stjerne

stjerna (definite singular)
stjernen (definite singular)
stjerner (indefinite plural)
stjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Stjerne (person) from English star.

Sku på stjernene!

star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)

star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)


stillhet

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stillhet m or f (definite singular stillheta or stillheten)

stillheta (definite singular)
stillheten (definite singular)

stillheten før stormen


inflasjon

inflasjonen (definite singular)
inflasjoner (indefinite plural)
inflasjonene (definite plural)

From Latin inflatio, via English inflation.


bredde

bredden (definite singular)
bredder (indefinite plural)
breddene (definite plural)

From Old Norse breidd (compare Old English brad), from the adjective breiðr "wide" (compare bred/brei), sense 2 is from Latin latitudo.

Huset har en bredde på fire meter.

The house is four metres wide/across. (literally: "the house has a width of four metres")

Barna gikk fem i bredden.

The children walked five abreast. (literally: "the children walked five in the width")

Denne historien mangler bredde.

wide, breadth, width (compare bred/brei), across, depth

Oslo ligger på 60 grader nordlig bredde.

Oslo is at 60 degrees northern latitude.


banke

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

a bank (underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank)


baronesse

baronessa (definite singular)
baronessen (definite singular)
baronesser (indefinite plural)
baronessene (definite plural)

From German Baronesse, from Medieval Latin baronissa.


hektar

hektaret (definite singular)
hektar (indefinite plural)
hektara (definite plural)
hektarene (definite plural)

a hectare (unit of land measurement; translingual symbol ha)


blasfemi

blasfemi m (definite singular blasfemien)

From Ancient Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmía).


mobilier

mobilier m pl (definite plural mobiliene)

(pluralia tantum) movable property which doesn't belong to any real estate, e.g. furniture etc.


konglekjertel

konglekjertelen (definite singular)
konglekjertler (indefinite plural)
konglekjertlene (definite plural)


angstbiter

angstbiteren (definite singular)
angstbitere (indefinite plural)
angstbiterne (definite plural)

An aggressive animal; an animal (usually a dog) that bites.

A nervously aggressive person (due to fear or perceived own weakness).


angstbiteri

angstbiteriet (definite singular)
angstbiteri (indefinite plural)
angstbiterier (indefinite plural)
angstbiteria (definite plural)
angstbiteriene (definite plural)

Succumbing to nervously aggressive behaviour, literally "biting in angst"


angstbiting

angstbitinga (definite singular)
angstbitingen (definite singular)
angstbitinger (indefinite plural)
angstbitingene (definite plural)


angstskrik

angstskriket (definite singular)
angstskrik (indefinite plural)
angstskrika (definite plural)
angstskrikene (definite plural)


skrik

skriket (definite singular)
skrik (indefinite plural)
skrika (definite plural)
skrikene (definite plural)

an item, usually a piece of fashion, when used in the idiomatic phrase "siste skrik" (latest fashion)


BH

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

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

a bra (abbreviation of brystholder and bysteholder)


paradis

paradiset (definite singular)
paradis (indefinite plural)
paradiser (indefinite plural)
paradisa (definite plural)
paradisene (definite plural)

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.


vektor

vektoren (definite singular)
vektorer (indefinite plural)
vektorene (definite plural)

a vector (physics, mathematics, biology)


testosteron

testosteron n (definite singular testosteronet)


spermie

spermien (definite singular)
spermier (indefinite plural)
spermiene (definite plural)


tulipan

tulipanen (definite singular)
tulipaner (indefinite plural)
tulipanene (definite plural)

From Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”), via Turkish tülbent, and Italian tulipano.


ombudsmann

ombudsmannen (definite singular)
ombudsmenn (indefinite plural)
ombudsmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“ombudsman”).


ombud

ombudet (definite singular)
ombud (indefinite plural)
ombuda (definite plural)
ombudene (definite plural)


rampe

rampa (definite singular)
rampen (definite singular)
ramper (indefinite plural)
rampene (definite plural)


barometri

barometrien (definite singular)
barometrier (indefinite plural)
barometriene (definite plural)


abbedi

abbediet (definite singular)
abbedi (indefinite plural)
abbedier (indefinite plural)
abbedia (definite plural)
abbediene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbedi».ogg

Borrowed from Middle Low German abbedīe, from Old Saxon *abbadea, from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā.

som levebrød fikk jeg tildelt et godt abbedi som innbragte meg 12000 dukater årlig

1987, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Laokoon, page 109:

as a livelihood, I was assigned a good abbey that brought me 12,000 ducats annually

(Christianity) an abbey (monastery headed by an abbot)


forkortelse

forkortelsen (definite singular)
forkortelser (indefinite plural)
forkortelsene (definite plural)

an abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)


forkorting

forkortinga (definite singular)
forkortingen (definite singular)
forkortinger (indefinite plural)
forkortingene (definite plural)


eple

eplet (definite singular)
epler (indefinite plural)
epla (definite plural)
eplene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish æble, from Old Norse epli.


gransking

granskinga (definite singular)
granskingen (definite singular)
granskinger (indefinite plural)
granskingene (definite plural)

examination, investigation, research, scrutiny


greve

greven (definite singular)
grever (indefinite plural)
grevene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German grēve and Old Norse greifi.


formel

formelen (definite singular)
formler (indefinite plural)
formlene (definite plural)


amnesti

amnestiet (definite singular)
amnesti (indefinite plural)
amnestier (indefinite plural)
amnestia (definite plural)
amnestiene (definite plural)


anekdote

anekdoten (definite singular)
anekdoter (indefinite plural)
anekdotene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), via French anecdote.


biskop

biskopen (definite singular)
biskoper (indefinite plural)
biskopene (definite plural)

From Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.

der

a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)


blokade

blokaden (definite singular)
blokader (indefinite plural)
blokadene (definite plural)


putetrekk

putetrekket (definite singular)
putetrekk (indefinite plural)
putetrekka (definite plural)
putetrekkene (definite plural)


putevar

putevaret (definite singular)
putevar (indefinite plural)
putevara (definite plural)
putevarene (definite plural)


dynetrekk

dynetrekket (definite singular)
dynetrekk (indefinite plural)
dynetrekka (definite plural)
dynetrekkene (definite plural)

duvet case or cover, quilt case, comforter case


behå

behåen (definite singular)
behåer (indefinite plural)
behåene (definite plural)


bunkers

bunkersen (definite singular)
bunkers (indefinite plural)
bunkerser (indefinite plural)
bunkersene (definite plural)

(nautical, uncountable) bunker oil (fuel oil used in the engines of ships)


arkont

arkonten (definite singular)
arkonter (indefinite plural)
arkontene (definite plural)


faksimilet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of faksimile


faksimile

faksimilen (definite singular)
faksimiler (indefinite plural)
faksimilene (definite plural)

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).


utedass

utedassen (definite singular)
utedasser (indefinite plural)
utedassene (definite plural)
utedasset (definite singular)
utedass (indefinite plural)
utedasser (indefinite plural)
utedassa (definite plural)
utedassene (definite plural)

From ute + dass. Compare Swedish utedass.


toalett

toalettet (definite singular)
toalett (indefinite plural)
toaletter (indefinite plural)
toaletta (definite plural)
toalettene (definite plural)

Han gjorde sitt morgentoalett

He was doing his morning grooming session

stort toalett

gala attire


ordgyteri

ordgyteriet (definite singular)
ordgyteri (indefinite plural)
ordgyterier (indefinite plural)
ordgyteria (definite plural)
ordgyteriene (definite plural)

Compound of ord (“word”) + -gyteri (“pouring”).


ordgyderi

ordgyderiet (definite singular)
ordgyderi (indefinite plural)
ordgyderier (indefinite plural)
ordgyderia (definite plural)
ordgyderiene (definite plural)

Compound of ord (“word”) + -gyderi (“pouring”).


ekvilibrium

ekvilibriumet (definite singular)
ekvilibrium (indefinite plural)
ekvilibriuma (definite plural)
ekvilibriumene (definite plural)


ekvilibrist

ekvilibristen (definite singular)
ekvilibrister (indefinite plural)
ekvilibristene (definite plural)

an equilibrist, artist who performs balancing feats

a virtuoso, a person especially skilled in a certain art


ordekvilibrist

ordekvilibristen (definite singular)
ordekvilibrister (indefinite plural)
ordekvilibristene (definite plural)

From ord (“word”) + ekvilibrist (“virtuoso”).


likevekt

likevekta (definite singular)
likevekten (definite singular)
likevekter (indefinite plural)
likevektene (definite plural)

like- (“equal”) + vekt (“weight”); from German Gleichgewicht (equilibrium)


sinnslikevekt

sinnslikevekta (definite singular)
sinnslikevekten (definite singular)
sinnslikevekter (indefinite plural)
sinnslikevektene (definite plural)

From sinn (“mind”) + -s- + likevekt (“equilibrium”).


sinnsro

sinnsroa (definite singular)
sinnsroen (definite singular)

Compound of sinn (“mind”) + ro (“calm”).


faktum

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faktum n (definite singular faktumet, indefinite plural fakta, definite plural faktaene)

faktumet (definite singular)
fakta (indefinite plural)
faktaene (definite plural)


brisling

brislingen (definite singular)
brislinger (indefinite plural)
brislingene (definite plural)

Sprattus sprattus
Sprattus sprattus#Translingual

a European sprat or brisling (Sprattus sprattus)


aborter

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aborter».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortér».ogg


byttehandel

byttehandelen (definite singular)
byttehandler (indefinite plural)
byttehandlene (definite plural)


pakt

pakta (definite singular)
pakten (definite singular)
pakter (indefinite plural)
paktene (definite plural)


bringe

bringa (definite singular)
bringen (definite singular)
bringer (indefinite plural)
bringene (definite plural)


fridom

fridommen (definite singular)
fridommer (indefinite plural)
fridommene (definite plural)


ås

åsen (definite singular)
åser (indefinite plural)
åsene (definite plural)


ås

the part that connects the runners of the sled to the top of the sled


ås

ås (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

åsen (definite singular)
æser (indefinite plural)
æsene (definite plural)


arr

arret (definite singular)
arr (indefinite plural)
arra (definite plural)
arrene (definite plural)


attache

attacheen (definite singular)
attacheer (indefinite plural)
attacheene (definite plural)


skjermskudd

skjermskuddet (definite singular)
skjermskudd (indefinite plural)
skjermskudda (definite plural)
skjermskuddene (definite plural)


skjermutklipp

skjermutklippet (definite singular)
skjermutklipp (indefinite plural)
skjermutklippa (definite plural)
skjermutklippene (definite plural)


skjermutskrift

skjermutskrifta (definite singular)
skjermutskriften (definite singular)
skjermutskrifter (indefinite plural)
skjermutskriftene (definite plural)


hoppe

hoppe m or f (definite singular hoppa or hoppen, indefinite plural hopper, definite plural hoppene)

hoppa (definite singular)
hoppen (definite singular)
hopper (indefinite plural)
hoppene (definite plural)


dåse

dåsen (definite singular)
dåser (indefinite plural)
dåsene (definite plural)


aske

aske m or f (definite singular aska or asken)

aska (definite singular)
asken (definite singular)

ash (or ashes) (powdery residue left after burning a substance)


bidrag

bidrag n (definite singular bidraget, indefinite plural bidrag, definite plural bidraga or bidragene)

bidraget (definite singular)
bidrag (indefinite plural)
bidraga (definite plural)
bidragene (definite plural)


akademiker

akademikeren (definite singular)
akademikere (indefinite plural)
akademikerne (definite plural)

academic (member of an academy, college, or university)


musikal

musikal m (definite singular musikalen, indefinite plural musikaler, definite plural musikalene)

musikalen (definite singular)
musikaler (indefinite plural)
musikalene (definite plural)


rebell

rebellen (definite singular)
rebeller (indefinite plural)
rebellene (definite plural)

