abbreviator

abbreviatoren (definite singular)
abbreviatorer (indefinite plural)
abbreviatorene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbreviator».ogg

Pius II opprettet i 1463 et kollegium av abbreviatorer.

Pius II established a college of abbreviators in 1463.

(history, Roman Catholicism) abbreviator (one of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.)


abscess

abscessen (definite singular)
abscesser (indefinite plural)
abscessene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscess».ogg

From Latin abscessus (“departed, withdrawn, retreated”), perfect passive participle of abscēdō (“I go away, depart”), from both ab- (“away from, off, from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from cēdō (“I go”), from Proto-Italic *kezdō, from either *ḱyesdʰ- (“to drive away; to go away”), or from *ḱye, from *ḱe (deictic particle) and *sed- (“to sit”).

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en fæl absces

1845, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter III,1, page 193:

jeg saumfarte foten hans enda en gang og nå fant jeg en abscess ved hælen, hard som en kastanje

2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:

I scoured his foot once more and now I found an abscess at the heel, hard as a chestnut

jeg har tømt absesser som har sprutet ned … tak og vegger

2010, Nina Lykke, Full spredning, page 13:

I have emptied abscesses that have splashed down… ceilings and walls

(pathology) an abscess (a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.)


aberrant

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aberrant (neuter singular aberrant, definite singular and plural aberrante, comparative mer aberrant, superlative mest aberrant)

aberrant (neuter singular)
aberrante (definite plural singular)
mer aberrant (comparative)
mest aberrant (superlative)

From Latin aberrāns (“wandering, straying or deviating from”), present active participle of aberrō (“I wander, stray; aberr”), from both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from errō (“I wander, astray; err”), from Proto-Italic *erzāō (“to roam, wander; go astray, waver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to flow”). Doublet of aberrasjon.
The noun is a substantivisation of the adjective, with the same etymology.

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aberrant lymfedrenasje og lymfeknutespredning kan forekomme

2007 November 15, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening^([tidsskriftet.no]):

aberrant lymphatic drainage and lymph node spread may occur

(especially medicine) aberrant (deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal)


abdominal

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abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

abdominalt (neuter singular)
abdominale (definite plural singular)
mer abdominal (comparative)
mest abdominal (superlative)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdominal».ogg

From New Latin abdōminālis (“abdominal”), from Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”) (with the suffix -ālis (forms adjectives), from Proto-Indo-European *-li-, possibly from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).
Equivalent to abdomen + -al, first part from Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns). Last part from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

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mannen [hadde] et påfallende rundt ansikt, abdominal fedme og tynne ekstremiteter

2015 February 18, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening):

the man [had] a striking round face, abdominal obesity and thin extremities

abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk

(anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)


verb

verbet (definite singular)
or verber (indefinite plural verb)
verba (definite plural)
verbene (definite plural)


abort

aborten (definite singular)
aborter (indefinite plural)
abortene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abort».ogg

From Latin abortus (“premature delivery, abortion; miscarriage”), perfect active participle of aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound 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 orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”).

illegal abort

provosert abort

(medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the uterus)

ha en abort

ta abort

habituell abort

habitual abortion (the miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies)

mange mene, at hensigten [med attentatet] kun har været at forskrække dronningen og derved foraarsage en abort

1840 June 23, Den Norske Rigstidende, page 2:

many believe that the intention [of the assassination] was only to frighten the queen and thereby cause an abortion

hun havde hørt, at ægteskaber, hvori det første svangerskab endte med abort, som oftest bleve barnløse

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 298:

she had heard that marriages in which the first pregnancy ended in abortion often became childless

min kone, som efter aborten længe havde været svag, blev frisk igjen

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 295:

my wife, who had been weak for a long time after the abortion, recovered

maleriet [var ikke] noe maleri i det hele tatt, men en abort

1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Historien om Edvard Munch, page 337:

the painting [was] not a painting at all, but an abortion

(medicine) a miscarriage (abortion that occurs by itself)

foreta en abort

kjønnsbetinget abort

selvbestemt abort

self-determined abortion (artificial abortion that a pregnant woman may require performed by the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, according to Norwegian law)

foreldrene sendte ham to tusen kroner og det ble ordnet med illegal abort

1973, Tor Edvin Dahl, Guds tjener, page 136:

his parents sent him two thousand kroner and an illegal abortion was arranged

hun var helt desperat av redsel for at hun ikke skulle få innvilget aborten

1975, Liv Køltzow, Historien om Eli, page 119:

she was desperate for fear that she would not be granted an abortion

Brita var en av foregangskvinnene for selvbestemt abort

Brita was one of the pioneers of self-determined abortion

de sterkeste og mest innflytelsesrike motstandere av selvbestemt abort

1990, Kåre Willoch, Statsminister, page 53:

the strongest and most influential opponents of self-determined abortion

(medicine) an abortion (termination of pregnancy induced by surgery or medication)


ab

From German ab (“from”), from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab (“of”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away, away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab».ogg

ab Frankfurt

ab varelager

ab fabrikk

(economics) from; (i.e. delivered) for the seller's expense at a location and forwarded for the buyer's expense

ab mai


abdomen

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abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene)

abdomenet (definite singular)
abdomen (indefinite plural)
abdomina (indefinite plural)
abdomena (definite plural)
abdomenene (definite plural)
abdominaene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abdomen».ogg

From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

computertomografi ved akutt abdomen

2005 July 4, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening):

computed tomography of the acute abdomen

Mary Diamonds tronende abdomen

1974, Knut Faldbakken, Uår. Aftenlandet, page 175:

en henvisning til ultralyd abdomen og nyrer

1997, Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner, page 98:

a reference to ultrasound of the abdomen and kidneys

(anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis)


adverb

adverbet (definite singular)
or adverber (adverb indefinite plural)
adverba (definite plural)
adverbene (definite plural)

From Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”).


absurd

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”).

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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)


port

porten (definite singular)
porter (indefinite plural)
portene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian portr m, from late Old Norse portr m, port n, ultimately from Latin porta f.

(computing) port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)

(computing) port (female connector of an electronic device)


ending

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

modernisasjon (bortkastelsen av de mange endinger etc.)

1877, Arne Garborg, Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse, page 137:

modernization (the removal of the many endings, etc.)

(grammar) an ending (the last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form)


finger

fingeren (definite singular)
fingre (indefinite plural)
fingrer (indefinite plural)
fingrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.


hand

handa (definite singular)
handen (definite singular)
hender (indefinite plural)
hendene (definite plural)

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


arm

armen (definite singular)
armer (indefinite plural)
armene (definite plural)


penis

penisen (definite singular)
peniser (indefinite plural)
penisene (definite plural)


organ

organet (definite singular)
organ (indefinite plural)
organer (indefinite plural)
organa (definite plural)
organene (definite plural)

From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).


c

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

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

(grammar) Abbreviation of genus commune.


mare

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


host

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


stein

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

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

sten

in senses 1 and 2 Riksmål only; otherwise official

(medicine) stone, hardened tissue (as in kidney stone etc.)


mus

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mus m or f (definite singular musen or musa, indefinite plural mus, definite plural musene)

musen (definite singular)
musa (definite singular)
mus (indefinite plural)
musene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mús.
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Mus er noe jenter har mellom beina.

A pussy is something girls have between their legs.

(colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)


tangent

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

From German Tangente, Tangens, ultimately from Latin tangēns.


algebra

algebraen (definite singular)
algebraer (indefinite plural)
algebraene (definite plural)

From Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr), via Medieval Latin algebra.


lever

lever m or f (definite singular leveren or levra, indefinite plural levere or levre or levrer, definite plural leverne or levrene)

leveren (definite singular)
levra (definite singular)
levere (indefinite plural)
levre (indefinite plural)
levrer (indefinite plural)
leverne (definite plural)
levrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).


radius

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radius m (definite singular radien or radiusen, indefinite plural radier, definite plural radiene)

radien (definite singular)
radiusen (definite singular)
radier (indefinite plural)
radiene (definite plural)


pentagon

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


fare

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

jeg er bundet til min tankes former

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

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

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

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

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

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


vene

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

Borrowed ultimately from Latin vēna; compare French veine.


bue

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

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

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


program

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


fot

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

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


vagina

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

Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna. Doublet of vanilje.


determinant

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

From Latin determinant, from determinare.

Determinanten til identitetsmatrisa er 1.

The determinant of the identity matrix equals 1.

(linear algebra) determinant (mathematical term)


virus

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

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


database

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


abstrakt

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

Northern Sami: abstrákta

Konkreter og abstrakter.

Skjønnhet, storhet, fred og løping er abstrakter.

Beauty, greatness, peace and running are abstract nouns.


abstrakt

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

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

bor

Substantivet «belysning» kan ha både abstrakt og konkret betydning.

The noun lighting can have both abstract and concrete meaning.

kort og konsist følger Johan Vogt opp kampen mot de abstrakte substantiver, ord som frihet, fred, demokrati, sosialisme, liberalisme, rettferd osv.

Johan Vogt briefly and concisely follows up the struggle against the abstract nouns, words such as freedom, peace, democracy, socialism, liberalism, justice, etc.

et overordentlig rikt, overmåte blomstrende sprog, full av abstrakte substantiver og poetiske verb

an extraordinarily rich, exceedingly flourishing language, full of abstract nouns and poetic verbs

(linguistics, grammar) abstract as a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person


superlativ

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

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

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

der

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


beriberi

beriberien (definite singular)
beriberier (indefinite plural)
beriberiene (definite plural)


-on

-onet (definite neuter singular)
-on (indefinite plural)
-oner (indefinite plural)
-onene (definite plural)
-ona (definite plural)

A new formation from words such as ion (“ion”), from Ancient Greek -ου (-ou), neuter of -ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *-os (creates nouns from verb stems).

proton, elektron, nøytron, boson, gluon

subatomic particle
subatomic particle#English

(physics, mathematics and biology) Used to form nouns denoting subatomic particles, quanta, molecular units, or substances; -on

aceton, testosteron, kodon

(chemistry, biology, genetics) Used to form nouns denoting certain organic compounds; -one, -on


disk

disken (definite singular)
disker (indefinite plural)
diskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse diskr (sense 1), and English disc, disk (sense 2).


addend

addenden (definite singular)
addender (indefinite plural)
addendene (definite plural)

From Latin addendus, short form of addendus numerus “number to be added”, which is derived from the Latin verb addō (“add to; annex”).


hals

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.

tag grimen af min hals

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 125:

[Hedvig] lægger armen om hans hals

[kledd] i sort helt op til halsen

1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet, page 207:

[hun] tog hende om halsen

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 156:

håret var satt opp, i halsen hadde hun et enkelt gullkjede med hjerte

1997, Gerd Brantenberg, Augusta og Bjørnstjerne, page 128:

her hair was up, around her neck she had a simple gold chain with a heart

hun har en blomstrete, V-ringet kjole på seg og et enkelt perlekjede i halsen

2021, Linn Ullmann, Jente, 1983, page 203:

she is wearing a floral V-neck dress and a simple pearl necklace around her neck

vi sitter i halsen i dette [hjernens belønningssystem som trigges av det uforutsigbare], og ingen slipper unna

2019, Nina Lykke, Full spredning, page 147:

we're stuck in this [brain's reward system triggered by the unpredictable] and no one escapes

de kastet seg om halsen på hverandre og klemte og gråt

they embraced each other and hugged and cried

kan du fatte det, sa Trine [Hattestad etter å ha blitt verdensmester i spydkast] og falt om halsen på sin trener

1993 August 23, Bergens Tidende, page 24:

can you imagine that, said Trine [Hattestad after becoming world champion in the javelin throw] and embraced her coach

kommunistene og de borgerlige falt om halsen på hverandre og stilte fellesliste ved valg til formannskapet

the communists and the bourgeois came to an agreement and put up a joint list in elections for the chairmanship

Dostojevskij … trodde at Russland og Europa ville falle om halsen på hverandre i kjølvannet av reformene og de store forandringene

Dostoevsky ... believed that Russia and Europe would come to an agreement in the wake of the reforms and the great changes

vi [burde] falt om halsen på innvandrerne og tryglet om tilgivelse

we [should] show great gratitude to the immigrants and beg for forgiveness

han [hørte] kjærrerne komme. Og nu gjorde han lang hals

1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen, page 283:

he [heard] the carts coming. And now he was stretching to get a good look

hun skjøt hals

[jeg] strekker hals for å se best mulig mellom hodene på dem som sitter foran

[I] stretch out my neck to see as best as possible between the heads of those sitting in front

partiprogrammerne vri’r halsen om på alle unge levedygtige sandheder

1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 215:

the party programs kills all young viable truths

skrækken havde rystet Aline så forfærdelig stærkt. Brandlarmen, – udflytningen – så’n over hals og hode

1892, Henrik Ibsen, Bygmester Solness, page 116:

the terror had shaken Aline so horribly. The fire alarm, - the eviction - so hastily

markmus og kjøttmeiser flygted hals over hoved

1904, Jacob Breda Bull, Folkelivsbilleder II, page 243:

digter-komponisten havde over hals og hoved maattet flygte fra Østerriges hovedstad

1917, Clara Tschudi, Ludwig den anden, page 22:

the poet-composer had to hastily flee from Austria's capital

jeg er altså i Deres magt, assessor. De har hals og hånd over mig fra nu af

1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 232:

I am therefore in your power, assessor. You have power over my destiny from now on

sitte til halsen i

kaste seg om halsen på

falle om halsen på

to embrace; come to an agreement; be grateful

gjøre lang hals; strekke/skyte hals

vri/dreie halsen om på noen

hals over hode; over hode og hals

hastily and without time for further preparation

ha hals og hånd over

(anatomy, zoology) a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.)

hans kejserdom er om en hals!

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 137:

det var ikke frit for at jeg blev om en hals naar at hun saa paa mig

it was not free for me to be in a life-threatening situation when she looked at me

Nå, nå, nå! Ikke så ivrig! Det har været figurligt ment, det gi’er jeg min hals på

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 22:

Well, well, well! Not so eager! It was meant figuratively, I swear by it

jeg er folkets mand paa min hals

1899, Alexander Kielland, Garman og Worse, page 161:

være om en hals

gi sin hals på noe

være noe på sin hals

(chiefly literary) Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.

Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.

(anatomy) a nape (the back part of the neck.)

[en kunne] faa sygdom paa halsen

vil du endelig ha dig en forkjølelse paa halsen

1919, Kristian Elster, Av Skyggernes Slegt, page 191:

De hører jo hvad det gælder for mig, – enten at få pressen på halsen eller få den velvilligt stemt for mig

1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 69:

After all, they hear what matters to me, - either to have the press after me or to have it benevolently voted for me

[vi] burde vel … see om vi kunde faae fra halsen hvad vi har [av eventyr]

1853, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre, page 273:

[we] should probably ... see if we could get off our necks what we have [of adventures]

havde jeg Ribbungerne vel fra halsen, så foer jeg selv vestover

1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 43:

If I had the Ribb children off my neck, I would go west myself

få/ha noe(n) på halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) på halsen

ha noe(n) fra halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) fra halsen

Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.

[si] ting som får det dannede borgerskap til å sette kanapeene i halsen

1985, Pål Steigan, På den himmelske freds plass, page 190:

[say] things that make the educated bourgeoisie to choke on their canapes

Mutter satte geitostskiva i halsen, og jeg måtte banke henne i ryggen av all kraft

1988, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Døden på Oslo S, page 27:

Mother choked on a slice of goat's cheese, and I had to hit her in the back with all my might

de som er unge i 1985 må vel ha den såkalte 68-generasjonen fullstendig i halsen, sjølopptatt som den er

1985, Pål Steigan, På den himmelske freds plass, page 59:

those who were young in 1985 must have had the so-called 68 generation completely in their throats, self-absorbed as it is

han er i ferd med å få seg sjøl fullstendig i halsen

1988, Espen Haavardsholm, Mannen fra Jante:

he is about to get completely full of himself

tyske skrytetaler, de svulmer slik at jeg får dem i halsen

German braggadocios, they swell so that I get them in my throat

Bjørnson holdt rett og slett på å få Ibsens iltre, smålige og angstbiterske vesen opp i halsen

2010, Ivo de Figueiredo, Henrik Ibsen, page 163:

Bjørnson was simply getting Ibsen's angry, petty and anxiety-biting nature up his throat

å sette i halsen

få/ha i halsen

(anatomy) a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.)

Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food

Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food

visiteuren … hørte os lee af fuld hals

1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 122:

the visitor ... heard us laughing at the top of our voices

musikken strømmet ut av den lille kassettspilleren og jeg sang med av full hals og drømte om å bli berømt

2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 349:

the music poured out of the little cassette player and I sang along at the top of my voice, dreaming of becoming famous

jagthunden Tyran, … gav … hals i det samme

1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 68:

det overraskede mig … at jeg allerede maatte give hals saa tidlig

2000, Sophie Dedekam, Dagbok og brev fra en reise til Paris i 1845, page 3:

it surprised me... that I already had throw up so early

næsten hele «Nordens fremtidshaab» [studentene] maatte give hals og ofre til havets guder

1896, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider I, page 372:

almost the entire "Nordens fremtidshaab" [the students] had to throw up and sacrifice to the gods of the sea

av full hals

gi hals

Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.

kl. 10 gik man til spisebordet, hvor man til to, tre, stundom fire retter varm mad sjelden kunde slippe med mindre end to eller tre flasker viin, som jeg … fordetmeste skilte mig ved ved at gaae ud og stikke fingeren i halsen

1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 370:

at 10 o'clock you went to the dining table, where, for two, three, sometimes four courses of hot food, you could rarely get away with less than two or three bottles of wine, which I ... mostly distinguished myself by going out and sticking my finger in my throat

jeg [søkte] gjerne … en opfriskende anekdote eller et paradox, som rev i halsen

1917, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider IV, page 249:

I was [looking] for ... a refreshing anecdote or a paradox, which tore at the throat

da jeg vaaknet, var jeg græsselig tør i halsen

1919, Rocambole Pedersen, Den forsvundne pølsemaker, page 117:

[legen kikket] henne i halsen, og banket henne på knærne med en hammer

1998, Erik Fosnes Hansen, Beretninger om beskyttelse, page 182:

[the doctor] poked her in the throat, and beat her on her knees with a hammer

i øjet latter; i halsen gråd

der sætter han på sprang med tungen af halsen

1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 257:

there he starts running with his tongue hanging out

ha gråten i halsen

ha tungen ut av halsen

out of breath after running (like a dog with its tongue out)

en sår hals

han hadde vondt i halsen

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

(anatomy) a narrow part of bone, organ etc.

narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck


mål

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

a quantity measured in a specific way; in a specific unit of measurement

(mathematics) a measure (a number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder)


iris

irisen (definite singular)
iriser (indefinite plural)
irisene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).


glans

glansen (definite singular)
glanser (indefinite plural)
glansene (definite plural)

From German Glanz (sense 1), and Latin glans (sense 3).


server

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


slag

slaget (definite singular)
slag (indefinite plural)
slaga (definite plural)
slagene (definite plural)

From Old Norse slag, and slagr (sense 4).


gang

gangen (definite singular)
ganger (indefinite plural)
gangene (definite plural)

From Old Norse gangr, also related to gå.


Odin

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


a priori

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

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

bor

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

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

viten a priori

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


binding

bindinga (definite singular)
bindingen (definite singular)
bindinger (indefinite plural)
bindingene (definite plural)


a posteriori

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

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

learned borrowing

from what follows; from what 􂀿 must 􂁀 follow

der

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

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

viten a posteriori

a posteriori knowledge; knowledge based on experience

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


ellipse

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


pixel

head

pixel m (definite singular pixelen, indefinite plural pixeler or pixler, definite plural pixelene or pixlene)

pixelen (definite singular)
pixeler (indefinite plural)
pixler (indefinite plural)
pixelene (definite plural)
pixlene (definite plural)

Borrowed from English pixel, abbreviation of "picture element".


sten

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

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

(medicine) stone, hardened tissue (as in kidney stone etc.)


pung

pungen (definite singular)
punger (indefinite plural)
pungene (definite plural)


cyanose

cyanosen (definite singular)
cyanoser (indefinite plural)
cyanosene (definite plural)


ligne

ligne (imperative lign, present tense ligner, passive lignes, simple past and past participle ligna or lignet, present participle lignende)

lign (imperative)
ligner (present)
lignes (passive)
ligna (participle past)
ligna (past)
lignet (participle past)
lignet (past)
lignende (participle present)


angina

anginaen (definite singular)
anginaer (indefinite plural)
anginaene (definite plural)


øre

øret (definite singular)
ører (indefinite plural)
øra (definite plural)
ørene (definite plural)

From Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.


a fortiori

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

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

der

begrepet «a fortiori» anvendes i matematiske og logiske argumenter, hvis f.eks. a er større enn b og b større enn c, så er «a fortiori» a større enn c
the term «a fortiori» is used in mathematical and logical arguments, if e.g. a is greater than b and b greater than c, then «a fortiori» a is greater than c

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


abakus

abakusen (definite singular)
abakuser (indefinite plural)
abakusene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abakus».ogg

From Latin abacus, abax (“sideboard or table with a slab at the top; slab at the top of a column; counting board, sand table; board for playing games”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “counting board; board covered with sand for drawing; plate; dice-board”), possibly from a Semitic source, such as Phoenician -𐤀𐤁𐤀𐤒 (-ʾbʾq) or Hebrew אָבָק (avák, “dust”).

en abakus, eller kuleramme, er en tidlig forløper til dagens kalkulator. Den første ble utviklet i Mesopotamia over 2000 år f. Kr.

An abacus, or abacus, is an early precursor to today's calculator. The first was developed in Mesopotamia over 2000 BC.

Abakus er nok en fortsettelse av tidligere tiders fingertelling eller daktylonomi

Abacus is another continuation of the finger counting or dactylonomy of earlier times

(mathematics) abacus (an instrument used for performing arithmetical calculations, with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units)


malign

malign (feminine masculine)
malignt (neuter)
maligne (definite plural singular)


script

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

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


ikosaeder

ikosaederet (definite singular)
ikosaedret (definite singular)
ikosaeder (indefinite plural)
ikosaedre (indefinite plural)
ikosaedra (definite plural)
ikosaedrene (definite plural)


dodekaeder

head

dodekaeder n (definite singular dodekaedret or dodekaederet, indefinite plural dodekaeder or dodekaedre, definite plural dodekaedra or dodekaedrene)

dodekaedret (definite singular)
dodekaederet (definite singular)
dodekaeder (indefinite plural)
dodekaedre (indefinite plural)
dodekaedra (definite plural)
dodekaedrene (definite plural)


tetraeder

tetraederet (definite singular)
tetraedret (definite singular)
tetraeder (indefinite plural)
tetraedre (indefinite plural)
tetraedra (definite plural)
tetraedrene (definite plural)


Tor

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


mandel

mandel m (definite singular mandelen, indefinite plural mandler, definite plural mandlene)

mandelen (definite singular)
mandler (indefinite plural)
mandlene (definite plural)


C

Named C because it followed on from an earlier programming language called B.

programming language
programming language

(programming) C (a particular high-level programming language from which many others are derived)


kildekode

kildekoden (definite singular)
kildekoder (indefinite plural)
kildekodene (definite plural)


krone

krona (definite singular)
kronen (definite singular)
kroner (indefinite plural)
kronene (definite plural)

(dentistry) crown (a prosthetic covering for a tooth)


geometri

geometrien (definite singular)
geometrier (indefinite plural)
geometriene (definite plural)

geo- + -metri, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”)


fakultet

fakultetet (definite singular)
fakultet (indefinite plural)
fakulteter (indefinite plural)
fakulteta (definite plural)
fakultetene (definite plural)


få

head

få (imperative få, present tense får, passive fås or fåes, simple past fikk, past participle fått, present participle fående)

få (imperative)
får (present)
fås (passive)
fåes (passive)
fikk (past)
fått (participle past)
fående (participle present)

From Danish få, from Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer), from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Jeg får hodepine av alt det bråket!

All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: I'm getting a headache from all that noise)

Han fikk en alvorlig skade.


puss

puss m or n (definite singular pussen or pusset)

pussen (definite singular)
pusset (definite singular)

(pathology) pus (yellowish fluid from infected tissue)


sinus

sinusen (definite singular)
sinuser (indefinite plural)
sinusene (definite plural)


peritoneum

peritoneumet (definite singular)
peritoneum (indefinite plural)
peritoneuma (definite plural)
peritoneumene (definite plural)


amplitude

amplituden (definite singular)
amplituder (indefinite plural)
amplitudene (definite plural)


øye

øye n (definite singular øyet, indefinite plural øyne or øyer, definite plural øynene or øyene or øya)

øyet (definite singular)
øyne (indefinite plural)
øyer (indefinite plural)
øynene (definite plural)
øyene (definite plural)
øya (definite plural)

From Danish øje, replaced native aue, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk auga, auge, Icelandic auga, Faroese eyga and Swedish öga.

inh

et blått øye

med det blotte øye


nese

nesa (definite singular)
nesen (definite singular)
neser (indefinite plural)
nesene (definite plural)

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


kjøre

head

kjøre (imperative kjør, present tense kjører, passive kjøres, simple past kjørte, past participle kjørt, present participle kjørende)

kjør (imperative)
kjører (present)
kjøres (passive)
kjørte (past)
kjørt (participle past)
kjørende (participle present)


minne

minnet (definite singular)
minner (indefinite plural)
minna (definite plural)
minnene (definite plural)


kne

kne n (definite singular kneet, indefinite plural kne or knær, definite plural knea or knærne, genitive knes)

kneet (definite singular)
kne (indefinite plural)
knær (indefinite plural)
knea (definite plural)
knærne (definite plural)
knes (genitive)

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).


regulering

reguleringa (definite singular)
reguleringen (definite singular)
reguleringer (indefinite plural)
reguleringene (definite plural)


kinn

kinnet (definite singular)
kinn (indefinite plural)
kinner (indefinite plural)
kinna (definite plural)
kinnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, likely from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus. Compare English chin.

å vende det andre kinnet til


gode

goden (definite singular)
goder (indefinite plural)
godene (definite plural)


vær

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

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


stele

stelen (definite singular)
steler (indefinite plural)
stelene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “pillar”).

(archaeology) A tall, slender stone monument, often with writing carved into its surface


paralyse

paralysen (definite singular)
paralyser (indefinite plural)
paralysene (definite plural)


bak

bak m bak (canonical neuter)
baken (definite singular)
baker (indefinite plural)
bakene (definite plural)
baket (definite singular)
bak (indefinite plural)
baka (definite plural)

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

et spark bak


laptop

laptopen (definite singular)
laptoper (indefinite plural)
laptopene (definite plural)

Forretningsfolk, barnefamilier, unge kvinner med moderne klær, avanserte mobiltelefoner og laptoper.

2011, Jan Mehlum, Madrugada, EbnPublish, →ISBN:

Business people, families with children, young women with modern clothes, advanced mobile phones and laptops.


sete

setet (definite singular)
seter (indefinite plural)
seta (definite plural)
setene (definite plural)


lus

nb-noun

lus f or m (definite singular lusa or lusen, indefinite plural lus, definite plural lusene)

lusa (definite singular)
lusen (definite singular)
lus (indefinite plural)
lusene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.


underarm

underarmen (definite singular)
underarmer (indefinite plural)
underarmene (definite plural)


konsonant

konsonanten (definite singular)
konsonanter (indefinite plural)
konsonantene (definite plural)


kropp

kroppen (definite singular)
kropper (indefinite plural)
kroppene (definite plural)


superellipse

superellipsen (definite singular)
superellipser (indefinite plural)
superellipsene (definite plural)


kroppsdel

kroppsdelen (definite singular)
kroppsdeler (indefinite plural)
kroppsdelene (definite plural)


rygg

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


fobi

head

fobi m (definite singular fobien, indefinite plural fobier, definite plural fobiene)

fobien (definite singular)
fobier (indefinite plural)
fobiene (definite plural)


modus

modus m (definite singular modusen, indefinite plural modi or moduser, definite plural modiene or modusene)

modusen (definite singular)
modi (indefinite plural)
moduser (indefinite plural)
modiene (definite plural)
modusene (definite plural)


lunge

lunge m or f (definite singular lunga or lungen, indefinite plural lunger, definite plural lungene)

lunga (definite singular)
lungen (definite singular)
lunger (indefinite plural)
lungene (definite plural)

From Proto-Germanic *lungô (“the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Compare Dutch long, English lung, Danish lunge, German Lunge, Swedish lunga, Icelandic lunga.


abasi

abasien (definite singular)
abasier (indefinite plural)
abasiene (definite plural)

First part of the word is the prefix a- (“a-”), from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Last part from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “step, foot, base. rhythm”), from Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis (“step, act of walking”), from *gʷem- (“to step, go, stand”), perhaps from *gʷeh₂- (“to step, go, stand”) + *-tis (“derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots”).

