form

nb-noun-c

form f or m (definite singular forma or formen, indefinite plural former, definite plural formene)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

jeg er bundet til min tankes former

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

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


Odin

Danish Odin; learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.


a priori

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a priori».ogg

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”).

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førmoderne samfunn … hvor forskjell ennå ikke betraktes a priori som en mangel

pre-modern societies… where difference is not yet considered a priori as a deficiency

viten a priori

(logic, philosophy) a priori; based on hypothesis rather than experiment.


a posteriori

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a posteriori».ogg

Learned borrowing from Latin ā posteriōrī (“from what follows; from what [ must ] follow”), first part from Latin ā (“from, away from, out of”), alternative form of ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”) by apocope (not used before a vowel or h), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Latin posteriōrī, dative singular of posterior (“after, next”), comparative degree of posterus (“next, after”), from post (“behind, after”), from earlier poste, from Proto-Italic *posti, from Proto-Indo-European *pósti, from *pós (“afterwards; by, at”).

learned borrowing

from what follows; from what 􂀿 must 􂁀 follow

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at 2+2 er 4 som er a priori viten og at vi har sanseerfaring som er a posteriori viten er ikke et bevis for at Jesus ikke eksisterer

that 2 + 2 is 4 which is a priori knowledge and that we have sensory experience which is a posteriori knowledge is not a proof that Jesus does not exist

viten a posteriori

a posteriori knowledge; knowledge based on experience

(logic, philosophy) a posteriori, involving deduction of theories from facts.


a fortiori

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a fortiori».ogg

From both Latin ā (“from, away from, out of”), alternative form of ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”) by apocope (not used before a vowel or h), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from fortiōrī, comparative of fortis (“strong”), from Proto-Italic *forktis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

begrepet «a fortiori» anvendes i matematiske og logiske argumenter, hvis f.eks. a er større enn b og b større enn c, så er «a fortiori» a større enn c

the term «a fortiori» is used in mathematical and logical arguments, if e.g. a is greater than b and b greater than c, then «a fortiori» a is greater than c

Norge … har vært forpliktet til ikke å bestride den danske suverenitet over hele Grønland og à fortiori til å avholde sig fra å okkupere en del av landet

Norway… has been obliged not to contest the Danish sovereignty over the whole of Greenland and a fortiori to refrain from occupying part of the country

hvis man … kan vise at fengslet faktisk ikke er så gjennomsyret av disiplinformer som Foucault vil ha det til, så faller følgelig også a fortiori påstanden om at samfunnet skulle være disiplinært

1997, Espen Schaanning, Vitenskap som skapt viten, page 298:

if one… can show that the prison is in fact not as permeated by forms of discipline as Foucault wants it to be, then consequently also falls a fortiori the claim that society should be disciplinary

de kan ikke a fortiori – desto mer – utelukke å finne semantisk innhold også i religiøse ytringer

they cannot a fortiori - all the more - exclude finding semantic content also in religious utterances

(rhetoric, logic) a fortiori (with stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.)


Tor

From Norwegian Nynorsk Þórr. The given name is also a spelling variant of Tord, from Þórðr.


Neptun

planet: Merkur · Venus · jorda · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun [edit]


vær

vær m (definite singular væren, indefinite plural værer, definite plural værene)

væren (definite singular)
værer (indefinite plural)
værene (definite plural)

From Old Norse veðr (“male sheep”) ( > Danish vædder), from Proto-Germanic *weþraz, whence also Old English weþer (English wether), Old High German widar ( > German Widder), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wiþrus, “lamb”). Compare Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “calf, young animal”).


filosofi

head

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

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


dverg

dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dverger, definite plural dvergene)

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

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


gnom

gnom m (definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomer, definite plural gnomene)

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

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


Sindre

(Norse mythology) Eitri or Sindri; the dwarf who, together with his brother Brokkr, made Gullinbursti, Draupnir and Mjolnir


ås

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

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


draug

draug m (definite singular draugen, indefinite plural drauger, definite plural draugene)

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.


