A

head

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

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

Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A», «a».ogg

From Latin A, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 representing the head of an ox.


gnosis

nb-noun-mu

gnosis m (definite singular gnosisen, uncountable)

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).


absurd

head

absurd (neuter singular absurd, definite singular and plural absurde, comparative mer absurd, superlative mest absurd)

absurd (neuter singular)
absurde (definite plural singular)
mer absurd (comparative)
mest absurd (superlative)

From Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound; ringing, whistling”).

der

en absurd komedie eller et absurd melodrama

1982, Torolf Elster, Thomas Pihls annen lov, page 40:

i absurd litteratur mangler gjerne motsetningen mellom normalitet og fantastikk

1991, Åsfrid Svensen, Orden og kaos, page 326:

in absurd literature, the contrast between normality and fantastic is often lacking

framførelsen nærmer seg grensen til absurd komikk

1998, Kjetil Rolness, Elvis Presley, page 37:

the performance is approaching the limit of absurd comedy

ordenes sammenbrudd, som kanskje er det viktigste fellestema ved det absurde teater

1976, Leif Longum, Å lese skuespill, page 122:

the breakdown of words, which is perhaps the most important common theme of the absurd theater

(theater, literary sciences) absurdist (of or relating to absurdism)


green

head

green m (definite singular greenen, indefinite plural greener, definite plural greenene)

greenen (definite singular)
greener (indefinite plural)
greenene (definite plural)

(golf) a green, putting green (the closely mown area surrounding each hole on a golf course)


ass

ass m (definite singular assen, indefinite plural asser, definite plural assene)

assen (definite singular)
asser (indefinite plural)
assene (definite plural)
Ass (alternative)


bed

bed n (definite singular bedet, indefinite plural bed, definite plural beda or bedene)

bedet (definite singular)
bed (indefinite plural)
beda (definite plural)
bedene (definite plural)


slide

nb-noun

slide m (definite singular sliden, indefinite plural slides, definite plural slidesene)

sliden (definite singular)
slides (indefinite plural)
slidesene (definite plural)


piano

head

piano n (definite singular pianoet, indefinite plural piano or pianoer, definite plural pianoa or pianoene)

pianoet (definite singular)
piano (indefinite plural)
pianoer (indefinite plural)
pianoa (definite plural)
pianoene (definite plural)


none m (definite singular nonen, indefinite plural noner, definite plural nonene)

nonen (definite singular)
noner (indefinite plural)
nonene (definite plural)

(music) An interval of 13 (liten none) or 14 (stor none) halftones.


b

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

b-en (definite singular)
b-er (indefinite plural)
b-ene (definite plural)
B (alternative)

Modification of the capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, “be”), from Ancient Greek Β (B, “beta”), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.

enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre

1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, pages 35–36:

every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B

2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter:

(music) the tone h lowered by half a step

ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken

no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself

(music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)


c

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

c-en (definite singular)
c-er (indefinite plural)
c-ene (definite plural)
C (alternative)

From Latin c, from the uppercase letter C, from Etruscan Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, “gimel”).

den høye C

så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen

1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 42:

so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky

[de] larmet ikke og gik ikke og tok det høie C

[they] did not make noise and did not go and did the high C

Duprez vakte sensasjon ved sine ut de poitrine, høy c tatt som brysttone

1999, Børre Qvamme, Opera, operette og ballett gjennom tidene, page 70:

Duprez aroused sensation by his out de poitrine, high c taken as chest tone

han gjør stolen hennes tobent så hun når den høye c av forskrekkelse

he makes her chair two-legged so she reaches the high c out of fright

(music) C, c-note (the first note in the C chromatic and major scales; the lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note)


bass

bass m (definite singular bassen, indefinite plural basser, definite plural bassene)

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

(music) bass (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)

(music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)


band

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)

bandet (definite singular)
band (indefinite plural)
banda (definite plural)
bandene (definite plural)
bånd (alternative)

Derived from English band (in this sense).


note

note m (definite singular noten, indefinite plural noter, definite plural notene)

noten (definite singular)
noter (indefinite plural)
notene (definite plural)


a cappella

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

synge a cappella

fremføre a cappella

platen vil … inneholde noen mindre motetter for kor a capella og for kor med orgel

the plate will … contain some minor motets for choir a capella and for choir with organ

i forrige århundre hadde fargede stått i kirkekor og sunget a cappella

in the last century, colored people had stood in church choirs and sung a cappella

(music) a cappella (in a manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment)


pipe

nb-noun-c

pipe f or m (definite singular pipa or pipen, indefinite plural piper, definite plural pipene)

pipa (definite singular)
pipen (definite singular)
piper (indefinite plural)
pipene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpǭ.


due

due f or m (definite singular dua or duen, indefinite plural duer, definite plural duene)

dua (definite singular)
duen (definite singular)
duer (indefinite plural)
duene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dúfa (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“hazy, unclear, dark; deep”). Cognate with Danish due, Swedish duva, Icelandic dúfa, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove. The sense “politician favouring conciliation” is a semantic loan from English dove.

inh

(sports) a clay pigeon (a flying target used as moving target in sport shooting)


stein

stein m (definite singular steinen, indefinite plural steiner, definite plural steinene)

steinen (definite singular)
steiner (indefinite plural)
steinene (definite plural)
sten (alternative)

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.


si

(music) si (seventh note of a major scale)


tangent

tangent m (definite singular tangenten, indefinite plural tangenter, definite plural tangentene)

tangenten (definite singular)
tangenter (indefinite plural)
tangentene (definite plural)

From German Tangente, Tangens, ultimately from Latin tangēns.


banjo

banjo m (definite singular banjoen, indefinite plural banjoer, definite plural banjoene)

banjoen (definite singular)
banjoer (indefinite plural)
banjoene (definite plural)

From English banjo, 18th century black American rendition of bandore.


manual

manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)

manualen (definite singular)
manualer (indefinite plural)
manualene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).


horn

horn n (definite singular hornet, indefinite plural horn, definite plural horna or hornene)

hornet (definite singular)
horn (indefinite plural)
horna (definite plural)
hornene (definite plural)

From Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna), from Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.


lyre

nb-noun-c

lyre f or m (definite singular lyra or lyren, indefinite plural lyrer, definite plural lyrene)

lyra (definite singular)
lyren (definite singular)
lyrer (indefinite plural)
lyrene (definite plural)


harpe

harpe f or m (definite singular harpa or harpen, indefinite plural harper, definite plural harpene)

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

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


dress

dress m (definite singular dressen, indefinite plural dresser, definite plural dressene)

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

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

der

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


cup

cup m (definite singular cupen, indefinite plural cuper, definite plural cupene)

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

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


largo

largo m (definite singular largoen, indefinite plural largoer, definite plural largoene)

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


register

head

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

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

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


tee

nb-noun-irreg

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

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


shilling

nb-noun

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

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

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

(numismatics, also historical) a shilling


single

single m (definite singular singlen, indefinite plural singler, definite plural singlene)

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

Borrowed from English single and singles.


prestissimo

From Italian prestissimo, superlative of presto.


fortissimo

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


fortissimo

fortissimo m (definite singular fortissimoen, indefinite plural fortissimoer, definite plural fortissimoene)

fortissimoen (definite singular)
fortissimoer (indefinite plural)
fortissimoene (definite plural)
ff (alternative abbreviation)


adagio

Borrowed from Italian adagio (“slowly”).


adagio

adagio m (definite singular adagioen, indefinite plural adagioer, definite plural adagioene)

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


gong

gong m (definite singular gongen, indefinite plural gonger, definite plural gongene)

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


menneske

menneske n (definite singular mennesket, indefinite plural mennesker, definite plural menneska or menneskene)

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

From Old Norse manneskja (“human being”).

min færd kan jeg forsvare for Gud og mennesker

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

my conduct I can defend before God and men

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

1886, Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm, page 167:

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

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

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

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

det gamle menneske

the fallen man (who has not accepted Jesus Christ)

det nye mennesket

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

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

syvti til otteti favne er menneskens alder

seventy to eighty fathoms is the age of man

menneskens sind

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

ligedan er det i menneskens ark

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

menneskens sønn

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


press

press n (definite singular presset, indefinite plural press, definite plural pressa or pressene)

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


par

ett slag under par


abstrakt

abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)

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

Northern Sami: abstrákta

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

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


abstrakt

abstrakt (indefinite singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte, comparative mer abstrakt, superlative mest abstrakt)

abstrakt (indefinite singular)
abstrakte (definite plural singular)
mer abstrakt (comparative)
mest abstrakt (superlative)

