form

forma (definite singular)
formen (definite singular)
former (indefinite plural)
formene (definite plural)

From Old Norse form, from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

der

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”)

hun er sandelig lækker, den taske. Hun har noget extravagante former

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 151:

she is truly delicious, that hag. She has somewhat extravagant curves

badedrakten skjuler [ikke] noe som helst av hennes former

1951, Agnar Mykle, Morgen i appelsingult, page 34:

the swimsuit [does not] hide any of her curves

så mye snakk det er om å «ta seg sammen» og «holde på formene» og «stramme seg opp»

1999, Stig Sæterbakken, Sauermugg, page 159:

so much talk there is about "getting together" and "keeping in shape" and "tightening up"

a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline)

(in the plural) curves (the shape of a human, especially a woman's body)

a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline)

curves (the shape of a human, especially a woman's body)

form betyder … maaden, hvorved det mangfoldige forbinder sig til et heelt

1906, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker I, page 91:

form means… the way in which the manifold connects to a whole

hele dette anlegg [slottsplassen] kan bli bragt i harmoni og arkitektonisk form

this whole facility [the castle square] can be brought into harmony and architectural form

bygger man … en moderne storby-bygning eller en bensinstasjon à la gresk tempel får man ikke den riktige organiske sammenheng mellem stoffet og formen som er kjennetegnet for den ekte kunst, den ekte stil

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 160:

if you build a modern metropolitan building or a gas station à la grecque temple, you will not get the right organic connection between the fabric and the shape that is characteristic of the real art, the real style

[Håkon Gullvåg ble] satt til å undervise ved Institutt for form og farge på NTH

2006, Lars Roar, Når fuglen letter, page 79:

[Håkon Gullvåg was] set to teach at the Department of Design and Color at NTH

a shape, form (the way in which details, especially outer lines, are prepared, arranged, assembled into a harmonious whole)

formen skal jo hæve indholdet, men ikke oversukre det, saa man ikke seer, hvad meel der er i maden

1847–1868, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1847–1868, page 145:

the form should raise the contents, but not sugary it, so you do not see what flour is in the food

[en gavnlig lære for livet] fremsættes i en sindrig og tiltrækkende form

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 75:

[a beneficial doctrine for life] is presented in an ingenious and appealing form

det er sædvanligt hos os … nordmænd dette at mangle sans for formens betydning og derimod holde os til stoffet

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 112:

it is customary with us Norwegians to lack a sense of the meaning of form and instead stick to the substance

hvad er skjønhed? Overensstemmelse mellem indhold og form

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 396:

what is beauty? Consistency between content and form

folkene i dette avsidesliggende strøket holder enno på de gamle formene

1944, Per Imerslund, Videre i passgang, page 13:

the people of this remote area still hold on to the old forms

nytt syn, nytt sinn krever med nødvendighet ny form

1964, Lorentz Eckhoff, En verden, page 106:

new vision, new mind necessarily requires new form

[Silvio] Berlusconis suksess [var] basert på form, ikke på innhold

[Silvio] Berlusconi's success [was] based on form, not content

Formen er ikke forfatterens sterkeste side.

Form is not the author's strongest side.

form (way of expressing oneself; way of acting)

form betyder ialmindelighed den skikkelse, hvorunder en vis kraft ytrer sig

1943, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker I, page 91:

design generally means the figure under which a certain force manifests itself

i al fald klæder påtrængenheden sig her i en så troskyldig form at den snarere vækker morskab end forargelse

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 292:

in any case, the intrusion dresses here in such a faithful design that it arouses amusement rather than indignation

enhver nations konst er fra folkesangen gjennem de små former i tidernes løb vandret over i de større, fyldigere, mere combinerede. Havde Kjerulf pleiet store former, som sonaten, symphonien, da havde han forsøgt en opgave, som ikke tilkom ham

1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler, page 73:

every nation's art is from the folk song through the small forms over time horizontal to the larger, fuller, more combined. Had Kjerulf nurtured great designs, such as the sonata, the symphony, then he would have tried a task that did not belong to him

Griegs kvartett … var den rene vanhelligelse av den formen Haydn, Mozart og Beethoven hadde skapt noen av sine fineste verk i

Grieg's quartet… was the pure desecration of the design Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven had created some of their finest works in

Schumann … var liksom for kortpustet til å lykkes helt i «den store form»

Schumann… was somehow too short of breath to succeed completely in "the great design"

De-formen er nesten forsvunnet, og brukes for det meste i skriftlig form

The de-form has almost disappeared, and is mostly used in written form

det var ikke slik at jeg nøt smaken av kaffe eller følelsen av røyk …, poenget var å ha det gjort, det var en rutine, og som med alle rutiner, lå det hele i formen

2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 1, page 262:

it was not like I enjoyed the taste of coffee or the feeling of smoke…, the point was to have it done, it was a routine, and as with all routines, it was all in form

utilslørte trusler i brevs form

undisguised threats in the form of letters

medgangen [kom] i form af et par stipendier

1907, Jens Thiis, Norske malere og billedhuggere II, page 372:

the success [came] in the form of a few scholarships

faren er over sønnen med en kort formaning i form av et intenst og utvetydig blikk

1992, Øivind Hånes, Venterommet der sporene viskes ut:

the father is over the son with a brief admonition in the form of an intense and unambiguous look

[lykken] kommer i form av en kvinne som plutselig står foran ham

2018, Simon Stranger, Leksikon om lys og mørke, page 123:

[happiness] comes in the form of a woman who suddenly stands before him

betaling i form av et par flasker vin

2020, Trond Vernegg, En halvfull forsamling, page 100:

payment in the form of a few bottles of wine

i form av

a form, design (the way in which something acts, is organized or manifests itself)

(physics, sciences) a state (the physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma)

a state (the physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma)

(biology) a level below a species in the classification of organisms, where there is a less systematic variation between individuals of the same species

himlen virker af skyers flor et slør om jordens mægtigste form

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 50:

the sky works by the bloom of clouds a veil over the mightiest form of the earth

hvilken ædel stil i værket! Og hvilken mægtighed der bor i formerne

what a noble style in the work! And what power resides in the forms

mosen la sig villig for skoene hans og tok form efter dem

1919, Mikkjel Fønhus, Der vildmarken suser, page 87:

the moss lay willingly for his shoes and took shape after them

skyene på himmelen … delte seg, fløt sammen igjen og dannet nye former

the clouds in the sky… split, floated together again and formed new shapes

[Platon slo seg ikke] tiltaals med de former, som naturen stiller frem for os

[Plato did not strike himself] with the forms that nature presents to us

munnens bevegelser, leppenes form, tennenes stilling

the movements of the mouth, the shape of the lips, the position of the teeth

det hendte at lengselen tok form inne i ham, i et syn som steg opp i ham

it happened that the longing took shape inside him, in a vision that rose up in him

[Ludwig Wittgensteins] etikk tok form tidlig og endret seg ikke grunnleggende

2000, Knut Olav Åmås, Ludwig Wittgenstein:

[Ludwig Wittgenstein's] ethics took shape early and did not change fundamentally

det var som enkeltceller at livet først tok form, i havet en gang for 3,5–4 milliarder år siden

it was as single cells that life first took shape, in the ocean once 3.5–4 billion years ago

anlegget i Sørvika begynner å ta form av en ubåthavn

1986, Terje Stigen, Ved foten av kunnskapens tre:

the facility in Sørvika is beginning to take the form of a submarine port

nedbøren [hadde] tatt form av sludd

the precipitation [had] taken the form of sleet

langsomt fant forholdet sin form som vennskap

slowly the relationship took shape as a friendship

ta form

ta form av

finne sin form

find the right, best way to be or happen

en eller annen form for antibiotika

det var ulike former for sting, ulike teknikker som krevde perfeksjon og håndlag

2008, Karsten Alnæs, Bakenfor alle farger:

there were different types of stitches, different techniques that required perfection and craftsmanship

korrespondansesjakk var tidligere en form for sjakk der spillerne sendte postkort fram og tilbake til hverandre, der et enkelt parti kunne vare i flere år

correspondence chess was formerly a form of chess where players sent postcards back and forth to each other, where a single game could last for several years

enhver form for mosjon [vil] være gunstig hvis du sliter med høyt blodsukker

2011, Sofie Hexeberg, Gunn-Karin Sakariassen, Frisk med lavkarbo:

Any form of exercise [will] be beneficial if you are struggling with high blood sugar

a type, kind, form (a category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together)

den formløse materie fortæller os ikke noget; formen alene gir den liv … [Platon] saa stoffet bli levende ved formens magt

the formless matter tells us nothing; form alone gives it life… [Plato] so that matter becomes alive by the power of form

(philosophy) a form (an eternal type of thing or idea, especially in Plato's philosophy)

a form (an eternal type of thing or idea, especially in Plato's philosophy)

[mens] det er hønas «form» å kakle, å flakse med vingene samt å legge egg, er det steinens form å falle til jorden

[while] it is the hen's "form" to cackle, to flap its wings and to lay eggs, it is the stone's form to fall to the ground

Aristoteles skilte mellom fire forskjellige årsaker: form, stoff, bevegelse og hensikt

1994, Trond Berg Eriksen, Undringens labyrinter, page 17:

Aristotle distinguished between four different causes: form, matter, movement, and purpose

(philosophy, natural science) the formal cause (the design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter, in Aristotelianism)

jeg er bundet til min tankes former

1924, Arnulf Øverland, Brød og vin, page 15:

(philosophy) form (summary of the manifold, the material of experience, into unity in consciousness - especially in Kant's philosophy)

så er det bare en form, da!