Nanna

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”).


absolutisme

absolutisme m (definite singular absolutismen, indefinite plural absolutismer, definite plural absolutismene)

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

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutisme».ogg

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

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

2014 November 28, Morgenbladet, page 37:

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

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

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

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


absolutt

absolutt n (definite singular absoluttet, indefinite plural absolutt or absolutter, definite plural absolutta or absoluttene)

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

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutt».ogg

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

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

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

gamle absolutter mister sin entydighet

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

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

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

(religion, philosophy) absolute claim, condition, assertion


abstrahere

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abstrahere (passive abstraheres, imperative abstraher, present tense abstraherer, simple past abstraherte, past participle abstrahert, present participle abstraherende, verbal noun abstrahering)

abstraheres (passive)
abstraher (imperative)
abstraherer (present)
abstraherte (past)
abstrahert (participle past)
abstraherende (participle present)
abstrahering (noun-from-verb)

From Latin abstrahō, abstrahere (“I draw away, withdraw”).

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Det er umulig å klassifisere uten å abstrahere.

It is impossible to classify without abstracting.

tanken abstraherer fra de enkelte foreteelsene og ser sammenhengen mellem dem i abstraksjonen

1971, Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift, page 11:

the thought abstracts from the individual phenomena and sees the connection between them in the abstraction

den rene, abstraherende ratio er fremmed for livet og fatter det ikke

1928, Lorentz Eckhoff, Førerne i vår tids franske litteratur, page 37:

the pure, abstracting ratio is foreign to life and does not comprehend it

det hyppig anvendte begrepet ‘det moderne jeg’et’ lyder i mine ører som et abstrakt som får det abstraherte til å forsvinne

2000, Karin Sveen, Klassereise, page 17:

the frequently used term ‘the modern self’ sounds to my ears like an abstract that makes the abstract disappear

blant menneskehjernens store evolusjonære fortrinn er at den kan forenkle, kategorisere og abstrahere en rotete virkelighet

among the great evolutionary advantages of the human brain is that it can simplify, categorize and abstract a messy reality

(literary, philosophy) to abstract (to conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute)


nymfe

nb-noun-c

nymfe f or m (definite singular nymfa or nymfen, indefinite plural nymfer, definite plural nymfene)

nymfa (definite singular)
nymfen (definite singular)
nymfer (indefinite plural)
nymfene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”), via Latin nympha.


havfrue

havfrue f or m (definite singular havfrua or havfruen, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene)

havfrua (definite singular)
havfruen (definite singular)
havfruer (indefinite plural)
havfruene (definite plural)

[ˈhaːʋ.ˌfɾʉʷːə]


krake

krake m (definite singular kraken, indefinite plural kraker, definite plural krakene)

kraken (definite singular)
kraker (indefinite plural)
krakene (definite plural)

→ English: Kraken, krake

a sea monster, including whales and octopuses


konjunksjon

konjunksjon m (definite singular konjunksjonen, indefinite plural konjunksjoner, definite plural konjunksjonene)

konjunksjonen (definite singular)
konjunksjoner (indefinite plural)
konjunksjonene (definite plural)

(logic) conjunction (a proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions)


disjunksjon

disjunksjon m (definite singular disjunksjonen, indefinite plural disjunksjoner, definite plural disjunksjonene)

disjunksjonen (definite singular)
disjunksjoner (indefinite plural)
disjunksjonene (definite plural)

(logic) disjunction (a proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator)


nereide

nereide f or m (definite singular nereida or nereiden, indefinite plural nereider, definite plural nereidene)

nereida (definite singular)
nereiden (definite singular)
nereider (indefinite plural)
nereidene (definite plural)