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

abstrakt kunst

musikken er en underlig kunstart – helt abstrakt, og samtidig helt konkret

2006, Lars Roar Langslet, Når fuglen letter, page 178:

music is a strange art - completely abstract, and at the same time very concrete

kunsten, alle kunstarter, beveget seg henimot det abstrakte; maleri og skulptur var kjed av menneskekroppen

1964, Lorentz Eckhoff, En verden, page 98:

art, all art forms, moved towards the abstract; painting and sculpture were bored of the human body

det ville være bedre med en retrospektiv utstilling, for å sette den abstrakte kunsten i perspektiv

2014 May 7, Helgeland Arbeiderblad, page 28:

it would be better with a retrospective exhibition, to put the abstract art in perspective

i hans nye utstilling «Ship of Fools» vises nyproduserte figurative og abstrakte malerier av ulike fartøyer, hovedsakelig skip og fly

his new exhibition «Ship of Fools» shows newly produced figurative and abstract paintings of various vessels, mainly ships and aircraft

(art, dance, music) abstract (pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them)


A-dur

A-dur m (definite singular A-duren, indefinite plural A-durer, definite plural A-durene)

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


B-dur

B-dur m (definite singular B-duren, indefinite plural B-durer, definite plural B-durene)

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


polo

nb-noun-mu

polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)

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


pastor

pastor m (definite singular pastoren, indefinite plural pastorer, definite plural pastorene)

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


lag

lag n (definite singular laget, indefinite plural lag, definite plural laga or lagene)

laget (definite singular)
lag (indefinite plural)
laga (definite plural)
lagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lag (“layer; companionship”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

de danske aviser roser alle det norske lag

the Danish newspapers all praise the #Norwegian team

antallet av tilsluttede lokale lag er steget fra 720 til over 1 500

1933, Christian A. R. Christensen, Det hendte igår, page 84:

the number of affiliated local teams has risen from 720 to over 1,500

laget [Lillestrøm] rykket først opp i hovedserien i 1951/52-sesongen, fem sesonger etter at hovedserien hadde startet

the team [Lillestrøm] first moved up in the main series in the 1951/52 season, five seasons after the main series had started

det er ikke første gang spøkefuglen Robbie [Williams] utgir seg for å ‘spille på det andre laget’. Under en konsert har han presentert sin tidligere låtskriver Guy Chambers som sin elsker

2003 June 3, Fædrelandsvennen^([fvn.no]):

this is not the first time the joker Robbie [Williams] has pretended to 'play for the other team'. During a concert, he presented his former songwriter Guy Chambers as his lover

jeg er anvendelig og kan ta en for laget med å spille i ny posisjon [høyre back]

2016 September 17, Nordlys^([nordlys.no]):

I am useful and can take one for the team to play in a new position [right back]

vi bør ta en for laget og akseptere at alkohol ikke selges overalt fordi vi vet at økt tilgjengelighet fører til mye utrygghet

2017 January 18, Nettavisen^([nettavisen.no]):

we should take one for the team and accept that alcohol is not sold everywhere because we know that increased availability leads to a lot of insecurity

spille på det andre laget

ta en for laget

a flock, company, circle of people (united in togetherness, socializing, friendship or common profession)

(sports) a sports team (a group (of at least two), which during a competition acts as a whole)


sure

sure m (definite singular suren, indefinite plural surer, definite plural surene)

suren (definite singular)
surer (indefinite plural)
surene (definite plural)
sura (alternative)

From Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

bor

(Islam) a sura (any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an)


hals

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halser, definite plural halsene)

halsen (definite singular)
halser (indefinite plural)
halsene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hals (“neck”), from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.
Cognate with English halse, Dutch hals, German Hals, Swedish hals and Danish hals.

jeg [kjøpte] meg en bluse av hvit musselin, den hadde en blå silkekant i halsen

1975, Gisken Wildenvey, Kjærlighet varer lengst, page 42:

I [bought] a blouse of white muslin, it had a blue silk border at the neck

hun hadde på seg en hvit genser med høy hals

2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 159:

she was wearing a white sweater with a high neck

(clothing) a garment that covers the neck

(clothing) a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.)

(clothing) a type of neckwarmer, primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers the neck and chest

(figuratively) narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck

(music) a neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted.)

(music) a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note


mål

mål n (definite singular målet, indefinite plural mål, definite plural måla or målene)

målet (definite singular)
mål (indefinite plural)
måla (definite plural)
målene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mál (“measurement, size”), from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure, time; occasion”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁lom, from *meh₁- (“to measure”).

inh

på de siste 11 minuttene hadde Fyllingen seks skudd på mål, bare to av disse gikk inn

in the last 11 minutes, Fyllingen had six shots on goal, only two of these went in

han [får] høye baller inn foran mål

1985, Atle Næss, Opp fra det absolutte nullpunkt, page 51:

NSB er ikke så bak mål som vittighetene hans vil ha det til, flesker til med gratisservering til sine nødstedte passasjerer

1997, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Manndomsprøven:

NSB is not as unreasonable as his jokes want it to be, bottles of free service to its distressed passengers

så var det en ettermiddag at keeper'n måtte gå, og gutta hadde ingen tel å stå i mål

then it was an afternoon that the keeper had to go, and the guys had no one to be the goalkeeper

Ingolf Pedersen, Odd, kommer til aa vogte maalet

Ingolf Pedersen, Odd, will guard the goal

det [kommer] til å bli en ren konkurransesituasjon om hvem som vokter målet denne sesongendet [kommer] til å bli en ren konkurransesituasjon om hvem som vokter målet denne sesongen

2013 March 27, Troms Folkeblad, page 36:

it [is] going to be a pure competitive situation over who guards the goal this season

bak mål

stå i mål; vokte målet

(sports) a goal (line or place that marks the end point of a distance to be covered in a sports competition)

(in team sports with ball or puck) a goal (rods (and nets) into which the ball (or puck) is to be sent into)

ved sidebytte ledet skolens lag med to mål

1999, Knut Faldbakken, Alt hva hjertet begjærer:

by side swap, the school team led by two goals

(sports) a goal (a point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal)

Valleng og mannskap [kommer] i mål som nummer to, bare noen båtlengder efter tyskerne

Valleng and crew [finish] as number two, just a few boat lengths behind the Germans

båtene går i mål i Horten

[gå] i mål med 34 poeng

nordmannen var helt utmattet der han kom i mål på ny personlig rekord

2008 August 22, Aftenposten^([aftenposten.no]):

The Norwegian was completely exhausted when he reached the finish line on a new personal record

jo raskere vi kommer i mål med innsamlingsaksjonen, jo raskere kan vi rette hele vår oppmerksomhet [mot] våre politiske oppgaver

the sooner we reach the goal of the fundraising campaign, the sooner we can direct all our attention [towards] our political tasks

det var ti år siden starten, da de var i mål med kjøpet av vingården Cascina Castagna … i Piemonte

it was ten years since the start, when they were in the process of acquiring the Cascina Castagna winery ... in Piedmont

komme/være i mål med


filet

filet m (definite singular fileten, indefinite plural fileter, definite plural filetene)

fileten (definite singular)
fileter (indefinite plural)
filetene (definite plural)


moll

moll m (definite singular mollen, indefinite plural moller, definite plural mollene)

mollen (definite singular)
moller (indefinite plural)
mollene (definite plural)

From German Moll (“minor”), from Medieval Latin molle, of Latin mollis (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Italic *moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“soft, weak, tender”).
Cognate with English moll, Icelandic moll, Czech moll, Hungarian moll and Swedish moll.

der

ren moll

han vidste, at Hans blot kunde tre akkompagnementer; et i moll og to i dur

1907, Alexander Kielland, Samlede værker I (Mindeutgave), page 6:

he knew that Hans could only do three accompaniments; one in minor and two in major

musikken skifter fra moll til dur, og trombonene kommer inn over de lange, blanke strykeakkordene

the music changes from minor to major, and the trombones come in over the long, shiny string chords

(music) a minor scale (having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth)


fest

fest m (definite singular festen, indefinite plural fester, definite plural festene)

festen (definite singular)
fester (indefinite plural)
festene (definite plural)


lest

lest m (definite singular lesten, indefinite plural lester, definite plural lestene)

lesten (definite singular)
lester (indefinite plural)
lestene (definite plural)
leist (alternative)

From Old Norse leistr, from Proto-Germanic *laistaz.


server

server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural servere, definite plural serverne)

serveren (definite singular)
servere (indefinite plural)
serverne (definite plural)
sørver (alternative)

From English server. Akin to serve + -er.


stimuli

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stimuli m or n (definite singular stimulien or stimuliet)

stimulien (definite singular)
stimuliet (definite singular)

Han er tatt for å ha brukt oxilofrine, et stimuli som står på forbudslisten til Verdens antidopingbyrå (WADA).

2014 January 15, “Powell gir fysioterapaut skylden for positiv prøve”, in VG:

He is caught for having used oxilofrine, a substance on the prohibited list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

(sports) a performance enhancing substance; dope


eon

eon n (definite singular eonet, indefinite plural eon or eoner, definite plural eona or eonene)

eonet (definite singular)
eon (indefinite plural)
eoner (indefinite plural)
eona (definite plural)
eonene (definite plural)

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age”).


larghetto

larghetto m (definite singular larghettoen, indefinite plural larghettoer, definite plural larghettoene)

larghettoen (definite singular)
larghettoer (indefinite plural)
larghettoene (definite plural)


tunnel

tunnel m (definite singular tunnelen, indefinite plural tunneler, definite plural tunnelene)

tunnelen (definite singular)
tunneler (indefinite plural)
tunnelene (definite plural)
tunell (alternative)


solo

solo (definite singular soloen, indefinite plural soloer or soli, definite singular soloene or soliene)

soloen (definite singular)
soloer (indefinite plural)
soli (indefinite plural)
soloene (definite singular)
soliene (definite singular)

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin solus (“alone”).


sutra

sutra m (definite singular sutraen, indefinite plural sutraer, definite plural sutraene)

sutraen (definite singular)
sutraer (indefinite plural)
sutraene (definite plural)

From Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra, “thread, rule”).


sten

sten m (definite singular stenen, indefinite plural stener, definite plural stenene)

stenen (definite singular)
stener (indefinite plural)
stenene (definite plural)

alternative form of stein (“stone”), officially recognized in the following senses:


alt

alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altene)

alten (definite singular)
alter (indefinite plural)
altene (definite plural)

From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.


trombone

trombone m (definite singular trombonen, indefinite plural tromboner, definite plural trombonene)

trombonen (definite singular)
tromboner (indefinite plural)
trombonene (definite plural)


racket

racket m (definite singular racketen, indefinite plural racketer, definite plural racketene)

racketen (definite singular)
racketer (indefinite plural)
racketene (definite plural)
rekkert (alternative)

From Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”), via French raquette, and English racket.


libretto

libretto m (definite singular librettoen, indefinite plural librettoer, definite plural librettoene)

librettoen (definite singular)
librettoer (indefinite plural)
librettoene (definite plural)


høne

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høne m or f (definite singular høna or hønen, indefinite plural høner or høns, definite plural hønene)

høna (definite singular)
hønen (definite singular)
høner (indefinite plural)
høns (indefinite plural)
hønene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.


singel

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singeler, definite plural singelene)

singelen (definite singular)
singeler (indefinite plural)
singelene (definite plural)

From English single. Ultimately from Latin singulus, through Old French single. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål samme.


parade

parade m (definite singular paraden, indefinite plural parader, definite plural paradene)

paraden (definite singular)
parader (indefinite plural)
paradene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French parade (“show, display, parade, parry, formerly also a halt on horseback”), from Spanish parada (“a halt, stop, pause, a parade”), from parar (“to halt, stop, get ready, prepare”), from Latin parare (“to prepare, in Medieval Latin and Rom. also to halt, stop, prevent, guard against, etc., also dress, trim, adorn”).

der

(sports) movement of the weapon to ward off the opponent's chops or bumps

(boxing or wrestling) a movement to fend off the opponent's blows

målvakten reddet ved en lynrask parade

(ball game) fast averting movement from a goalie

hel parade

halv parade

(equestrianism) sudden stopping or slowing of a riding horse


a

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

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

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a (fransk)».ogg

From Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾, representing the head of an ox.

A-dur

A-moll

synge en riktig A uten hjelp av et instrument eller stemmegaffel

sing a correct A without the aid of an instrument or tuning fork

han slår énstrøken a på klaveret

1973, Finn Havrevold, Avreisen, page 127:

så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen

1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 42:

so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky

(music) designation of the sixth note from C and the corresponding tone


B

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

B-en (definite singular)
B-er (indefinite plural)
B-ene (definite plural)
b (alternative)

From Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, be), from Ancient Greek Β (B, beta), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, bet), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.

B-dur og B-moll

stemt i B

tuned so that a C on the instrument sounds like B in the normal scale

enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre

1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, pages 35–36:

every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B

2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter:

(music) the tone h lowered by half a step

ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken

no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself

(music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)


C

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

C-en (definite singular)
C-er (indefinite plural)
C-ene (definite plural)
c (alternative)

From Latin C, from Etruscan Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, gamma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, giml).

den høye C

[de] larmet ikke og gik ikke og tok det høie C

[they] did not make noise and did not go and did the high C

Duprez vakte sensasjon ved sine ut de poitrine, høy c tatt som brysttone

1999, Børre Qvamme, Opera, operette og ballett gjennom tidene, page 70:

Duprez aroused sensation by his out de poitrine, high c taken as chest tone

han gjør stolen hennes tobent så hun når den høye c av forskrekkelse

he makes her chair two-legged so she reaches the high c out of fright

(music) C, c-note (the first note in the C chromatic and major scales; the lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note)


à la carte

à la carte m (definite singular à la carten or a la carten, indefinite plural à la carter or a la carter, definite plural à la cartene or a la cartene)

à la carten (definite singular)
a la carten (definite singular)
à la carter (indefinite plural)
a la carter (indefinite plural)
à la cartene (definite plural)
a la cartene (definite plural)
a la carte (alternative)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a la carte».ogg

Unadapted borrowing from French à la carte (“on the menu”).

ubor

det ble servert en storslagen à la cartemiddag

a la carten ser likedan [ut] år ut og år inn

the a la carte looks the same year in and year out

det er billigere å bestille dagens meny, som som regel består av fire retter, enn a la carte

1972, Gunnar Brinck, Harry Sjøgren, Guide til Europas natteliv, page 134:

it is cheaper to order the menu of the day, which usually consists of four dishes, than a la carte

det var hvite duker og bukkende kelnere og à la carte på spansk

there were white tablecloths and bowing waiters and à la carte in Spanish

(cooking) à la carte, allowing selection only from a fixed list of options, typically shown on a menu


à la carte

spise à la carte

jeg [skal] ærlig tilstaa at jeg foretrækker at spise à la carte

1926, Alf B. Bryn, Peter van Heeren gjør hvad der falder ham ind, page 95:

I [must] honestly admit that I prefer to eat à la carte

gjestene [på restauranten] kan selv velge om de vil spise à la carte eller hive seg på dagens seksretter til 745 kroner

the guests [at the restaurant] can choose whether they want to eat à la carte or indulge in today's six-course meal for 745 kroner


badminton

nb-noun-mu

badminton m (definite singular badmintonen, uncountable)


DD

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «DD».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «dobbel-dobbel».ogg

Short form of Norwegian dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”).

(basketball) abbreviation of dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”)


mormon

mormon m (definite singular mormonen, indefinite plural mormoner, definite plural mormonene)

mormonen (definite singular)
mormoner (indefinite plural)
mormonene (definite plural)

Directly or ultimately from English Mormon.

(religion) a Mormon (adherent of Mormonism)


islamist

islamist m (definite singular islamisten, indefinite plural islamister, definite plural islamistene)

islamisten (definite singular)
islamister (indefinite plural)
islamistene (definite plural)

Hun hadde fortalt hvordan SÄK hadde tatt over etterforskningen fra lenskrim, og at man med skjellig grunn hadde arrestert en gruppe med islamister som man fryktet ikke bare sto bak hendelsene omkring Lantz og Sjöstrand, men også hadde forårsaket Lennart Ekwalls tragedie.

2013, Stefan Tegenfalk, Vredens tid, Bazarforlag AS, →ISBN:


salat

salat m (definite singular salaten, indefinite plural salater, definite plural salatene)

salaten (definite singular)
salater (indefinite plural)
salatene (definite plural)

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa#Translingual


TD

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «TD».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «trippel-dobbel».ogg

Short form of trippel-dobbel (“triple-double”), which is borrowed from English triple double, an international basketball term.

(sports, basketball) initialism of trippel-dobbel (“tripple-double”)


ballerina

ballerina m (definite singular ballerinaen, indefinite plural ballerinaer, definite plural ballerinaene)

ballerinaen (definite singular)
ballerinaer (indefinite plural)
ballerinaene (definite plural)


grill

grill m (definite singular grillen, indefinite plural griller, definite plural grillene)

grillen (definite singular)
griller (indefinite plural)
grillene (definite plural)

From English grill, grille, from French gril (“grill”), grille (“gate, grate, grid”), from Middle French grille, grisle, from Old French greille, graïlle, from earlier gradilie, from Latin crāticula (“grill, grating, griddle”) (or Vulgar Latin graticula), diminutive of crātis (“wickerwork, bundle of brush, fascine”), possibly either from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥tis, from *kert- (“to weave, twist together”), or from *kréh₂-tis.


solidus

nb-noun

solidus m (definite singular solidusen, indefinite plural solidi, definite plural solidiene)

solidusen (definite singular)
solidi (indefinite plural)
solidiene (definite plural)


digitalkamera

nb-noun-irreg

digitalkamera n (definite singular digitalkameraet, indefinite plural digitalkamera or digitalkameraer, definite plural digitalkameraene)

digitalkameraet (definite singular)
digitalkamera (indefinite plural)
digitalkameraer (indefinite plural)
digitalkameraene (definite plural)


akkord

akkord m (definite singular akkorden, indefinite plural akkorder, definite plural akkordene)

akkorden (definite singular)
akkorder (indefinite plural)
akkordene (definite plural)

From French accord, derived from accorder, from Late Latin accordare (“to make agree”).

Hun slo an en akkord på pianoet.

(music) a chord; combination of and harmony between three or more pitches.


landslag

landslag n (definite singular landslaget, indefinite plural landslag, definite plural landslaga or landslagene)

landslaget (definite singular)
landslag (indefinite plural)
landslaga (definite plural)
landslagene (definite plural)


hitt

hitt m (definite singular hitten, indefinite plural hitter, definite plural hittene)

hitten (definite singular)
hitter (indefinite plural)
hittene (definite plural)
hit (alternative)


officium

officium n (definite singular officiet, indefinite plural officier, definite plural officia or officiene)

officiet (definite singular)
officier (indefinite plural)
officia (definite plural)
officiene (definite plural)


frase

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frase m (definite singular frasen, indefinite plural fraser, definite plural frasene)

frasen (definite singular)
fraser (indefinite plural)
frasene (definite plural)


avance

avance m (definite singular avancen, indefinite plural avancer, definite plural avancene)

avancen (definite singular)
avancer (indefinite plural)
avancene (definite plural)

From French avance (“advance”), from the verb avancer (“to advance, go forward”), from Middle French advancer (“to advance”), from Old French avancer, avancier (“to advance; continue”), from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front”), from both ab (“of, from, by”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ante (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (“face, front”), from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) and *-s (derives nouns from roots). Doublet of avanse.

der

(horology) side in the clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go faster


mandolin

mandolin m (definite singular mandolinen, indefinite plural mandoliner, definite plural mandolinene)

mandolinen (definite singular)
mandoliner (indefinite plural)
mandolinene (definite plural)

From French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola.

Han kan spille tusenvis av melodier på mandolinen!

He can play thousands of melodies on his mandolin!

Hey, Tony, legg nå ner din mandolin, for det er din tur til å spinne magasinet!

2001, Kaizers Orchestra, Bøn fra helvete:

Hey, Tony, put down your mandolin, because it's your turn to spin the magazine! [sic, a revolver does not have a magazine]

Et par briller og en glatt gullring, en mandolin.

A pair of glasses and a smooth, golden ring, a mandolin.

(music) mandolin; eight stringed instrument in the lute family

Man trenger ikke alltid spesielle verktøy når man lager mat, men en mandolin kan komme til bruk hvis man eventuelt må skjære tynne skiver.

You don't always need special utensils when cooking food, but a mandoline could potentially come in handy if you need to cut thin slices.

Du kan være så flink med kniven du bare vil. Men selv profesjonelle kokker tyr til mandolinen når de skal skjære syltynne skiver av matvarer.

2014, Elisabeth Dalseg, Slik velger du mandolin, DinSide:

You can be as good with a knife as you want. But even professional cooks resort to the mandoline when they need to cut thin slices of food.

(cooking) clipping of mandolinjern (“mandoline”); cooking utensil used for slicing and cutting juliennes


seng

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seng f or m (definite singular senga or sengen, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene, genitive sengs)

senga (definite singular)
sengen (definite singular)
senger (indefinite plural)
sengene (definite plural)
sengs (genitive)

Hva gjør du i senga mi?!


lacrosse

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).


vals

vals m (definite singular valsen, indefinite plural valser, definite plural valsene)

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

From German Walzer (sense 1), and Walze (sense 2).


rygg

rygg m (definite singular ryggen, indefinite plural rygger, definite plural ryggene)

ryggen (definite singular)
rygger (indefinite plural)
ryggene (definite plural)

(swimming) backstroke (short form of ryggsvømming)


sikh

sikh m (definite singular sikhen, indefinite plural sikher, definite plural sikhene)

sikhen (definite singular)
sikher (indefinite plural)
sikhene (definite plural)

From English Sikh, from Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha), from Sanskrit शिश्य (śiśya, “pupil”).


umma

umma m (definite singular ummaen, indefinite plural ummaer, definite plural ummaene)

ummaen (definite singular)
ummaer (indefinite plural)
ummaene (definite plural)


librettist

librettist m (definite singular librettisten, indefinite plural librettister, definite plural librettistene)

librettisten (definite singular)
librettister (indefinite plural)
librettistene (definite plural)

From French librettiste or Italian librettista.


spyd

spyd n (definite singular spydet, indefinite plural spyd, definite plural spyda or spydene)

spydet (definite singular)
spyd (indefinite plural)
spyda (definite plural)
spydene (definite plural)

From Danish spyd, from Old Danish spiut, from Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą.


schilling

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schilling m (definite singular schillingen, indefinite plural schilling, definite plural schillingene)

schillingen (definite singular)
schilling (indefinite plural)
schillingene (definite plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Doublet of shilling and skilling.

(numismatics) a schilling, the old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen


cruzado

nb-noun

cruzado m (definite singular cruzadoen, indefinite plural cruzado or cruzados, definite plural cruzadoene)

cruzadoen (definite singular)
cruzado (indefinite plural)
cruzados (indefinite plural)
cruzadoene (definite plural)


ritus

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

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

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


lur

lur m (definite singular luren, indefinite plural lurer, definite plural lurene)

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

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

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


sekund

sekund m (definite singular sekunden, indefinite plural sekunder, definite plural sekundene)

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

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


sæd

nb-noun-mu

sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

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

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


streng

streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger, definite plural strengene)

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

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


catwalk

catwalk m (definite singular catwalken, indefinite plural catwalker, definite plural catwalkene)

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


harmonium

harmonium n (definite singular harmoniet, indefinite plural harmonier, definite plural harmonia or harmoniene)

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


espalier

espalier n (definite singular espalieret, indefinite plural espalier or espalierer, definite plural espaliera or espalierene)

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

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


filme

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filme (imperative film, present tense filmer, passive filmes, simple past and past participle filma or filmet, present participle filmende)

film (imperative)
filmer (present)
filmes (passive)
filma (participle past)
filma (past)
filmet (participle past)
filmet (past)
filmende (participle present)

(soccer) to dive (in an attempt to win a penalty or free kick)


trille

nb-noun-c

trille f or m (definite singular trilla or trillen, indefinite plural triller, definite plural trillene)

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

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


trille

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trille (imperative trill, present tense triller, simple past and past participle trilla or trillet, present participle trillende)

trill (imperative)
triller (present)
trilla (participle past)
trilla (past)
trillet (participle past)
trillet (past)
trillende (participle present)


kube

kube m (definite singular kuben, indefinite plural kuber, definite plural kubene)

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

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


kamp

kamp m (definite singular kampen, indefinite plural kamper, definite plural kampene)

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

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.

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


sigar

sigar m (definite singular sigaren, indefinite plural sigarer, definite plural sigarene)

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

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

der

han stod og pattet på en sigar

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

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

1998, Herbjørg Wassmo, Karnas arv, page 46:

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

han lener seg tilbake på stolen og tenner en sigar

1998, Anne Connie Stuksrud, Rust, page 49:

he leans back in his chair and lights a cigar

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


orgel

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

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


à la grecque

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «à la grecque».ogg

poteter servert à la grecque

(cooking) served in a sauce made of olive oil, lemon juice, and several seasonings (such as fennel, coriander, sage, and thyme), and usually served cold.


konsert

konsert m (definite singular konserten, indefinite plural konserter, definite plural konsertene)

konserten (definite singular)
konserter (indefinite plural)
konsertene (definite plural)

From Italian concerto (“concert, recital”). Cognate with English concert, French concert and German Konzert.


trompet

trompet m (definite singular trompeten, indefinite plural trompeter, definite plural trompetene)

trompeten (definite singular)
trompeter (indefinite plural)
trompetene (definite plural)


tromme

tromme m or f (definite singular tromma or trommen, indefinite plural trommer, definite plural trommene)

tromma (definite singular)
trommen (definite singular)
trommer (indefinite plural)
trommene (definite plural)


ouverture

ouverture m (definite singular ouverturen, indefinite plural ouverturer, definite plural ouverturene)

ouverturen (definite singular)
ouverturer (indefinite plural)
ouverturene (definite plural)


syden

From syd south (alternative form of sør), after German Süden.

Skal du til syden i ferien?

Are you going to the south for the holidays?

(idiomatic, tourism) "The south"; used to denote the Mediterranean region which since the early 1970's has been one of the foremost Norwegian vacation destinations. More recently expanded to charter-based tropical vacation destinations generally.


fotoapparat

fotoapparat n (definite singular fotoapparatet, indefinite plural fotoapparat or fotoapparater, definite plural fotoapparata or fotoapparatene)

fotoapparatet (definite singular)
fotoapparat (indefinite plural)
fotoapparater (indefinite plural)
fotoapparata (definite plural)
fotoapparatene (definite plural)


pneumatiker

pneumatiker m (definite singular pneumatikeren, indefinite plural pneumatikere, definite plural pneumatikerne)

pneumatikeren (definite singular)
pneumatikere (indefinite plural)
pneumatikerne (definite plural)


krakk

krakk m (definite singular krakken, indefinite plural krakker, definite plural krakkene)

krakken (definite singular)
krakker (indefinite plural)
krakkene (definite plural)


kanon

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

kanonen (definite singular)
kanoner (indefinite plural)
kanonene (definite plural)

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).


saksofon

saksofon m (definite singular saksofonen, indefinite plural saksofoner, definite plural saksofonene)

saksofonen (definite singular)
saksofoner (indefinite plural)
saksofonene (definite plural)

From the name of the inventor Adolphe Sax, + -fon.


slagverk

slagverk n (definite singular slagverket, indefinite plural slagverk or slagverker, definite plural slagverka or slagverkene)

slagverket (definite singular)
slagverk (indefinite plural)
slagverker (indefinite plural)
slagverka (definite plural)
slagverkene (definite plural)


akt

nb-noun-c

akt f or m (definite singular akta or akten, indefinite plural akter, definite plural aktene)

akta (definite singular)
akten (definite singular)
akter (indefinite plural)
aktene (definite plural)

From Latin āctus (“act, action; performance”), perfect passive participle of agō (“I make, do”), from Proto-Italic *agō (“drive, push; do, act”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (“to be driving”), from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).

der

så tænkte jeg, det kanske kunde adsprede dig at høre en akt eller to

1896, Henrik Ibsen, John Gabriel Borkman, page 93:

then I thought it might distract you to hear an act or two

man dør ej midt i femte akt

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 209:

one does not die in the middle of the fifth act

hvis dette stykke hadde vært skrevet for den profesjonelle scene, ville det kanskje ha fremstått som en enhet i tid og sted, uten oppdeling i akter

1951, Agnar Mykle, Morgen i appelsingult, page 5:

if this piece had been written for the professional stage, it might have appeared as a unit in time and place, without division into acts

veilys på riks- og fylkesveier i Sarpsborg har vært gjennom en særdeles omstendelig politisk behandling i mange akter

2010 March 16, Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad^([sa.no]):

road lights on national and county roads in Sarpsborg have been through a very elaborate political treatment in many acts

(drama, theater) an act (a division of a theatrical performance)


Sion

From Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).

(biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)


mygg

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mygg m (definite singular myggen, indefinite plural mygg, definite plural myggene)

myggen (definite singular)
mygg (indefinite plural)
myggene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mý, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, *mują, *muwō (“midge”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“fly, midge”), *mu-, *mew-. Compare Swedish mygga, Danish myg, Icelandic mý, English midge, West Frisian mich, Dutch mug, Low German mügge, German Mücke.

(figurative) something small (and insignificant)

(soccer) a footballer (soccer) under ten years of age


putte

putte (imperative putt, present tense putter, passive puttes, simple past and past participle putta or puttet, present participle puttende)

putt (imperative)
putter (present)
puttes (passive)
putta (participle past)
putta (past)
puttet (participle past)
puttet (past)
puttende (participle present)


hockeykølle

hockeykølle m or f (definite singular hockeykølla or hockeykøllen, indefinite plural hockeykøller, definite plural hockeykøllene)

hockeykølla (definite singular)
hockeykøllen (definite singular)
hockeykøller (indefinite plural)
hockeykøllene (definite plural)


bearbeide

bearbeide (imperative bearbeid, present tense bearbeider, passive bearbeides, simple past bearbeida or bearbeidet or bearbeidde, past participle bearbeida or bearbeidet or bearbeidd, present participle bearbeidende)

bearbeid (imperative)
bearbeider (present)
bearbeides (passive)
bearbeida (past)
bearbeidet (past)
bearbeidde (past)
bearbeida (participle past)
bearbeidet (participle past)
bearbeidd (participle past)
bearbeidende (participle present)

Formed by the prefix be- + arbeide (to work), literally "work on". Loan-translation of German bearbeiten (although both components of the Norwegian variant are from Middle Low German)

Man må passe på å bearbeide matjorda.

One must remember to cultivate the topsoil.

Hun har bearbeidet stykket helt selv.

She has arranged the piece all on her own.


trener

trener m (definite singular treneren, indefinite plural trenere, definite plural trenerne)

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


kastanjett

kastanjett m (definite singular kastanjetten, indefinite plural kastanjetter, definite plural kastanjettene)

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

Borrowed from French castagnette, from Spanish castañeta

Klaprende hæler, kastanjetter, beksvart natt og flakende lys

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


bekken

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken or bekkener, definite plural bekkena or bekkenene)

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

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.


salme

salme m (definite singular salmen, indefinite plural salmer, definite plural salmene)

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

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


abaya

abaya m (definite singular abayaen, indefinite plural abayaer, definite plural abayaene)

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


trekke

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trekke (imperative trekk, present tense trekker, passive trekkes, simple past trakk, past participle trukket, present participle trekkende)

trekk (imperative)
trekker (present)
trekkes (passive)
trakk (past)
trukket (participle past)
trekkende (participle present)

From Middle Low German trecken; cognate with Danish trække.

(cooking) to steep (soak an item in liquid)


sonate

sonate m (definite singular sonaten, indefinite plural sonater, definite plural sonatene)

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


takt

nb-noun-c

takt f or m (definite singular takta or takten, indefinite plural takter, definite plural taktene)

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


livré

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

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)
livre (alternative alternative)


abstinens

abstinens m (definite singular abstinensen, indefinite plural abstinenser, definite plural abstinensene)

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)

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


dirigent

dirigent m (definite singular dirigenten, indefinite plural dirigenter, definite plural dirigentene)

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


klarinett

klarinett m (definite singular klarinetten, indefinite plural klarinetter, definite plural klarinettene)

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


teolog

teolog m (definite singular teologen, indefinite plural teologer, definite plural teologene)

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

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


sats

sats m (definite singular satsen, indefinite plural satser, definite plural satsene)

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

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


trone

nb-noun-c

trone f or m (definite singular trona or tronen, indefinite plural troner, definite plural tronene)

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


relikvie

relikvie m (definite singular relikvien, indefinite plural relikvier, definite plural relikviene)

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


straffe

straffe m (definite singular straffen, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

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

høyde m (definite singular høyden, indefinite plural høyder, definite plural høydene)

høyden (definite singular)
høyder (indefinite plural)
høydene (definite plural)
høgd (alternative)
høgde (alternative)

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)


antependium

antependium n (definite singular antependiet, indefinite plural antependier, definite plural antependia or antependiene)

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


målvakt

nb-noun-c

målvakt f or m (definite singular målvakta or målvakten, indefinite plural målvakter, definite plural målvaktene)

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


kanapé

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

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

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

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

1861, Camilla Collett, Fortællinger, page 19:

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

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

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

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

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

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

2002, Ragnhild Nilstun, For kjærlighets skyld:

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

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


jeger

jeger m (definite singular jegeren, indefinite plural jegere, definite plural jegerne)

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

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


bryte

bryte (imperative bryt, present tense bryter, passive brytes, simple past brøt or brøyt, past participle brutt, present participle brytende)

bryt (imperative)
bryter (present)
brytes (passive)
brøt (past)
brøyt (past)
brutt (participle past)
brytende (participle present)


orientering

nb-noun-c

orientering f or m (definite singular orienteringa or orienteringen, indefinite plural orienteringer, definite plural orienteringene)

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


orkester

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

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

From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).