From French rebelle, from Latin rebellis.


balkong

balkongen (definite singular)
balkonger (indefinite plural)
balkongene (definite plural)


galleri

galleriet (definite singular)
galleri (indefinite plural)
gallerier (indefinite plural)
galleria (definite plural)
galleriene (definite plural)

gallery (in a theatre or church; building for exhibition of works of art; establishment which buys and sells art; collection of pictures, e.g. on a website)


hånd

hånd m or f (definite singular hånda or hånden, indefinite plural hender, definite plural hendene)

hånda (definite singular)
hånden (definite singular)
hender (indefinite plural)
hendene (definite plural)

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


framtid

framtida (definite singular)
framtiden (definite singular)
framtider (indefinite plural)
framtidene (definite plural)


penn

pennen (definite singular)
penner (indefinite plural)
pennene (definite plural)


akkar

akkaren (definite singular)
akkarer (indefinite plural)
akkarene (definite plural)

Unknown, but may be from more childish verb akke (“to defecate”)

European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus).


rabatt

rabatt m (definite singular rabatten, indefinite plural rabatter, definite plural rabattene)

rabatten (definite singular)
rabatter (indefinite plural)
rabattene (definite plural)


snakk

snakket (definite singular)
snakken (definite singular)


utseende

utseendet (definite singular)
utseender (indefinite plural)
utseendene (definite plural)

appearance (how someone or something looks)


dodraug

dodraugen (definite singular)
dodrauger (indefinite plural)
dodraugene (definite plural)

From do (“toilet”) + draug (a corporeal undead from Norse mythology). The word is a neologism and not part of traditional myths, having its origin from an audio comedy sketch of the 1970s. The ploy of the sketch was a simile of a radio children's tale being twisted into a horror story with the assumed result of making little children terrified of sitting down on the toilet.

(neologism) A fictional, slimy, malevolent creature that lives hidden inside the water closet, and according to the original tale may extend his hand to pull children down into the toilet.


draug

draugen (definite singular)
drauger (indefinite plural)
draugene (definite plural)

(mythology) draugr; a corporeal undead from Norse mythology, usually believed to be living in water, although land-drauger are also heard of.


relé

relé n (definite singular reléet or releet, indefinite plural relé or reléer or releer, definite plural reléa or relea or reléene or releene)

reléet (definite singular)
releet (definite singular)
relé (indefinite plural)
reléer (indefinite plural)
releer (indefinite plural)
reléa (definite plural)
relea (definite plural)
reléene (definite plural)
releene (definite plural)


korg

korg m or f (definite singular korga or korgen, indefinite plural korger, definite plural korgene)

korga (definite singular)
korgen (definite singular)
korger (indefinite plural)
korgene (definite plural)


fiol

fiolen (definite singular)
fioler (indefinite plural)
fiolene (definite plural)

a violet (flowering plant of genus Viola)


merg

mergen (definite singular)
merger (indefinite plural)
mergene (definite plural)

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


sukker

sukker n (definite singular sukkeret, indefinite plural sukker or sukkere, definite plural sukkera or sukkerne)

sukkeret (definite singular)
sukker (indefinite plural)
sukkere (indefinite plural)
sukkera (definite plural)
sukkerne (definite plural)

From Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Italian zucchero.

sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)

sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)


stopp

stoppen (definite singular)
stopp (indefinite plural)
stoppene (definite plural)
stoppet (definite singular)
stopp (indefinite plural)
stoppa (definite plural)
stoppene (definite plural)

uten stopp

a freeze (on prices, wages, recruitment)


stoppa

definite neuter plural of stopp (Etymology 2)


kalv

kalven (definite singular)
kalver (indefinite plural)
kalvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Danish and Swedish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

der

A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.

An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.


bordell

bordellen (definite singular)
bordeller (indefinite plural)
bordellene (definite plural)
bordellet (definite singular)
bordell (indefinite plural)
bordeller (indefinite plural)
bordella (definite plural)
bordellene (definite plural)


skifte

skiftet (definite singular)
skifter (indefinite plural)
skifta (definite plural)
skiftene (definite plural)


skift

skiftet (definite singular)
skift (indefinite plural)
skifta (definite plural)
skiftene (definite plural)


korallrev

korallrevet (definite singular)
korallrev (indefinite plural)
korallreva (definite plural)
korallrevene (definite plural)


korall

korallen (definite singular)
koraller (indefinite plural)
korallene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), and Latin corallium.


arkeolog

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arkeolog m (definite singular arkeologen, indefinite plural arkeologer, definite plural arkeologene)

arkeologen (definite singular)
arkeologer (indefinite plural)
arkeologene (definite plural)


marg

margen (definite singular)
marger (indefinite plural)
margene (definite plural)

From Latin margo (“edge, margin, limit”).


marg

From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Icelandic mergur, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.


tangen

definite masculine singular of tang (Etymology 1)

definite masculine singular of tang (Etymology 2)


kroatisk

kroatisk m (definite singular kroatisken)


tyv

tyven (definite singular)
tyver (indefinite plural)
tyvene (definite plural)

From Danish tyv, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.


tjuv

tjuven (definite singular)
tjuver (indefinite plural)
tjuvene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.


snabel

snabelen (definite singular)
snabler (indefinite plural)
snablene (definite plural)


etikett

etiketten (definite singular)
etiketter (indefinite plural)
etikettene (definite plural)


tråd

tråd m (definite singular tråden, indefinite plural tråder, definite plural trådene)

tråden (definite singular)
tråder (indefinite plural)
trådene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”).


geografi

geografi m (definite singular geografien)

geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)


administrasjon

administrasjonen (definite singular)
administrasjoner (indefinite plural)
administrasjonene (definite plural)

administration (the act of administering)


rasshøl

rasshølet (definite singular)
rasshøl (indefinite plural)
rasshøler (indefinite plural)
rasshøla (definite plural)
rasshølene (definite plural)

From rass + høl, the last part is from East Norwegian dialect, where the standard Bokmål spelling is hull. Probably a calque of English asshole.

Pass munnen din, ellers stapper jeg denne opp i rasshølet ditt!

Watch your mouth, or I'll stick this up your ass!

Ha deg vekk, fordømte rasshøl!


defekt

defekten (definite singular)
defekter (indefinite plural)
defektene (definite plural)


trener

treneren (definite singular)
trenere (indefinite plural)
trenerne (definite plural)


første juledag

From første (first) + compound of jul (Christmas) + dag (day).


andre juledag

From andre (second) + compound of jul (Christmas) + dag (day).


politiker

politiker m (definite singular politikeren, indefinite plural politikere, definite plural politikerne)

politikeren (definite singular)
politikere (indefinite plural)
politikerne (definite plural)


e-post

e-posten (definite singular)
e-poster (indefinite plural)
e-postene (definite plural)

Send meg en e-post!


liknelse

liknelsen (definite singular)
liknelser (indefinite plural)
liknelsene (definite plural)


strø

strøet (definite singular)
strø (indefinite plural)
strøa (definite plural)
strøene (definite plural)


pirat

piraten (definite singular)
pirater (indefinite plural)
piratene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), via Latin pirata.


dikt

diktet (definite singular)
dikt (indefinite plural)
dikta (definite plural)
diktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dikt, from a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose (a poem)" (compare dikte).

To forge a poem is a kind of smith craft.

Å hamre ut et dikt er en slags gullsmedkunst. (Rolf Jacobsen)

literally: "to forge a poem is a kind of goldsmith craft"

Er dette dikt eller sannhet?

fiction, pack of lies, invention (compare dikte opp)


kastanjett

kastanjetten (definite singular)
kastanjetter (indefinite plural)
kastanjettene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French castagnette, from Spanish castañeta

Klaprende hæler, kastanjetter, beksvart natt og flakende lys

1983, Marius Müller (lyrics and music), “Carmen”:

Chattering heels, castanets, pitch-black night and flaking-off light


fundamentalisme

fundamentalisme m (definite singular fundamentalismen)

fundamentalism (extremist view in religion)


kyst

kysten (definite singular)
kyster (indefinite plural)
kystene (definite plural)


trommel

trommelen (definite singular)
tromler (indefinite plural)
tromlene (definite plural)

a drum (e.g. brake drum, cable drum, rotating cylinder)


svamp

svampen (definite singular)
svamper (indefinite plural)
svampene (definite plural)

a sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)

a sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)


sopp

soppen (definite singular)
sopper (indefinite plural)
soppene (definite plural)


bekken

bekkenet (definite singular)
bekken (indefinite plural)
bekkener (indefinite plural)
bekkena (definite plural)
bekkenene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.


kuling

kulinga (definite singular)
kulingen (definite singular)
kulinger (indefinite plural)
kulingene (definite plural)

liten kuling

stiv kuling

sterk kuling

a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.


kanne

kanna (definite singular)
kannen (definite singular)
kanner (indefinite plural)
kannene (definite plural)


vokal

vokalen (definite singular)
vokaler (indefinite plural)
vokalene (definite plural)


materiell

materiell n (definite singular materiellet)

From the French adjective matériel (noun derived from adjective).

rullende materiell


jordbruk

jordbruket (definite singular)
jordbruk (indefinite plural)
jordbruka (definite plural)
jordbrukene (definite plural)

agriculture (the art or science of farming)


frø

frøet (definite singular)
frø (indefinite plural)
frøa (definite plural)
frøene (definite plural)


føner

føneren (definite singular)
fønere (indefinite plural)
fønerne (definite plural)

From føn (“warm wind”) or føne (“to blow-dry”) + -er.


bayonneskinke

bayonneskinka (definite singular)
bayonneskinken (definite singular)
bayonneskinker (indefinite plural)
bayonneskinkene (definite plural)


innsjø

innsjøen (definite singular)
innsjøer (indefinite plural)
innsjøene (definite plural)


tjern

tjernet (definite singular)
tjern (indefinite plural)
tjerna (definite plural)
tjernene (definite plural)
tjerna (definite singular)
tjernen (definite singular)
tjerner (indefinite plural)
tjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tjarn n, tjǫrn f (“small lake, pond, tarn; pool”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō (“a mountain lake without tributaries; watering hole; small pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to shatter”).
Cognate with Danish tjern, Swedish tjärn, Icelandic tjörn, Faroese tjørn and English tarn.

inh

a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area.


salme

salmen (definite singular)
salmer (indefinite plural)
salmene (definite plural)

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).


tjau

tjauet (definite singular)
tjau (indefinite plural)
tjaua (definite plural)
tjauene (definite plural)


scenografi

scenografien (definite singular)
scenografier (indefinite plural)
scenografiene (definite plural)

From scene? + -grafi, compare with French scénographie.


turist

turisten (definite singular)
turister (indefinite plural)
turistene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: turista, durista


svartemarje

svartemarja (definite singular)
svartemarjen (definite singular)
svartemarjer (indefinite plural)
svartemarjene (definite plural)

Compound of svart (“black”) + marje (archaic slang for Marie), after English Black Maria.


relevans

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relevans m (definite singular relevansen)


soll

(usually uncountable) a kind of milk toast


polynom

polynomet (definite singular)
polynom (indefinite plural)
polynomer (indefinite plural)
polynoma (definite plural)
polynomene (definite plural)


kvalitet

kvaliteten (definite singular)
kvaliteter (indefinite plural)
kvalitetene (definite plural)


koordinasjon

koordinasjonen (definite singular)
koordinasjoner (indefinite plural)
koordinasjonene (definite plural)


frekvens

frekvensen (definite singular)
frekvenser (indefinite plural)
frekvensene (definite plural)


slikkepott

slikkepotten (definite singular)
slikkepotter (indefinite plural)
slikkepottene (definite plural)

rubber dough scraper, spatula (kitchen utensil)

(childish, anatomy) forefinger, index finger, lickpot (obsolete)


kalkulator

kalkulator m (definite singular kalkulatoren, indefinite plural kalkulatorer, definite plural kalkulatorene)

kalkulatoren (definite singular)
kalkulatorer (indefinite plural)
kalkulatorene (definite plural)


aktivitet

aktiviteten (definite singular)
aktiviteter (indefinite plural)
aktivitetene (definite plural)

activity (the state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force)


pornograf

pornografen (definite singular)
pornografer (indefinite plural)
pornografene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) + -graf.


pornografi

From French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos), from πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).


brott

brottet (definite singular)
brott (indefinite plural)
brotta (definite plural)
brottene (definite plural)


demokrati

demokratiet (definite singular)
demokrati (indefinite plural)
demokratier (indefinite plural)
demokratia (definite plural)
demokratiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

democracy (government under the rule of its people)


autoritet

autoriteten (definite singular)
autoriteter (indefinite plural)
autoritetene (definite plural)


esel

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esel n (definite singular eselet or eslet, indefinite plural esel or esler, definite plural esla or eslene)

eselet (definite singular)
eslet (definite singular)
esel (indefinite plural)
esler (indefinite plural)
esla (definite plural)
eslene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from late Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus.

a donkey or ass (a domestic or wild animal)


energi

energien (definite singular)
energier (indefinite plural)
energiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia), via French énergie.


ordklasse

ordklassa (definite singular)
ordklassen (definite singular)
ordklasser (indefinite plural)
ordklassene (definite plural)

a part of speech (the function a word or phrase performs)


aprikos

aprikosen (definite singular)
aprikoser (indefinite plural)
aprikosene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkĭ́ā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókĭon), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”). See English apricot for more info.


veps

vepsen (definite singular)
vepser (indefinite plural)
vepsene (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”). Compare Danish hveps.


lakk

lakken (definite singular)
lakker (indefinite plural)
lakkene (definite plural)

From French laque or German Lack, from Medieval Latin lacca, ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).


kompassen

(non-standard since 2021) masculine definite singular of kompass


miks

miksen (definite singular)
mikser (indefinite plural)
miksene (definite plural)
mikset (definite singular)
miks (indefinite plural)
miksa (definite plural)
miksene (definite plural)


araber

araberen (definite singular)
arabere (indefinite plural)
araberne (definite plural)


vante

vanten (definite singular)
vanter (indefinite plural)
vantene (definite plural)

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: vante

From Danish vante, from Old Norse vantr.


stativ

stativet (definite singular)
stativ (indefinite plural)
stativer (indefinite plural)
stativa (definite plural)
stativene (definite plural)


kelner

kelneren (definite singular)
kelnere (indefinite plural)
kelnerne (definite plural)

Borrowed from German Kellner, from Medieval Latin cellenārius.


HB

«Mur av uvidenhet» når lensmannen vil efterforske HB. Hjemmebrenning på Auraanlegget i alle år

"Wall of ignorance" when the sheriff wants to investigate HB. Moonshining at the Auraanlegg in all years

Initialism of hjemmebrent (“moonshine”).


alken

alkenet (definite singular)
alken (indefinite plural)
alkener (indefinite plural)
alkena (definite plural)
alkenene (definite plural)

alkene (unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds)


keton

ketonet (definite singular)
keton (indefinite plural)
ketoner (indefinite plural)
ketona (definite plural)
ketonene (definite plural)


spott

spotten (definite singular)
spotter (indefinite plural)
spottene (definite plural)

From Old Norse spottr, from Proto-Germanic *spuþþaz.


personlighet

personligheta (definite singular)
personligheten (definite singular)
personligheter (indefinite plural)
personlighetene (definite plural)


fosforsyra

definite feminine singular of fosforsyre


nordpol

nordpolen (definite singular)
nordpoler (indefinite plural)
nordpolene (definite plural)


symposion

symposiet (definite singular)
symposier (indefinite plural)
symposia (definite plural)
symposiene (definite plural)

alternative form of symposium (“symposium”)


rosmarin

rosmarinen (definite singular)
rosmariner (indefinite plural)
rosmarinene (definite plural)

From Latin rosmarinus, via German Rosmarin.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(countable) rosemary (small bush) (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)

(uncountable) rosemary (leaves of the rosemary bush used as a herb)


handelspost

handelsposten (definite singular)
handelsposter (indefinite plural)
handelspostene (definite plural)


abstraksjon

abstraksjonen (definite singular)
abstraksjoner (indefinite plural)
abstraksjonene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin abstrāctiō (“separation, abstraction”), from abstrahō (“I draw away, withdraw”).

ha evne til abstraksjon

observanden [fremstår] med evne til resonnering og abstraksjon… som stemmer overens med skoleresultater fra ungdomsskolen

2014 December 22, Lovdata^([lovdata.no]):

the subject [appears] with the ability to reason and abstraction… which is consistent with school results from upper secondary school

the act of abstracting (an idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary)

det er rene abstraksjoner

et indhold uden form er jo i realiteten kun en tom abstraktion

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 244:

a content without form is in fact only an empty abstraction

[Munch] malte ikke virkeligheten, men følelsene sine, og åpnet en dør til abstraksjonen

2015 December 1, Bergensavisen^([ba.no]):

[Munch] did not paint reality, but his emotions, and opened a door to abstraction

en pedagogikk som fremelsker teorier og abstraksjoner, det som ikke er håndfast

2014 September 16, Klassekampen, page 22:

a pedagogy that fosters theories and abstractions, that which is not tangible

an abstraction (the result of mentally abstracting an idea)

publikum kan se alt fra amerikanske Kerry James Marshalls figurative maleri av måker, sjø og mennesker på stranden, til norske Olav Christopher Jenssens abstraksjoner

the audience can see everything from American Kerry James Marshall's figurative painting of seagulls, sea and people on the beach, to Norwegian Olav Christopher Jenssen's abstractions

(art) an abstraction (an abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects)


fasan

fasanen (definite singular)
fasaner (indefinite plural)
fasanene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).


tiur

tiuren (definite singular)
tiurer (indefinite plural)
tiurene (definite plural)


dromedar

dromedaren (definite singular)
dromedarer (indefinite plural)
dromedarene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos), via Late Latin dromedarius.

δρομὰς κάμηλος

Camelus dromedarius
Camelus dromedarius#Translingual

a dromedary (Camelus dromedarius, the single-humped camel)


skyld

skylda (definite singular)
skylden (definite singular)
skylder (indefinite plural)
skyldene (definite plural)

for sikkerhets skyld

Er de ikke alle tjenende ånder, som sendes ut til tjeneste for deres skyld som skal arve frelse?

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?


skulder

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skulder m or f (definite singular skuldra or skulderen, indefinite plural skuldre or skuldrer, definite plural skuldrene)

skuldra (definite singular)
skulderen (definite singular)
skuldre (indefinite plural)
skuldrer (indefinite plural)
skuldrene (definite plural)


skulderblad

skulderblad n (definite singular skulderbladet, indefinite plural skulderblad or skulderblader, definite plural skulderblada or skulderbladene)

skulderbladet (definite singular)
skulderblad (indefinite plural)
skulderblader (indefinite plural)
skulderblada (definite plural)
skulderbladene (definite plural)

From skulder (“shoulder”) + blad (“blade”).


skulptør

skulptøren (definite singular)
skulptører (indefinite plural)
skulptørene (definite plural)

From Latin sculptor, via French sculpteur.


skulptur

skulpturen (definite singular)
skulpturer (indefinite plural)
skulpturene (definite plural)


skuffelse

skuffelsen (definite singular)
skuffelser (indefinite plural)
skuffelsene (definite plural)


medgift

medgifta (definite singular)
medgiften (definite singular)
medgifter (indefinite plural)
medgiftene (definite plural)

From Low German medegift, compare with German Mitgift.


jøde

jøden (definite singular)
jøder (indefinite plural)
jødene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German jode (side form jude), from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (“Judah”). Cognate with Old Norse júði, Swedish jude.

(offensive, ethnic slur, see usage notes) Jew, used as an insult

(offensive, ethnic slur, see usage notes) a greedy person


hopp

hoppet (definite singular)
hopp (indefinite plural)
hoppa (definite plural)
hoppene (definite plural)


mølle

mølla (definite singular)
møllen (definite singular)
møller (indefinite plural)
møllene (definite plural)

a mill ((building with) grinding apparatus)

den som kommer først til mølla, får først malt


tortur

torturen (definite singular)
torturer (indefinite plural)
torturene (definite plural)

torture (intentional causing of pain and agony to someone)


abaya

abayaen (definite singular)
abayaer (indefinite plural)
abayaene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abaya».ogg

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya), alternative form of عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa, “cloak. frock”), derived from the root ع ب ء (ʕ b ʔ).

ubor

aldri tidligere har så mange irakiske kvinner dekket seg til i den svarte abayaen

never before have so many Iraqi women covered themselves in the black abaya

(Islam) an abaya, muslim women's piece of clothing used in the area around the Persian Gulf which consists of a long, black cloak that in some cases also covers the head


gaffel

gaffelen (definite singular)
gafler (indefinite plural)
gaflene (definite plural)


bumerang

bumerangen (definite singular)
bumeranger (indefinite plural)
bumerangene (definite plural)

From English boomerang, originally from a native Australian language.


grammatikk

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grammatikk m (definite singular grammatikken, indefinite plural grammatikker, definite plural grammatikkene)

grammatikken (definite singular)
grammatikker (indefinite plural)
grammatikkene (definite plural)

grammar (rules for speaking and writing a language)


monark

monark m (definite singular monarken, indefinite plural monarker, definite plural monarkene)

monarken (definite singular)
monarker (indefinite plural)
monarkene (definite plural)


selvkontroll

selvkontroll m (definite singular selvkontrollen, uncountable)


aspekt

aspekt m or n (definite singular aspekten or aspektet, indefinite plural aspekter or aspekt, definite plural aspektene or aspekta)

aspekten (definite singular)
aspektet (definite singular)
aspekter (indefinite plural)
aspekt (indefinite plural)
aspektene (definite plural)
aspekta (definite plural)


inkontinens

inkontinens m (definite singular inkontinensen)


paradigme

paradigmet (definite singular)
paradigmer (indefinite plural)
paradigma (definite plural)
paradigmene (definite plural)

From Late Latin paradigma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma).


amatør

amatør m (definite singular amatøren, indefinite plural amatører, definite plural amatørene)

amatøren (definite singular)
amatører (indefinite plural)
amatørene (definite plural)

an amateur (a person who engages in a pursuit without pursuing it professionally)


nivå

nivået (definite singular)
nivå (indefinite plural)
nivåer (indefinite plural)
nivåa (definite plural)
nivåene (definite plural)

From French niveau (“level”), ultimately from Latin lībella (“as, level”).


snekker

snekkeren (definite singular)
snekkere (indefinite plural)
snekkerne (definite plural)

Apparently from Middle Low German sniddeker; compare Middle Low German snīden (“cut”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål snei.


parabel

parabelen (definite singular)
parabler (indefinite plural)
parablene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), via Latin parabola.


atavisme

atavismen (definite singular)
atavismer (indefinite plural)
atavismene (definite plural)


klage

klaga (definite singular)
klagen (definite singular)
klager (indefinite plural)
klagene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu.

Jeg skal sende en klage til lokalavisa; de stava navnet mitt feil i artikkelen om meg.

I am going to submit a complaint to the local newspaper; they spelled my name incorrectly in their article on me.

Jeg ønsker å få registert en klage angående min nylig avholdte eksamen i fonetikk.

I wish to register a complaint regarding my recent exam in phonetics.

complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining)


kateter

kateter n (definite singular kateteret or katetret, indefinite plural kateter or katetre, definite plural katetra or katetrene)

kateteret (definite singular)
katetret (definite singular)
kateter (indefinite plural)
katetre (indefinite plural)
katetra (definite plural)
katetrene (definite plural)

a catheter (small tube inserted into a body cavity)

a teacher’s desk, usually situated at the front of the classroom and facing the class


morgenbrød

morgen + brød. Literally, “morning bread”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk morgonbrød.


aksjeselskap

aksjeselskapet (definite singular)
aksjeselskap (indefinite plural)
aksjeselskaper (indefinite plural)
aksjeselskapa (definite plural)
aksjeselskapene (definite plural)

limited liability company
limited liability company

(law) a corporation (stock-based company), limited company, limited liability company


lukt

lukta (definite singular)
lukten (definite singular)
lukter (indefinite plural)
luktene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

smell, odour (UK), odor (US), scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)


elektromotor

elektromotoren (definite singular)
elektromotorer (indefinite plural)
elektromotorene (definite plural)


hoste

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

Inherited from Danish hoste, from Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô


kime

kimen (definite singular)
kimer (indefinite plural)
kimene (definite plural)


komedie

komedie m (definite singular komedien, indefinite plural komedier, definite plural komediene)

komedien (definite singular)
komedier (indefinite plural)
komediene (definite plural)


torsjon

torsjonen (definite singular)
torsjoner (indefinite plural)
torsjonene (definite plural)

From French, from Late Latin torsio, from Latin torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture.


behov

behovet (definite singular)
behov (indefinite plural)
behova (definite plural)
behovene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

etter / ved behov


mopp

moppen (definite singular)
mopper (indefinite plural)
moppene (definite plural)


handball

handballen (definite singular)
handballer (indefinite plural)
handballene (definite plural)


kalk

From Latin calx, via Middle Low German or German Low German.


kalk

kalken (definite singular)
kalker (indefinite plural)
kalkene (definite plural)

From Latin calix and Old Norse kalkr; compare with German Kelch.


meteorologi

meteorologi m (definite singular meteorologien)

From Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros) + -logi.


cyanid

cyanidet (definite singular)
cyanid (indefinite plural)
cyanider (indefinite plural)
cyanida (definite plural)
cyanidene (definite plural)


storeslem

storeslemmen (definite singular)
storeslemmer (indefinite plural)
storeslemmene (definite plural)

From English grand slam; from stor (“big”) + slem (“slam”).


lilleslem

lilleslemmen (definite singular)
lilleslemmer (indefinite plural)
lilleslemmene (definite plural)

From English small slam, related to grand slam; from lille (“small”) + slem (“slam”).


fresko

freskoen (definite singular)
freskoer (indefinite plural)
freskoene (definite plural)


hinne

hinna (definite singular)
hinnen (definite singular)
hinner (indefinite plural)
hinnene (definite plural)

Trommehinna er nødvendig for hørselen

The eardrum is essential for the hearing.


diplomati

diplomatiet (definite singular)
diplomati (indefinite plural)
diplomatia (definite plural)
diplomatiene (definite plural)


sonate

sonaten (definite singular)
sonater (indefinite plural)
sonatene (definite plural)


bart

barten (definite singular)
barter (indefinite plural)
bartene (definite plural)


dikkedikk

dikkedikket (definite singular)
dikkedikk (indefinite plural)
dikkedikka (definite plural)
dikkedikkene (definite plural)

Onomatopoeia; from archaic interjection dikk, originally tikk

An instance of using the interjection dikkedikk.


cosinus

cosinusen (definite singular)
cosinuser (indefinite plural)
cosinusene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin cosinus, abbreviation of complementi sinus.


ugress

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ugress n (definite singular ugresset, indefinite plural ugress, definite plural ugressa or ugressene)

ugresset (definite singular)
ugress (indefinite plural)
ugressa (definite plural)
ugressene (definite plural)


skade

skaden (definite singular)
skader (indefinite plural)
skadene (definite plural)


skjære

skjæra (definite singular)
skjæren (definite singular)
skjærer (indefinite plural)
skjærene (definite plural)


reichianer

reichianeren (definite singular)
reichianere (indefinite plural)
reichianerne (definite plural)


folkevogn

folkevogna (definite singular)
folkevognen (definite singular)
folkevogner (indefinite plural)
folkevognene (definite plural)

folk + -e- + vogn, from German Volkswagen


camembert

camemberten (definite singular)
camemberter (indefinite plural)
camembertene (definite plural)

Named after French Camembert, the village in Normandy where it originates.


skrap

skrapet (definite singular)
skrap (indefinite plural)
skrapa (definite plural)
skrapene (definite plural)


takt

takta (definite singular)
takten (definite singular)
takter (indefinite plural)
taktene (definite plural)

From Latin tactus (senses 1, 2), and English tact (sense 3).

(especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat


hengekøye

hengekøye m or f (definite singular hengekøya or hengekøyen, indefinite plural hengekøyer, definite plural hengekøyene)

hengekøya (definite singular)
hengekøyen (definite singular)
hengekøyer (indefinite plural)
hengekøyene (definite plural)


kafeteria

kafeteriaen (definite singular)
kafeteriaer (indefinite plural)
kafeteriaene (definite plural)

From American English cafeteria, from Latin American Spanish cafetería.


brokkoli

brokkolien (definite singular)
brokkolier (indefinite plural)
brokkoliene (definite plural)

From Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo.


resultat

resultatet (definite singular)
resultat (indefinite plural)
resultater (indefinite plural)
resultata (definite plural)
resultatene (definite plural)


tilbakedanning

tilbakedanninga (definite singular)
tilbakedanningen (definite singular)
tilbakedanninger (indefinite plural)
tilbakedanningene (definite plural)

tilbake + danning (danning is derived from Norwegian danne).


heire

heiren (definite singular)
heirer (indefinite plural)
heirene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish hejre, which (like the native Norwegian form hegre) is derived from Old Norse hegri.


livré

livréet (definite singular)
livreet (definite singular)
livré (indefinite plural)
livréer (indefinite plural)
livreer (indefinite plural)
livréa (definite plural)
livréene (definite plural)
livrea (definite plural)
livreene (definite plural)


leksikon

leksikonet (definite singular)
leksika (indefinite plural)
leksikon (indefinite plural)
leksikoner (indefinite plural)
leksikaene (definite plural)
leksikona (definite plural)
leksikonene (definite plural)


boret

definite neuter singular of bor (Etymology 2)


lyster

lystra (definite singular)
lysteren (definite singular)
lystre (indefinite plural)
lystrer (indefinite plural)
lystrene (definite plural)


tange

tangen (definite singular)
tanger (indefinite plural)
tangene (definite plural)


studium

studiet (definite singular)
studier (indefinite plural)
studia (definite plural)
studiene (definite plural)

From Latin studium and Old Norse studium.


terne

terna (definite singular)
ternen (definite singular)
terner (indefinite plural)
ternene (definite plural)


massai

massaien (definite singular)
massaier (indefinite plural)
massaiene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by masai


skam

skam m or f (definite singular skamma or skammen)

skamma (definite singular)
skammen (definite singular)

From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.


senario

senarioet (definite singular)
senario (indefinite plural)
senarioer (indefinite plural)
senarioa (definite plural)
senarioene (definite plural)


abbed

abbed m (definite singular abbeden, indefinite plural abbeder, definite plural abbedene)

abbeden (definite singular)
abbeder (indefinite plural)
abbedene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbed».ogg

From Old Norse ábóti, abbati, a term likely borrowed via Old English abbod, from Medieval Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), alternative form of ἀββα (abba, “father; title of respect given to abbots”) from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father, teacher, chief”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, ultimately an onomatopoeic nursery word.
Doublet of abbé and abba.

der

Silva abbed i klosteret i Forli

1920, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker II, page 212:

i denne parc Watteau sværmer … galante abbéer og hele maskekomediens forfløine flok

1923, Lorentz Eckhoff, Paul Verlaine og symbolismen, page 30:

in this park Watteau swarms… gallant abbots and the whole flock of masked comedy

abbeden tilbød Kimber å bli i klosteret vinteren over

2008, Kurt Aust, Kaos og øyeblikkets renhet:

the abbot offered Kimber to stay in the convent over the winter

(Christianity) an abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)

abbedverdighet

dignity that comes with the position of abbot


tomat

tomaten (definite singular)
tomater (indefinite plural)
tomatene (definite plural)

From Classical Nahuatl tomatl, via Spanish tomate, French tomate and German Tomate.


katalog

katalogen (definite singular)
kataloger (indefinite plural)
katalogene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κατάλογος (katálogos).


reinsdyr

reinsdyret (definite singular)
reinsdyr (indefinite plural)
reinsdyra (definite plural)
reinsdyrene (definite plural)

Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus#Translingual

a reindeer (an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer; Rangifer tarandus)


svoger

svogeren (definite singular)
svogere (indefinite plural)
svogerne (definite plural)


jordbær

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jordbær n (definite singular jordbæret, indefinite plural jordbær, definite plural jordbæra or jordbærene)

jordbæret (definite singular)
jordbær (indefinite plural)
jordbæra (definite plural)
jordbærene (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord + bær; cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.