Tvillingene

no:Tvillingene (stjernebilde)
no:Tvillingene (stjernetegn)


stjernetegn

stjernetegn n (definite singular stjernetegnet, indefinite plural stjernetegn, definite plural stjernetegna or stjernetegnene)

stjernetegnet (definite singular)
stjernetegn (indefinite plural)
stjernetegna (definite plural)
stjernetegnene (definite plural)

(astrology) a star sign, astrological sign, sign of the Zodiac


abjekt

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abjekt (neuter singular abjekt, definite singular and plural abjekte, comparative mer abjekt, superlative mest abjekt)

abjekt (neuter singular)
abjekte (definite plural singular)
mer abjekt (comparative)
mest abjekt (superlative)

From French abject (“abject; vile, despicable”), from Latin abiectus (“thrown or cast aside; abandoned, overthrown”), perfect passive participle of abiciō (“I throw away/down; abandon, overthrow; humble”), from both ab (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from iaciō (“I throw, hurl, cast, fling”), from Proto-Italic *jakjō (“throw (down)”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁-k-ye-, causative of *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”).

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[kunstverket] understreket de eksessive og abjekte sidene ved forbrukersamfunnet i form av glorete gipsskulpturer av kremkaker og hofteholdere

[the work of art] emphasized the excessive and abject aspects of the consumer society in the form of gaudy plaster sculptures of cream cakes and hip holders

surmagede representanter for den intellektuelle middelklasse kjenner et behov for å markere connaiseurship eller autentisitet ved å gjøre Justin Bieber til det abjekte, en persona non grata

sour-minded representatives of the intellectual middle class feel a need to mark connaiseurship or authenticity by making Justin Bieber the abject, a persona non grata

(art, philosophy) abject (degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable)


sjøuhyre

sjøuhyre n (definite singular sjøuhyret, indefinite plural sjøuhyrer, definite plural sjøuhyra or sjøuhyrene)

sjøuhyret (definite singular)
sjøuhyrer (indefinite plural)
sjøuhyra (definite plural)
sjøuhyrene (definite plural)


halvgud

halvgud m (definite singular halvguden, indefinite plural halvguder, definite plural halvgudene)

halvguden (definite singular)
halvguder (indefinite plural)
halvgudene (definite plural)


dikotomi

dikotomi m (definite singular dikotomien, indefinite plural dikotomier, definite plural dikotomiene)

dikotomien (definite singular)
dikotomier (indefinite plural)
dikotomiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek διχοτομία (dikhotomía).


amasone

nb-noun-c

amasone f or m (definite singular amasona or amasonen, indefinite plural amasoner, definite plural amasonene)

amasona (definite singular)
amasonen (definite singular)
amasoner (indefinite plural)
amasonene (definite plural)

(Greek mythology) an Amazon, member of a mythical race of female warriors


metafysikk

nb-noun-mu

metafysikk m (definite singular metafysikken, uncountable)


valkyrje

nb-noun-c

valkyrje f or m (definite singular valkyrja or valkyrjen, indefinite plural valkyrjer, definite plural valkyrjene)

valkyrja (definite singular)
valkyrjen (definite singular)
valkyrjer (indefinite plural)
valkyrjene (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

lbor

(Norse mythology) a valkyrie; female attendant of Odin that leads fallen warriors to Valhalla


einherje

einherje m (definite singular einherjen, indefinite plural einherjer, definite plural einherjene)

einherjen (definite singular)
einherjer (indefinite plural)
einherjene (definite plural)

[²æɪ̯n.hæɾ.jə]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse einherjar

(Norse mythology) einherjar; warriors who died in battle and were brought to valhalla


absoluttere

å absoluttere (infinitive)
absolutterer (present)
absolutterte (past)
har absoluttert (perfect present)
absolutter! (imperative)
absoluttert (participle past)
absoluttert (neuter participle past)
absolutterte (definite participle past)
absolutterte (participle past plural)
absolutterende (participle past present)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absoluttere».ogg

absolutt + -ere, first part from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Last part from Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre.