åker

åker m (definite singular åkeren, indefinite plural åkere or åkre or åkrer, definite plural åkerne or åkrene)

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

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

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


jorde

jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jorda or jordene)

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


fantasi

fantasi m (definite singular fantasien, indefinite plural fantasier, definite plural fantasiene)

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

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)


bordtennis

bordtennis m (definite singular bordtennisen)


absolusjon

absolusjon m (definite singular absolusjonen, indefinite plural absolusjoner, definite plural absolusjonene)

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

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolusjon».ogg

From Latin absolūtiō (“acquittal, absolving”), from absolvō (“I detach; finish; absolve, acquit”) (with the suffix -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

der

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

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

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

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

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

etter absolusjonen ved båren i Stephansdomen beveget følget seg til Kapuzinerkirken

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

få absolusjon for syndene sine

gi absolusjon

meddele absolusjon

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


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


absolvere

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absolvere (passive absolveres, imperative absolver, present tense absolverer, simple past absolverte, past participle absolvert, present participle absolverende, verbal noun absolvering)

absolveres (passive)
absolver (imperative)
absolverer (present)
absolverte (past)
absolvert (participle past)
absolverende (participle present)
absolvering (noun-from-verb)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolvere».ogg

From Latin absolvere (“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”).

(Christianity, theology) to absolve (to grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to)


gitar

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

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


apostel

apostel m (definite singular apostelen, indefinite plural apostler, definite plural apostlene)

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

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


pagode

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

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


ters

ters m (definite singular tersen, indefinite plural terser, definite plural tersene)

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

From German Terz, from Latin tertia, tertius.


nidkjær

nidkjær (neuter singular nidkjært, definite singular and plural nidkjære)

nidkjært (neuter singular)
nidkjære (definite plural singular)

From Danish nidkær, from obsolete nidkærlighed, derived from Middle Low German nidige leve.


daler

nb-noun

daler m (definite singular daleren, indefinite plural daler or dalere, definite plural dalerne)

daleren (definite singular)
daler (indefinite plural)
dalere (indefinite plural)
dalerne (definite plural)

Via Low German daler, German Taler. Doublet of dollar and tolar.

(historical, numismatics) a thaler; monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries


symfoni

symfoni m (definite singular symfonien, indefinite plural symfonier, definite plural symfoniene)

symfonien (definite singular)
symfonier (indefinite plural)
symfoniene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía).


lutefisk

nb-noun-mu

lutefisk m (definite singular lutefisken, uncountable)

lutefisken (definite singular)
lutfisk (alternative)

(cooking) lutefisk (dried cod etc. soaked in lye)


campingvogn

nb-noun-c

campingvogn f or m (definite singular campingvogna or campingvognen, indefinite plural campingvogner, definite plural campingvognene)

campingvogna (definite singular)
campingvognen (definite singular)
campingvogner (indefinite plural)
campingvognene (definite plural)


korps

korps n (definite singular korpset, indefinite plural korps, definite plural korpsa or korpsene)

korpset (definite singular)
korps (indefinite plural)
korpsa (definite plural)
korpsene (definite plural)


snøbrett

snøbrett n (definite singular snøbrettet, indefinite plural snøbrett or snøbretter, definite plural snøbretta or snøbrettene)

snøbrettet (definite singular)
snøbrett (indefinite plural)
snøbretter (indefinite plural)
snøbretta (definite plural)
snøbrettene (definite plural)

snø + brett, a calque of English snowboard. Compare Icelandic snjóbretti


fløyte

fløyte f or m (definite singular fløyta or fløyten, indefinite plural fløyter, definite plural fløytene)

fløyta (definite singular)
fløyten (definite singular)
fløyter (indefinite plural)
fløytene (definite plural)


rettferd

nb-noun-cu

rettferd f or m (definite singular rettferda or rettferden, uncountable)

rettferda (definite singular)
rettferden (definite singular)

From a back-formation of rettferdig as with Danish retfærd.


kjød

nb-noun-nu

kjød n (definite singular kjødet, uncountable)

From Danish kød, originally from Old Norse kjǫt.


innkast

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innkast n (definite singular innkastet, indefinite plural innkast, definite plural innkasta or innkastene)

innkastet (definite singular)
innkast (indefinite plural)
innkasta (definite plural)
innkastene (definite plural)


brassespark

brassespark n (definite singular brassesparket, indefinite plural brassespark, definite plural brassesparka or brassesparkene)

brassesparket (definite singular)
brassespark (indefinite plural)
brassesparka (definite plural)
brassesparkene (definite plural)

From Swedish brassespark, equivalent to brasilianer (“Brazilian”) + spark (“kick”).


dødball

dødball m (definite singular dødballen, indefinite plural dødballer, definite plural dødballene)

dødballen (definite singular)
dødballer (indefinite plural)
dødballene (definite plural)
daudball (alternative)


ekstraomgang

ekstraomgang m (definite singular ekstraomgangen, indefinite plural ekstraomganger, definite plural ekstraomgangene)

ekstraomgangen (definite singular)
ekstraomganger (indefinite plural)
ekstraomgangene (definite plural)

From ekstra (“extra”) + omgang (“round”).


frispark

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frispark n (definite singular frisparket, indefinite plural frispark, definite plural frisparka or frisparkene)

frisparket (definite singular)
frispark (indefinite plural)
frisparka (definite plural)
frisparkene (definite plural)


oratorium

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorier, definite plural oratoria or oratoriene)

oratoriet (definite singular)
oratorier (indefinite plural)
oratoria (definite plural)
oratoriene (definite plural)


postludium

postludium n (definite singular postludiet, indefinite plural postludier, definite plural postludia or postludiene)

postludiet (definite singular)
postludier (indefinite plural)
postludia (definite plural)
postludiene (definite plural)


sigarett

sigarett m (definite singular sigaretten, indefinite plural sigaretter, definite plural sigarettene)

sigaretten (definite singular)
sigaretter (indefinite plural)
sigarettene (definite plural)

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

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jeg er ingen ven af kvindeemancipationen med kortklippet haar og frisindede cigaretter

1911, Amalie Pettersen, Pettersens, page 19:

I'm not a fan of women's emancipation with short hair and free-spirited cigarettes

hun tar et drag av sigaretten hans

1998, Bjørg Vik, Roser i et sprukket krus, page 153:

jeg legger merke til et brennemerke i trekket etter en sigarett

1991, Tove Nilsen, Amazonaspornografen, page 231:

I notice a burn mark on the cover of a cigarette

(smoking) a cigarette (tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked)


retard

retard m (definite singular retarden, indefinite plural retarder, definite plural retardene)

retarden (definite singular)
retarder (indefinite plural)
retardene (definite plural)

From French retard (“delay”), from the verb retarder (“to retard, slow down”).

(horology) side in a clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go slower


våpen

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våpen n (definite singular våpenet, indefinite plural våpen, definite plural våpna or våpnene)

våpenet (definite singular)
våpen (indefinite plural)
våpna (definite plural)
våpnene (definite plural)

From Danish vaaben, from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”).
Cognate with Swedish vapen, Dutch wapen, German Wappen and English weapon.

føre våpen

rød som løvens felt i vaabnet

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II, page 331:

en rytterfane, hvor paa Skotlands vaaben

1919, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede digter-verker II, page 303:

an equestrian flag, where on the coat of arms of Scotland

[fra Håkon Håkonssøns tid fremstilte seglet] stedse kongens og rigets vaaben

1867, Rudolf Keyser, Efterladte Skrifter II,1, page 68:

[from Håkon Håkonssøn's time, the seal always produced] the arms of the king and the kingdom

(heraldry) coat of arms (hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters)


a tempo

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

From Italian a tempo (“in time”), first part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), from Latin ad (“toward, to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Last part from Italian tempo (“time, age, period, tense”), from Latin tempus (“portion or period of time”), either from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“to stretch, extend”), from *temp- (“to stretch, extend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *temh₂- (“to cut”).

der

(music) return to normal tempo from a deviation


a vista

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

Borrowed from Italian a vista (“at sight”), first part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), in most cases from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”), in certain cases, from Latin a (“from, away from, out of”), from ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Italian vista (“sight, vision”), from Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin vīsa, inflected form of vīsus (“looking; sight”), perfect passive participle of videō (“I see, perceive”), from Proto-Italic *widēō (“see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

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prima vista
prima vista#Norwegian_Bokmål

a prima vista
a prima vista#Norwegian_Bokmål

(music) shortening of prima vista or a prima vista (“without rehearsal”)


klaver

klaver n (definite singular klaveret, indefinite plural klaver or klaverer, definite plural klavera or klaverene)

klaveret (definite singular)
klaver (indefinite plural)
klaverer (indefinite plural)
klavera (definite plural)
klaverene (definite plural)


hekk

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hekk m (definite singular hekken, indefinite plural hekker, definite plural hekkene)

hekken (definite singular)
hekker (indefinite plural)
hekkene (definite plural)

From German Hecke, sense 4 from Low German hek.