dronte

dronten (definite singular)
dronter (indefinite plural)
drontene (definite plural)

Raphus cucullatus
Raphus cucullatus#Translingual


litauisk

litauisk m (definite singular litauisken)


pinnsvin

pinnsvin n (definite singular pinnsvinet, indefinite plural pinnsvin, definite plural pinnsvina or pinnsvinene)

pinnsvinet (definite singular)
pinnsvin (indefinite plural)
pinnsvina (definite plural)
pinnsvinene (definite plural)


monarki

monarki n (definite singular monarkiet, indefinite plural monarki or monarkier, definite plural monarkia or monarkiene)

monarkiet (definite singular)
monarki (indefinite plural)
monarkier (indefinite plural)
monarkia (definite plural)
monarkiene (definite plural)


abstinens

abstinensen (definite singular)
abstinenser (indefinite plural)
abstinensene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abstinens».ogg

From Latin abstinentia (“abstinence, self-restraint; fasting”), from abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”).

bor

abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite)

specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; teetotalism

specifically, the practice of abstaining from drugs and narcotic substances, as well as tobacco

(ecclesiastical) abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance

nøisomhed og abstinens

1900, Hans E. Kinck, Fru Anny Porse, page 89:

han lallet, når han snakket, og han skalv på hendene som en dranker i abstinens

he whimpered as he spoke, and he shook his hands like a drunkard in withdrawal

det nyfødte barnet ble behandlet for abstinens på grunn av morens rusmisbruk

the newborn baby was treated for withdrawal due to the mother's substance abuse

ha symptom på abstinens

withdrawal (a type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld)

han fikk abstinenser da sommerjobben var over

he got withdrawal symptoms when the summer job was over

– Jeg klarer ikke å ha ferie. Jeg hadde tenkt at dette skulle bli et hvileår, men fikk abstinens, sier [forfatter Ingvar] Ambjørnsen, som allerede er i gang med en ny roman

- I can not have a holiday. I had thought that this would be a year of rest, but got withdrawal symptoms, says [author Ingvar] Ambjørnsen, who is already working on a new novel

(colloquial, humorous) withdrawal symptoms in a humorous sense or the feeling of longing for something one is used to doing


øyenstikker

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øyenstikker m (definite singular øyenstikkeren, indefinite plural øyenstikkere, definite plural øyenstikkerne)

øyenstikkeren (definite singular)
øyenstikkere (indefinite plural)
øyenstikkerne (definite plural)

a dragonfly (an insect of the suborder Anisoptera)


klorid

klorid n (definite singular kloridet, indefinite plural klorid or klorider, definite plural klorida or kloridene)

kloridet (definite singular)
klorid (indefinite plural)
klorider (indefinite plural)
klorida (definite plural)
kloridene (definite plural)


aktivum

aktivum n (definite singular aktivet or aktivumet, indefinite plural aktiver or aktiva or aktivumer, definite plural aktiva or aktivaene or aktivuma or aktivumene)

aktivet (definite singular)
aktivumet (definite singular)
aktiver (indefinite plural)
aktiva (indefinite plural)
aktivumer (indefinite plural)
aktiva (definite plural)
aktivaene (definite plural)
aktivuma (definite plural)
aktivumene (definite plural)

From Latin activum, neuter singular of activus.

aktiva og passiva


frotte

frotteen (definite singular)
frotteer (indefinite plural)
frotteene (definite plural)


allergi

allergien (definite singular)
allergier (indefinite plural)
allergiene (definite plural)


søk

søket (definite singular)
søk (indefinite plural)
søka (definite plural)
søkene (definite plural)


ordning

ordninga (definite singular)
ordningen (definite singular)
ordninger (indefinite plural)
ordningene (definite plural)


slott

slottet (definite singular)
slott (indefinite plural)
slotta (definite plural)
slottene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German slot, from Proto-Germanic *slutą.


labyrint

labyrinten (definite singular)
labyrinter (indefinite plural)
labyrintene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos, “maze”).


ankomst

ankomsten (definite singular)
ankomster (indefinite plural)
ankomstene (definite plural)


aning

aninga (definite singular)
aningen (definite singular)
aninger (indefinite plural)
aningene (definite plural)

ane + -ing, verbal noun form of ane (“guess, sense; suspect”), from Low German anen. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

bag usynlighedens værn mine fugle skulde tvinde, i en anings trillers rad, takkens kvad

behind the shield of invisibility my birds were to twist, in a row of trills a whirl, the squeal of thanks

Siri hadde en aning om, at han var i et særskilt ærend idag

1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 223:

Siri had an idea that he was on a special errand today

jeg vet ikke. – Ingen aning?

the act of guessing, sensing, suspecting; a clue, idea

[han var] kald i målet, og med en aning av flir i ene munnvika

1973, Mikkjel Fønhus, Under Skagsnuten, page 6:

[he was] cold in his language, and with a hint of grin in one corner of his mouth

forklaringen er nok en aning mer komplisert

the explanation is probably a bit more complicated

ung bøk og gammel eik og en aning selje, det er det hun leter etter

young beech and old oak and a little willow, that's what she's looking for


aning

aningen (definite singular)
aninger (indefinite plural)
aningene (definite plural)

Most likely either derived from the first etymology, or have the same exact origin.

(dialectal, nautical) a slight wind that barely moves the ocean surface


avfall

From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.


diktatur

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diktatur n (definite singular diktaturet, indefinite plural diktatur or diktaturer, definite plural diktatura or diktaturene)

diktaturet (definite singular)
diktatur (indefinite plural)
diktaturer (indefinite plural)
diktatura (definite plural)
diktaturene (definite plural)


brønn

brønnen (definite singular)
brønner (indefinite plural)
brønnene (definite plural)

From Danish brønd, from Old Norse brunnr, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô (“source, wellspring, fountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrun- (“a bubbling forth; a fountain, wellspring, source”), from *bʰrew- (“to boil, brew”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).


gubbe

gubben (definite singular)
gubber (indefinite plural)
gubbene (definite plural)

Unknown, but some believe it to be a shortening of the word godbonde (“good farmer, husband”), also thought to be borrowed directly from Swedish gubbe. Probably akin to the Nynorsk verb guve (“to stand crouching”), which is from Old Norse gaupn (“something bent”).

En hvithåret gubbe gikk forbi.

Jeg skal spørre gubben.

Hva er det den gamle gubben vil nå, da?

An old man, geezer, husband, man of the house (lovingly or derogatory)

Noen kasta gubber mot butikken min!

Someone threw dynamite sticks at my store!

Er gubben hjemme?


antall

Formed by the word tall ("number", "digit") and the prefix an-, which is borrowed from Low German and is akin to Old Norse á ("on"). Cognate with German Anzahl and Danish and Swedish antal.

Folk møtte opp i stort antall på torget = a considerable number of people gathered at the square

Fienden var overlegen i antall = the enemy had superior numbers

Et antall sykler ble funnet gjenglemt i bakgården = a number of bikes were found left behind in the backyard

Antallet ulykker er proporsjonalt med antallet kjøretøyer = the number of accidents corresponds to the number of vehicles

number, amount; abstract entity used to describe quantity


diskotek

diskoteket (definite singular)
diskotek (indefinite plural)
diskoteker (indefinite plural)
diskoteka (definite plural)
diskotekene (definite plural)


fugleskremsel

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fugleskremsel n (definite singular fugleskremselet or fugleskremslet, indefinite plural fugleskremsel or fugleskremsler, definite plural fugleskremsla or fugleskremslene)

fugleskremselet (definite singular)
fugleskremslet (definite singular)
fugleskremsel (indefinite plural)
fugleskremsler (indefinite plural)
fugleskremsla (definite plural)
fugleskremslene (definite plural)

a scarecrow (an effigy made to scare the birds away)


flokk

flokken (definite singular)
flokker (indefinite plural)
flokkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse flokkr ("flock, "flying swarm", "poem without refrain"), related to Old English flocc and thus cognate with English flock as well as its Scandinavian counterparts. Akin to Middle Low German vlocke ("crowd", "flock"). Not found in other Germanic languages.

Store flokker av rein vandrer over vidda

Great herds of reindeer wander over the mountain plateau.

En stor flokk mennesker ventet utålmodig på at konserten skulle begynne.

A large crowd waited impatiently for the concert to begin.

a flock, herd, crowd (can be used to refer to both people and animals)

A Norse ode or song that does not have a refrain


flokk

From Middle Low German vlocke, in this sense meaning speck or particle.

A snowflake, but larger and containing more liquid water than ordinary flakes


tempel

tempel n (definite singular tempelet or templet, indefinite plural tempel or templer, definite plural templa or templene)

tempelet (definite singular)
templet (definite singular)
tempel (indefinite plural)
templer (indefinite plural)
templa (definite plural)
templene (definite plural)


stål

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare with Danish stål, Swedish stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.


femkant

femkanten (definite singular)
femkanter (indefinite plural)
femkantene (definite plural)


kentaur

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kentaur m (definite singular kentauren, indefinite plural kentaurer, definite plural kentaurene)

kentauren (definite singular)
kentaurer (indefinite plural)
kentaurene (definite plural)


adjø

adjøet (definite singular)
adjø (indefinite plural)
adjøer (indefinite plural)
adjøa (definite plural)
adjøene (definite plural)

Med et siste adjø dro hun.

De utvekslet et hastig adjø.


dieselmotor

dieselmotoren (definite singular)
dieselmotorer (indefinite plural)
dieselmotorene (definite plural)

a diesel engine (internal combustion engine which runs on diesel fuel)


dominiker

dominikeren (definite singular)
dominikere (indefinite plural)
dominikerne (definite plural)


konkurrent

konkurrenten (definite singular)
konkurrenter (indefinite plural)
konkurrentene (definite plural)

From Latin concurrens, via French concurrent.


aforisme

aforismen (definite singular)
aforismer (indefinite plural)
aforismene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

der

En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.

An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)


bambus

bambusen (definite singular)
bambuser (indefinite plural)
bambusene (definite plural)

Via older Dutch bamboes, compare with modern Dutch bamboe.


dille

dilla (definite singular)
dillen (definite singular)

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1.

Ha dilla / få dilla


valmue

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valmue m (definite singular valmuen, indefinite plural valmuer, definite plural valmuene)

valmuen (definite singular)
valmuer (indefinite plural)
valmuene (definite plural)

a poppy (flowering plant of genus Papaver)


dopplereffekt

dopplereffekten (definite singular)
dopplereffekter (indefinite plural)
dopplereffektene (definite plural)


departement

departementet (definite singular)
departement (indefinite plural)
departementer (indefinite plural)
departementa (definite plural)
departementene (definite plural)

a department, or ministry (e.g. UK) (government department)

a department (administrative area in France)


derivat

derivatet (definite singular)
derivat (indefinite plural)
derivater (indefinite plural)
derivata (definite plural)
derivatene (definite plural)


pengepung

pengepungen (definite singular)
pengepunger (indefinite plural)
pengepungene (definite plural)


atombombe

atombomba (definite singular)
atombomben (definite singular)
atombomber (indefinite plural)
atombombene (definite plural)


aboriginer

aborigineren (definite singular)
aboriginere (indefinite plural)
aboriginerne (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «aboriginer».ogg

aborigin + -er, first part most likely from English aborigine, from Aborigines, from Latin aborīginēs, from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orīgine, ablative singular of orīgō (“beginning, origin, source”), from both orior (“to originate, be born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”) + and from -īgō (suffix forming deverbal nouns). Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

der

an Aboriginal (aboriginal inhabitant of Australia and surrounding islands in Oceania)


aboriginer

australneger

Aborigine; may be perceived as derogatory


skall

skallet (definite singular)
skall (indefinite plural)
skalla (definite plural)
skallene (definite plural)


plissé

plisséen (definite singular)
plisseen (definite singular)
plisséer (indefinite plural)
plisseer (indefinite plural)
plisséene (definite plural)
plisseene (definite plural)


plisse

plisseen (definite singular)
plisseer (indefinite plural)
plisseene (definite plural)


dirigent

dirigenten (definite singular)
dirigenter (indefinite plural)
dirigentene (definite plural)


farvel

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farvel n (definite singular farvelet or farvellet, indefinite plural farvel or farveler or farveller, definite plural farvela or farvelene or farvella or farvellene)

farvelet (definite singular)
farvellet (definite singular)
farvel (indefinite plural)
farveler (indefinite plural)
farveller (indefinite plural)
farvela (definite plural)
farvelene (definite plural)
farvella (definite plural)
farvellene (definite plural)

si farvel


knut

knuten (definite singular)
knuter (indefinite plural)
knutene (definite plural)

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


gelé

gelé m (definite singular geléen, indefinite plural geléer, definite plural geléene)

geléen (definite singular)
geléer (indefinite plural)
geléene (definite plural)


søskenbarn

søskenbarnet (definite singular)
søskenbarn (indefinite plural)
søskenbarna (definite plural)
søskenbarnene (definite plural)

søsken + barn, from Old Norse systkinabǫrn pl


babord

(nautical, aviation) port (left hand side)


sjøbunnsutnyttelse

sjøbunnsutnyttelsen (definite singular)
sjøbunnsutnyttelser (indefinite plural)
sjøbunnsutnyttelsene (definite plural)


supe

supeen (definite singular)
supeer (indefinite plural)
supeene (definite plural)


gnager

gnageren (definite singular)
gnagere (indefinite plural)
gnagerne (definite plural)

From the verb gnage ("to gnaw") and the suffix -er, in this sense added to a verb to denote something doing the action described by said verb.

Mus, bever og ekorn er gnagere

Mice, beavers and squirrels are rodents.


verdensmesterskap

verdensmesterskapet (definite singular)
verdensmesterskap (indefinite plural)
verdensmesterskaper (indefinite plural)
verdensmesterskapa (definite plural)
verdensmesterskapene (definite plural)


gulv

gulvet (definite singular)
gulv (indefinite plural)
gulva (definite plural)
gulvene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish gulv, from Old Danish gulf, from Proto-Germanic *gulbą, whence also Old Norse golf and Norwegian golv.


teppe

teppet (definite singular)
tepper (indefinite plural)
teppa (definite plural)
teppene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tapit, from Middle Low German tappet, teppet, from Latin tapete, tapetum.


kjøkken

kjøkkenet (definite singular)
kjøkken (indefinite plural)
kjøkkener (indefinite plural)
kjøkkena (definite plural)
kjøkkenene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kokene, from Latin coquina.


stue

stua (definite singular)
stuen (definite singular)
stuer (indefinite plural)
stuene (definite plural)

From Danish stue, from Old Norse stofa, stufa, borrowed from Middle Low German stōve, stūve, Old Saxon *stova, *stuva, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.


garasje

garasje m (definite singular garasjen, indefinite plural garasjer, definite plural garasjene)

garasjen (definite singular)
garasjer (indefinite plural)
garasjene (definite plural)


kategori

kategori m (definite singular kategorien, indefinite plural kategorier, definite plural kategoriene)

kategorien (definite singular)
kategorier (indefinite plural)
kategoriene (definite plural)


krøll

krøllen (definite singular)
krøller (indefinite plural)
krøllene (definite plural)

Derived from the verb krølle ('to curl').

Håret hennes har naturlige krøller.

a curl (something that is curled, the act of being curled)

Prøv ikke å lage krøll!

fuss, trouble (the word is not inflected when used in this sense)


bevisstgjøring

bevisstgjøringa (definite singular)
bevisstgjøringen (definite singular)
bevisstgjøringer (indefinite plural)
bevisstgjøringene (definite plural)

Reklamekampanjen skulle fungere som en slags bevisstgjøring, men feilet totalt. – the advert was meant to work as a kind of consciousness-raising, but failed totally.

The process of making somebody aware and conscious of a particular issue.


klarinett

klarinetten (definite singular)
klarinetter (indefinite plural)
klarinettene (definite plural)


evighet

evigheta (definite singular)
evigheten (definite singular)
evigheter (indefinite plural)
evighetene (definite plural)


apekatt

apekatten (definite singular)
apekatter (indefinite plural)
apekattene (definite plural)

From ape + katt, cf. Danish abekat.
Possibly connected to a Continental West Germanic word akin to German Meerkatze, Dutch meerkat.


abonnement

abonnementet (definite singular)
abonnement (indefinite plural)
abonnementer (indefinite plural)
abonnementa (definite plural)
abonnementene (definite plural)

From French abonnement (“subscription”).

tegne abonnement på en avis

si opp abonnementet på avisen

ha abonnement på forestillinger i operaen

have a subscription to performances in the opera

abonnementet løper ut ved nyttår

mit abonnement paa Morgenbladet er ude med maj maaned

1940, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVI, page 239:

my subscription to Morgenbladet is out with the month of May

abonnementet på Aftenposten gikk ut for to uker siden

the subscription to Aftenposten expired two weeks ago

moren hadde plutselig tegnet abonnement på Donald

1997, Arild Linneberg, Far og barn i moderlandet, page X:

the mother had suddenly subscribed to Donald

[hun] var fristet til å si opp abonnementet i protest

1998, May B. Lund, … ikke stykkevis og delt:

[she] was tempted to cancel the subscription in protest

hun hadde ikke mobil lenger, telefonselskapet hadde stengt abonnementet

she no longer had a mobile phone, the telephone company had closed the subscription

a subscription (access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment)

vort abonnement stiger; vi trykker allerede 1300 exemplarer

1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Breve II, page 21:

our subscription increases; we are already printing 1300 copies

(rare) number of subscribers to a magazine, a newspaper or the like


menighet

menigheta (definite singular)
menigheten (definite singular)
menigheter (indefinite plural)
menighetene (definite plural)


elsker

elskeren (definite singular)
elskere (indefinite plural)
elskerne (definite plural)

a lover (of something; applies to both sexes)

Lady Chatterleys elsker

a lover (man having a sexual relationship with a woman)

en god / dårlig elsker


kjærleik

kjærleiken (definite singular)
kjærleiker (indefinite plural)
kjærleikene (definite plural)

From kjær (“dear”) + -leik (“-ness”), from Old Norse kærleikr (“love”).


kjærlighet

kjærligheta (definite singular)
kjærligheten (definite singular)
kjærligheter (indefinite plural)
kjærlighetene (definite plural)

/ˈçæːɾlɪˌheːt/

[ˈçæːɭɪˌheːt]

From kjærlig (“loving”) + -het (“-ness”).

An abbreviation of kjærlighet på pinne.


kjærligheter

/çæːɭɪheːtər/


kjærligheten

/çæːɭɪheːtn̩/

definite masculine singular of kjærlighet


kjærlighetene

/çæːɭɪheːtn̩ə/


blodhevn

blodhevnen (definite singular)
blodhevner (indefinite plural)
blodhevnene (definite plural)


niding

nidingen (definite singular)
nidinger (indefinite plural)
nidingene (definite plural)

From Old Norse níðingr (“honorless person”), from Old Norse níð (“defamation; honorless”). The word is cognate with Icelandic níðingur, Swedish niding.


limonade

limonaden (definite singular)
limonader (indefinite plural)
limonadene (definite plural)


manøver

manøver m (definite singular manøveren, indefinite plural manøvere or manøvre or manøvrer, definite plural manøverne or manøvrene)

manøveren (definite singular)
manøvere (indefinite plural)
manøvre (indefinite plural)
manøvrer (indefinite plural)
manøverne (definite plural)
manøvrene (definite plural)

From French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre, from Latin manuopera, derived from manu (ablative of manus,"hand") and opera (plural of opus, "work"). Compare with manoeuvre, manual, operation and operate in English.

Flyet måtte gjøre en farlig manøver for å unngå kollisjon.

The plane had to make a risky manoeuvre to avoid colliding.

En taktisk manøver


aigu

aiguen (definite singular)
aiguer (indefinite plural)
aiguene (definite plural)

From French aigu (“sharp, acute”), from Middle French aigu, agu (“sharp”), from Old French agu, from Latin acūtus (“sharpened, spicy, subtle”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“I sharpen, put an acute accent on”), from acus (“needle, pin; bodkin”), from Proto-Italic *akus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

der

accent aigu
accent aigu#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent aigu (“acute accent”)


accent aigu

accent aiguen (definite singular)
accent aiguer (indefinite plural)
accent aiguene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French accent aigu (“acute accent”).

[lærerinnen] kom med accent aigu og accent grave. Og det underlige skjedde at Frida Grytum i løpet av få uker hadde ført Paris inn i klasseværelset

1985, Gerd Brantenberg, Ved fergestedet, page 153:

[the teacher] came with acute accent and grave accent. And the strange thing happened that in a few weeks Frida Grytum had brought Paris into the classroom

(orthography) an acute accent (a diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages)


circonflexe

circonflexen (definite singular)
circonflexer (indefinite plural)
circonflexene (definite plural)

accent circonflexe
accent circonflexe#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in accent circonflexe (“circumflex”)


resepsjon

resepsjonen (definite singular)
resepsjoner (indefinite plural)
resepsjonene (definite plural)

From French réception, from Latin receptio.

reception (reception desk within a hotel or other large building where visitors and guests are attended to)


tilhører

tilhøreren (definite singular)
tilhørere (indefinite plural)
tilhørerne (definite plural)


definisjon

head

definisjon m (definite singular definisjonen, indefinite plural definisjoner, definite plural definisjonene)

definisjonen (definite singular)
definisjoner (indefinite plural)
definisjonene (definite plural)


ordtak

ordtaket (definite singular)
ordtak (indefinite plural)
ordtaka (definite plural)
ordtakene (definite plural)


utforming

utforminga (definite singular)
utformingen (definite singular)
utforminger (indefinite plural)
utformingene (definite plural)


utformingen

definite masculine singular of utforming


harr

harren (definite singular)
harrer (indefinite plural)
harrene (definite plural)

Thymallus thymallus
Thymallus thymallus#Translingual


vik

vika (definite singular)
viken (definite singular)
viker (indefinite plural)
vikene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.


heiti

heitiet (definite singular)
heiti (indefinite plural)
heitia (definite plural)
heitiene (definite plural)


remedium

remediet (definite singular)
remedier (indefinite plural)
remedia (definite plural)
remediene (definite plural)


rompis

rompisen (definite singular)
rompiser (indefinite plural)
rompisene (definite plural)

Ja, jeg er rompis. Hva med det?


tusse

tussen (definite singular)
tusser (indefinite plural)
tussene (definite plural)


madrass

madrassen (definite singular)
madrasser (indefinite plural)
madrassene (definite plural)


kardinal

kardinal m (definite singular kardinalen, indefinite plural kardinaler, definite plural kardinalene)

kardinalen (definite singular)
kardinaler (indefinite plural)
kardinalene (definite plural)


edderkopp

edderkoppen (definite singular)
edderkopper (indefinite plural)
edderkoppene (definite plural)


kano

kanoen (definite singular)
kanoer (indefinite plural)
kanoene (definite plural)

From a Caribbean language, via Spanish canoa.


fakkel

fakkelen (definite singular)
fakler (indefinite plural)
faklene (definite plural)

Derived from Latin facula, via German Fackel.

flare (a signal flare, also at oil refineries, etc., including the flare tower)


jippo

jippoet (definite singular)
jippo (indefinite plural)
jippoer (indefinite plural)
jippoa (definite plural)
jippoene (definite plural)

A PR stunt or gimmick to attract plenty of attention.


bryggeri

bryggeriet (definite singular)
bryggeri (indefinite plural)
bryggerier (indefinite plural)
bryggeria (definite plural)
bryggeriene (definite plural)


gudstjeneste

gudstjenesten (definite singular)
gudstjenester (indefinite plural)
gudstjenestene (definite plural)


nektar

nektaren (definite singular)
nektarer (indefinite plural)
nektarene (definite plural)


straks

straksen (definite singular)
strakser (indefinite plural)
straksene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German strak (“straight”).


bakteriologi

bakteriologi m (definite singular bakteriologien)

(microbiology) bacteriology (the study of bacteria)


vits

vitsen (definite singular)
vitser (indefinite plural)
vitsene (definite plural)

From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.

Hva er vitsen med å forklare alt? – What's the point of explaining everything?


testimonium

testimoniet (definite singular)
testimonier (indefinite plural)
testimonia (definite plural)
testimoniene (definite plural)


kode

koden (definite singular)
koder (indefinite plural)
kodene (definite plural)

From Latin codex, via French code and English code.


neodym

From neo- + didym, from Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos).


byrå

byrået (definite singular)
byrå (indefinite plural)
byråer (indefinite plural)
byråa (definite plural)
byråene (definite plural)


grensesnitt

grensesnittet (definite singular)
grensesnitt (indefinite plural)
grensesnitta (definite plural)
grensesnittene (definite plural)


brukergrensesnitt

brukergrensesnittet (definite singular)
brukergrensesnitt (indefinite plural)
brukergrensesnitta (definite plural)
brukergrensesnittene (definite plural)


sektor

sektoren (definite singular)
sektorer (indefinite plural)
sektorene (definite plural)


teolog

teologen (definite singular)
teologer (indefinite plural)
teologene (definite plural)

From Latin theologus, from Ancient Greek θεολόγος (theológos); θεός (theós) + -log.


kriterium

kriterium n (definite singular kriteriet, indefinite plural kriterier, definite plural kriteria or kriteriene)

kriteriet (definite singular)
kriterier (indefinite plural)
kriteria (definite plural)
kriteriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion), via Latin criterion.


kamerat

kameraten (definite singular)
kamerater (indefinite plural)
kameratene (definite plural)

From Latin camera; via Italian, and French camarade.


fat

fatet (definite singular)
fat (indefinite plural)
fater (indefinite plural)
fata (definite plural)
fatene (definite plural)


sats

satsen (definite singular)
satser (indefinite plural)
satsene (definite plural)

(music) a movement (in a musical work such as a symphony)


handfull

handfullen (definite singular)
handfuller (indefinite plural)
handfullene (definite plural)


skuter

skuteren (definite singular)
skutere (indefinite plural)
skuterne (definite plural)


antibiotikum

antibiotikum n (definite singular antibiotikumet, indefinite plural antibiotika, definite plural antibiotikaene)

antibiotikumet (definite singular)
antibiotika (indefinite plural)
antibiotikaene (definite plural)

From anti- + Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós).


torven

definite masculine singular of torv (Etymology 1)


bergart

bergarta (definite singular)
bergarten (definite singular)
bergarter (indefinite plural)
bergartene (definite plural)


tronarving

tronarvingen (definite singular)
tronarvinger (indefinite plural)
tronarvingene (definite plural)

From trone (“throne”) + arving (“heir”).


trontale

trontalen (definite singular)
trontaler (indefinite plural)
trontalene (definite plural)

an inaugural speech, a speech given by a regent (King) at the annual inauguration of the proceedings of the parliament (the Storting)


tronpretendent

tronpretendenten (definite singular)
tronpretendenter (indefinite plural)
tronpretendentene (definite plural)

a pretender; claimant to the office of the throne.


trone

trona (definite singular)
tronen (definite singular)
troner (indefinite plural)
tronene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair”, “throne”).

der

(biblical) throne; the third highest order of angels


agurk

head

agurk m (definite singular agurken, indefinite plural agurker, definite plural agurkene)

agurken (definite singular)
agurker (indefinite plural)
agurkene (definite plural)


lillebror

lillebroren (definite singular)
lillebrødre (indefinite plural)
lillebrødrene (definite plural)


seismologi

seismology (study of earthquakes and related phenomena)


sosiologi

sosiologi m (definite singular sosiologien)


spagetti

spagettien (definite singular)
spagettier (indefinite plural)
spagettiene (definite plural)


ubåt

ubåten (definite singular)
ubåter (indefinite plural)
ubåtene (definite plural)

From u- + båt, abbreviation of undervannsbåt, after German U-Boot.


valp

valpen (definite singular)
valper (indefinite plural)
valpene (definite plural)


effekt

effekten (definite singular)
effekter (indefinite plural)
effektene (definite plural)


kriminologi

kriminologi m (definite singular kriminologien)


varsler

varsleren (definite singular)
varslere (indefinite plural)
varslerne (definite plural)

From varsel (“alert, notification”), from vare (“notify, warn”), from Old Norse vara, cognate with var (“attentive”).


runk

runken (definite singular)
runker (indefinite plural)
runkene (definite plural)


rop

ropet (definite singular)
rop (indefinite plural)
ropa (definite plural)
ropene (definite plural)

et rop om hjelp


skarlagen

skarlagenet (definite singular)
skarlagen (indefinite plural)
skarlagena (definite plural)
skarlagenene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German scharlaken from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqerlât, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (seqellât, “scarlet cloth”), of unknown origin.


anbefaling

anbefalinga (definite singular)
anbefalingen (definite singular)
anbefalinger (indefinite plural)
anbefalingene (definite plural)


anbefalinga

definite feminine singular of anbefaling


anbefalingen

definite masculine singular of anbefaling


rødt

From rød (“red”), from Old Norse rauðr, related to Latin ruber.


paradoks

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paradoks n (definite singular paradokset, indefinite plural paradoks or paradokser, definite plural paradoksa or paradoksene)

paradokset (definite singular)
paradoks (indefinite plural)
paradokser (indefinite plural)
paradoksa (definite plural)
paradoksene (definite plural)


stormann

stormannen (definite singular)
stormenn (indefinite plural)
stormennene (definite plural)


galskap

galskapen (definite singular)
galskaper (indefinite plural)
galskapene (definite plural)


kanal

kanalen (definite singular)
kanaler (indefinite plural)
kanalene (definite plural)

diplomatiske kanaler

duct (in the body; air duct, cable duct etc.)


lydord

lydordet (definite singular)
lydord (indefinite plural)
lydorda (definite plural)
lydordene (definite plural)

(linguistics, grammar) an onomatopoeic word (one that is associated with and imitative of a sound)


reptil

reptilet (definite singular)
reptil (indefinite plural)
reptiler (indefinite plural)
reptila (definite plural)
reptilene (definite plural)


svartemarja

definite feminine singular of svartemarje


svartemarjen

definite masculine singular of svartemarje


marje

marja (definite singular)
marjen (definite singular)
marjer (indefinite plural)
marjene (definite plural)

Shortened form of svartemarje (“Black Maria”)


skaper

skaperen (definite singular)
skapere (indefinite plural)
skaperne (definite plural)

From skape + -er, from Old Norse skapa (“create”).

møte sin skaper


hyll

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

From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.

an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.


firmenning

firmenningen (definite singular)
firmenninger (indefinite plural)
firmenningene (definite plural)

fire (“four”) + -menning, from Old Norse fermenningr


galge

galgen (definite singular)
galger (indefinite plural)
galgene (definite plural)

gallows (structure for hanging condemned prisoners)


spiller

spilleren (definite singular)
spillere (indefinite plural)
spillerne (definite plural)


panter

panter m (definite singular panteren, indefinite plural pantere or pantre or pantrer, definite plural panterne or pantrene)

panteren (definite singular)
pantere (indefinite plural)
pantre (indefinite plural)
pantrer (indefinite plural)
panterne (definite plural)
pantrene (definite plural)


syndrom

syndromet (definite singular)
syndrom (indefinite plural)
syndromer (indefinite plural)
syndroma (definite plural)
syndromene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή (sundromḗ).


aviarium

aviariet (definite singular)
aviarier (indefinite plural)
aviaria (definite plural)
aviariene (definite plural)


ringfinger

ringfingeren (definite singular)
ringfingre (indefinite plural)
ringfingrer (indefinite plural)
ringfingrene (definite plural)


fjellvåk

fjellvåken (definite singular)
fjellvåker (indefinite plural)
fjellvåkene (definite plural)

rough-legged buzzard
rough-legged buzzard

Buteo lagopus
Buteo lagopus#Translingual


hykler

hykleren (definite singular)
hyklere (indefinite plural)
hyklerne (definite plural)

From hykle (“practice hypocrisy, be a hypocrite”) (see for more).


hykleri

hykleriet (definite singular)
hykleri (indefinite plural)
hyklerier (indefinite plural)
hykleria (definite plural)
hykleriene (definite plural)

From hykle (“to present oneself as a hypocrite”).


hykling

hyklinga (definite singular)
hyklingen (definite singular)
hyklinger (indefinite plural)
hyklingene (definite plural)

From hykle (“to present oneself as a hypocrite”) + -ing.


bølle

bølla (definite singular)
bøllen (definite singular)
bøller (indefinite plural)
bøllene (definite plural)

From the Danish name Bøllemose, a place where a band of misbehaving boys from Copenhagen would hang out. Term coined in 1885. Unrelated to English bully.