beskytte [mennesket] mot en absoluttering av politiske handlingsmønstre

protect [man] from the absoluteization of political patterns of action

karnevalet er, kan man si, funksjonelt, ikke substansielt. Det absolutterer intet, men forkynner alle tings lystige relativitet

1993, Jostein Børtnes, Polyfoni og karneval, page 230:

the carnival is, one might say, functional, not substantial. It absolutizes nothing but preaches the merry relativity of all things

(philosophy, literary) to absolutize (to make absolute, to give unconditional validity)


absoluttering

absoluttering m (definite singular absolutteringen, indefinite plural absolutteringer, definite plural absolutteringene)

absolutteringen (definite singular)
absolutteringer (indefinite plural)
absolutteringene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absoluttering».ogg

absoluttere + -ing, first part verbal noun form of absoluttere (“absolutize”), from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), with the suffix from Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.


abstraksjonsevne

nb-noun-c

abstraksjonsevne f or m (definite singular abstraksjonsevna or abstraksjonsevnen, indefinite plural abstraksjonsevner, definite plural abstraksjonsevnene)

abstraksjonsevna (definite singular)
abstraksjonsevnen (definite singular)
abstraksjonsevner (indefinite plural)
abstraksjonsevnene (definite plural)

den smule abstraksjonsevne som skal til for å lære seg å skrive og lese

the bit of abstraction needed to learn to write and read

betrakteren [kan] oppøve abstraksjonsevnen og frigjøre sine tanker fra materiens tilfeldige og lovløse rike ved å drive matematiske øvelser

1994, Trond Berg Eriksen, Undringens labyrinter, page 101:

the viewer [can] practice the ability of abstraction and free his thoughts from the random and lawless realm of matter by conducting mathematical exercises

(philosophy) ability to abstract (think of an abstract plan)


Mjølne

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Mjǫllnir.


Draupne

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Draupnir.


absurdisme

absurdisme m (definite singular absurdismen, indefinite plural absurdismer, definite plural absurdismene)

absurdismen (definite singular)
absurdismer (indefinite plural)
absurdismene (definite plural)

absurd + -isme, first part from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from ab (“away from, out”) + surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”). Last part from French -isme (“-ism”), from Latin -isma, -ismus (“-ism”), from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós, forms abstract nouns), from -μός (-mós, forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-mos or *-mós (creates nouns).

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harselas over absurdismen som fenomen

filmen ville tjent på flere … øyeblikk og momenter av friksjon og kynisk absurdisme

2011 August 18, Bergens Tidende^([bt.no]):

the film would benefit from more… moments and moments of friction and cynical absurdism

Beckett, Ionesco og Pinter er representanter for absurdismen
Beckett, Ionesco and Pinter are representatives of absurdism

(philosophy) absurdism (the philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail)


tankeeksperiment

tankeeksperiment n (definite singular tankeeksperimentet, indefinite plural tankeeksperiment or tankeeksperimenter, definite plural tankeeksperimenta or tankeeksperimentene)

tankeeksperimentet (definite singular)
tankeeksperiment (indefinite plural)
tankeeksperimenter (indefinite plural)
tankeeksperimenta (definite plural)
tankeeksperimentene (definite plural)

tanke (“thought”) + eksperiment (“experiment”)

compound

(physics, philosophy) a thought experiment


abduksjon

abduksjon m (definite singular abduksjonen, indefinite plural abduksjoner, definite plural abduksjonene)

abduksjonen (definite singular)
abduksjoner (indefinite plural)
abduksjonene (definite plural)

From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“I take or lead away”), from Proto-Italic *abdoukō, or equivalent to both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from dūcō (“I lead, guide; pull”), from Proto-Italic *doukō (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti (“to pull, draw, lead”), from *dewk- (“to pull, draw; lead”).

der

(philosophy, logic) an abduction (a syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable)