indefinite plural)
affeksjonene (definite plural)


dumhet

dumheta (definite singular)
dumheten (definite singular)
dumheter (indefinite plural)
dumhetene (definite plural)


dyrepasser

dyrepasseren (definite singular)
dyrepassere (indefinite plural)
dyrepasserne (definite plural)

From dyr (“animal”) + passer (“watcher”).


forbrytelse

forbrytelsen (definite singular)
forbrytelser (indefinite plural)
forbrytelsene (definite plural)


forelskelse

forelskelsen (definite singular)
forelskelser (indefinite plural)
forelskelsene (definite plural)


føll

føllet (definite singular)
føll (indefinite plural)
følla (definite plural)
føllene (definite plural)


hvil

hvilen (definite singular)
hviler (indefinite plural)
hvilene (definite plural)


innledning

innledninga (definite singular)
innledningen (definite singular)
innledninger (indefinite plural)
innledningene (definite plural)

From innlede + -ning; cognate with Danish indledning.


synser

synseren (definite singular)
synsere (indefinite plural)
synserne (definite plural)

an opiner, one who regularly engages in synsing (opining) in the media, one who brings more of opinions than facts to the debate


rikssynser

rikssynseren (definite singular)
rikssynsere (indefinite plural)
rikssynserne (definite plural)

First used in Norwegian in 1984, from Swedish rikstyckare, from riks- (“pertaining to rike (“kingdom, realm, empire”)”) + synser, from synes.

prefix

pertaining to <i class="Latn mention" lang="sv">rike</i> (“kingdom, realm, empire”)

(colloquial, derogatory) One who regularly engages in synsing in the national (Norwegian) media.


teofani

teofanien (definite singular)
teofanier (indefinite plural)
teofaniene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”).


privatist

privatisten (definite singular)
privatister (indefinite plural)
privatistene (definite plural)


potens

potensen (definite singular)
potenser (indefinite plural)
potensene (definite plural)


benk

benken (definite singular)
benker (indefinite plural)
benkene (definite plural)

From Old East Norse *benkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.


tastatur

tastaturet (definite singular)
tastatur (indefinite plural)
tastaturer (indefinite plural)
tastatura (definite plural)
tastaturene (definite plural)


bibliofil

bibliofilen (definite singular)
bibliofiler (indefinite plural)
bibliofilene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon) + -fil.

a bibliophile (collector or great lover of books)


åverk

åverket (definite singular)
åverk (indefinite plural)
åverka (definite plural)
åverkene (definite plural)


åme

åma (definite singular)
åmen (definite singular)
åmer (indefinite plural)
åmene (definite plural)

From Old Norse *áma, from Proto-Germanic *ēmǭ (“larva”).


århundre

århundret (definite singular)
århundrer (indefinite plural)
århundra (definite plural)
århundrene (definite plural)

From år + hundre, after German Jahrhundert.


årtusen

årtusenet (definite singular)
årtusen (indefinite plural)
årtusener (indefinite plural)
årtusena (definite plural)
årtusenene (definite plural)

From år + tusen, after German Jahrtausend.


åremål

åremålet (definite singular)
åremål (indefinite plural)
åremåla (definite plural)
åremålene (definite plural)

From år + -e- + mål, a calque of the Middle Low German jārmālen.


åring

åringen (definite singular)
åringer (indefinite plural)
åringene (definite plural)

From Old Norse árangr (sense 1), and år + -ing (senses 2, 3).

a yearling (animal that is one year old)


årsak

årsaka (definite singular)
årsaken (definite singular)
årsaker (indefinite plural)
årsakene (definite plural)

From Old Norse órsǫk, borrowed from Middle Low German orsake.


adferd

adferda (definite singular)
adferden (definite singular)
adferder (indefinite plural)
adferdene (definite plural)


adgang

adgangen (definite singular)
adganger (indefinite plural)
adgangene (definite plural)


margarin

margarinen (definite singular)
margariner (indefinite plural)
margarinene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), via French margarine.


abbedisse

abbedissa (definite singular)
abbedissen (definite singular)
abbedisser (indefinite plural)
abbedissene (definite plural)

/ˌɑbːəˈdɪsːə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbedisse».ogg

From Old Norse abbadís, abbadissa (“abbess”), through Middle Low German abbadisse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa (“abbess, female head of an abbey”), from both Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), an alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father, title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word, and from -issa (“feminine noun-forming suffix”), from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa), likely from -ης (-ēs), from Proto-Indo-European *-ēs.

kongedatteren [Valborg] var misjonær og endte som abbedisse

1968, Johan Borgen, Alltid på en søndag, page 59:

the king's daughter [Valborg] was a missionary and ended up as an abbess

den lærde abbedisse Hildegard fra Bingen

1940, I. Reichborn-Kjennerud, Vår gamle trolldomsmedisin III, page 41:

hertug Skule opprettet ca. år 1230 et rikt utstyrt nonnekloster på Rein, og hans søster Sigrid ble klosterets første abbedisse

2003, Vera Henriksen, Jarlefeiden, page 428:

duke Skule created in approx. 1230 a richly equipped nunnery on Rein, and his sister Sigrid became the monastery's first abbess

man kjenner navnene på de abbedissene som ble valgt i 1320 og 1326, og ved det førstnevnte valget deltok 35 nonner

one knows the names of the abbesses who were elected in 1320 and 1326, and in the first-mentioned election 35 nuns participated

(Christianity) an abbess (female superior of a nunnery)


abbediet

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbediet».ogg


essens

essensen (definite singular)
essenser (indefinite plural)
essensene (definite plural)

From French essence, from Latin essentia.

essence (intrinsic nature, main content; in philosophy)


entusiast

entusiasten (definite singular)
entusiaster (indefinite plural)
entusiastene (definite plural)


effektivitet

effektiviteten (definite singular)
effektiviteter (indefinite plural)
effektivitetene (definite plural)


kommando

kommandoen (definite singular)
kommandoer (indefinite plural)
kommandoene (definite plural)


kollega

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kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kolleger or kollegaer, definite plural kollegene or kollegaene)

kollegaen (definite singular)
kolleger (indefinite plural)
kollegaer (indefinite plural)
kollegene (definite plural)
kollegaene (definite plural)


brødskive

brødskiva (definite singular)
brødskiven (definite singular)
brødskiver (indefinite plural)
brødskivene (definite plural)

[ˈbɾøː.ˌʂiː.ʋə]


kugalskap

kugalskap m (definite singular kugalskapen)

magnus-syken

primarily used in the northern half of Norway


bukkeblad

bukkebladet (definite singular)
bukkeblad (indefinite plural)
bukkeblader (indefinite plural)
bukkeblada (definite plural)
bukkebladene (definite plural)

bukk + blad, calque of Latin caprifolium

Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata#Translingual


hegre

hegren (definite singular)
hegrer (indefinite plural)
hegrene (definite plural)


heilo

heiloen (definite singular)
heiloer (indefinite plural)
heiloene (definite plural)
heiloa (definite singular)
heiloen (definite singular)
heiloer (indefinite plural)
heiloene (definite plural)

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis apricaria#Translingual

Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)


kvad

kvadet (definite singular)
kvad (indefinite plural)
kvada (definite plural)
kvadene (definite plural)

From Danish kvad, constructed from the verb kvæde.


skadefryd

From German Schadenfreude; equivalent to skade (“injury”) + fryd (“joy”).


fryd

fryden (definite singular)
fryder (indefinite plural)
frydene (definite plural)