1883, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, En Hanske, page 71:

[i helgen skal] jeg ordne alt, hvad formen gjælder, og sætte sagen glat ivej

[this weekend I have to] fix everything that applies to the norm and put the matter off smoothly

de spekulerer i legale former

det er mere en form og dessuten en form som folk har tillit til

1938, Alf B. Bryn, Peter van Heeren mottar opdrag av enhver art, page 129:

it is more a form and moreover a form that people trust

han var … et temmelig indskrænket hoved, og som alle saadanne stiv i vedtagne former

1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 232:

he was… a rather constricted head, and like all such stiff in adopted forms

De vil ej tåle formens snørliv lagt om Deres hjerte, frit må det pulsere

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 56:

You will not tolerate the etiquette life laid around your heart, it must pulsate freely

Svava overser aldrig formerne som din mor

1883, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, En Hanske, page 7:

Svava never overlooks etiquette like your mother

som en ærbar og sædelig mø holder jeg strængt på form og dekorum

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 81:

as an honorable and moral maiden, I strictly adhere to form and decorum

vi lever i en brytningstid, hvor gamle former må falle

1964, Jens Bjørneboe, Drømmen og hjulet, page 29:

we live in a time of upheaval where old forms must fall

en rekke tabuer og konvensjoner var i ferd med å bli innholdsløse, stivnet form løste seg opp

a number of taboos and conventions were becoming meaningless, solidified form dissolved

a norm (a rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community)

(in the plural) etiquette (the customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other)

opmærksomheden henvendes mest paa de distrikter, som enten ved sin beliggenhed eller paa grund af nærmere efterretning kunne formodes at have beholdt mest af de gamle nationale ord og former

1917, Ivar Aasen, Reise-Erindringer og Reise-Indberetninger 1842−1847, page 133:

attention is drawn mostly to those districts which, either by their location or by closer examination, could be presumed to have retained most of the old national words and forms;

(linguistics, grammar) a form (a grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech)

a form, mold (a hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance)

(typography) a printing form (an object, usually in the shape of a block or a plate, used in printing to apply ink on the printed surface)

a form, mold (a hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance)

Blåsebelg med form.

(technology) an extruder (a machine that extrudes material through shaped dies)

an extruder (a machine that extrudes material through shaped dies)

hun skulle skrape [kaken] ut av formen med en brødkniv

2000, Vigdis Hjorth, Hva er det med mor, page 106:

she was going to scrape [the cake] out of the mold with a bread knife

hvelv deigen rett fra bollen og over i smurte former

vault the dough straight from the bowl and into greased forms


form

From English form, from Middle English forme (“shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat, condition, agreement”), from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

Jeg er ikke helt i form i dag.

i form

det gjaldt å finne tilbake til «formen»

it was a matter of finding back the "form"

jeg har slitt litt med formen i ukene før VM, men nå klarte jeg å ta ut alt

2016 February 15, Arbeidets Rett, page 14:

I have struggled a bit with the form in the weeks before the World Cup, but now I managed to take it all out

[han] paastaar, han er «i god form»

1911, Amalie Pettersen, Pettersens, page 27:

et glass gulrotsaft eller annen råkost [er] efter manges mening … en ufravikelig bestanddel av kosten hvis man skal holde sig «i form» – et uttrykk som for øvrig [i 1933] neppe ennu er sivet inn i familiens dagligtale fra sports-jargonen

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 6:

a glass of carrot juice or other raw food [is] in the opinion of many… an inalienable component of the diet if one is to stay «in shape» - an expression which by the way [in 1933] has hardly yet seeped into the family's everyday speech from sports jargon

[ungdommen] har sans for å holde [kroppen] i form

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 134:

[the youth] has a sense of keeping [the body] in shape

hun var ikke i form til å snakke

2003, Sverre Knudsen, De aller nærmeste:

(physical) shape, form (a human or animal's physical condition, especially in terms of endurance and athletic performance)


melon

melonen (definite singular)
meloner (indefinite plural)
melonene (definite plural)


pale

paleet (definite singular)
pale (indefinite plural)
paleer (indefinite plural)
palea (definite plural)
paleene (definite plural)


juice

juicen (definite singular)
juicer (indefinite plural)
juicene (definite plural)


pause

pausen (definite singular)
pauser (indefinite plural)
pausene (definite plural)

From Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”).

a pause, a break (short time for relaxing)


cruise

head

cruise n (definite singular cruiset, indefinite plural cruise, definite plural cruisa or cruisene)

cruiset (definite singular)
cruise (indefinite plural)
cruisa (definite plural)
cruisene (definite plural)


pentagon

pentagonen (definite singular)
pentagoner (indefinite plural)
pentagonene (definite plural)


dans

dansen (definite singular)
danser (indefinite plural)
dansene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dans and Old French dancier.


roman

romanen (definite singular)
romaner (indefinite plural)
romanene (definite plural)


tsar

tsaren (definite singular)
tsarer (indefinite plural)
tsarene (definite plural)

From Russian царь (carʹ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar), from Latin Caesar.


mote

moten (definite singular)
moter (indefinite plural)
motene (definite plural)


sans

sansen (definite singular)
sanser (indefinite plural)
sansene (definite plural)


skater

skateren (definite singular)
skatere (indefinite plural)
skaterne (definite plural)


lounge

loungen (definite singular)
lounger (indefinite plural)
loungene (definite plural)

a lounge (usually in a hotel, airport or ship)


dugong

dugongen (definite singular)
dugonger (indefinite plural)
dugongene (definite plural)

From English dugong, from Cebuano dugong.


drake

draken (definite singular)
draker (indefinite plural)
drakene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dreki and Middle Low German drake, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō.


avis

avisa (definite singular)
avisen (definite singular)
aviser (indefinite plural)
avisene (definite plural)

→ Kven: aviisi

From French avis (“opinion, notice; piece of advise”), from Middle French advis (“opinion”), from Old French avis (“opinion”), from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin vīsum (“vision, image”). Doublet of advis.
Cognate with Danish avis, Italian avviso, Middle English avys and English avis.

bor

ikke et ord i avisen

du mener nok ikke, vi holder aviser

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 242:

you probably do not mean, we keep newspapers

der vil blive skrevet korrespondencer i aviserne i nabobyerne

1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 60:

correspondence will be written in the newspapers of the neighboring towns

generalen sad … og læste aviserne

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 124:

the general sat… and read the newspapers

hun har nemlig havt en historie og har staaet i aviserne nylig

1994, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev I, page 202:

she has had a story and has been in the newspapers recently

jeg abonnerer på åtte aviserjeg abonnerer på åtte aviser

1993, Knut Faldbakken, Ormens år, page 19:

bunker med illegale aviser

1995, Ebba Haslund, I mangel av sverd, page 181:

hun hadde gått for å hente avisen

2001, Lars Saabye Christensen, Halvbroren, page 216:

et gammelt munnheld sier «ikke et ord i avisen» om noe som skal være topphemmelig

an old saying goes "not a word in the newspaper" about something that should be top secret

foreløbig må avisene ikke vite noe om dette. Altså ikke et ord i avisen om at vi følger et nytt spor

for the time being, the newspapers must not know anything about this. In other words, not a word in the newspaper that we are following a new path

(journalism) a newspaper (a publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles)

hun er ansatt i en avis

(media) a financial enterprise that consists of publishing a newspaper; newspaper agency

han gikk ned i avisen for å snakke med redaktøren

he went down to the newspaper to talk to the editor

(business) an office where the newspaper editorial office is located


blad

bladet (definite singular)
blad (indefinite plural)
blader (indefinite plural)
blada (definite plural)
bladene (definite plural)

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.

a blade (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil)


scenario

scenarioet (definite singular)
scenario (indefinite plural)
scenarioer (indefinite plural)
scenarioa (definite plural)
scenarioene (definite plural)


truck

trucken (definite singular)
trucker (indefinite plural)
truckene (definite plural)

(anglicism) Abbreviation of gaffeltruck; A forklift truck (used to move and lift goods)

gaffeltruck

Abbreviation of palletruck; A (power-driven) pallet jack


ed

eden (definite singular)
eder (indefinite plural)
edene (definite plural)

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos.


system

systemet (definite singular)
system (indefinite plural)
systemer (indefinite plural)
systema (definite plural)
systemene (definite plural)


luft

lufta (definite singular)
luften (definite singular)


medium

mediet (definite singular)
medier (indefinite plural)
media (definite plural)
mediene (definite plural)


stimulus

nb-noun

stimulus m (definite singular stimulus, indefinite plural stimuli, definite plural stimuliene)

stimulus (definite singular)
stimuli (indefinite plural)
stimuliene (definite plural)


juni

June (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar)


juli

From Latin Julius, named after Julius Caesar.

July (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar)


porto

portoen (definite singular)
portoer (indefinite plural)
portoene (definite plural)

From Italian porto; compare with German Porto.


sum

summen (definite singular)
summer (indefinite plural)
summene (definite plural)

Hva er summen av 2+2?


homo

homoen (definite singular)
homoer (indefinite plural)
homoene (definite plural)

Short for homofil (“homophile”) or homofil person (“homophile person”).

a homosexual or gay (male homosexual person).


hippie

hippien (definite singular)
hippier (indefinite plural)
hippiene (definite plural)


tram

trammen (definite singular)
trammer (indefinite plural)
trammene (definite plural)


veto

vetoet (definite singular)
veto (indefinite plural)
vetoer (indefinite plural)
vetoa (definite plural)
vetoene (definite plural)

From Latin vetō (“I forbid, oppose, veto”), from votō, votāre, from Proto-Italic *wotāō, from Proto-Indo-European *weth₂- (“to say”).


harpe

harpa (definite singular)
harpen (definite singular)
harper (indefinite plural)
harpene (definite plural)

From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare with Danish harpe, Swedish and Icelandic harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.


aber

head

aber n (definite singular aberet, indefinite plural aber or abere, definite plural abera or aberne)

aberet (definite singular)
aber (indefinite plural)
abere (indefinite plural)
abera (definite plural)
aberne (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aber».ogg

From German Aber (“objection”), a substantivization of German aber (“but, however, though”) (as in "no buts and no ifs"), from Middle High German aber, aver, from Old High German aber, abur, aver, avur, afur (“however, but”), either from Proto-Germanic *afar, *abar, *abur (“after, following”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“away, from”), or from Proto-Germanic *aferą (“behind”), from pre-Germanic *h₂ép-erom, accusative/allative to an adjective *h₂ép-eros.

der

Det er et aber med det.