110 meter hekk


dommer

dommer m (definite singular dommeren, indefinite plural dommere, definite plural dommerne)

dommeren (definite singular)
dommere (indefinite plural)
dommerne (definite plural)


menuett

menuett m (definite singular menuetten, indefinite plural menuetter, definite plural menuettene)

menuetten (definite singular)
menuetter (indefinite plural)
menuettene (definite plural)


zoome

zoome (imperative zoom, present tense zoomer, passive zoomes, simple past and past participle zooma or zoomet, present participle zoomende)

zoom (imperative)
zoomer (present)
zoomes (passive)
zooma (participle past)
zooma (past)
zoomet (participle past)
zoomet (past)
zoomende (participle present)

(photography, computing) to zoom (inn / ut: in / out)


disiplin

disiplin m (definite singular disiplinen, indefinite plural disipliner, definite plural disiplinene)

disiplinen (definite singular)
disipliner (indefinite plural)
disiplinene (definite plural)


pauke

pauke m (definite singular pauken, indefinite plural pauker, definite plural paukene)

pauken (definite singular)
pauker (indefinite plural)
paukene (definite plural)


buddhisme

nb-noun-mu

buddhisme m (definite singular buddhismen, uncountable)


stift

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stifter, definite plural stiftene)

stiften (definite singular)
stifter (indefinite plural)
stiftene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

(gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring


ishockey

ishockey m (definite singular ishockeyen, uncountable)


tungetale

tungetale m (definite singular tungetalen, uncountable)

(religion) speaking in tongues, glossolalia


vigsel

vigsel m (definite singular vigselen, indefinite plural vigsler, definite plural vigslene)

vigselen (definite singular)
vigsler (indefinite plural)
vigslene (definite plural)


bryter

bryter m (definite singular bryteren, indefinite plural brytere, definite plural bryterne)

bryteren (definite singular)
brytere (indefinite plural)
bryterne (definite plural)


abbreviatur

abbreviatur m (definite singular abbreviaturen, indefinite plural abbreviaturer, definite plural abbreviaturene)

abbreviaturen (definite singular)
abbreviaturer (indefinite plural)
abbreviaturene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviatur».ogg

From German Abbreviatur (“abbreviation”), from Medieval Latin abbreviātūra (“abbreviature, abbreviation”), from Latin brevis (“short, small; brief, low”).

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(music) an abbreviation or ligature (a notation used in music score to denote a direction; one or more dashes through the stem of a note)


anslag

anslag n (definite singular anslaget, indefinite plural anslag, definite plural anslaga or anslagene)

anslaget (definite singular)
anslag (indefinite plural)
anslaga (definite plural)
anslagene (definite plural)

an- + slag, from Middle Low German anslach; compare with German Anschlag.

(music) touch (the way a piano key or guitar string is struck)


anslå

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anslå (imperative anslå, present tense anslår, passive anslås, simple past anslo, past participle anslått, present participle anslående)

anslå (imperative)
anslår (present)
anslås (passive)
anslo (past)
anslått (participle past)
anslående (participle present)


apostolisk

apostolisk (neuter singular apostolisk, definite singular and plural apostoliske, comparative mer apostolisk, predicative superlative mest apostolisk, attributive superlative mest apostoliske)

apostolisk (neuter singular)
apostoliske (definite plural singular)
mer apostolisk (comparative)
mest apostolisk (predicative superlative)
mest apostoliske (attributive superlative)

From Latin apostolicus (“apostolic; of or pertaining to an apostle”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”). Equivalent to apostel + -isk, last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Cognate with French apostolique, Italian apostolico, Portuguese apostólico, Spanish apostólico and English apostolic.

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apostolisk kirke

apostoliske brev (apostelbrev)

de apostoliske fedre

apostolisk prefekt

den apostoliske trosbekjennelse

apostolisk vikar

apostolic prefect (but with higher rank)

apostolisk suksesjon

de ekte bildene skaper seg selv, og de falske krever apostolisk geni

1949, Aksel Sandemose, Alice Atkinson og hennes elskere, page 41:

the real images create themselves, and the false ones demand apostolic genius

(religion, Christianity) apostolic (pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles of early Christianity or their teachings)


flygel

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flygel n (definite singular flygelet or flyglet, indefinite plural flygel or flygler, definite plural flygla or flyglene)

flygelet (definite singular)
flyglet (definite singular)
flygel (indefinite plural)
flygler (indefinite plural)
flygla (definite plural)
flyglene (definite plural)


bånd

bånd n (definite singular båndet, indefinite plural bånd, definite plural bånda or båndene)

båndet (definite singular)
bånd (indefinite plural)
bånda (definite plural)
båndene (definite plural)
band (alternative Nynorsk also)


tamburin

tamburin m (definite singular tamburinen, indefinite plural tamburiner, definite plural tamburinene)

tamburinen (definite singular)
tamburiner (indefinite plural)
tamburinene (definite plural)


diskos

diskos m (definite singular diskosen, indefinite plural diskoser, definite plural diskosene)

diskosen (definite singular)
diskoser (indefinite plural)
diskosene (definite plural)


overtid

nb-noun-cu

overtid f or m (definite singular overtida or overtiden, uncountable)

overtida (definite singular)
overtiden (definite singular)

(sports) extra time (UK), or overtime (US)


preludium

preludium n (definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludier, definite plural preludia or preludiene)

preludiet (definite singular)
preludier (indefinite plural)
preludia (definite plural)
preludiene (definite plural)


trekkspill

trekkspill n (definite singular trekkspillet, indefinite plural trekkspill, definite plural trekkspilla or trekkspillene)

trekkspillet (definite singular)
trekkspill (indefinite plural)
trekkspilla (definite plural)
trekkspillene (definite plural)
trekkspell (alternative)
trekkspel (alternative Nynorsk)


stuping

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stuping m or f (definite singular stupinga or stupingen)

stupinga (definite singular)
stupingen (definite singular)

(sports) diving (usually from a diving board)


komponist

komponist m (definite singular komponisten, indefinite plural komponister, definite plural komponistene)

komponisten (definite singular)
komponister (indefinite plural)
komponistene (definite plural)


a prima vista

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a prima vista».ogg

From Italian a prima vista, meaning "at first glance". First part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), in most cases from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”), in certain cases, from Latin a (“from, away from, out of”), from ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off”). Middle part from Italian prima (“before”), feminine singular of primo (“first”), from Latin prīmus (“first”), from earlier prīsmos, from Proto-Italic *priisemos (“foremost, first”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before”). Last part from Italian vista (“sight, vision”), from Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin vīsa, inflected form of vīsus (“looking”), perfect passive participle of videō (“I see, perceive”), from Proto-Italic *widēō (“see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).

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synge og spille 'a prima vista'

(music) sight-read; to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

primavistaspill

a play that take place without rehearsal


bokse

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bokse (imperative boks, present tense bokser, passive bokses, simple past and past participle boksa or bokset, present participle boksende)

boks (imperative)
bokser (present)
bokses (passive)
boksa (participle past)
boksa (past)
bokset (participle past)
bokset (past)
boksende (participle present)


forsvarer

forsvarer m (definite singular forsvareren, indefinite plural forsvarere, definite plural forsvarerne)

forsvareren (definite singular)
forsvarere (indefinite plural)
forsvarerne (definite plural)


kjerne

kjerne m (definite singular kjernen, indefinite plural kjerner, definite plural kjernene)

kjernen (definite singular)
kjerner (indefinite plural)
kjernene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), of *kurną (“corn, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), of both *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.).
Cognate with Danish kerne, Swedish kärna, German Kern, Dutch kern, Faroese kjarni and Icelandic kjarni.