From Danish fryd, from Old Norse frygð (“magnificence, splendour”); cognate with Old High German frewida, German Freude, and Icelandic frygð.


høl

hølen (definite singular)
høler (indefinite plural)
hølene (definite plural)

a depression or hole in the bottom of a river or a stream, a cavern


konkurs

konkursen (definite singular)
konkurser (indefinite plural)
konkursene (definite plural)


flaggskip

flaggskipet (definite singular)
flaggskip (indefinite plural)
flaggskipa (definite plural)
flaggskipene (definite plural)


demokrat

demokraten (definite singular)
demokrater (indefinite plural)
demokratene (definite plural)

a democrat (advocate or supporter of democracy)


åfløy

åfløya (definite singular)
åfløyen (definite singular)
åfløyer (indefinite plural)
åfløyene (definite plural)

From å (“small river”) + fløy, from Old Norse fley.

a small flat-bottomed boat used as a ferry


åmot

åmotet (definite singular)
åmot (indefinite plural)
åmota (definite plural)
åmotene (definite plural)

From å (“a small river”) + mot (“a meeting”).


kubbe

kubben (definite singular)
kubber (indefinite plural)
kubbene (definite plural)

Legg en kubbe til på bålet.

a log, (a bulky piece of wood used as firewood)


rype

rypa (definite singular)
rypen (definite singular)
ryper (indefinite plural)
rypene (definite plural)


vertsmaskin

vertsmaskinen (definite singular)
vertsmaskiner (indefinite plural)
vertsmaskinene (definite plural)

From vert (“host”) + -s- + maskin (“machine”).


bordtennis

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bordtennis m (definite singular bordtennisen)


åbredsel

From Old Norse ábreizl. Related to Old English brǣdels.


atomkrig

atomkrigen (definite singular)
atomkriger (indefinite plural)
atomkrigene (definite plural)

/ɑˈtòːmkɾiːɡ/


blitskrig

blitskrigen (definite singular)
blitskriger (indefinite plural)
blitskrigene (definite plural)

From blits + krig, after German Blitzkrieg.


lynkrig

lynkrigen (definite singular)
lynkriger (indefinite plural)
lynkrigene (definite plural)

/ˈlŷːnkɾiːɡ/

From lyn + krig, a calque of German Blitzkrieg.


befrielseskrig

befrielseskrigen (definite singular)
befrielseskriger (indefinite plural)
befrielseskrigene (definite plural)

Theodor Kørner, den tyske dikter, falt i den tyske befrielseskrig 1813, bare 22 är gammel.

1912, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Brev, vol. 1, part 1, Gyldendalske boghandel, Nordisk forlag, page 352

Theodor Körner, the German poet, fell in the German war of liberation in 1813, only 22 years old.


erobringskrig

erobringskrigen (definite singular)
erobringskriger (indefinite plural)
erobringskrigene (definite plural)

/eɾˈùːbɾiŋsˌkɾiːɡ/


abbedverdighet

abbedverdigheta (definite singular)
abbedverdigheten (definite singular)
abbedverdigheter (indefinite plural)
abbedverdighetene (definite plural)

abbed + verdighet, first part from Old Norse ábóti, abbati, a term likely borrowed via Old English abbod, from Medieval Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father; title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, chief”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word. Last part verdighet (“worthiness, dignity”), from both verdig (“worthy, dignified”), from Old Norse verðugr, from verð + the suffix -ig from -ugr, Old Norse -igr (“-y”), from *-ugaz, Proto-Germanic *-īgaz (“-y”) or from Low German -ig (“-y”) or German -ig (“-y”), from Middle High German -ec, -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *-g, both from Proto-Germanic *-gaz (“-y”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (“-y”) + the suffix -het from Middle Low German -heit, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt-, *(s)keydʰ- (“clear, bright, shining”).

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[helgenen] Dankard ble skattet mer på grunn av sine ordensdyder enn på grunn av sin abbedverdighet alene

2013 April 10, Den katolske kirke^([katolsk.no]):

[the saint] Dankard was treasured more because of his virtues than because of his abbacy alone

an abbotship or abbacy (the dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot)


abbor

abboren (definite singular)
abborer (indefinite plural)
abborene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbor».ogg

Common nordic root, compare Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre / aborre (“perch”), the beginning of the word probably comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) + the end of the word comes from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Cognate with Danish aborre (“perch”), Norwegian Nynorsk åbor, Swedish abborre (“perch”), Elfdalian abuorr (“perch”), as well as cognate with German Barsch (“perch”) and English barse.

jeg har aldri fått annet enn abbor da jeg har vært på fisketur

I have never caught anything but perch when I have been on a fishing trip

det [var] ikke sjeldent å få nøgda av øbbør og gjedde på fisketurene

it [was] not uncommon to get enough of perch and pike on fishing trips

enda [biter] åboren villig i mange sjøer og tjern

yet [bites] the perch willingly in many lakes and ponds

det skal være bra med harr og røye. Men jeg har aldri fått annet enn abbor

1976, Torfinn Haukås, Svindlere, page 24:

grayling and char should be good. But I have never had anything but perch

det hendte at vi en mørk kveld greide å fange en ørret eller helst en abbor i noen av hølene under brua

2008, Karsten Alnæs, Bakenfor alle farger:

it happened that one dark night we managed to catch a trout or preferably a perch in some of the ponds under the bridge

Perca fluviatilis
Perca fluviatilis#Translingual

(zoology) a perch, specifically the European perch (Perca fluviatilis)


abdikasjon

abdikasjonen (definite singular)
abdikasjoner (indefinite plural)
abdikasjonene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdikasjon».ogg

From Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation, abdication”), from abdicō (“I deny, refuse, abdicate”), from both ab- (“of, from, by”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from dicō (“I dedicate, devote”), possibly from *dex, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-s, from *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Cognate with Danish abdikation, Swedish abdikation, French abdication and English abdication.

spøk og selvironi antas å føre til abdikasjon

jokes and self-irony are believed to lead to abdication

Hertugen af Noailles’ abdikation hiin nat i den franske nationalforsamling.

1918–40, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter IV,5:

The Duke of Noailles' abdication that night in the French National Assembly.

Bestefaren til kong Juan Carlos ble tvunget til abdikasjon.

2014 February 6, Liv Rønnaug Lilleåsen, nrk.no:

The grandfather of King Juan Carlos was forced to abdicate.

abdication, the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office or sovereign power.

[Napoleon valgte] Ney og Marmont til at overbringe hans abdikation.

