ending

nb-noun-c

ending f or m (definite singular endinga or endingen, indefinite plural endinger, definite plural endingene)

endinga (definite singular)
endingen (definite singular)
endinger (indefinite plural)
endingene (definite plural)

ende + -ing, first part from Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

inh

sensibilitetens øks styrer diktene – med makt tvinger den fram mannlig, trykksterk ending i hver linje

the ax of sensibility controls the poems - with force it forces a masculine, powerful ending in each line

(poetry) the last syllable in a verse line


mare

nb-noun-c

mare f or m (definite singular mara or maren, indefinite plural marer, definite plural marene)

mara (definite singular)
maren (definite singular)
marer (indefinite plural)
marene (definite plural)


font

font m (definite singular fonten, indefinite plural fonter, definite plural fontene)

fonten (definite singular)
fonter (indefinite plural)
fontene (definite plural)

From Latin fons, via Old Norse fontr (sense 1), and French fonte, via English font (sense 2).


fare

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fare (imperative far, present tense farer, simple past for, past participle fart, present participle farende)

far (imperative)
farer (present)
for (past)
fart (participle past)
farende (participle present)


form

nb-noun-c

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

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

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

der

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

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


avis

nb-noun-c

avis f or m (definite singular avisa or avisen, indefinite plural aviser, definite plural avisene)

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

→ Kven: aviisi

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

bor

ikke et ord i avisen

du mener nok ikke, vi holder aviser

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 242:

you probably do not mean, we keep newspapers

der vil blive skrevet korrespondencer i aviserne i nabobyerne

1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 60:

correspondence will be written in the newspapers of the neighboring towns

generalen sad … og læste aviserne

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 124:

the general sat… and read the newspapers

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

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

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

jeg abonnerer på åtte aviserjeg abonnerer på åtte aviser

1993, Knut Faldbakken, Ormens år, page 19:

bunker med illegale aviser

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

hun hadde gått for å hente avisen

2001, Lars Saabye Christensen, Halvbroren, page 216:

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

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

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

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

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

hun er ansatt i en avis

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


haiku

nb-noun

haiku m or n (definite singular haikuen or haikuet, indefinite plural haiku, definite plural haikuene)

haikuen (definite singular)
haikuet (definite singular)
haiku (indefinite plural)
haikuene (definite plural)

Ultimately borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku).

Det opprinnelige haikuet er japansk


fantasy

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fantasy m (definite singular fantasyen, indefinite plural fantasyer, definite plural fantasyene)

fantasyen (definite singular)
fantasyer (indefinite plural)
fantasyene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English fantasy. Doublet of fantasi.


ellipse

ellipse m (definite singular ellipsen, indefinite plural ellipser, definite plural ellipsene)

ellipsen (definite singular)
ellipser (indefinite plural)
ellipsene (definite plural)

From Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis).

no:ellipse (retorikk)
no:ellipse (skrift)

(grammar, rhetoric, typography) an ellipsis


script

script n (definite singular scriptet, indefinite plural script, definite plural scripta or scriptene)

script m (definite singular scripten, indefinite plural scripter, definite plural scriptene)

scriptet (definite singular)
script (indefinite plural)
scripta (definite plural)
scriptene (definite plural)
scripten (definite singular)
scripter (indefinite plural)
scriptene (definite plural)
skript (alternative)

Borrowed from English script, from Middle English scrit, Old French escrit, and ultimately Latin scriptum (“something written”).

(colloquial, cinematography) a script (written document containing dialogue)


reporter

reporter m (definite singular reporteren, indefinite plural reportere, definite plural reporterne)

reporteren (definite singular)
reportere (indefinite plural)
reporterne (definite plural)


accent grave

accent grave m (definite singular accent graven, indefinite plural accent graver, definite plural accent gravene)

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

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

1985, Gerd Brantenberg, Ved fergestedet, page 153:

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

(orthography) a grave accent (a diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.)


stallo

stallo m (definite singular stalloen, indefinite plural stalloer, definite plural stalloene)

stalloen (definite singular)
stalloer (indefinite plural)
stalloene (definite plural)

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

(folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)


metrum

metrum n (definite singular metrumet or metret, indefinite plural metrumer or metra, definite plural metruma or metrumene or metraene)

metrumet (definite singular)
metret (definite singular)
metrumer (indefinite plural)
metra (indefinite plural)
metruma (definite plural)
metrumene (definite plural)
metraene (definite plural)

From Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Doublet of meter.


biografi

biografi m (definite singular biografien, indefinite plural biografier, definite plural biografiene)

biografien (definite singular)
biografier (indefinite plural)
biografiene (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”)).

(literature) canon (group of literary works)


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)


spatium

spatium n (definite singular spatiet, indefinite plural spatier, definite plural spatia or spatiene)

spatiet (definite singular)
spatier (indefinite plural)
spatia (definite plural)
spatiene (definite plural)


strofe

strofe m (definite singular strofen, indefinite plural strofer, definite plural strofene)

strofen (definite singular)
strofer (indefinite plural)
strofene (definite plural)


marg

marg m (definite singular margen, indefinite plural marger, definite plural margene)

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

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


accent aigu

accent aigu m (definite singular accent aiguen, indefinite plural accent aiguer, definite plural accent aiguene)

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

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

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


heiti

heiti n (definite singular heitiet, indefinite plural heiti, definite plural heitia or heitiene)

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


tekste

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tekste (imperative tekst, present tense tekster, simple past and past participle teksta or tekstet)

tekst (imperative)
tekster (present)
teksta (participle past)
teksta (past)
tekstet (participle past)
tekstet (past)


enke

nb-noun-c

enke f or m (definite singular enka or enken, indefinite plural enker, definite plural enkene)

enka (definite singular)
enken (definite singular)
enker (indefinite plural)
enkene (definite plural)

From Old Danish ænkia (“widow”), Old East Norse variant of Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.

(printing) A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column; a widow


scripte

scripte (present tense scripter, past tense scripta or scriptet, past participle scripta or scriptet)

scripter (present)
scripta (past)
scriptet (past)
scripta (participle past)
scriptet (participle past)
skripte (alternative)

(intransitive, cinematography) to work, act as a script supervisor


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”).

der

oppløse abbreviaturene i et middelaldermanuskript

dissolve the ligatures in a medieval manuscript

abbreviaturerne er opløste

1885, Gustav Storm, En Tale mod Biskoperne XVI:

sammenskriving av enkelte bokstavforbindelser (ligaturer) og forkortingstegn (abbreviaturer)

compilation of some letter compounds (ligatures) and abbreviations (abbreviation)

middelalderhåndskrifter har ofte et stort innslag av abbreviaturer

medieval manuscripts often have a large number of abbreviations

(linguistics, typography) a ligature, abbreviation (in older manuscripts and printed books)


bunden

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bunden (neuter singular bundet, definite singular and plural bundne)

bundet (neuter singular)
bundne (definite plural singular)
bundet (alternative)

(poetry) characterized by strict adherence to rhyme and/or metre


accent circonflexe

accent circonflexe m (definite singular accent circonflexen, indefinite plural accent circonflexer, definite plural accent circonflexene)

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

Borrowed from French accent circonflexe.

(orthography) a circumflex (a diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel or a consonant in the orthography or transliteration of many languages)


Vigga

(newspapers) A local newspaper in Lesja and Dovre


reportasje

reportasje m (definite singular reportasjen, indefinite plural reportasjer, definite plural reportasjene)

reportasjen (definite singular)
reportasjer (indefinite plural)
reportasjene (definite plural)


abbreviere

abbreviere (passive abbrevieres, imperative abbrevier, present tense abbrevierer, simple past abbrevierte, past participle abbreviert, present participle abbrevierende, verbal noun abbreviering)

abbrevieres (passive)
abbrevier (imperative)
abbrevierer (present)
abbrevierte (past)
abbreviert (participle past)
abbrevierende (participle present)
abbreviering (noun-from-verb)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviere».ogg

Borrowed from Latin abbreviō, abbreviāre (“to shorten, abbreviate”).

bor+

jeg [har kun] havt abbrevierede afskrivter at gaae efter

1877, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter V,2, page 182:

I [have only] had abbreviated transcripts to go after

(typography, transitive) to abbreviate (to reduce a word or phrase to a shorter recognizable form)


replikk

replikk m (definite singular replikken, indefinite plural replikker, definite plural replikkene)

replikken (definite singular)
replikker (indefinite plural)
replikkene (definite plural)


etterord

etterord n (definite singular etterordet, indefinite plural etterord, definite plural etterorda or etterordene)

etterordet (definite singular)
etterord (indefinite plural)
etterorda (definite plural)
etterordene (definite plural)


sjanger

sjanger m (definite singular sjangeren, indefinite plural sjangere or sjangre or sjangrer, definite plural sjangerne or sjangrene)

sjangeren (definite singular)
sjangere (indefinite plural)
sjangre (indefinite plural)
sjangrer (indefinite plural)
sjangerne (definite plural)
sjangrene (definite plural)
genre (alternative)

From French genre. Doublet of genus and kjønn.


selvbiografi

selvbiografi m (definite singular selvbiografien, indefinite plural selvbiografier, definite plural selvbiografiene)

selvbiografien (definite singular)
selvbiografier (indefinite plural)
selvbiografiene (definite plural)
sjølbiografi (alternative)


forestilling

nb-noun-c

forestilling f or m (definite singular forestillinga or forestillingen, indefinite plural forestillinger, definite plural forestillingene)

forestillinga (definite singular)
forestillingen (definite singular)
forestillinger (indefinite plural)
forestillingene (definite plural)


romanforfatter

romanforfatter m (definite singular romanforfatteren, indefinite plural romanforfattere, definite plural romanforfatterne)

romanforfatteren (definite singular)
romanforfattere (indefinite plural)
romanforfatterne (definite plural)


impresjonisme

nb-noun-mu

impresjonisme m (definite singular impresjonismen, uncountable)


akutt

akutt m (definite singular akutten, indefinite plural akutter, definite plural akuttene)

akutten (definite singular)
akutter (indefinite plural)
akuttene (definite plural)

From Latin acutus. The noun is derived from the adjective.


pressekonferanse

pressekonferanse m (definite singular pressekonferansen, indefinite plural pressekonferanser, definite plural pressekonferansene)

pressekonferansen (definite singular)
pressekonferanser (indefinite plural)
pressekonferansene (definite plural)


typograf

typograf m (definite singular typografen, indefinite plural typografer, definite plural typografene)

typografen (definite singular)
typografer (indefinite plural)
typografene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos) + -graf.


korrektur

korrektur m (definite singular korrekturen, indefinite plural korrekturer, definite plural korrekturene)

korrekturen (definite singular)
korrekturer (indefinite plural)
korrekturene (definite plural)

lese korrektur - to proofread


kronikør

kronikør m (definite singular kronikøren, indefinite plural kronikører, definite plural kronikørene)

kronikøren (definite singular)
kronikører (indefinite plural)
kronikørene (definite plural)

(journalism) columnist, writer of feature articles


tyskspråklig

tyskspråklig (indefinite singular tyskspråklig, definite singular and plural tyskspråklige)

tyskspråklig (indefinite singular)
tyskspråklige (definite plural singular)


storstilt

storstilt (indefinite singular storstilt, definite singular and plural storstilte)

storstilt (indefinite singular)
storstilte (definite plural singular)
storstilet (alternative)

From stor + stilt (“past participle of stile”).

af

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">stile</i>


filmavis

nb-noun-c

filmavis f or m (definite singular filmavisa or filmavisen, indefinite plural filmaviser, definite plural filmavisene)

filmavisa (definite singular)
filmavisen (definite singular)
filmaviser (indefinite plural)
filmavisene (definite plural)


abbreviasjon

abbreviasjon m (definite singular abbreviasjonen, indefinite plural abbreviasjoner, definite plural abbreviasjonene)

abbreviasjonen (definite singular)
abbreviasjoner (indefinite plural)
abbreviasjonene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviasjon».ogg

From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō (“abbreviation”), from abbreviō (“to shorten, abbreviate, abridge”), from brevis (“short”).

der

"AB" er en abbreviasjon for "avbetaling"

"AB" is an abbreviation for "avbetaling"

(linguistics, typography) an abbreviation, shortening (a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase)


tått

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tått m (definite singular tåtten, indefinite plural tåtter or tætter, definite plural tåttene or tættene)

tåtten (definite singular)
tåtter (indefinite plural)
tætter (indefinite plural)
tåttene (definite plural)
tættene (definite plural)

(literature, Norse) a short part of a literary work (be it a poem, saga, law codices, etc.)


abbreviering

abbreviering m (definite singular abbrevieringen, indefinite plural abbrevieringer, definite plural abbrevieringene)

abbrevieringen (definite singular)
abbrevieringer (indefinite plural)
abbrevieringene (definite plural)

/abrɛʋɪˈeːrɪŋ/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviering».ogg

abbreviere + -ing. Verbal noun form of abbreviere (“abbreviate”), from Latin abbreviāre (“to shorten, abbreviate, abridge”), from both ad- (“to”), from ad (“to, towards, up to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”) + and from breviō (“I shorten, abbreviate, abridge”), from both brevis (“short, small; brief, low”), from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis (“short, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”), from *mreǵʰ- (“short”) + and from -ō, from Proto-Italic *-āō or *-aēō, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-yé-ti. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

der

(typography) an abbreviation; the act of abbreviating


vignett

vignett m (definite singular vignetten, indefinite plural vignetter, definite plural vignettene)

vignetten (definite singular)
vignetter (indefinite plural)
vignettene (definite plural)


NRK

Norsk rikskringkasting
w:Norsk rikskringkasting

(broadcasting) initialism of Norsk rikskringkasting, a state owned public broadcaster of Norway.


absurdisme

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

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

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

[det var] særlig i den dramatiske form absurdismen hadde etablert seg som litterær retning

[it was] especially in the dramatic form that absurdism had established itself as a literary direction

Carrolls verk [foregriper] både surrealismen og absurdismen

Carroll's work [anticipates] both surrealism and absurdism

(literature) absurdist fiction (direction in literature and drama which highlights the absurdity of life)


klabautermann

nb-noun-comireg

klabautermann m (definite singular klabautermannen, indefinite plural klabautermenn, definite plural klabautermennene)

klabautermannen (definite singular)
klabautermenn (indefinite plural)
klabautermennene (definite plural)


innfatning

nb-noun-c

innfatning f or m (definite singular innfatninga or innfatningen, indefinite plural innfatninger, definite plural innfatningene)

innfatninga (definite singular)
innfatningen (definite singular)
innfatninger (indefinite plural)
innfatningene (definite plural)

/ˈɪnːfɑtnɪŋ/

innfatte + -ing, verbal noun form of innfatte (“to enclose, enframe”), from the word inn (“in, inside, into”), from Old Norse inn (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *inn (“in, into”), from *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *in + from Middle Low German vaten. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

(typography) ornaments (lines for framing the title, book page, etc)


stankelbein

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stankelbein pl (definite singular stankelbeinen, definite plural stankelbeinene, indefinite plural stankelbein)

stankelbeinen (definite singular)
stankelbeinene (definite plural)
stankelbein (indefinite plural)

myhank

Dominant term for cranefly in the Trøndelag region

(television, predominantly Looney Tunes) Road Runner


abonnementsavis

nb-noun-f

abonnementsavis f or m (definite singular abonnementsavisa or abonnementsavisen, indefinite plural abonnementsaviser, definite plural abonnementsavisene)

abonnementsavisa (definite singular)
abonnementsavisen (definite singular)
abonnementsaviser (indefinite plural)
abonnementsavisene (definite plural)

en vanlig abonnementsavis har mellom 50 og 70 prosent av inntektene fra annonsene

a regular subscription newspaper has between 50 and 70 percent of the revenue from the ads

den store konservative og sterkt rojalistiske abonnementsavisen Morgenbladet

2000, Espen Haavardsholm, Øst for Eden, page 147:

the large conservative and strongly royalist subscription newspaper Morgenbladet

(media) a subscription newspaper (newspaper that you can subscribe to; newspaper which is mainly based on selling regular subscriptions)


kortbølge

nb-noun-c

kortbølge f or m (definite singular kortbølga or kortbølgen, indefinite plural kortbølger, definite plural kortbølgene)

kortbølga (definite singular)
kortbølgen (definite singular)
kortbølger (indefinite plural)
kortbølgene (definite plural)


Trifanhula

The first part is from Russian Трифон (Trifon), the name of Saint Tryphon. The second part is hule (“cave”).

(folklore, Christianity, especially Eastern Orthodoxy) A certain cave close to Kirkenes in Norway, where Saint Tryphon used to hide himself from Sami pagans


kolofon

nb-noun

kolofon m (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin colophōn, from Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn, “peak or finishing touch”).