[stemmen er] ikke stor av volum, men med lys, fast, vakkert timbrert kjerne

[the voice is] not large in volume, but with a light, firm, beautifully timbered core

(figuratively) a core or essence (the most important part of a thing)

(music) a musical core (the central, most prevalent sound)


fotballspiller

fotballspiller m (definite singular fotballspilleren, indefinite plural fotballspillere, definite plural fotballspillerne)

fotballspilleren (definite singular)
fotballspillere (indefinite plural)
fotballspillerne (definite plural)
fotballspeller (alternative uncommon)

(soccer) footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)


dobbeltfeil

dobbeltfeil m (definite singular dobbeltfeilen, indefinite plural dobbeltfeil, definite plural dobbeltfeila or dobbeltfeilene)

dobbeltfeilen (definite singular)
dobbeltfeil (indefinite plural)
dobbeltfeila (definite plural)
dobbeltfeilene (definite plural)


singelplate

singelplate m or f (definite singular singelplata or singelplaten, indefinite plural singelplater, definite plural singelplatene)

singelplata (definite singular)
singelplaten (definite singular)
singelplater (indefinite plural)
singelplatene (definite plural)


platespiller

platespiller m (definite singular platespilleren, indefinite plural platespillere, definite plural platespillerne)

platespilleren (definite singular)
platespillere (indefinite plural)
platespillerne (definite plural)
platespeller (alternative uncommon)


sykkelsti

sykkelsti m (definite singular sykkelstien, indefinite plural sykkelstier, definite plural sykkelstiene)

sykkelstien (definite singular)
sykkelstier (indefinite plural)
sykkelstiene (definite plural)

(cycling) a cycle path (dedicated path for cyclists)


zoomobjektiv

zoomobjektiv n (definite singular zoomobjektivet, indefinite plural zoomobjektiv or zoomobjektiver, definite plural zoomobjektiva or zoomobjektivene)

zoomobjektivet (definite singular)
zoomobjektiv (indefinite plural)
zoomobjektiver (indefinite plural)
zoomobjektiva (definite plural)
zoomobjektivene (definite plural)

(photography) a zoom lens (camera lens in which the focal length can be changed quickly)


midtbanespiller

midtbanespiller m (definite singular midtbanespilleren, indefinite plural midtbanespillere, definite plural midtbanespillerne)

midtbanespilleren (definite singular)
midtbanespillere (indefinite plural)
midtbanespillerne (definite plural)
midtbanespeller (alternative)


konservatorium

konservatorium n (definite singular konservatoriet, indefinite plural konservatorier, definite plural konservatoria or konservatoriene)

konservatoriet (definite singular)
konservatorier (indefinite plural)
konservatoria (definite plural)
konservatoriene (definite plural)


slalåm

å kjøre slalåm - to slalom


akkompagnere

akkompagnere (imperative akkompagner, present tense akkompagnerer, simple past akkompagnerte, past participle akkompagnert, present participle akkompagnerende)

akkompagner (imperative)
akkompagnerer (present)
akkompagnerte (past)
akkompagnert (participle past)
akkompagnerende (participle present)

(music) to accompany (play an accompaniment for a singer or musician)


karantene

karantene m (definite singular karantenen, indefinite plural karantener, definite plural karantenene)

karantenen (definite singular)
karantener (indefinite plural)
karantenene (definite plural)

(sports) suspension (ban from playing for a specified period or number of games)


boksing

nb-noun-cu

boksing f or m (definite singular boksinga or boksingen, uncountable)

boksinga (definite singular)
boksingen (definite singular)


balltre

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balltre n (definite singular balltreet, indefinite plural balltrær or balltre, definite plural balltrærne or balltrea)

balltreet (definite singular)
balltrær (indefinite plural)
balltre (indefinite plural)
balltrærne (definite plural)
balltrea (definite plural)

(sports) a bat (cricket bat, baseball bat etc.)


pavedømme

pavedømme n (definite singular pavedømmet, indefinite plural pavedømmer, definite plural pavedømma or pavedømmene)

pavedømmet (definite singular)
pavedømmer (indefinite plural)
pavedømma (definite plural)
pavedømmene (definite plural)


skrog

skrog n (definite singular skroget, indefinite plural skrog, definite plural skroga or skrogene)

skroget (definite singular)
skrog (indefinite plural)
skroga (definite plural)
skrogene (definite plural)


skiløper

skiløper m (definite singular skiløperen, indefinite plural skiløpere, definite plural skiløperne)

skiløperen (definite singular)
skiløpere (indefinite plural)
skiløperne (definite plural)


skøyteløper

skøyteløper m (definite singular skøyteløperen, indefinite plural skøyteløpere, definite plural skøyteløperne)

skøyteløperen (definite singular)
skøyteløpere (indefinite plural)
skøyteløperne (definite plural)


snøbrettkjører

snøbrettkjører m (definite singular snøbrettkjøreren, indefinite plural snøbrettkjørere, definite plural snøbrettkjørerne)

snøbrettkjøreren (definite singular)
snøbrettkjørere (indefinite plural)
snøbrettkjørerne (definite plural)


vektløfting

vektløfting m or f (definite singular vektløftinga or vektløftingen)

vektløftinga (definite singular)
vektløftingen (definite singular)


vektløfter

vektløfter m (definite singular vektløfteren, indefinite plural vektløftere, definite plural vektløfterne)

vektløfteren (definite singular)
vektløftere (indefinite plural)
vektløfterne (definite plural)


skudd

skudd n (definite singular skuddet, indefinite plural skudd, definite plural skudda or skuddene)

skuddet (definite singular)
skudd (indefinite plural)
skudda (definite plural)
skuddene (definite plural)
skott (alternative rare)


a due

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

From Italian a due (“for two”), first part from Italian a (“in, a”), in most cases from Latin ad (“to, towards”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”), in certain cases, from Latin a (“from, away”), from ab (“from”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Italian due (“two”), from Latin duae, feminine plural of duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō (“two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).

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a due corde

a due voci

a due mani

(music) a due (indicating both musicians or sections play together)

(music) in an orchestral score, indication of two instruments (group) which are to play the same voice (eg 1st and 2nd violin)


eksponering

nb-noun-c

eksponering f or m (definite singular eksponeringa or eksponeringen, indefinite plural eksponeringer, definite plural eksponeringene)

eksponeringa (definite singular)
eksponeringen (definite singular)
eksponeringer (indefinite plural)
eksponeringene (definite plural)


midtlinje

midtlinje f or m (definite singular midtlinja or midtlinjen, indefinite plural midtlinjer, definite plural midtlinjene)

midtlinja (definite singular)
midtlinjen (definite singular)
midtlinjer (indefinite plural)
midtlinjene (definite plural)


Apostlenes gjerninger

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles

(biblical) Acts of the Apostles (fifth book of the New Testament)


målmann

nb-noun-comireg

målmann m (definite singular målmannen, indefinite plural målmenn, definite plural målmennene)

målmannen (definite singular)
målmenn (indefinite plural)
målmennene (definite plural)


solist

solist m (definite singular solisten, indefinite plural solister, definite plural solistene)

solisten (definite singular)
solister (indefinite plural)
solistene (definite plural)


fotballag

fotballag n (definite singular fotballaget, indefinite plural fotballag, definite plural fotballaga or fotballagene)

fotballaget (definite singular)
fotballag (indefinite plural)
fotballaga (definite plural)
fotballagene (definite plural)


ermeløs

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ermeløs (neuter singular ermeløst, definite singular and plural ermeløse)

ermeløst (neuter singular)
ermeløse (definite plural singular)


klesskap

klesskap n (definite singular klesskapet, indefinite plural klesskap, definite plural klesskapa or klesskapene)

klesskapet (definite singular)
klesskap (indefinite plural)
klesskapa (definite plural)
klesskapene (definite plural)


jakke

nb-noun-c

jakke f or m (definite singular jakka or jakken, indefinite plural jakker, definite plural jakkene)

jakka (definite singular)
jakken (definite singular)
jakker (indefinite plural)
jakkene (definite plural)


cupfinale

cupfinale m (definite singular cupfinalen, indefinite plural cupfinaler, definite plural cupfinalene)

cupfinalen (definite singular)
cupfinaler (indefinite plural)
cupfinalene (definite plural)

(sports) Cup Final (final match in a competition where the winners win the cup (trophy) for a year)


vokalist

vokalist m (definite singular vokalisten, indefinite plural vokalister, definite plural vokalistene)

vokalisten (definite singular)
vokalister (indefinite plural)
vokalistene (definite plural)


straffespark

straffespark n (definite singular straffesparket, indefinite plural straffespark, definite plural straffesparka or straffesparkene)

straffesparket (definite singular)
straffespark (indefinite plural)
straffesparka (definite plural)
straffesparkene (definite plural)


genser

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genser m (definite singular genseren, indefinite plural gensere, definite plural genserne)

genseren (definite singular)
gensere (indefinite plural)
genserne (definite plural)


dogmatisk

dogmatisk (indefinite singular dogmatisk, definite singular and plural dogmatiske)

dogmatisk (indefinite singular)
dogmatiske (definite plural singular)

dogme (“Greek: dogmata”) + -isk, from Latin dogmaticus, cognate with English dogmatic


triatlon

triatlon m (definite singular triatlonen, indefinite plural triatloner, definite plural triatlonene)

triatlonen (definite singular)
triatloner (indefinite plural)
triatlonene (definite plural)

From tri- + Ancient Greek ἆθλος (âthlos, “contest”).


nærbilde

nærbilde n (definite singular nærbildet, indefinite plural nærbilder, definite plural nærbilda or nærbildene)

nærbildet (definite singular)
nærbilder (indefinite plural)
nærbilda (definite plural)
nærbildene (definite plural)