1905, Alexander L. Kielland, Omkring Napoleon, page 394:

[Napoleon chose] Ney and Marmont to convey his abdication.

a document containing a statement that someone is abdicating


abessinier

abessinieren (definite singular)
abessiniere (indefinite plural)
abessinierne (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abessinier».ogg

Abessinia + -er, first part from the place name Abyssinia, from Medieval Latin Abissini, a form of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), either from Arabic الحَبَشِيّ (al-ḥabašiyy, “Ethiopian”), a form of الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša, “Abyssinia”) (with the suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)), from the root ح ب ش (ḥ b š), or from Amharic ሀበሻ (häbäša, “Habesha (The inhabitants of Abyssinia)”). Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

abessinierne samler frøene af dette græs

the abyssinians gather the seeds of this grass

(dated, historical) an Abyssinian (a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia, and older name for Ethiopia)


ablegøyer

/abləˈɡœʏər/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablegøyer».ogg


abnormitet

abnormiteten (definite singular)
abnormiteter (indefinite plural)
abnormitetene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abnormitet».ogg

abnormality (the state or quality of being abnormal)

[han] har havt ansats til den slags abnormiteter som De kalder personlighed

1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden, page 206:

[he] has been involved in the kind of abnormalities that you call personality

om de mentale abnormiteter har jeg læst saa meget, at jeg har maattet stanse for en tid

1980, Alexander L. Kielland, Brev 1869−1906 III, page 245:

I have read so much about the mental abnormalities that I have had to stop for a while

uttrykk for en av trollskap voldt abnormitet hos barn

1933, Ingjald Reichborn-Kjennerud, Vår gamle trolldomsmedisin II, page 9:

expression of an abnormality caused by sorcery in children

for hele verden ble [den såkalte apekvinnen] et misfoster, en abnormitet som ble vist frem for penger

for the whole world [the so-called ape-woman] became a freak, an abnormality that was shown for money

an abnormality (something abnormal; an aberration)


abonnent

abonnenten (definite singular)
abonnenter (indefinite plural)
abonnentene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abonnent».ogg

From German Abonnent (“subscriber”), derived from the verb abonnieren (“subscribe”), from French abonner (“subscribe”), from Old French aboner.

mangeårig, trofast abonnent

være abonnent på lokalavisen

nye abonnenter til podkasten

abonnenter på «Folkebudet»

1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 215:

de ikke musikalske abonnenter … vare saare tilfredse

1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 242:

the non-musical subscribers… be very satisfied

jeg har gjort mig til abonnent paa Deres blad, men jeg vil ikke ha det sendt hvis ekspeditionen vedblir at forvanske mit navn

1999, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev V, page 425:

I've subscribed to your magazine, but I do not want it sent if the expedition continues to distort my name.

[setesdalsbonden] var abonnent paa rigstelefonen og havde sikkert opfanget et og annet rygte om kristendommens indførelse

1921, Nils Kjær, Samlede Skrifter V, page 102:

[setesdalsbonden] was a subscriber to the national telephone and had probably picked up a few rumors about the introduction of Christianity

Sagene blev oversvømmet av kolportører som fisket abonnenter i massevis

1932, Rudolf Muus, Dikterliv i gamle Kristiania, page 23:

The saws were flooded by colporteurs who fished subscribers galore

til syvende og sist er det abonnentene som rammes av dårlig økonomi i elektrisitetsverkene

ultimately, it is the subscribers who are affected by poor finances in the electricity plants

det er abonnenter og annonsører som skal verves og purres på

2000, Espen Haavardsholm, Øst for Eden, page 185:

there are subscribers and advertisers to be recruited and encouraged

a subscriber (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service)

en vældig abonnent paa grødterrinen

1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IX, page 164:

a huge subscriber to the porridge terrine

(jokingly) a person who is happy to sign up (for something) or wants something


absolusjon

absolusjonen (definite singular)
absolusjoner (indefinite plural)
absolusjonene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolusjon».ogg

From Latin absolūtiō (“acquittal, absolving”), from absolvō (“I detach; finish; absolve, acquit”) (with the suffix -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis), 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 solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

det var for å sone, finne tilgivelse … absolusjon for noe, for å komme til rette med sin Gud

1987, Jan Kjærstad, Det store eventyret, page 227:

it was to atone, to find forgiveness… absolution for something, to come to terms with his God

det er en like stor selvfølge at presten har absolusjonens ord i skriftemålet «by heart» som at doktoren er god på livreddende omsorg

it is as much a matter of course that the priest has the words of absolution in the confession "by heart" as that the doctor is good at life-saving care

etter absolusjonen ved båren i Stephansdomen beveget følget seg til Kapuzinerkirken

after the graduation at the stretcher in St. Stephen's Cathedral moved followed to the Capuchin Church

få absolusjon for syndene sine

gi absolusjon

meddele absolusjon

(religion, ecclesiastical) absolution (an absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority, especially in the Catholic or orthodox church)

noget, som … gir absolution og forglemmelse for igaar og iforgaars

1891, Arne Garborg, Trætte Mænd, page 255:

something that… provides absolution and forgetfulness for yesterday and the day before yesterday

der er absolution for alle forbrydelser i hans samvittighet – undtagen for den at gaa uten at betale

1914, Øvre Richter Frich, De sorte gribbe, page 90:

there is absolution for all crimes in his conscience - except for it to go without paying

(colloquial) absolution (forgiveness in a general sense)


absolutisme

absolutismen (definite singular)
absolutismer (indefinite plural)
absolutismene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutisme».ogg

absolutt + -isme, from French absolutisme (“absolutism”), from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Last part from French -isme (“-ism”), from Latin -isma, -ismus (“-ism”), from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós, forms abstract nouns), from -μός (-mós, forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-mos or *-mós (creates nouns).

en gjærende mistru til kongen og absolutismen

1959, Johan Falkberget, Kjærlighets veier, page 234:

a fermenting distrust of the king and absolutism

preg av absolutisme … arvet fra den lange rad av orientalske eller halvveis orientalske selvherskere

1964, Lorentz Eckhoff, En verden, page 69:

traits of absolutism… inherited from the long line of oriental or semi-oriental self-rulers

den franske hagen var en programerklæring for absolutismen. Den ville kontrollere hver minste kvist og gren

1997, Trond Berg Eriksen, Egne veier, page 192:

the French Garden was a manifesto of absolutism. It would control every twig and branch

på grunn av deres absolutisme anses [IS beklageligvis] som et uttrykk for den vaskeekte islam

because of their absolutism, [IS unfortunately] is considered an expression of the true Islam

(politics, political science) absolutism (the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government)

forestillingen lykkes med [å] fremstille desperasjonen [som] kan oppstå hos en sekulær person i møtet med religiøs moralsk absolutisme

2014 November 28, Morgenbladet, page 37:

the performance succeeds in [producing] the desperation [that] may arise in a secular person in the face of religious moral absolutism

[gjennom historien] har filosofene argumentert mot absolutisme og åpnet for unntak

[throughout history] philosophers have argued against absolutism and called for exceptions

(philosophy) absolutism (belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute)


absolutt

absoluttet (definite singular)
absolutt (indefinite plural)
absolutter (indefinite plural)
absolutta (definite plural)
absoluttene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutt».ogg

From Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

de fire absolutter (absolutt ærlighet, renhet, uselviskhet, kjærlighet)

the four absolute requirements (absolute honesty, purity, selflessness, love)

gamle absolutter mister sin entydighet

jeg blir nødt til å minne deg om de tre absolutter, som var betingelsen for at vi kunne sette oss fast her oppe

1989, Hobæk Haff, Den guddommelige tragedie, page 118:

I'll have to remind you of the three absolutes, which were the condition for us to get stuck up here

(religion, philosophy) absolute claim, condition, assertion

storkrigens umulighet var et absolutt

the impossibility of the great war was an absolute

det er mange innvirkende faktorer, og få absolutter

there are many influencing factors, and few absolutes

conditions that apply absolutely; conditions that are not to be missed


absorbering

absorberinga (definite singular)
absorberingen (definite singular)
absorberinger (indefinite plural)
absorberingene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absorbering».ogg

absorbere + -ing, first part from Latin absorbēre (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

absorbering av stråling


kabin

kabinen (definite singular)
kabiner (indefinite plural)
kabinene (definite plural)

From either English cabin or French cabine.

a cabin (e.g. in an aircraft, or on a boat)


kaliber

kaliberet (definite singular)
kaliber (indefinite plural)
kalibre (indefinite plural)
kalibra (definite plural)
kalibrene (definite plural)

From French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).


måte

måten (definite singular)
måter (indefinite plural)
måtene (definite plural)

From Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.


gitar

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gitar m (definite singular gitaren, indefinite plural gitarer, definite plural gitarene)

gitaren (definite singular)
gitarer (indefinite plural)
gitarene (definite plural)


beryll

beryllen (definite singular)
beryller (indefinite plural)
beryllene (definite plural)

From German Beryll, from Latin berillus, beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), from Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya).


legat

legatet (definite singular)
legat (indefinite plural)
legater (indefinite plural)
legata (definite plural)
legatene (definite plural)

Moses styrte legatet og en bankboks, som noen er interessert i.

2017, Linda Ask-Knutsen, Udødelig, EbnPublish, →ISBN:

Moses managed the legacy and a safe-deposit box that some are interested in.


puls

pulsen (definite singular)
pulser (indefinite plural)
pulsene (definite plural)


pandemi

pandemi m (definite singular pandemien, indefinite plural pandemier, definite plural pandemiene)

pandemien (definite singular)
pandemier (indefinite plural)
pandemiene (definite plural)


dialekt

dialekten (definite singular)
dialekter (indefinite plural)
dialektene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos). Equivalent to dia- + -lekt.


industrialisering

industrialiseringa (definite singular)
industrialiseringen (definite singular)
industrialiseringer (indefinite plural)
industrialiseringene (definite plural)

industrialisation (UK), or industrialization


erme

ermet (definite singular)
ermer (indefinite plural)
erma (definite plural)
ermene (definite plural)

a sleeve (part of a garment that covers the arm)


garanti

garanti m (definite singular garantien, indefinite plural garantier, definite plural garantiene)

garantien (definite singular)
garantier (indefinite plural)
garantiene (definite plural)

a guarantee (anything that assures a certain outcome)


naver

naveren (definite singular)
navere (indefinite plural)
naverne (definite plural)

Plukker frukt i våre haver / (Du blir aldri skandinaver)^([sic]) / Naver, naver, naver, naver, naver

2016, Karpe (lyrics and music), “Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din”, in Heisann Montebello:

(colloquial) a person who gets economic support from the state while being unemployed


plagg

plagget (definite singular)
plagg (indefinite plural)
plagga (definite plural)
plaggene (definite plural)


dvergbjørk

dvergbjørka (definite singular)
dvergbjørken (definite singular)
dvergbjørker (indefinite plural)
dvergbjørkene (definite plural)

/ˈdʋêɾɡbjøɾk/


menna

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of mann


grut

Compare Old Norse grjót (“rubble”), Norwegian graut (“porridge”).


bøg

(slightly colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a gay man; gay, fag, queer, poof


klient

klienten (definite singular)
klienter (indefinite plural)
klientene (definite plural)


janitsjar

janitsjaren (definite singular)
janitsjarer (indefinite plural)
janitsjarene (definite plural)

From Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="tr">yeniçeri</i>

a janissary; soldier in a former elite Turkish guard

A person who plays an instrument in a janissary band


janitsjars

indefinite singular possessive of janitsjar


janitsjarens

definite singular possessive of janitsjar


janitsjarers

indefinite plural possessive of janitsjar


folkens

nb-noun

folkens (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

Kom igjen da, folkens!

Folkens, jeg kommer med nyheter, jeg må be om absolutt stillhet

1991, Jokke (lyrics and music), “Here comes winter”, performed by Jokke&Valentinerne:

Folks, I've got (some) news, I must ask (you) for absolute silence

(used in communication to a group of people) people, folks, guys


landskap

landskapet (definite singular)
landskap (indefinite plural)
landskaper (indefinite plural)
landskapa (definite plural)
landskapene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German lantschop and Old Norse landskapr.


notat

notatet (definite singular)
notat (indefinite plural)
notater (indefinite plural)
notata (definite plural)
notatene (definite plural)


nabovarsel

nabovarselet (definite singular)
nabovarslet (definite singular)
nabovarsel (indefinite plural)
nabovarsler (indefinite plural)
nabovarsla (definite plural)
nabovarslene (definite plural)

nabo (“neighbour”) + varsel (“notification, alert”)

affix

a notification to neighbours about future disturbances or property development.


varsel

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varsel n (definite singular varselet or varslet, indefinite plural varsel or varsler, definite plural varsla or varslene)

varselet (definite singular)
varslet (definite singular)
varsel (indefinite plural)
varsler (indefinite plural)
varsla (definite plural)
varslene (definite plural)

From vare (“warn, be careful”), from Old Norse vara.


hengsel

hengsel m or f (definite singular hengsla or hengselen, indefinite plural hengsler, definite plural hengslene)

hengsel n (definite singular hengselet or hengslet, indefinite plural hengsel or hengsler, definite plural hengsla or hengslene)

hengsla (definite singular)
hengselen (definite singular)
hengsler (indefinite plural)
hengslene (definite plural)
hengselet (definite singular)
hengslet (definite singular)
hengsel (indefinite plural)
hengsler (indefinite plural)
hengsla (definite plural)
hengslene (definite plural)


avsky

Calque of German Abscheu. Compare Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)


bibliotek

biblioteket (definite singular)
bibliotek (indefinite plural)
biblioteker (indefinite plural)
biblioteka (definite plural)
bibliotekene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French bibliothèque, from Latin bibliothēca (“library”), originally from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “book-room”), from βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “box, chest”).

der

a library (building or room containing books etc.)


hormon

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hormon n (definite singular hormonet, indefinite plural hormon or hormoner, definite plural hormona or hormonene)

hormonet (definite singular)
hormon (indefinite plural)
hormoner (indefinite plural)
hormona (definite plural)
hormonene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”).


klynk

klynket (definite singular)
klynk (indefinite plural)
klynka (definite plural)
klynkene (definite plural)
klynken (definite singular)
klynk (indefinite plural)
klynkene (definite plural)

From klynke (“whimper”), related to kløkke (“move to tears”).


bæsj

bæsjen (definite singular)
bæsjer (indefinite plural)
bæsjene (definite plural)

Likely from æsj (“yuck, eek”), of onomatopoeic origin. The noun is a nominalization of the interjection.
Cognate with Swedish bajs and Danish bæ.

der sitter hun midt på lyse dagen og gjør bæsj

1933, Sigurd Hoel, Veien til verdens ende, page 145:

there she sits in the middle of the bright day and does some pooping

bæsjen er løs, ikke så langt ifra flytende

the poop is loose, not so far from liquid

[han] må pisse og går inn på herretoalettet, men lukten av bæsj er så intens at han bestemmer seg for å holde ut til han kommer hjem

[he] has to pee and goes into the men's toilet, but the smell of poop is so intense that he decides to persevere until he gets home

(informal, childish, uncountable) poop; poo, shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces)

jeg sitter på do og presser ut en bæsj

(informal, childish, countable) a turd; poop, shit (a piece of solid animal or human feces)

Du er den største bæsjen jeg noen gang har møtt.

You are the biggest piece of shit I have ever encountered.

(rare, childish, figuratively, derogatory) a despicable person; piece of shit


pneumothorax

pneumothoraxen (definite singular)
pneumothoraxer (indefinite plural)
pneumothoraxene (definite plural)


kveld

kvelden (definite singular)
kvelder (indefinite plural)
kveldene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kveld, from Proto-Germanic *kweldą, *kwildiz.

Ha en fin kveld.

ta en tidlig kveld

have an early night (go to bed earlier than usual)


lymfom

lymfomet (definite singular)
lymfom (indefinite plural)
lymfomer (indefinite plural)
lymfoma (definite plural)
lymfomene (definite plural)


apostel

apostelen (definite singular)
apostler (indefinite plural)
apostlene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).


OL

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OL (definite singular OL-et, indefinite plural OL, definite plural OL-a or OL-ene)

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

olympiske leker
olympiske leker#Norwegian_Bokmål

Initialism of olympiske leker (“Olympic Games”).


audiens

audiensen (definite singular)
audienser (indefinite plural)
audiensene (definite plural)

an audience (with a person in authority)


proff

proffen (definite singular)
proffer (indefinite plural)
proffene (definite plural)

Shortened form of profesjonist (“professional”), probably influenced by English pro


dånedimpen

From Swedish dånadimp or dåndimp; dåne (“faint”) + dimp (“fall, dump”).


skaut

skautet (definite singular)
skaut (indefinite plural)
skauta (definite plural)
skautene (definite plural)

a headscarf (often referring to traditional dress)


isse

issen (definite singular)
isser (indefinite plural)
issene (definite plural)

From Danish isse, from Old Danish jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ, all from Old Norse hjarsi, hjassi, from Proto-Germanic *hersô. Cognates include Swedish hjässa and Norwegian Nynorsk hjasse.

(figurative, by extension) a mountain top


baug

baugen (definite singular)
bauger (indefinite plural)
baugene (definite plural)


manuskript

manuskript n (definite singular manuskriptet, indefinite plural manuskript or manuskripter, definite plural manuskripta or manuskriptene)

manuskriptet (definite singular)
manuskript (indefinite plural)
manuskripter (indefinite plural)
manuskripta (definite plural)
manuskriptene (definite plural)


dialyse

dialysen (definite singular)
dialyser (indefinite plural)
dialysene (definite plural)


vrak

vraket (definite singular)
vrak (indefinite plural)
vraka (definite plural)
vrakene (definite plural)


pomp og prakt

pomp and circumstance
pomp and circumstance


prakt

prakta (definite singular)
prakten (definite singular)


operativsystem

operativsystemet (definite singular)
operativsystem (indefinite plural)
operativsystemer (indefinite plural)
operativsystema (definite plural)
operativsystemene (definite plural)


aksess

aksessen (definite singular)
aksesser (indefinite plural)
aksessene (definite plural)

Via French accès (“access”), from Latin accessus (“approach”), from accēdō (“approach, accede”).

access (in computing: the process of locating data in memory)


småkake

småkaka (definite singular)
småkaken (definite singular)
småkaker (indefinite plural)
småkakene (definite plural)


syncytium

nb-noun

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


sjakk

holde i sjakk


elg

elgen (definite singular)
elger (indefinite plural)
elgene (definite plural)

From Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).

der

En død elg ble sannsynligvis drept av ulv torsdag! (sentence error in an article by Aftenposten)

A dead elk was probably killed by wolves on Thursday!


sør

From Old Norse suðr, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.


bestemor

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bestemor m or f (definite singular bestemoren or bestemora, indefinite plural bestemødre or bestemødrer, definite plural bestemødrene)

bestemoren (definite singular)
bestemora (definite singular)
bestemødre (indefinite plural)
bestemødrer (indefinite plural)
bestemødrene (definite plural)

From beste (“the best”) + mor (“mother”), after Dutch and Middle Low German beste moder, literally "best mother". The use of beste- may be a reference to the state of being a generation older than the parents (compare the use of grand- in grandmother).

Life has many beginnings. One of them is the day one becomes a grandmother.

Livet har mange begynnelser. En av dem er den dagen en blir bestemor. ()

a grandmother (paternal or maternal; mother of someone’s parent)


honning

honey (sweet substance produced by bees)


gynekolog

gynekologen (definite singular)
gynekologer (indefinite plural)
gynekologene (definite plural)

a gynaecologist (UK) or gynecologist (US)


preposisjon

preposisjon m (definite singular preposisjonen, indefinite plural preposisjoner, definite plural preposisjonene)

preposisjonen (definite singular)
preposisjoner (indefinite plural)
preposisjonene (definite plural)

a preposition (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by")


olje

olja (definite singular)
oljen (definite singular)
oljer (indefinite plural)
oljene (definite plural)


kontrakt

kontrakten (definite singular)
kontrakter (indefinite plural)
kontraktene (definite plural)

From Latin contractus (“collected, accomplished, contracted”), perfect passive participle of contrahō (“I draw, bring, contract”), both from con-, from cum (“with, along with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”), possibly from *ḱe + and from trahō (“I drag, pull, trail”), from Proto-Italic *traɣō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to drag, pull?”), from *dʰregʰ- (“to run”).


eksamen

eksamenen (definite singular)
eksamener (indefinite plural)
eksamenene (definite plural)

få A til eksamen

a degree (received after passing an exam)


aborten

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aborten».ogg


hvalp

hvalpen (definite singular)
hvalper (indefinite plural)
hvalpene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.


topplokk

topplokket (definite singular)
topplokk (indefinite plural)
topplokka (definite plural)
topplokkene (definite plural)


topplokks

indefinite singular possessive of topplokk

indefinite plural possessive of topplokk


topplokkets

definite singular possessive of topplokk


lokk

lokket (definite singular)
lokk (indefinite plural)
lokka (definite plural)
lokkene (definite plural)


lokk

lokken (definite singular)
lokker (indefinite plural)
lokkene (definite plural)


lokk

A special type of song used to call the animals home from their pastures; a herding call song.


cyste

cysten (definite singular)
cyster (indefinite plural)
cystene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”), via Latin cystis.


glykol

glykolen (definite singular)
glykoler (indefinite plural)
glykolene (definite plural)


stetoskop

stetoskopet (definite singular)
stetoskop (indefinite plural)
stetoskoper (indefinite plural)
stetoskopa (definite plural)
stetoskopene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos) + -skop.


teoretiker

teoretikeren (definite singular)
teoretikere (indefinite plural)
teoretikerne (definite plural)

From German Theoretiker; related to teoretisk (“theoretical”).


teater

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teater n (definite singular teateret / teatret, indefinite plural teater / teatre, definite plural teatra / teatrene)

teateret (definite singular)
teatret (definite singular)
teater (indefinite plural)
teatre (indefinite plural)
teatra (definite plural)
teatrene (definite plural)

From French théâtre (“theatre”), from Middle French theatre (“theatre”), from Old French theatre, teatre (“theatre”), from Latin theātrum (“theatre”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”) (with the suffix -τρον (-tron), from Proto-Hellenic *-tron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom, from *-tḗr), possibly from Proto-Hellenic *θᾱϝέομαι, *θᾱϝέομαι, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-.


krematorium

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krematorium n (definite singular krematoriet, indefinite plural krematorier, definite plural krematoria / krematoriene)

krematoriet (definite singular)
krematorier (indefinite plural)
krematoria (definite plural)
krematoriene (definite plural)


romjul

romjula (definite singular)
romjulen (definite singular)
romjuler (indefinite plural)
romjulene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rúmheilagr (“that needs not adhere strictly to legal proscriptions for a holiday”) + jól (“Christmas”).

der

The period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve; Twixmas.


katamaran

katamaranen (definite singular)
katamaraner (indefinite plural)
katamaranene (definite plural)

From English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).


trussel

trusselen (definite singular)
trusler (indefinite plural)
truslene (definite plural)


filolog

filologen (definite singular)
filologer (indefinite plural)
filologene (definite plural)

Sophus Bugge var en av Norges største filologer gjennom tidene.
Sophus Bugge was one of Norway’s greatest philologists of all time.


sakrament

sakramentet (definite singular)
sakrament (indefinite plural)
sakramenter (indefinite plural)
sakramenta (definite plural)
sakramentene (definite plural)

From Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”).


passat

passaten (definite singular)
passater (indefinite plural)
passatene (definite plural)


ekspert

eksperten (definite singular)
eksperter (indefinite plural)
ekspertene (definite plural)


genese

genesen (definite singular)
geneser (indefinite plural)
genesene (definite plural)

From genesis (“creation, origin”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “creation, origin, source”), from Proto-Hellenic *génetis (“origin, source”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (“birth, production”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget, give birth”) + the suffix *-tis (derives abstract/action nouns).


territorium

territoriet (definite singular)
territorier (indefinite plural)
territoria (definite plural)
territoriene (definite plural)


perser

perseren (definite singular)
persere (indefinite plural)
perserne (definite plural)


rulett

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rulett m (definite singular ruletten, indefinite plural ruletter, definite plural rulettene)

ruletten (definite singular)
ruletter (indefinite plural)
rulettene (definite plural)


motorsykkel

motorsykkelen (definite singular)
motorsykler (indefinite plural)
motorsyklene (definite plural)


flass

flasset (definite singular)
flass (indefinite plural)
flassa (definite plural)
flassene (definite plural)


helgen

helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)

helgenen (definite singular)
helgener (indefinite plural)
helgenene (definite plural)


emirat

emiratet (definite singular)
emirat (indefinite plural)
emirater (indefinite plural)
emirata (definite plural)
emiratene (definite plural)

an emirate country or state ruled by an emir


feil

feil m (definite singular feilen, indefinite plural feil, definite plural feila or feilene)

feilen (definite singular)
feil (indefinite plural)
feila (definite plural)
feilene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German feil, fēl, which is borrowed from Old French faille, which is derived from Latin fallō. Cognate with Danish fejl, Swedish fel, German Fehler and English fail. Adverb and adjective derived from the noun.


jerv

jerven (definite singular)
jerver (indefinite plural)
jervene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jarfr, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erfaz. Cognate with Swedish järv, Faroese jarvur.


tomme

tommen (definite singular)
tommer (indefinite plural)
tommene (definite plural)

an inch (unit of measurement: 12 tommer = 1 fot)


konsument

konsumenten (definite singular)
konsumenter (indefinite plural)
konsumentene (definite plural)


støvsuger

støvsugeren (definite singular)
støvsugere (indefinite plural)
støvsugerne (definite plural)


tannlege

tannlege m (definite singular tannlegen, indefinite plural tannleger, definite plural tannlegene)

tannlegen (definite singular)
tannleger (indefinite plural)
tannlegene (definite plural)

dentist (a specialist in the care of teeth)


filantropi

From Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía).


kameleon

kameleonen (definite singular)
kameleoner (indefinite plural)
kameleonene (definite plural)

From German via Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).


løfte

løftet (definite singular)
løfter (indefinite plural)
løfta (definite plural)
løftene (definite plural)


musikkinstrument

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musikkinstrument n (definite singular musikkinstrumentet, indefinite plural musikkinstrument or musikkinstrumenter, definite plural musikkinstrumenta or musikkinstrumentene)

musikkinstrumentet (definite singular)
musikkinstrument (indefinite plural)
musikkinstrumenter (indefinite plural)
musikkinstrumenta (definite plural)
musikkinstrumentene (definite plural)

a musical instrument (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds)


bokfink

bokfinken (definite singular)
bokfinker (indefinite plural)
bokfinkene (definite plural)

Compound word of bok/bøk, "beech, beech wood", and fink, "finch"; literally "beech finch" or also "beech fruit finch". The words bok, "book", and bøk/bok, "beech", are cognates (Old Norse bók).

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krokus

krokus m (definite singular krokusen, indefinite plural krokus or krokuser, definite plural krokusene)

krokusen (definite singular)
krokus (indefinite plural)
krokuser (indefinite plural)
krokusene (definite plural)


ingeniør

ingeniøren (definite singular)
ingeniører (indefinite plural)
ingeniørene (definite plural)

engineer (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering)


gringos

(non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of gringo


fusjon

fusjon m (definite singular fusjonen, indefinite plural fusjoner, definite plural fusjonene)

fusjonen (definite singular)
fusjoner (indefinite plural)
fusjonene (definite plural)

fusion (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine)


pannekake

pannekake m or f (definite singular pannekaka or pannekaken, indefinite plural pannekaker, definite plural pannekakene)

pannekaka (definite singular)
pannekaken (definite singular)
pannekaker (indefinite plural)
pannekakene (definite plural)


stipendium

stipendiet (definite singular)
stipendier (indefinite plural)
stipendia (definite plural)
stipendiene (definite plural)


rubin

rubinen (definite singular)
rubiner (indefinite plural)
rubinene (definite plural)


daks

daksen (definite singular)
dakser (indefinite plural)
daksene (definite plural)


preken

prekenen (definite singular)
prekener (indefinite plural)
prekenene (definite plural)


monopol

monopolet (definite singular)
monopol (indefinite plural)
monopoler (indefinite plural)
monopola (definite plural)
monopolene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον (monopṓlion).


blits

blitsen (definite singular)
blitser (indefinite plural)
blitsene (definite plural)


hilsen

hilsenen (definite singular)
hilsener (indefinite plural)
hilsenene (definite plural)


feedbacks

(non-standard since 1995) indefinite plural of feedback


pagode

pagode m (definite singular pagoden, indefinite plural pagoder, definite plural pagodene)

pagoden (definite singular)
pagoder (indefinite plural)
pagodene (definite plural)


plikt

plikta (definite singular)
plikten (definite singular)
plikter (indefinite plural)
pliktene (definite plural)


terapeut

terapeuten (definite singular)
terapeuter (indefinite plural)
terapeutene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs).


aften

aftenen (definite singular)
aftener (indefinite plural)
aftenene (definite plural)

From Danish aften (“evening; night”), from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann (“evening”), from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (“evening”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at, near”), of *h₁eps, of *h₁ep-.
Cognate with Danish aften, Swedish afton, Faroese aftan and Icelandic aftann.

inh

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at, near”)

så kommer jeg op om aftnerne

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 235:

jeg har tænkt meget i den sidste tid … og mest i denne aften

1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 180:

I've been thinking a lot lately… and mostly this evening

ofrer han ikke både morgen og aften …?

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 378:

does he not sacrifice both morning and evening…?

langs fjorden stryger aftnens vind

han kommer hjem imorgen aften

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 127:

aftnen er stille, timerne trille lydløse ned i det evige væld

1926, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 136:

the evening is quiet, the hours roll silently into the eternal power

angret du litt på at du boikottet utdelingen når du så hvor gøy de hadde det på banketten i går aften?

2012 December 12, Dagsavisen^([dagsavisen.no]):

did you regret a bit that you boycotted the distribution when you saw how much fun they had at the banquet last night?

allerede samme aften meldte det seg 14 deltakere som i de to følgende dager fullførte kurset

2013 December 10, Vesteraalens avis^([vesteraalensavis.no]):

already the same evening, 14 participants signed up who completed the course in the following two days

vi ta’r afsted allerede iaften

1899, Henrik Ibsen, Når vi døde vågner, page 86:

god nat … og mange tak for iaften

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 30:

good night … and many thanks for tonight

I har jo ikke eiet egen stemme førend iaften

1910, Hans E. Kinck, Den sidste gjest, page 218:

You have not owned your own voice until tonight

Nes Ungdomslag arrangerer høstrevy på nes Bygdehus i aften

2014 October 17, Ringerikes Blad, page 9:

Nes Ungdomslag arranges an autumn revue at Nes Bygdehus tonight

Ahlin kjøpte et lass [blomster] til mig borte ved den spanske trappe iaftes

Ahlin bought me a load [of flowers] over by the Spanish steps this night

den absolute fornuft afgik ved døden iaftes klokken 11

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 176:

absolute reason departed at death tonight at 11 o'clock

[NN] har samlet krefter og akter å holde ut både på Klubben i aftes, og i formannsvervet til årsmøtet i februar

2012 December 15, Fædrelandsvennen, page 13:

[NN] has gathered strength and intentions to persevere both at the Club this evening, and in the chairmanship of the annual meeting in February

vor vært fra igaaraftes

1855, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VI, page 144:

det var sikkert tusen tilskuere på Ullevål igåraftes

there were probably a thousand spectators at Ullevål last night

brannen [brøt ut] klokken ni i går aftes

the fire [broke out] at nine o'clock last night

ak, hvor sødt at følges ad, til paa fagre dages rad livets aften skinner!

15.11.2014, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 13:

alas, how sweet to be followed, to on a row of days beautiful final days of life shine!

en del av anlegget forbeholdes eldre med behov for ulike omsorgstilbud og tilgang til helsetjenester i livets aften

part of the facility is reserved for the elderly with a need for various care services and access to health services in the last parts of life

i aften

i aftes

i går aftes

livets aften

night; an evening (the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark)

Arnulf og Hildur Øverland gir aften i Folkets hus

Arnulf and Hildur Øverland give an evening in Folkets hus

på nyåret inviterer den unge kokken til en ny kulinarisk og kunstnerisk aften

in the new year, the young chef invites you to a new culinary and artistic evening

siden skal vi ha’e os en lystig aften

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 141:

hvorfor skal man ikke ta’e sig en glad aften efter en vel anvendt dag?

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 148:

why not start a happy evening after a good day?

en lystig aften med god musikk og allsang

a merry evening with good music and singing

an evening (a party or gathering held in the evening)

holde aften

gather guests the night before a wedding

1827, Søren Christian Sommerfelt, Physisk-oeconomisk beskrivelse over Saltdalen i Nordlandene, page 110:

(Christianity) an eve (the evening or day before a major church celebration)

du [har] spist tungt til aften

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 37:

Løvborg har meget mere lyst til [å] spise til aftens med mig

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 112:

Løvborg has much more desire to [eat] tonight with me

hun fik ham til at gaa med sig i teatrene og spise aftens ute

she made him go with her to the theaters and eat out in the evening

jeg skal ut og stelle til aften

1917, Gunnar Heiberg, Samlede dramatiske verker I, page 7:

efter aftens var Rose gaat ind

egg er vanvittig godt - både alene og tilberedt. Til frokost, til formiddagsmat, til dessert og til aftens

2012 September 22, Halden Arbeiderblad, page 27:

eggs are insanely good - both alone and cooked. For lunch, for breakfast, for dessert and for supper

det er viktig at du serverer sunn mat regelmessig, og at barnet spiser det han eller hun vil til frokost, lunsj, mellommåltider og aftens

2015 January 27, ABC Nyheter^([abcnyheter.no]):

It is important that you serve healthy food regularly, and that the child eats what he or she wants for breakfast, lunch, snacks and supper.

a dinner or supper (a meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening)


staving

stavinga (definite singular)
stavingen (definite singular)
stavinger (indefinite plural)
stavingene (definite plural)


rakle

raklen (definite singular)
rakler (indefinite plural)
raklene (definite plural)


industri

industrien (definite singular)
industrier (indefinite plural)
industriene (definite plural)

industry (businesses that produce goods)


tekke

tekket (definite singular)
tekker (indefinite plural)
tekka (definite plural)
tekkene (definite plural)

ability to ingratiate oneself with someone; likability


tekke

tekka (definite singular)
tekken (definite singular)
tekker (indefinite plural)
tekkene (definite plural)


proprium

propriet (definite singular)
proprier (indefinite plural)
propria (definite plural)
propriene (definite plural)

(Christianity) part of mass which is particular to the date or situation


gasspedal

gasspedalen (definite singular)
gasspedaler (indefinite plural)
gasspedalene (definite plural)

accelerator (accelerator pedal), gas pedal (US)


sekundviser

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sekundviser m (definite singular sekundviseren, indefinite plural sekundvisere, definite plural sekundviserne)

sekundviseren (definite singular)
sekundvisere (indefinite plural)
sekundviserne (definite plural)

a second hand (the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed)


kobolt

kobolt m or n (definite singular kobolten or koboltet)

kobolten (definite singular)
koboltet (definite singular)


variabel

variabelen (definite singular)
variabler (indefinite plural)
variablene (definite plural)


molybden

From Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos).

(chemistry) molybdenum, chemical symbol Mo


kapitalisme

capitalism (a socio-economic system based on private property rights)


livvakt

livvakta (definite singular)
livvakten (definite singular)
livvakter (indefinite plural)
livvaktene (definite plural)

From liv + vakt, after German Leibwache.


bomull

bomull m or f (definite singular bomullen or bomulla)

bomullen (definite singular)
bomulla (definite singular)

From Low German bomwulle, compound of bom (“tree”) and ull (“wool”), due to the similarity the fibers bear to wool. Cognate to German Baumwolle, Danish bomuld, Icelandic bómull.


avtale

avtalen (definite singular)
avtaler (indefinite plural)
avtalene (definite plural)

Either a noun formation of the verb avtale ("to agree"), itself a compound of av ("off, of, from") and tale ("to speak, to talk"), or a compound of av and the noun tale ("a speech, a talk").

A contract is an agreement only binding for the weakest party.

En kontrakt er en avtale som er bindende for den svakeste av partene. (proverb, unknown author)

Dette er en juridisk bindende avtale og kan ikke brytes.

This is a juridical binding contract and cannot be violated.

Jobben er din, lønn etter nærmere avtale.

The job is yours, the salary will be agreed on. (literally: "salary after closer agreement")

De gjorde en avtale.


kompressor

kompressor m (definite singular kompressoren, indefinite plural kompressorer, definite plural kompressorene)

kompressoren (definite singular)
kompressorer (indefinite plural)
kompressorene (definite plural)


fiolin

fiolinen (definite singular)
fioliner (indefinite plural)
fiolinene (definite plural)


piggsvin

piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)

piggsvinet (definite singular)
piggsvin (indefinite plural)
piggsvina (definite plural)
piggsvinene (definite plural)


ekorn

ekornet (definite singular)
ekorn (indefinite plural)
ekorner (indefinite plural)
ekorna (definite plural)
ekornene (definite plural)

From Danish egern, from Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.

Jeg så et ekorn springe opp i et tre nå nettopp.

I saw a squirrel run up into a tree just now.


moldvarp

moldvarp m (definite singular moldvarpen, indefinite plural moldvarper, definite plural moldvarpene)

moldvarpen (definite singular)
moldvarper (indefinite plural)
moldvarpene (definite plural)


konsulat

konsulatet (definite singular)
konsulat (indefinite plural)
konsulater (indefinite plural)
konsulata (definite plural)
konsulatene (definite plural)


oppkast

vomit (regurgitated former contents of a stomach)


skjegg

skjegget (definite singular)
skjegg (indefinite plural)
skjegga (definite plural)
skjeggene (definite plural)


vaffel

vaffel m (definite singular vaffelen, indefinite plural vafler, definite plural vaflene)

vaffelen (definite singular)
vafler (indefinite plural)
vaflene (definite plural)

a waffle (flat pastry baked in a waffle iron)


hage

hagen (definite singular)
hager (indefinite plural)
hagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰom. Cognates with Danish hagi (“garden”).

Edens hage

a garden (decorative piece of land outside with flowers and plants)


silisium

From Latin silicium, derived from silex.

silicon (non-metallic chemical element, symbol Si)


anneks

annekset (definite singular)
anneks (indefinite plural)
annekser (indefinite plural)
anneksa (definite plural)
anneksene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus (“connection, annex”), from annectō (“connect, annex”) (compare with annektere), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“bind, tie”) (compare neksus).

an annex (an addition, an extension), more specifically designating a smaller parish annexed to a primary parish

Vi bodde i hotellets anneks.


legende

legenden (definite singular)
legender (indefinite plural)
legendene (definite plural)

en levende legende


svovel

svovel m or n (definite singular svovelen or svovelet)

svovelen (definite singular)
svovelet (definite singular)

sulphur, or sulfur (chemical element, symbol S)


aminosyre

aminosyre m or f (definite singular aminosyra or aminosyren, indefinite plural aminosyrer, definite plural aminosyrene)

aminosyra (definite singular)
aminosyren (definite singular)
aminosyrer (indefinite plural)
aminosyrene (definite plural)


frokost

frokosten (definite singular)
frokoster (indefinite plural)
frokostene (definite plural)


buffé

bufféen (definite singular)
buffeen (definite singular)
bufféer (indefinite plural)
buffeer (indefinite plural)
bufféene (definite plural)
buffeene (definite plural)

From French buffet, from Medieval Latin bufetum.

sideboard, or buffet (US); dining room furniture containing table linen and services

buffet (counter or room where refreshments are sold)

stående buffé - a buffet (meal which guests can serve themselves)


onomatopoietikon

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by onomatopoetikon


glossarium

glossariet (definite singular)
glossarier (indefinite plural)
glossaria (definite plural)
glossariene (definite plural)


marsvin

marsvinet (definite singular)
marsvin (indefinite plural)
marsvina (definite plural)
marsvinene (definite plural)

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).


hvitløk

hvitløken (definite singular)
hvitløker (indefinite plural)
hvitløkene (definite plural)


kloster

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kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural kloster or klostre, definite plural klostra or klostrene)

klosteret (definite singular)
klostret (definite singular)
kloster (indefinite plural)
klostre (indefinite plural)
klostra (definite plural)
klostrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.


leppe

leppe m or f (definite singular leppa or leppen, indefinite plural lepper, definite plural leppene)

leppa (definite singular)
leppen (definite singular)
lepper (indefinite plural)
leppene (definite plural)

lip (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth)


løvinne

løvinne m or f (definite singular løvinna or løvinnen, definite plural løvinner, indefinite plural løvinnene)

løvinna (definite singular)
løvinnen (definite singular)
løvinner (definite plural)
løvinnene (indefinite plural)


parentes

parentesen (definite singular)
parenteser (indefinite plural)
parentesene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).

i parentes


potet

poteten (definite singular)
poteter (indefinite plural)
potetene (definite plural)

From English potato, from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

bakt potet

en varm potet

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (A derogatory term used about ethnic Norwegians, mostly used by allochthone populations in Norway.)


manke

manken (definite singular)
manker (indefinite plural)
mankene (definite plural)

From Old Norse makki, *manki, from Proto-Germanic *mankô.


kromosom

kromosomet (definite singular)
kromosom (indefinite plural)
kromosomer (indefinite plural)
kromosoma (definite plural)
kromosomene (definite plural)

From German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).


enhjørning

enhjørningen (definite singular)
enhjørninger (indefinite plural)
enhjørningene (definite plural)

From Old Norse einhyrningr, a calque of Latin ūnicornis.

Dagfinn Føllesdal, Lars Walløe, Argumentasjonsteori og vitenskapsfilosofi, 1977, 150.

But if Per says "I'm looking for a unicorn", the conclusion is not permitted.

Men hvis Per sier 'Jeg leter etter en enhjørning', er slutningen ikke tillatt.


panser

panser n (definite singular panseret, indefinite plural panser or pansere, definite plural pansera or panserne)

panseret (definite singular)
panser (indefinite plural)
pansere (indefinite plural)
pansera (definite plural)
panserne (definite plural)

From Latin pantex, Italian panciera, Middle Low German pantze, pantzen, and Old Norse panzar, panzari.


ofre

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


maktkamp

maktkampen (definite singular)
maktkamper (indefinite plural)
maktkampene (definite plural)


ters

tersen (definite singular)
terser (indefinite plural)
tersene (definite plural)

From German Terz, from Latin tertia, tertius.


fiende

fienden (definite singular)
fiender (indefinite plural)
fiendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz, corresponding to the present participle of the verb fjá (“hate”). Compare with Danish fjende, Icelandic fjandi, German Feind, English fiend.

an enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)


agnostiker

agnostikeren (definite singular)
agnostikere (indefinite plural)
agnostikerne (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”).


medlem

medlemmet (definite singular)
medlemmer (indefinite plural)
medlemma (definite plural)
medlemmene (definite plural)

From med (“with”) + lem (“limb”); based on German Mitglied.


betydning

betydninga (definite singular)
betydningen (definite singular)
betydninger (indefinite plural)
betydningene (definite plural)


kvadratrot

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kvadratrot m or f (definite singular kvadratrota or kvadratroten, indefinite plural kvadratrøtter, definite plural kvadratrøttene)

kvadratrota (definite singular)
kvadratroten (definite singular)
kvadratrøtter (indefinite plural)
kvadratrøttene (definite plural)


bukspyttkjertel

bukspyttkjertelen (definite singular)
bukspyttkjertler (indefinite plural)
bukspyttkjertlene (definite plural)

From bukspytt (“from buk + spytt”) + kjertel (“gland”).
Compare with Danish bugspytkirtel, Swedish bukspottkörtel.


nuntius

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nuntius m (definite singular nuntien or nuntiusen, indefinite plural nuntier, definite plural nuntiene)

nuntien (definite singular)
nuntiusen (definite singular)
nuntier (indefinite plural)
nuntiene (definite plural)


koloni

kolonien (definite singular)
kolonier (indefinite plural)
koloniene (definite plural)


blogg

bloggen (definite singular)
blogger (indefinite plural)
bloggene (definite plural)

(Internet) a blog (a personal website in the form of an online journal)


skohorn

skohorn n (definite singular skohornet, indefinite plural skohorn, definite plural skohorna or skohornene)

skohornet (definite singular)
skohorn (indefinite plural)
skohorna (definite plural)
skohornene (definite plural)

shoehorn (tool used to help put a tight shoe on)


arkitekt

arkitekt m (definite singular arkitekten, indefinite plural arkitekter, definite plural arkitektene)

arkitekten (definite singular)
arkitekter (indefinite plural)
arkitektene (definite plural)


klovn

klovnen (definite singular)
klovner (indefinite plural)
klovnene (definite plural)

a clown (performance artist working in a circus)

a clown (person who acts in a silly fashion)