– Nei, virkelig, har De ikke spist. Det var et aber: vi kunde jo ha stukket indom en restaurant

1908, Kristian F. Biller, Lys og Skygge:

- No, really, you have not eaten. It was a difficulty: we could have stopped by a restaurant

det er bare den aber at staten eier den

it is only the catch that the state owns it

[det] kunde være enkelte abere at notere

1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VII, page 87:

[it] could be individual difficulties to note

[hun hadde] været forlovet – riktignok bare ni uger – men det var dog et lidet aber

1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Samlede værker I (Mindeutgave), page 78:

[she had] been engaged - admittedly only nine weeks - but it was still a suffering difficulty

det har vel sine aber det ogsaa

1879-1895, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev I, page 238:

det eneste som måtte være et aber er at når jeg biter kjevene sammen og knusper, kjenner jeg bare de bløte gommene gli mot hverandre

2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:

the only thing that may be a difficulty is that when I bite my jaws together and crush, I only feel the soft palates slide against each other


dress

dressen (definite singular)
dresser (indefinite plural)
dressene (definite plural)

From English dress, from Middle English dressen, from Old French dresser, drescer, drecier (“to erect, set up, arrange, dress”), from either Medieval Latin dīrēctiō (“direction, aiming, correction”) or Vulgar Latin dirēctiāre, from Latin dīrectus (“straight, direct, directed”), from Proto-Italic *dwizrektos, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from Proto-Italic *dwizregō, from both dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”), from Proto-Italic *dwis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly, in two”) + regō (“I make straight, rule”), from Proto-Italic *regō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, to right oneself, just”).

(clothing) a suit (either formal wear, or leisure or sports wear)


berg

berget (definite singular)
berg (indefinite plural)
berga (definite plural)
bergene (definite plural)

From Old Norse berg, bjarg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz. Related to berge (“rescue, bring to shore/land”).


tsarina

tsarinaen (definite singular)
tsarinaer (indefinite plural)
tsarinaene (definite plural)

From German Zarin, a feminine form of Zar (“Tsar”).


neger

negeren (definite singular)
negere (indefinite plural)
negre (indefinite plural)
negrer (indefinite plural)
negerne (definite plural)
negrene (definite plural)

From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).

a Negro (sometimes derogatory and offensive)


nord

From Danish nord, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

det høye nord

indefinite singular of Norden - the Nordic countries

(dialectal, obsolete) upriver (in the mountain valleys of eastern Norway, without considering the actual orientation of the valley)


oase

oasen (definite singular)
oaser (indefinite plural)
oasene (definite plural)

From Demotic wḥj via Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis).


rad

rada (definite singular)
raden (definite singular)
rader (indefinite plural)
radene (definite plural)


rand

randa (definite singular)
randen (definite singular)
render (indefinite plural)
rendene (definite plural)


rand

nb-noun

rand m (definite singular randen, indefinite plural rand, definite plural randene)

randen (definite singular)
rand (indefinite plural)
randene (definite plural)

From Afrikaans rand (named after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a gold mining district).


vane

vanen (definite singular)
vaner (indefinite plural)
vanene (definite plural)


nerd

nerden (definite singular)
nerder (indefinite plural)
nerdene (definite plural)


draft

draftet (definite singular)
draft (indefinite plural)
drafter (indefinite plural)
drafta (definite plural)
draftene (definite plural)


semester

semesteret (definite singular)
semestret (definite singular)
semester (indefinite plural)
semestre (indefinite plural)
semestra (definite plural)
semestrene (definite plural)


idiot

idioten (definite singular)
idioter (indefinite plural)
idiotene (definite plural)


ja

jaet (definite singular)
ja (indefinite plural)
jaer (indefinite plural)
jaa (definite plural)
jaene (definite plural)


vy

vyen (definite singular)
vyer (indefinite plural)
vyene (definite plural)

Han har store vyer om framtida.


same

samen (definite singular)
samer (indefinite plural)
samene (definite plural)


fender

head

fender m (definite singular fenderen, indefinite plural fendere or fendre or fendrer, definite plural fenderne or fendrene)

fenderen (definite singular)
fendere (indefinite plural)
fendre (indefinite plural)
fendrer (indefinite plural)
fenderne (definite plural)
fendrene (definite plural)


arme

armeen (definite singular)
armeer (indefinite plural)
armeene (definite plural)


dragon

dragonen (definite singular)
dragoner (indefinite plural)
dragonene (definite plural)

a dragoon (soldier of the mounted infantry)


speaker

speakeren (definite singular)
speakere (indefinite plural)
speakerne (definite plural)

speaker (in parliament, chiefly concering UK or US)


hop

hopen (definite singular)
hoper (indefinite plural)
hopene (definite plural)


norsk

From Danish norsk, from Old Danish nornst, cf. Middle Norwegian nornskr and Norwegian norsk.


bark

bark (outer layer of trunks and branches of trees and bushes)


bark

barken (definite singular)
barker (indefinite plural)
barkene (definite plural)

From Late Latin barca, via French barque.

(nautical) a barque or bark (type of sailing ship)


marine

marinen (definite singular)
mariner (indefinite plural)
marinene (definite plural)


nos

nosa (definite singular)
nosen (definite singular)
noser (indefinite plural)
nosene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

(dialectal) steep protruding point on a mountain


cup

cupen (definite singular)
cuper (indefinite plural)
cupene (definite plural)

(sports) cup (trophy; the competition culminating in the winning of the trophy)


landsmål

Landsmål (a written standard for Norwegian created by Ivar Aasen in the mid-1800s; predecessor to Nynorsk)

Landsmål (the name given to Nynorsk until 1929)


adresse

adressa (definite singular)
adressen (definite singular)
adresser (indefinite plural)
adressene (definite plural)


trio

trioen (definite singular)
trioer (indefinite plural)
trioene (definite plural)

trio (group of three musicians; piece of music for three instruments; group of three people)


hai

haien (definite singular)
haier (indefinite plural)
haiene (definite plural)


kid

kidet (definite singular)
kid (indefinite plural)
kida (definite plural)
kidene (definite plural)

From Danish kid. Doublet of kje (“goatling”) from Norwegian kje.


largo

largoen (definite singular)
largoer (indefinite plural)
largoene (definite plural)


bom

bommen (definite singular)
bommer (indefinite plural)
bommene (definite plural)

From either Middle Low German bōm, from Old Saxon bōm or from Dutch boom (“tree, beam, mast, boom”), from Middle Dutch bôom (“tree, beam, pole, boom barrier”), from Old Dutch bōm (“tree”), from Proto-West Germanic *baum (“tree, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz (“tree, beam, balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, swell”).

der

a boom (for a sail, crane, microphone etc.)

a derrick (nautical, for loading/unloading cargo)


bok

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

From Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“letter”), either from *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).


bok

boka (definite singular)
boken (definite singular)
boker (indefinite plural)
bokene (definite plural)


tik

tika (definite singular)
tiken (definite singular)
tiker (indefinite plural)
tikene (definite plural)


sik

siken (definite singular)
siker (indefinite plural)
sikene (definite plural)

Coregonus lavaretus
Coregonus lavaretus#Translingual


sik

siket (definite singular)
sik (indefinite plural)
sika (definite plural)
sikene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sík n. Related to the verb sige (“to seep, sink”).


sik

sika (definite singular)
siken (definite singular)
siker (indefinite plural)
sikene (definite plural)


lik

liket (definite singular)
lik (indefinite plural)
lika (definite plural)
likene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”).


dom

dommen (definite singular)
dommer (indefinite plural)
dommene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.


dom

domen (definite singular)
domer (indefinite plural)
domene (definite plural)


interregnum

head

interregnum n (definite singular interregnumet or interregnet, indefinite plural interregna or interregner, definite plural interregnaene or interregna or interregnene)

interregnumet (definite singular)
interregnet (definite singular)
interregna (indefinite plural)
interregner (indefinite plural)
interregnaene (definite plural)
interregna (definite plural)
interregnene (definite plural)


snare

snara (definite singular)
snaren (definite singular)
snarer (indefinite plural)
snarene (definite plural)


tape

tapen (definite singular)
taper (indefinite plural)
tapene (definite plural)


stol

stolen (definite singular)
stoler (indefinite plural)
stolene (definite plural)

From Danish stol, from Old Norse stóll, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāl- (“frame, rack, stand”).


hus

huset (definite singular)
hus (indefinite plural)
husa (definite plural)
husene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hús (“house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewHs-, from *(s)kewH- (“cover, hide”). Doublet of house.


barn

barnet (definite singular)
barn (indefinite plural)
barna (definite plural)
barnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse barn (“child”), from Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).


mongol

mongolen (definite singular)
mongoler (indefinite plural)
mongolene (definite plural)


tale

talen (definite singular)
taler (indefinite plural)
talene (definite plural)


instrument

head

instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument or instrumenter, definite plural instrumenta or instrumentene)

instrumentet (definite singular)
instrument (indefinite plural)
instrumenter (indefinite plural)
instrumenta (definite plural)
instrumentene (definite plural)


gris

grisen (definite singular)
griser (indefinite plural)
grisene (definite plural)


administrator

administratoren (definite singular)
administratorer (indefinite plural)
administratorene (definite plural)


admiral

admiralen (definite singular)
admiraler (indefinite plural)
admiralene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: admirála

From Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).

kommandøren og admiralen

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VI, page 181:

admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen har vært norsk forsvarssjef i noe over ett år

Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen has been Norwegian Chief of Defense for a little over a year

den iranske marinens nestkommanderende, admiral Mahmoud Moussavi

2011 December 30, Dagsavisen^([dagsavisen.no]):

the Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy, Admiral Mahmoud Moussavi

(military, nautical) an admiral (a naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces)

(historical) a commander-in-chief of a collection of ships belonging to an admiralty

her om dagen så jeg en admiral på byen, den hadde forvillet seg inn i en bakgård på Grünerløkka

the other day I saw an admiral in the city, it had strayed into a backyard on Grünerløkka

Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa atalanta#Translingual

(zoology) the red admiral (a bright red and black butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) of the family Nymphalidae)


neve

neven (definite singular)
never (indefinite plural)
nevene (definite plural)


halve

halva (definite singular)
halven (definite singular)
halver (indefinite plural)
halvene (definite plural)


advent

adventen (definite singular)
adventer (indefinite plural)
adventene (definite plural)


omen

omen n (definite singular omenet, indefinite plural omen or omener or omina, definite plural omena or omenene or ominaene)

omenet (definite singular)
omen (indefinite plural)
omener (indefinite plural)
omina (indefinite plural)
omena (definite plural)
omenene (definite plural)
ominaene (definite plural)


hangar

hangaren (definite singular)
hangarer (indefinite plural)
hangarene (definite plural)


vandal

vandalen (definite singular)
vandaler (indefinite plural)
vandalene (definite plural)


agenda

agendaen (definite singular)
agendaer (indefinite plural)
agendaene (definite plural)

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).


agent

agenten (definite singular)
agenter (indefinite plural)
agentene (definite plural)


presto

prestoen (definite singular)
prestoer (indefinite plural)
prestoene (definite plural)


register

register n (definite singular registeret or registret, indefinite plural register or registre, definite plural registra or registrene)

registeret (definite singular)
registret (definite singular)
register (indefinite plural)
registre (indefinite plural)
registra (definite plural)
registrene (definite plural)

(music) a register (voice range in singing; part of an organ)


alarm

alarmen (definite singular)
alarmer (indefinite plural)
alarmene (definite plural)

From Italian all' arme (“to arms”) and allarme, via French alarme.


alkali

alkaliet (definite singular)
alkali (indefinite plural)
alkalier (indefinite plural)
alkalia (definite plural)
alkaliene (definite plural)


alkaloid

alkaloidet (definite singular)
alkaloid (indefinite plural)
alkaloider (indefinite plural)
alkaloida (definite plural)
alkaloidene (definite plural)


kam

kammen (definite singular)
kammer (indefinite plural)
kammene (definite plural)


pedo

pedoen (definite singular)
pedoer (indefinite plural)
pedoene (definite plural)

Din jævla pedo!

Flere fanger ropte gjentatte ganger "Pedo", «Lommemannen», og "Staff er en pedo" ut av vinduene.

2008 January 14, “Lynsjestemning i fengselet - Skjellsord haglet fra cellevinduene”, in Verdens Gang:

Several prisoners repeatedly shouted, "Pedo". "Pocket man", and "Staff is a pedo" out the windows.


amen

amenet (definite singular)
amen (indefinite plural)
amener (indefinite plural)
amena (definite plural)
amenene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אָמֵן (ʾāmēn, “certainly, truly”).


amid

amidet (definite singular)
amid (indefinite plural)
amider (indefinite plural)
amida (definite plural)
amidene (definite plural)


analyse

analysen (definite singular)
analyser (indefinite plural)
analysene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis, “dissolution”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up, throughout”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).

I dag skal vi utføre en analyse av denne prøven.

Today we are going to do an analysis on this sample.

Hun kom med en skarpsindig analyse av situasjonen.

She came up with a shrewd analysis of the situation.

analysis (action of taking something apart to study it)


buffet

buffeten (definite singular)
buffeter (indefinite plural)
buffetene (definite plural)

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

buffet (counter or room where refreshments are sold)

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


rival

rivalen (definite singular)
rivaler (indefinite plural)
rivalene (definite plural)

From French rival (“rival”), from Latin rīvālis (“of or pertaining to a brook; rival”), from rīvus (“brook; channel”), from Proto-Italic *rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riH-wó-s, from *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow”), from *h₃er- (“to move, stir”).


guide

guiden (definite singular)
guider (indefinite plural)
guidene (definite plural)


demon

demonen (definite singular)
demoner (indefinite plural)
demonene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn).


carte

head

carte m (definite singular carten, indefinite plural carter, definite plural cartene)

carten (definite singular)
carter (indefinite plural)
cartene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «carte».ogg

From French carte (“card, chart”), from Latin charta (“paper, poem”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, book”), possibly from either χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, inscribe”) or from Phoenician 𐤇𐤓𐤈𐤉𐤕 (ḥrṭyt, “something written”).

der

carte blanche
carte blanche#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in carte blanche (“carte blanche”)


film

filmen (definite singular)
filmer (indefinite plural)
filmene (definite plural)

a film (for taking photographs in a camera)

a film (thin material, layer or coating)


anger

regret, remorse, contrition, repentance, penitence


bord

bordet (definite singular)
bord (indefinite plural)
border (indefinite plural)
borda (definite plural)
bordene (definite plural)

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.


bord

borden (definite singular)
border (indefinite plural)
bordene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German borde (“border, edge, hem”), possibly from Old Saxon *borda.


tone

tonen (definite singular)
toner (indefinite plural)
tonene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tóni, from Latin tonus (“sound, tone”), from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “strain, tension, pitch”), from τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).


ornament

ornamentet (definite singular)
ornament (indefinite plural)
ornamenter (indefinite plural)
ornamenta (definite plural)
ornamentene (definite plural)


steppe

head

steppe m (definite singular steppen, indefinite plural stepper, definite plural steppene)

steppen (definite singular)
stepper (indefinite plural)
steppene (definite plural)


ski

ski m or f (definite singular skien or skia, indefinite plural ski or skier, definite plural skiene or skia)

skien (definite singular)
skia (definite singular)
ski (indefinite plural)
skier (indefinite plural)
skiene (definite plural)
skia (definite plural)

→ Albanian: ski

→ Bulgarian: ски (ski)

→ Dutch: ski

desctree

→ English: ski
→ Japanese: スキー (sukī)
→ Korean: 스키 (seuki)
→ Okinawan: スキー
→ Thai: สกี (sà-gii)

→ French: ski
→ Asturian: esquí
→ Catalan: esquí
→ Galician: esquí
→ Persian: اسکی (eski)
→ Portuguese: esqui
→ Romanian: schi
→ Spanish: esquí
→ Basque: eski
→ Tagalog: eski

→ German: Ski, Schi (less common)
→ Hungarian: sí

→ Greek: σκι (ski)

→ Hebrew: סקי (ski)

→ Hindi: स्की (skī)

→ Italian: sci

→ Khmer: ស្គី (skii)

→ Ladino: schi

→ Lao: ສະກີ (sa kī)

→ Macedonian: скија (skija)

→ Mòcheno: ski

→ Portuguese: esqui

→ Serbo-Croatian: skija / скија

→ Urdu: سکی (skī)

→ Vietnamese: xki

→ Welsh: sgi

→⇒ Cimbrian: skin

From Danish ski, itself borrowed from Norwegian ski, skid, from Old Norse skíð (“snowshoe, billet”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).

gå på ski (plural)


vene

venen (definite singular)
vener (indefinite plural)
venene (definite plural)

Borrowed ultimately from Latin vēna; compare French veine.


farao

faraoen (definite singular)
faraoer (indefinite plural)
faraoene (definite plural)

a pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


hobbit

hobbiten (definite singular)
hobbiter (indefinite plural)
hobbitene (definite plural)

From English hobbit; coined by J.R.R. Tolkien.

hobbit (a member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet)


gele

geleen (definite singular)
geleer (indefinite plural)
geleene (definite plural)


bantu

bantuen (definite singular)
bantuer (indefinite plural)
bantuene (definite plural)

a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)

a collective term for all Bantu speakers


tee

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


dessert

desserten (definite singular)
desserter (indefinite plural)
dessertene (definite plural)


shilling

nb-noun

shilling m (definite singular shillingen, indefinite plural shilling, definite plural shillingene)

shillingen (definite singular)
shilling (indefinite plural)
shillingene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English shilling, from Middle English shilling, Old English sċilling, and ultimately Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Doublet of schilling and skilling.

(numismatics, also historical) a shilling


under

head

under n (definite singular underet or undret, indefinite plural under or undere or undre, definite plural undera or underne or undra or undrene)

underet (definite singular)
undret (definite singular)
under (indefinite plural)
undere (indefinite plural)
undre (indefinite plural)
undera (definite plural)
underne (definite plural)
undra (definite plural)
undrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).


ane

anen (definite singular)
aner (indefinite plural)
anene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German ane, an, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“male ancestor; forefather”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”).
Cognate with German Ahn, Latin anus, Yiddish אָן (on), Danish ane and possibly Icelandic ái.

Ha fine aner.

den norske tunges odelsbaarne afætlinger af gammelnorske aner

1853, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VII, page 472:

the Norwegian noble ancestral descendants of Old Norse ancestry

anerne stirrer … ned paa en eller anden svakhodet efterkommer i store chateauer

1927, Øvre Richter Frich, Slangeblomsten fra Magdala, page 28:

the ancestors stare… down at some weak-headed offspring in large chateaus

Brenda hadde norske aner

(chiefly plural) an ancestor; ancestry (deceased relative a good distance back in time)

isbjørnen og brunbjørnen har … felles aner

the polar bear and the brown bear have … common ancestry

(biology, chiefly plural) a concestor (the last common ancestor, especially of several different species)

som ane betraktet virker jo Johan Sverdrup betydelig flottere [enn Jaabæk]

1934, Olaf Gjerløw, Norges politiske historie I, page 73:

as a predecessor, Johan Sverdrup seems significantly nicer [than Jaabæk]

a predecessor (person who is the origin of something)

gymnasiesamfunnet på Bergens Katedralskole hadde aner fra før 1860, da den offisielle stiftelsen fant sted

the high school community at Bergen Cathedral School had ancestry from before 1860, when the official foundation took place

(dignified, in the plural) origins, history


ane

Alternative form of ånde (“breath”), from Danish ånde (“breath”), from Old Danish andæ, from Old Norse andi (“breath; spirit, soul”), from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath; spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-dʰō, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”), likely of onomatopoeic origin.


grime

grima (definite singular)
grimen (definite singular)
grimer (indefinite plural)
grimene (definite plural)


eggen

definite masculine singular of egg (Etymology 2)


egga

definite feminine singular of egg (Etymology 2)


lok

loket (definite singular)
lok (indefinite plural)
loka (definite plural)
lokene (definite plural)


hat

hatet (definite singular)
hat (indefinite plural)
hata (definite plural)
hatene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hatr, from Proto-Germanic *hataz.


pest

pesta (definite singular)
pesten (definite singular)
pester (indefinite plural)
pestene (definite plural)

sky (noe/noen) som pesten

avoid (something/someone) like the plague

velge mellom pest og kolera


sperm

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma) (sense 1).

short for spermasett (spermaceti); see spermhval.


essay

essayet (definite singular)
essay (indefinite plural)
essayer (indefinite plural)
essaya (definite plural)
essayene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English essay, from Middle French essai.

an essay, a written composition of moderate length exploring a particular subject


single

singlen (definite singular)
singler (indefinite plural)
singlene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English single and singles.


tema

head

tema n (definite singular temaet, indefinite plural tema or temaer, definite plural temaene)

temaet (definite singular)
tema (indefinite plural)
temaer (indefinite plural)
temaene (definite plural)


dass

dassen (definite singular)
dasser (indefinite plural)
dassene (definite plural)
dasset (definite singular)
dass (indefinite plural)
dasser (indefinite plural)
dassa (definite plural)
dassene (definite plural)

From German das Haus or Häuschen ("The (little) house", euphemistically omitting the main word (out)house).

Husk å vaske dassen!

Din dass!


parameter

parameter m (definite singular parameteren, indefinite plural parametere or parametre or parametrer, definite plural parameterne or parametrene)

parameteren (definite singular)
parametere (indefinite plural)
parametre (indefinite plural)
parametrer (indefinite plural)
parameterne (definite plural)
parametrene (definite plural)


tier

tieren (definite singular)
tiere (indefinite plural)
tierne (definite plural)

something or someone that has the number ten (ti)


toast

toasten (definite singular)
toaster (indefinite plural)
toastene (definite plural)


liter

liter m (definite singular literen, indefinite plural liter, definite plural literne)

literen (definite singular)
liter (indefinite plural)
literne (definite plural)

From French litre, Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”).


millibar

millibaren (definite singular)
millibar (indefinite plural)
millibarene (definite plural)


cowboy

cowboyen (definite singular)
cowboyer (indefinite plural)
cowboyene (definite plural)

cowboyer og indianere


kebab

kebaben (definite singular)
kebaber (indefinite plural)
kebabene (definite plural)

From Turkish kebap, from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb).

kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)


whisky

whiskyen (definite singular)
whiskyer (indefinite plural)
whiskyene (definite plural)

From English whisky, originally from Gaelic.


bue

buen (definite singular)
buer (indefinite plural)
buene (definite plural)

From Danish bue, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

no:bue (arkitektur)
no:bue (geometri)
no:bue (våpen)


natur

naturen (definite singular)
naturer (indefinite plural)
naturene (definite plural)

(uncountable) nature (natural landscape, animal and plant life)


malt

malt (grain prepared for brewing and distilling)


program

programmet (definite singular)
program (indefinite plural)
programmer (indefinite plural)
programma (definite plural)
programmene (definite plural)


toga

togaen (definite singular)
togaer (indefinite plural)
togaene (definite plural)


tornado

tornadoen (definite singular)
tornadoer (indefinite plural)
tornadoene (definite plural)

From Spanish tronada, via English tornado.


kenguru

kenguruen (definite singular)
kenguruer (indefinite plural)
kenguruene (definite plural)

From an Australian Aboriginal language, via English kangaroo.


pasta

pastaen (definite singular)
pastaer (indefinite plural)
pastaene (definite plural)


starter

starteren (definite singular)
startere (indefinite plural)
starterne (definite plural)

a starter (person who gives a starting signal)


tsunami

tsunamien (definite singular)
tsunamier (indefinite plural)
tsunamiene (definite plural)

From Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.


term

termen (definite singular)
termer (indefinite plural)
termene (definite plural)

From Latin terminus, via French terme and English term.


protein

proteinet (definite singular)
protein (indefinite plural)
proteiner (indefinite plural)
proteina (definite plural)
proteinene (definite plural)


rok

roket (definite singular)
rok (indefinite plural)
roka (definite plural)
rokene (definite plural)

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


a la carte

a la carten (definite singular)
a la carter (indefinite plural)
a la cartene (definite plural)


wienerbrød

head

wienerbrød n (definite singular wienerbrødet, indefinite plural wienerbrød, definite plural wienerbrøda or wienerbrødene)

wienerbrødet (definite singular)
wienerbrød (indefinite plural)
wienerbrøda (definite plural)
wienerbrødene (definite plural)


brød

brødet (definite singular)
brød (indefinite plural)
brøda (definite plural)
brødene (definite plural)

From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

ristet brød - toast (see also toast (Bokmål))


prestissimo

prestissimoet (definite singular)
prestissimo (indefinite plural)
prestissimoer (indefinite plural)
prestissimoa (definite plural)
prestissimoene (definite plural)

From Italian prestissimo, superlative of presto.


ek

eken (definite singular)
eker (indefinite plural)
ekene (definite plural)

From Danish eg, from Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognate with Swedish ek, Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic eik, German Eiche, and English oak.


ufo

ufoen (definite singular)
ufoer (indefinite plural)
ufoene (definite plural)


fortissimo

fortissimoen (definite singular)
fortissimoer (indefinite plural)
fortissimoene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Italian fortissimo (“strongest, very strong”).


fred

From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.


bonus

bonusen (definite singular)
bonuser (indefinite plural)
bonusene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English bonus or Latin bonus.


filter

filteret (definite singular)
filtret (definite singular)
filter (indefinite plural)
filtre (indefinite plural)
filtra (definite plural)
filtrene (definite plural)


adagio

adagioen (definite singular)
adagioer (indefinite plural)
adagioene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Italian adagio (“slowly”).


patron

patronen (definite singular)
patroner (indefinite plural)
patronene (definite plural)

From Latin patronus (sense 1), and French patron (senses 2 & 3).

a patron (person who gives financial or other support)


vase

vasen (definite singular)
vaser (indefinite plural)
vasene (definite plural)

From Latin vas, via French vase and German Vase.


adverbial

adverbialet (definite singular)
or adverbialer (adverbial indefinite plural)
adverbiala (definite plural)
adverbialene (definite plural)


tenor

tenoren (definite singular)
tenorer (indefinite plural)
tenorene (definite plural)

From Italian tenore, via French ténor and German Tenor.

tenor (singing voice or singer; pitch of a musical instrument)


genitalia

head

genitalia m pl (definite plural genitaliene)

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


eufemisme

eufemismen (definite singular)
eufemismer (indefinite plural)
eufemismene (definite plural)


hol

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

a low hillock, a mound in a bog or on a flat


hol

holet (definite singular)
hol (indefinite plural)
hola (definite plural)
holene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by høl


gong

gongen (definite singular)
gonger (indefinite plural)
gongene (definite plural)


data

data m or n (definite singular dataen or dataet, indefinite plural data, definite plural dataene)

dataen (definite singular)
dataet (definite singular)
data (indefinite plural)
dataene (definite plural)

From Latin data, plural of datum (“gift, present”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give, offer”), from Proto-Italic *didō (“give”), from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to be giving”), from *deh₃- (“give”).


madam

madammen (definite singular)
madammer (indefinite plural)
madammene (definite plural)


alba

albaen (definite singular)
albaer (indefinite plural)
albaene (definite plural)


albino

albinoen (definite singular)
albinoer (indefinite plural)
albinoene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

an albino (person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism)

(as a noun modifier) albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism


album

albumet (definite singular)
album (indefinite plural)
albumer (indefinite plural)
albuma (definite plural)
albumene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin album, from albus (“white”); or English album (in the music sense).

an album (book for a collection of photographs, stamps etc; a collection of recordings on a CD, LP record etc.)


student

studenten (definite singular)
studenter (indefinite plural)
studentene (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Student, from Latin studēns.


narkoman

narkomanen (definite singular)
narkomaner (indefinite plural)
narkomanene (definite plural)


lederskap

head

lederskap n (definite singular lederskapet)


sabel

sabelen (definite singular)
sabler (indefinite plural)
sablene (definite plural)

From Hungarian szablya, via German Säbel.


bane

banen (definite singular)
baner (indefinite plural)
banene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German bane, compare with German Bahn.

orbit (of a satellite, including the moon)


sorg

sorga (definite singular)
sorgen (definite singular)
sorger (indefinite plural)
sorgene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”).


tunge

tunga (definite singular)
tungen (definite singular)
tunger (indefinite plural)
tungene (definite plural)


engel

engelen (definite singular)
engler (indefinite plural)
englene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), via Old Norse engill.


dime

dimen (definite singular)
dimes (indefinite plural)
dimene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English. Ultimately from Latin decimus (“tenth”).


format

formatet (definite singular)
format (indefinite plural)
formater (indefinite plural)
formata (definite plural)
formatene (definite plural)

Most likely from Italian formato (“size, dimension (on paper)”), of formare (“to form, create”), from Latin formāre (“to shape, form”), from fōrma (“form, figure, shape, appearance”) with an unknown descent, perhaps from some Etruscan *morma, connected by some with Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form, appearance”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.


protest

protesten (definite singular)
protester (indefinite plural)
protestene (definite plural)

From Latin protestari, as for protestere.


veg

vegen (definite singular)
veger (indefinite plural)
vegene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.


ord

ordet (definite singular)
ord (indefinite plural)
orda (definite plural)
ordene (definite plural)

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”). Cognates include Danish ord, Swedish ord, German Wort, and English word.

Jeg forstår ikke dette ordet.

a word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)

Jeg gir deg mitt ord på at jeg skal være der i tide.

I give you my word that I will be there on time.

Kunne vi få et ord med deg?

Han har godt ord på seg.

Jeg overlater ordet til min kollega.

(definite singular only) permission to speak


ire

iren (definite singular)
irer (indefinite plural)
irene (definite plural)


virus

viruset (definite singular)
virus (indefinite plural)
virusa (definite plural)
virusene (definite plural)

(computing) virus (computer virus) (see datavirus)


absurdist

absurdisten (definite singular)
absurdister (indefinite plural)
absurdistene (definite plural)

From absurdisme or absurd + -ist, first parts both stem from the word absurd (“absurd”), from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), 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 surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound; ringing, whistling”). Last part from French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

«Mens vi venter på Godot» [av Samuel Beckett] sto lenge som absurdistenes bibel

1971, Anton Rønneberg, Ti års fjernsynsteater, page 212:

"While We Wait for Godot" [by Samuel Beckett] stood for a long time as the Bible of the absurdists

de virkelige absurdister hevder … at sproget hverken har sammenheng eller mening

the real absurdists claim… that language has neither context nor meaning

han overveide å ta toakteren tilbake, men den gang trengte absurdistene all den støtte de kunne få

1992, Finn Alnæs, Restdjevelens karneval, page 462:

he considered taking the two act play back, but at that time the absurdists needed all the support they could get

den franske absurdisten og filosofen Albert Camus

the French absurdist and philosopher Albert Camus

an absurdist (an advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics)


gruppe

gruppa (definite singular)
gruppen (definite singular)
grupper (indefinite plural)
gruppene (definite plural)

From German Gruppe (“group”), from French groupe (“group”), from Italian gruppo (“group, cluster, party”), from Vulgar Latin *cruppo, Renaissance Latin grupus (“group”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“lump, round mass, body, crop”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to crumple, bend, crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”).


ess

esset (definite singular)
ess (indefinite plural)
essa (definite plural)
essene (definite plural)

From Latin as, via Middle Low German es.

an ace (playing card; or someone very proficient)


menneske

mennesket (definite singular)
mennesker (indefinite plural)
menneska (definite plural)
menneskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse manneskja (“human being”).

mennesker og dyr og træer og urter skabte sine lige efter evige love

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 421:

humans and animals and trees and herbs created its just according to eternal laws

gøre menneske til dyr!

[jeg] beundrer hvad menneskene kan utrette

1929, Ronald Fangen, Nogen unge mennesker, page 88:

[de bygde] enkle hus til periodevis opphold for mennesker og dyr

[they built] simple houses for periodic stays for humans and animals

i forhold til et voksent menneske er cellen ikke større enn et sesamfrø ved foten av Eiffeltårnet – men … minst like komplisert som hele mennesket

in relation to an adult human, the cell is no larger than a sesame seed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower - but… at least as complicated as the whole human

(zoology) a human or human being; man (the tallest, most abundant, and most intelligent of primates; Homo sapiens.)

min færd kan jeg forsvare for Gud og mennesker

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 119:

my conduct I can defend before God and men

det er jo ikke så godt for et ensligt fruentimmer at stå imod, kan jeg tro. – Vi er jo alle sammen mennesker

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 167:

it is not so good for a single lady to resist, I can believe. - We are all human

han havde tigget Gud om kraft og naade til at bli et nyt menneske

1905, Amalie Skram, Samlede Værker II, page 490:

he had begged God for power and grace to become a new man

det gamle menneske

the fallen man (who has not accepted Jesus Christ)

det nye mennesket

(biblical) man (humans created in the image of God)

(biblical) man (the opposite of God, the fallen, as opposed to the heavenly and sacred)

man (humans created in the image of God)

syvti til otteti favne er menneskens alder

seventy to eighty fathoms is the age of man

menneskens sind

1906, Hans E. Kinck, Livsaanderne, page 61:

ligedan er det i menneskens ark

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

menneskens sønn

(biblical, obsolete, singular definite with genitive) mankind's

mennesket i ham var blit saa lidet

[jeg] tyggede hver dag paa den bitre moral for at styrke mit indre menneske mod anfægtelser

1898, Kristian Elster, Samlede Skrifter II, page 242:

[I] chewed every day on the bitter morality to strengthen my inner man against challenges

han har gjort et slags virkeligt menneske ud af mig

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 57:

he has made a kind of real human being out of me

hun var for optat til at tænke videre paa sit ytre menneske nu

1913, Knut Hamsun, Børn av Tiden, page 33:

she was too busy to think further about her outer human now

hva er du egentlig for et menneske, Paul?

1952, Jens Bjørneboe, Før hanen galer, page 145:

what kind of human being are you really, Paul?

jeg kjente Sven, mennesket Sven bak all glansen av rik skipsreder

1960, Gerd Nyquist, Avdøde ønsket ikke blomster, page 28:

I knew Sven, the human Sven behind all the splendor of a rich shipowner

en minister er bare et menneske, det forstår jeg jo flere saker jeg gjør på politikere

2012, Mette Anthun, Kari Birkeland, Emmas avec:

a minister is just a human being, I understand that the more things I do to politicians

bare et menneske

an individual, person; human being (especially a sensible, civilised and moral person)

jeg [syntes] synd i det lærde menneske

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 97:

stakkers menneske

1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet, page 60:

har De hørt sligt menneske til at snakke?

1874, H. Meltzer, Politinotitser, page 54:

å nej, for en mund der sidder på det menneske

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 29:

hvad sier mennesket? Er han gal?

1918, Gunnar Heiberg, Samlede dramatiske verker II, page 212:

å, men jeg tankeløse menneske, som sidder her og snakker!

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 20:

oh, but I am a thoughtless man, sitting here talking!

tal da ikke så højt, menneske!

1874, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, En fallit, page 63:

nu har han lagt paa sig adskillige pund menneske

1994, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev I, page 479:

a particular or specific person (usually with a clear emotional emphasis, such as a condescending, compassionate or sympathetic intent)

det kan være godt at have, naar der engang kommer et menneske

1871, P.Chr. Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-Eventyr, page 26:

it can be good to have, when a human once arrives

hvorledes kan noget levende menneske falde paa at indbilde sig, ja at drømme om, at alt dette nogensinde skulde kunne forandres?

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 150:

how can any living person imagine imagining, even dreaming, that all this could ever be changed?

kan noe levende menneske i vårt fedreland egentlig gi oss en klar og utvetydig innføring i det fjerne obscur hvor vår tankeverden idag befinner seg[?]

can any living human being in our fatherland really give us a clear and unambiguous introduction to the distant obscur where our world of thought is today[?]

alt det her kunne ikke noe levende menneske klare å holde rede på

1995, Mari Osmundsen, Sju sannferdige fortellinger, page 108:

all this no living man could keep track of

han hadde ikke fått et levende menneske i tale der heller

2005, Elisabeth Botterli et al., Madonna-gåten:

he had not got a living person to speak there either

noe levende menneske

[han] bluedes ved at blotte sit indre menneske

1877, Jørgen Moe, Samlede Skrifter II, page 294:

vi to gamle mennesker

1881, Henrik Ibsen, Gengangere, page 27:

unge, kække, frejdige mennesker

1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 15:

da får min mand rigtig se, hvilket slet menneske De er

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 58:

then my husband will really see what a person you are

jeg har levet her som et fattigt menneske

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 167:

[jeg er ikke bare hustru og mor, men] først og fremst menneske

1879, Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem, page 171:

[I am not just a wife and mother, but] first and foremost an individual

en pestagtig syge myrded mennesker for fode

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 31:

a plague-sickly murdered people for fodder

jeg er da ikke mere end et menneske

1918, Gunnar Heiberg, Samlede dramatiske verker II, page 33:

[hunden] undersøger hans knær og hele lavere menneske

1904, Jacob B. Bull, Folkelivsbilleder II, page 3:

[the dog] examines his knees and the whole lower man

jeg må gi dig den store kompliment at jeg synes du er et menneske

1929, Ronald Fangen, Nogen unge mennesker, page 92:

I have to give you the big compliment that I think you are a person

kystboerne kunne i de små samfunnene sine være ordentlige nok mot hverandre, men den fremmede angikk dem ikke som menneske

1950, Aksel Sandemose, Eventyret fra kong Rhascall den syttendes tid om en palmegrønn øy, pages 5–6:

the coastal inhabitants could in their small communities be proper enough towards each other, but the stranger did not concern them as human beings

her var alt et menneske kunne ønske seg

here was everything a person could wish for

dette var mennesker som følte ansvar for sin neste på alle måter, som respekterte nudel-selgeren like mye som sine lærerkolleger

these were people who felt responsible for their neighbor in every way, who respected the noodle salesman as much as their teacher colleagues

Susanne brydde seg om mennesker, og passet på å følge opp folk hun intervjuet

2012, Mette Anthun, Kari Birkeland, Emmas avec:

Susanne cared about people, and made sure to follow up on people she interviewed

selv om det var ulv, fik en være menneske og vise barmhjerlighed

1903, Otto Sverdrup, Nyt Land II, page 285:

even though it was a wolf, one got to be human and show mercy

han ber om nåde. – La oss være mennesker! formaner han

1973, Odd Solumsmoen, Nærme seg livet, page 105:

he asks for mercy. - Let's be human! he exhorts

Føle seg som et nytt og bedre menneske

la oss være mennesker


fot

foten (definite singular)
føtter (indefinite plural)
føttene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

a foot (unit of measurement = 12 inches)


gate

gata (definite singular)
gaten (definite singular)
gater (indefinite plural)
gatene (definite plural)


kai

head

kai m or f (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier, definite plural kaiene)

kaia (definite singular)
kaien (definite singular)
kaier (indefinite plural)
kaiene (definite plural)

From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).


spiral

spiralen (definite singular)
spiraler (indefinite plural)
spiralene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira.


fragment

fragmentet (definite singular)
fragment (indefinite plural)
fragmenter (indefinite plural)
fragmenta (definite plural)
fragmentene (definite plural)


premiere

premieren (definite singular)
premierer (indefinite plural)
premierene (definite plural)


spørsmål

spørsmålet (definite singular)
spørsmål (indefinite plural)
spørsmåla (definite plural)
spørsmålene (definite plural)

From Old Danish spørsmaal. Compare to modern Danish spørgsmål.


il

ila (definite singular)
ilen (definite singular)
iler (indefinite plural)
ilene (definite plural)


press

presset (definite singular)
press (indefinite plural)
pressa (definite plural)
pressene (definite plural)


jus

jusen (definite singular)
juser (indefinite plural)
jusene (definite plural)

From Latin jus, ius (broth), via English juice.


bachelor

bacheloren (definite singular)
bachelorer (indefinite plural)
bachelorene (definite plural)

From English bachelor, from Old French bacheler.

a bachelor (person holding a bachelor's degree)


regn

Inherited from Old Norse regn n; common pronunciation is from Danish regn c

influenced by Norwegian dialects, sometimes considered as colloquial


baking

baking m or f (definite singular bakinga or bakingen)

bakinga (definite singular)
bakingen (definite singular)


kondom

kondomet (definite singular)
kondom (indefinite plural)
kondomer (indefinite plural)
kondoma (definite plural)
kondomene (definite plural)


telefon

telefonen (definite singular)
telefoner (indefinite plural)
telefonene (definite plural)


nerve

nerven (definite singular)
nerver (indefinite plural)
nervene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron), and Latin nervus.


brett

brettet (definite singular)
brett (indefinite plural)
bretter (indefinite plural)
bretta (definite plural)
brettene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German bret; compare with German Brett and Danish bræt.


vagina

vaginaen (definite singular)
vaginaer (indefinite plural)
vaginaene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna. Doublet of vanilje.


pant

pantet (definite singular)
pant (indefinite plural)
panta (definite plural)
pantene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German pant and Old Norse pantr.


pant

panten (definite singular)
panter (indefinite plural)
pantene (definite plural)

a (refundable) deposit (e.g. on bottles)


par

par n (definite singular paret, indefinite plural par, definite plural para or parene)

paret (definite singular)
par (indefinite plural)
para (definite plural)
parene (definite plural)

et par sko

for et par dager siden


par

ett slag under par


park

parken (definite singular)
parker (indefinite plural)
parkene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin parricus, via French parc.

a park (preserved green open space, usually open to the public)


professor

professoren (definite singular)
professorer (indefinite plural)
professorene (definite plural)

professor (the highest academic rank at a university)


taxi

taxien (definite singular)
taxier (indefinite plural)
taxiene (definite plural)


jarl

jarlen (definite singular)
jarler (indefinite plural)
jarlene (definite plural)

(historical) jarl (a title given to the highest noblemen in Norse times. Went out of use in the 14th century.)


ayatollah

form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by ayatolla


ave

avet (definite singular)
aver (indefinite plural)
ava (definite plural)
avene (definite plural)


meny

menyen (definite singular)
menyer (indefinite plural)
menyene (definite plural)

From French menu (“menu; detailed list”), from Middle French menu (“small”), from Old French menu (“small”), from Latin minūtus (“minute, tiny”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“I make smaller, diminish”), from Proto-Italic *minwō, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”), either *mi-néw-ti or *mi-néh₁-ti.


glace

glaceen (definite singular)
glaceer (indefinite plural)
glaceene (definite plural)


golf

head

golf m (definite singular golfen, uncountable)

golf (a game played with a golf club and golf ball)


golf

golfen (definite singular)
golfer (indefinite plural)
golfene (definite plural)


val

valen (definite singular)
valer (indefinite plural)
valene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vaðill (“ford, shallow water”).


val

form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by valg


sebra

sebraen (definite singular)
sebraer (indefinite plural)
sebraene (definite plural)


insekt

insektet (definite singular)
insekt (indefinite plural)
insekter (indefinite plural)
insekta (definite plural)
insektene (definite plural)


kamera

kameraet (definite singular)
kamera (indefinite plural)
kameraer (indefinite plural)
kameraene (definite plural)

a camera (device for recording visual images, either on film or digitally)


skala

skalaen (definite singular)
skalaer (indefinite plural)
skalaene (definite plural)

a scale (of measurement, including magnitude; on a map; in music)


kobra

kobraen (definite singular)
kobraer (indefinite plural)
kobraene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, cobra de capelo (“snake with hood”), based on Latin colubra.


fotografia

definite plural of fotografi (Etymology 2)


fotograf

fotografen (definite singular)
fotografer (indefinite plural)
fotografene (definite plural)


mat

From Old Norse matr. Cognates include: Danish mad, Swedish mat, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats), Old English mete (English meat).


joystick

joysticken (definite singular)
joysticker (indefinite plural)
joystickene (definite plural)


silo

siloen (definite singular)
siloer (indefinite plural)
siloene (definite plural)


determinant

determinanten (definite singular)
determinanter (indefinite plural)
determinantene (definite plural)

From Latin determinant, from determinare.

Determinanten til identitetsmatrisa er 1.

The determinant of the identity matrix equals 1.

(linear algebra) determinant (mathematical term)


rest

resten (definite singular)
rester (indefinite plural)
restene (definite plural)

resten av

rester


baker

bakeren (definite singular)
bakere (indefinite plural)
bakerne (definite plural)

From Danish bager, from Old Norse bakari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz.

a baker (person who bakes professionally)


visum

head

visum n (definite singular visumet, indefinite plural visa or visumer, definite plural visaene or visuma or visumene)

visumet (definite singular)
visa (indefinite plural)
visumer (indefinite plural)
visaene (definite plural)
visuma (definite plural)
visumene (definite plural)

a visa (permit to visit a certain country)


pate

pateen (definite singular)
pateer (indefinite plural)
pateene (definite plural)


bro

broa (definite singular)
broen (definite singular)
broer (indefinite plural)
broene (definite plural)

From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence brun. Close cognate with Swedish bro. Compare also Norwegian bru (“bridge”) and Icelandic brú (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brū-.


dinosaur

dinosauren (definite singular)
dinosaurer (indefinite plural)
dinosaurene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + σαῦρος (saûros).


diameter

diameteren (definite singular)
diametere (indefinite plural)
diametre (indefinite plural)
diametrer (indefinite plural)
diameterne (definite plural)
diametrene (definite plural)


database

databasen (definite singular)
databaser (indefinite plural)
databasene (definite plural)


fang

fanget (definite singular)
fang (indefinite plural)
fanga (definite plural)
fangene (definite plural)


elev

eleven (definite singular)
elever (indefinite plural)
elevene (definite plural)

From French élève, from élever (“bring up”).


slut

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


senator

senatoren (definite singular)
senatorer (indefinite plural)
senatorene (definite plural)


artist

artisten (definite singular)
artister (indefinite plural)
artistene (definite plural)


testament

testamentet (definite singular)
testament (indefinite plural)
testamenter (indefinite plural)
testamenta (definite plural)
testamentene (definite plural)

From Latin testāmentum, via Old Norse testament.


chinchilla

chinchillaen (definite singular)
chinchillaer (indefinite plural)
chinchillaene (definite plural)

From Spanish chinchilla, from either Aymara or Quechua.


sirup

sirupen (definite singular)
siruper (indefinite plural)
sirupene (definite plural)


grave

graven (definite singular)
graver (indefinite plural)
gravene (definite plural)

From French grave (“serious, low-pitched; back”), from Middle French grave, from Old French grave, from Latin gravis (“heavy, grave, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (forms adjectives).

bor

accent grave
accent grave#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent grave (“grave accent”)


seder

sederen (definite singular)
sedere (indefinite plural)
sedre (indefinite plural)
sedrer (indefinite plural)
sederne (definite plural)
sedrene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros), via Latin cedrus.


faster

nb-noun

faster f or m (definite singular fasteren or fastra, indefinite plural fastrer or fastre, definite plural fastrene)

fasteren (definite singular)
fastra (definite singular)
fastrer (indefinite plural)
fastre (indefinite plural)
fastrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fǫðursystir f (“father's sister”).


moster

head

moster m or f (definite singular mosteren or mostra, indefinite plural mostrer or mostre, definite plural mostrene)

mosteren (definite singular)
mostra (definite singular)
mostrer (indefinite plural)
mostre (indefinite plural)
mostrene (definite plural)


morbror

morbroren (definite singular)
morbrødre (indefinite plural)
morbrødrene (definite plural)


opium

From Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).


grus

grus m or n (definite singular grusen or gruset)

grusen (definite singular)
gruset (definite singular)


zombie

zombien (definite singular)
zombier (indefinite plural)
zombiene (definite plural)

From a Bantu language, via English zombie.


ritual

ritualet (definite singular)
ritual (indefinite plural)
ritualer (indefinite plural)
rituala (definite plural)
ritualene (definite plural)


pine

pina (definite singular)
pinen (definite singular)
piner (indefinite plural)
pinene (definite plural)


jak

jaken (definite singular)
jaker (indefinite plural)
jakene (definite plural)

From languages such as English yak, German Jak or French yak, all from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag, “yak”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ (“sheep, yak”).

der

a yak (an ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane; scientific name Bos grunniens)


oktober

From Latin Octōber, from octō (“eight”).

October (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar)


dose

dosen (definite singular)
doser (indefinite plural)
dosene (definite plural)


prost

prosten (definite singular)
proster (indefinite plural)
prostene (definite plural)

From Old Norse prófasti, prófastr, from Low German [Term?], from Latin propositus, from praepositus.


tater

tateren (definite singular)
tatere (indefinite plural)
taterne (definite plural)

(sometimes offensive) a Scandoromani person, a Traveller Norwegian (a kind of Norwegian Gypsies)


blogger

bloggeren (definite singular)
bloggere (indefinite plural)
bloggerne (definite plural)

blogg + -er, possibly from English blogger

(Internet) a blogger (person who writes a blog)


jar

jaren (definite singular)
jarer (indefinite plural)
jarene (definite plural)

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


abstrakt

abstraktet (definite singular)
abstrakt (indefinite plural)
abstrakter (indefinite plural)
abstrakta (definite plural)
abstraktene (definite plural)

From English abstract, from Middle English abstract (“abstract”), from Latin abstractus (“drawn away from, abstract”).

Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høyt?

Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?

abstrakter fra tekniske tidsskrifter

han er en av mange norske leger og forskere som i år presenterte funn i form av abstrakter på kreftkongressen ASCO i Chicago

he is one of many Norwegian doctors and researchers who this year presented findings in the form of abstracts at the ASCO Cancer Congress in Chicago

an abstract (an abridgement or summary of a longer publication)


abstrakt

Northern Sami: abstrákta

Kjærlighet er et abstrakt.

Å tenke i abstrakter.

snakke seg bort fra det nære, konkrete og stige til værs i abstraktenes tynne luft

1976, Ebba Haslund, Hver i sin verden, page 85:

talk away from the near, concrete and ascend into the thin air of the abstracts

abstraktene … tildeles roller på Historiens scene

1989, Karin Gundersen, Roland Barthes, page 15:

the abstracts… are assigned roles on the Stage of History

et slikt abstrakt [«det moderne jeg»] kan neppe forventes å forholde seg til noe som helst, og i særdeleshet ikke til dette konkrete

2000, Karin Sveen, Klassereise, page 16:

such an abstract ["the modern self"] can hardly be expected to relate to anything, and in particular not to this particular

som essayist gransker [Ole Robert] Sunde detaljene i tilværelsen, enten det dreier seg om konkrete gjenstander eller abstrakter som for eksempel musikk

as essayist examines [Ole Robert] Healthy details of life, whether they are concrete objects or abstracts such as music

abstract (phenomenon or concept that is thought or intangible)

Konkreter og abstrakter.

Skjønnhet, storhet, fred og løping er abstrakter.

Beauty, greatness, peace and running are abstract nouns.

forbindelsen mellom tast og pipe … består [blant annet av] abstrakter [som er] trelister som overfører bevegelse i lengderetningen

the connection between key and pipe… consists [among other things of] abstracts [which are] wooden strips that transmit movement in the longitudinal direction


absurditet

absurditeten (definite singular)
absurditeter (indefinite plural)
absurditetene (definite plural)

From French absurdité (“absurdity”), from Middle French absurdité, from Latin absurditās (“dissonance, absurdity”), from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”) (with the suffix -tās, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts, from *-teh₂ + *-ts), 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 surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound; ringing, whistling”).
Equivalent to absurd + -itet, with the suffix from German -ität, from French -ité, from the suffix -itātem, accusative of -itās, from Proto-Italic *-itāts and *-otāts, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts, from *-teh₂ + *-ts.

dette kvindelige herskervæsen, der sammen med al unatur forøvrigt gør livet til en absurditet

this female ruler who, together with all the unnatural, makes life an absurdity

absurditeten af de forklaringer, [dikteren] underskyter sine oplevelser

1892, Nils Kjær, Samlede Skrifter III, page 211:

the absurdity of the explanations [the poet] underlies his experiences

avhandling om livets absurditet

1974, Dag Coucheron, Nattsider, page 30:

begge verk har en fortellende struktur og en leken absurditet

both works have a narrative structure and a playful absurdity

absurdity (the quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth)

å komme med absurditeter

de får utgyte sine absurditeter uten motvekt fra den andre siden

they are allowed to shed their absurdities without counterweight from the other side

an absurdity or absurdism (that which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction)

Ionescos absurditeter er kommet til veis ende

Ionesco's absurdities have come to an end

[Gunvor] Hofmos tankespinn leder til absurditeter og groteskerier hinsides det rimelige

2000, Jan Erik Vold, Mørkets sangerske, page 525:

[Gunvor] Hofmo's thoughts lead to absurdities and grotesques beyond the reasonable

words, expressions, actions, etc. which show that life is absurd


terrorist

terroristen (definite singular)
terrorister (indefinite plural)
terroristene (definite plural)

terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)


bud

budet (definite singular)
bud (indefinite plural)
buda (definite plural)
budene (definite plural)

From Danish boð, from Old Danish buth, from Old East Norse buð, from Proto-Germanic *budą.


terror

Borrowed from English terror, borrowed from Latin terror m.


pote

poten (definite singular)
poter (indefinite plural)
potene (definite plural)


ull

ulla (definite singular)
ullen (definite singular)

From Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.


pus

pusen (definite singular)
puser (indefinite plural)
pusene (definite plural)

Anne har en kjempesøt pus.


fitte

fitta (definite singular)
fitten (definite singular)
fitter (indefinite plural)
fittene (definite plural)

Uncertain, possibly related to Old Norse fita (“greasy fluid, fat”) or Old Norse fit (“meadowy plain adjacent to lake”) or more possible to Old Norse fitje (“rift in rock, cliff”) according to Wikipedia.no. Cognate with Swedish fitta, probably also with Danish fisse, German Fotze.

Ikke slipp noen inn i fitta di som du ikke vil ha der.

Don't let anyone inside your cunt who you don't want (to be) there.

Fikk du deg noe fitte på byen i går?

Did you get some pussy in town yesterday?

Kjæresten hans er ei jævla fitte.


meteor

meteoren (definite singular)
meteorer (indefinite plural)
meteorene (definite plural)


bushel

nb-noun

bushel m (definite singular bushelen, indefinite plural bushel or bushels, definite plural bushelene)

bushelen (definite singular)
bushel (indefinite plural)
bushels (indefinite plural)
bushelene (definite plural)


moa

moaen (definite singular)
moaer (indefinite plural)
moaene (definite plural)

moa (large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)


busk

busken (definite singular)
busker (indefinite plural)
buskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Compare with Danish busk, Swedish buske, Icelandic búskur, English bush, Dutch bos, German Busch.


material

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


strand

stranda (definite singular)
stranden (definite singular)
strender (indefinite plural)
strendene (definite plural)


diktator

diktatoren (definite singular)
diktatorer (indefinite plural)
diktatorene (definite plural)

a dictator (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship)


stripe

stripa (definite singular)
stripen (definite singular)
striper (indefinite plural)
stripene (definite plural)

Related to Old Norse strípaðr, stripóttr, stríprendr and strip n.


toll

tollen (definite singular)
toller (indefinite plural)
tollene (definite plural)

From Late Latin teloneum and Old Norse tollr.

gå gjennom tollen


vest

From Danish vest, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.


vest

head

vest m (definite singular vesten, indefinite plural vester, definite plural vestene)

vesten (definite singular)
vester (indefinite plural)
vestene (definite plural)

From Latin vestis, via French [Term?] and Italian [Term?].


rap

rapet (definite singular)
rap (indefinite plural)
rapa (definite plural)
rapene (definite plural)


bever

bever m (definite singular beveren, indefinite plural bevere or bevre or bevrer, definite plural beverne or bevrene)

beveren (definite singular)
bevere (indefinite plural)
bevre (indefinite plural)
bevrer (indefinite plural)
beverne (definite plural)
bevrene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German bever (compare with Dutch bever, German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare with Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

En bever kan veie opptil 40 kg.

Kåpen er av bever.


lei

leia (definite singular)
leien (definite singular)
leier (indefinite plural)
leiene (definite plural)


prosa

prose (written or spoken language without metrical structure)


torsk

torsken (definite singular)
torsker (indefinite plural)
torskene (definite plural)


studio

studioet (definite singular)
studio (indefinite plural)
studioer (indefinite plural)
studioa (definite plural)
studioene (definite plural)

From English studio, from Italian studio, from Latin studium.


ion

ionet (definite singular)
ioner (indefinite plural)
iona (definite plural)
ionene (definite plural)


fetter

fetteren (definite singular)
fettere (indefinite plural)
fetterne (definite plural)


spark

spark n (definite singular sparket, indefinite plural spark, definite plural sparka or sparkene)

sparket (definite singular)
spark (indefinite plural)
sparka (definite plural)
sparkene (definite plural)


statue

statuen (definite singular)
statuer (indefinite plural)
statuene (definite plural)


pampa

pampaen (definite singular)
pampaer (indefinite plural)
pampaene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by pampas


superlativ

superlativ m (definite singular superlativen, indefinite plural superlativer, definite plural superlativene)

superlativen (definite singular)
superlativer (indefinite plural)
superlativene (definite plural)

From Late Latin superlātīvus (“superlative”), from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from both super (“above, on top of, upon”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”), and *uperi (“above, over”), from *upó (“under, below”), perhaps from *h₃ewp- + and from fero (“I bear, carry”), from Proto-Italic *ferō (“carry, bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to be carrying”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).

der

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


chausse

chausseen (definite singular)
chausseer (indefinite plural)
chausseene (definite plural)


lys

lyset (definite singular)
lys (indefinite plural)
lysa (definite plural)
lysene (definite plural)

From Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

se dagens lys

see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)

levende lys, stearinlys


fiber

fiberen (definite singular)
fibere (indefinite plural)
fibre (indefinite plural)
fibrer (indefinite plural)
fiberne (definite plural)
fibrene (definite plural)

From Latin fibra (“fiber, filament”), possibly from *fidber or *findber, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).


A-dur

A-duren (definite singular)
A-durer (indefinite plural)
A-durene (definite plural)


B-dur

B-duren (definite singular)
B-durer (indefinite plural)
B-durene (definite plural)


statist

statisten (definite singular)
statister (indefinite plural)
statistene (definite plural)

supernumerary, walk-on, extra (background actor)


polo

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).


magnet

magneten (definite singular)
magneter (indefinite plural)
magnetene (definite plural)


å

åa (definite singular)
åen (definite singular)
åer (indefinite plural)
åene (definite plural)

From Old Norse á, related to Latin aqua (“water”).

Mange bekker små gjør en stor å

every little helps (literally: "Many small creeks make a big stream")

A small river; a creek; a big stream (used mostly in dialects, obsolete in writing)


ark

arken (definite singular)
arker (indefinite plural)
arkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫrk (“chest”), from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚱᚲᚢ (*arku), borrowed during pre-Christian time from Latin arca (“chest, box”), from arceō (“enclose, box in”), from Proto-Italic *arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to protect, guard”).


ark

From Old Danish ark, arken, arkens, through Middle Low German or Low German arkener (“breast protection”), from Old French arquiere (“shooting range”).


ark

arket (definite singular)
ark (indefinite plural)
arka (definite plural)
arkene (definite plural)

From Low German ark, from Latin arcus (“arc, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).


pastor

pastoren (definite singular)
pastorer (indefinite plural)
pastorene (definite plural)