passivisering

passiviseringa (definite singular)
passiviseringen (definite singular)
passiviseringer (indefinite plural)
passiviseringene (definite plural)


passiviseringa

definite feminine singular of passivisering


passiviseringen

definite masculine singular of passivisering


utstillingsvindu

utstillingsvinduet (definite singular)
utstillingsvindu (indefinite plural)
utstillingsvinduer (indefinite plural)
utstillingsvindua (definite plural)
utstillingsvinduene (definite plural)


vindu

vinduet (definite singular)
vindu (indefinite plural)
vinduer (indefinite plural)
vindua (definite plural)
vinduene (definite plural)


adelsmerke

adelsmerket (definite singular)
adelsmerker (indefinite plural)
adelsmerka (definite plural)
adelsmerkene (definite plural)

From adel (“nobility”) + -s- + merke (“mark”).

af

(figuratively) mark of (spiritual) nobility

distinction; distinguishing feature in a person


kløtsj

kløtsjen (definite singular)
kløtsjer (indefinite plural)
kløtsjene (definite plural)

(automotive) a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)


barneprostituert

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barneprostituert m (indefinite plural barneprostituerte)


kumlokk

kumlokket (definite singular)
kumlokk (indefinite plural)
kumlokka (definite plural)
kumlokkene (definite plural)


forstillelse

forstillelsen (definite singular)
forstillelser (indefinite plural)
forstillelsene (definite plural)


dugnad

dugnaden (definite singular)
dugnader (indefinite plural)
dugnadene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dugnaðr (“help”), related to duge.

unpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work


relikvie

relikvien (definite singular)
relikvier (indefinite plural)
relikviene (definite plural)


røyl

røylen (definite singular)
røyler (indefinite plural)
røylene (definite plural)

From English royal (“a sail on large sailing ships”).


tverrhalehauk

tverrhalehauken (definite singular)
tverrhalehauker (indefinite plural)
tverrhalehaukene (definite plural)

From tverr (“across”) + hale (“tail”) + hauk (“hawk”).

af

Accipiter striatus
Accipiter striatus#Translingual


rød dag

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rød dag m (indefinite plural røde dager)

From the custom of calendars having holidays and Sundays marked with red letters. Cognate with Swedish röd dag and compare English red letter day.

A Sunday or a holiday; a day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed, and which is declared free from work by the government.


melisse

melissen (definite singular)
melisser (indefinite plural)
melissene (definite plural)

melissa, plant of genus Melissa, in particular lemon balm


skau

skauen (definite singular)
skauer (indefinite plural)
skauene (definite plural)


skauen

definite singular of skau (“the forest”)


loppefarge

loppefargen (definite singular)
loppefarger (indefinite plural)
loppefargene (definite plural)


halvbror

halvbror m (definite singular halvbroren, indefinite plural halvbrødre, definite plural halvbrødrene)

halvbroren (definite singular)
halvbrødre (indefinite plural)
halvbrødrene (definite plural)


halvsøster

halvsøster m or f (definite singular halvsøstera or halvsøsteren, indefinite plural halvsøstre or halvsøstrer, definite plural halvsøstrene)

halvsøstera (definite singular)
halvsøsteren (definite singular)
halvsøstre (indefinite plural)
halvsøstrer (indefinite plural)
halvsøstrene (definite plural)


dyna

definite feminine singular of dyne (Etymology 1)


filosof

filosof m (definite singular filosofen, indefinite plural filosofer, definite plural filosofene)

filosofen (definite singular)
filosofer (indefinite plural)
filosofene (definite plural)


omkrets

omkretsen (definite singular)
omkretser (indefinite plural)
omkretsene (definite plural)

Eksplosjonen kunne høres i mils omkrets.

The explosion could be heard throughout an area of several miles.


forskjærkniv

forskjærkniven (definite singular)
forskjærkniver (indefinite plural)
forskjærknivene (definite plural)


partisipp

partisippet (definite singular)
partisipp (indefinite plural)
partisipper (indefinite plural)
partisippa (definite plural)
partisippene (definite plural)

From Latin participium, from particeps (“which partakes of”).


republikk

republikken (definite singular)
republikker (indefinite plural)
republikkene (definite plural)

From French république, from Latin res publica (“the public thing”).


mesenterium

mesenteriet (definite singular)
mesenterier (indefinite plural)
mesenteria (definite plural)
mesenteriene (definite plural)


balsampære

balsampæra (definite singular)
balsampæren (definite singular)
balsampærer (indefinite plural)
balsampærene (definite plural)

Siraitia grosvenorii
Siraitia grosvenorii#Translingual


balsampæra

definite feminine singular of balsampære


balsampæren

definite masculine singular of balsampære


fekalia

Til anlegget på eindommen Hogstad har helserådet anført følgende: "[...] Elvevann kan forurenses med fekalia fra syke mennesker eller dyr, og kan derfor ikke anbefales brukt til husholdningsvann uten rensing."

1977 December 13, “Tilskott til private vannforsyningsanlegg”, in Levanger-avisa, number 144/1977, page 5:

To the plant on the Hogstad property, the health council has submitted the following: "… River water can be contaminated with fecal matter from diseased humans or animals, and can therefore not be recommended for use as domestic water without cleaning.

Gjennomgående var slimhinnedekningen i colon ascendens dårligere enn i colon for øvrig for begge kontrastmidler, noe som sannsynligvis skyldes igjenværende fekalia, som ofte var til stede i denne del av tykktarmen.

1987, Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening: tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række:

In general, the mucosal coverage in colon ascendens was poorer than in the colon in general for both contrast-means(?), which is probably due to remaining(?) fecal matter, which was often present in this part of the large intestine.

Fekalia som er blitt flytende grunnet bakteriell nedbryting av tarminnhold ovenfor, kan tyte forbi og gi inntrykk av diaré (forstoppelsesdiaré).

2001, Stig Ottesen, “Gastrointestinale symptomer”, in Gro Ramsten Wesenberg, editor, Terapianbefaling: Palliativ behandling på sykehus og i hjemmet, Norwegian Medicines Agency, →ISSN, page 80:

Fecal matter that has liquefied due to bacterial decomposition above can ooze past and give the impression of diarrhea (constipation diarrhea).


sprade

spraden (definite singular)
sprader (indefinite plural)
spradene (definite plural)

Related to sprelle (“squiggle”) and sprette (“bounce”)


skorpion

skorpionen (definite singular)
skorpioner (indefinite plural)
skorpionene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), via Latin scorpio.


kleptopølser

kleptopølser pl (definite plural kleptopølsene)

klepto- from kleptoman (“kleptomaniac”) + pølser (“sausages”)


hartkorn

From Danish hartkorn, in actuality from hardt (“hard, Danish hårdt”) + korn (“cereal”).

(idiomatic, archaic) Used of rye, barley and wheat (distinct from oats) which was used historically in agrarian taxation in Denmark.


platan

platanen (definite singular)
plataner (indefinite plural)
platanene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).

a plane (tree), plane tree (genus Platanus)


demonstrant

demonstranten (definite singular)
demonstranter (indefinite plural)
demonstrantene (definite plural)

From Latin through the present participle of demonstrere (demonstrate).


uoppmerksomhet

uoppmerksomheta (definite singular)
uoppmerksomheten (definite singular)
uoppmerksomheter (indefinite plural)
uoppmerksomhetene (definite plural)


uoppmerksomheten

definite masculine singular of uoppmerksomhet


straffe

straffen (definite singular)
straffer (indefinite plural)
straffene (definite plural)

(sports) a penalty
(soccer, rugby) penalty kick

(sports) a penalty
(handball, water polo) penalty throw

(sports) a penalty
(ice hockey) penalty shot


høyde

høyden (definite singular)
høyder (indefinite plural)
høydene (definite plural)

From Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, cf. Old Norse hæð; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Swedish höjd, Norwegian Nynorsk høgd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.

(athletics) high jump (indeclinable, uncountable)


fraseologi

fraseologien (definite singular)
fraseologier (indefinite plural)
fraseologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis), frase (“phrase”) + -logi (“-ology”).


årstid

årstida (definite singular)
årstiden (definite singular)
årstider (indefinite plural)
årstidene (definite plural)

From år + -s- + tid, from German Jahreszeit.

season (time of year; spring, summer, autumn or winter)


løve

løva (definite singular)
løven (definite singular)
løver (indefinite plural)
løvene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German (compare with German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare with Old Norse león.

(idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.

Leo (person born under that astrological sign)


hamn

hamna (definite singular)
hamnen (definite singular)
hamner (indefinite plural)
hamnene (definite plural)

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


blyant

blyanten (definite singular)
blyanter (indefinite plural)
blyantene (definite plural)

Transformed from blyerts, influenced by bliant, a type of silk. Short form of blyantspenn.


trekant

head

trekant m (definite singular trekanten, indefinite plural trekanter, definite plural trekantene)

trekanten (definite singular)
trekanter (indefinite plural)
trekantene (definite plural)


kostnad

kostnaden (definite singular)
kostnader (indefinite plural)
kostnadene (definite plural)


kje

kjeet (definite singular)
kje (indefinite plural)
kjea (definite plural)
kjeene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją.


sverd

sverdet (definite singular)
sverd (indefinite plural)
sverda (definite plural)
sverdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to cut, to fester”).

inh

I gamle dager sloss de med sverd.

In the old days people fought using swords.


snø

From Old Norse snær, snjór. Cognate with English snow (see there).


tomt

tomta (definite singular)
tomten (definite singular)
tomter (indefinite plural)
tomtene (definite plural)


kaos

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).


måltid

måltidet (definite singular)
måltid (indefinite plural)
måltider (indefinite plural)
måltida (definite plural)
måltidene (definite plural)


affekt

affekten (definite singular)
affekter (indefinite plural)
affektene (definite plural)

(psychology) affect (strong emotional experience)


newager

newageren (definite singular)
newagere (indefinite plural)
newagerne (definite plural)

From the English loanword phrase New Age.


antependium

antependiet (definite singular)
antependier (indefinite plural)
antependia (definite plural)
antependiene (definite plural)


intrige

intrigen (definite singular)
intriger (indefinite plural)
intrigene (definite plural)


refreng

refrenget (definite singular)
refreng (indefinite plural)
refrenger (indefinite plural)
refrenga (definite plural)
refrengene (definite plural)

From French refrain, from Old French refraindre (“repeat”), from Latin re- (“back, again”) + frangō (“break”).


hentydning

hentydninga (definite singular)
hentydningen (definite singular)
hentydninger (indefinite plural)
hentydningene (definite plural)

Norwegian: hen "away/off" +tydning "interpretation"


hovedstad

hovedstaden (definite singular)
hovedsteder (indefinite plural)
hovedstedene (definite plural)


nattklubb

nattklubben (definite singular)
nattklubber (indefinite plural)
nattklubbene (definite plural)


befolkning

befolkninga (definite singular)
befolkningen (definite singular)
befolkninger (indefinite plural)
befolkningene (definite plural)


skje

skjea (definite singular)
skjeen (definite singular)
skjeer (indefinite plural)
skjeene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skeið (“(war) ship; sheath; reed, sley”), cognate with Danish ske and Swedish sked.