(medicine) abasia (an inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination)


franker

frankeren (definite singular)
frankere (indefinite plural)
frankerne (definite plural)


stille

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stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, simple past stillet or stilte, past participle stillet or stilt, present participle stillende)

still (imperative)
stiller (present)
stillet (past)
stilte (past)
stillet (participle past)
stilt (participle past)
stillende (participle present)

han stillet det blødende såret

Psalms, 65:8

(transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still


streng

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

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


stallo

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.)


kasus

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kasus m (definite singular kasusen, indefinite plural kasus or kasuser, definite plural kasusene)

kasusen (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasuser (indefinite plural)
kasusene (definite plural)

From Latin casus (a falling, a fall; accident, event, occurrence; occasion, opportunity; noun case), perfect passive participle of cadere (to fall, sink, drop), from Proto-Indo-European *kad- (“to fall”). Doublet of case.


kasus

kasuset (definite singular)
kasus (indefinite plural)
kasusa (definite plural)
kasusene (definite plural)


ablativ

ablativen (definite singular)
ablativer (indefinite plural)
ablativene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ablativ».ogg

From Latin (cāsus) ablātīvus (“ablative case, ablative”), from ablātus (“taken away, stolen, having been stolen”) (with the suffix -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós), perfect passive participle of auferō (“I take away”), from both ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ferō (“I bear, carry, bring”), from Proto-Italic *ferō (“to carry, bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to be carrying”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Doublet of ablasjon.

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substantivet står i ablativ

sette noe i ablativ

put something in ablative (inflect a word into the ablative case)

følelsen av at befinde sig i en sproglig forsøkskrydsningsanstalt, hvor gemytlige sprogveterinærer nynnende demokratiske melodier, prøver at fremkalde ny livskraft hos rudimenter. Hunkjøn skal atter indføres; jeg venter paa ablativ, dualis og medium

the feeling of being in a linguistic cross-examination facility, where jovial language veterinarians humming democratic melodies, trying to evoke new vitality in rudiments. Females must be reintroduced; I'm waiting for ablative, dualis and medium

egentlig bør [mea culpa] oversettes «gjennom min skyld» fordi det er ablativ

really [mea culpa] should be translated "through my guilt" because it is ablative

(grammar, linguistics) the ablative case (the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away)


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ablativ (neuter singular ablativt, definite singular and plural ablative, comparative mer ablativ, superlative mest ablativ)

ablativt (neuter singular)
ablative (definite plural singular)
mer ablativ (comparative)
mest ablativ (superlative)

ablative materialer

(geology, sciences) ablative (relating to the erosion of a land mass)


panne

panna (definite singular)
pannen (definite singular)
panner (indefinite plural)
pannene (definite plural)


ankel

ankelen (definite singular)
ankler (indefinite plural)
anklene (definite plural)

(anatomy) an ankle (joint between leg and foot)


overarm

overarmen (definite singular)
overarmer (indefinite plural)
overarmene (definite plural)


algebraisk

algebraisk (neuter singular algebraisk, definite singular and plural algebraiske)

algebraisk (neuter singular)
algebraiske (definite plural singular)


stortå

stortå m or f (definite singular stortåen or stortåa, indefinite plural stortær, definite plural stortærne)

stortåen (definite singular)
stortåa (definite singular)
stortær (indefinite plural)
stortærne (definite plural)


koordinatsystem

koordinatsystemet (definite singular)
koordinatsystem (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystemer (indefinite plural)
koordinatsystema (definite plural)
koordinatsystemene (definite plural)


koordinat

koordinaten (definite singular)
koordinater (indefinite plural)
koordinatene (definite plural)


sene

sena (definite singular)
senen (definite singular)
sener (indefinite plural)
senene (definite plural)


pronomen

pronomenet (definite singular)
pronomen (indefinite plural)
pronomener (indefinite plural)
pronomena (definite plural)
pronomenene (definite plural)


kube

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).


laste

laste (imperative last, present tense laster, passive lastes, simple past and past participle lasta or lastet, present participle lastende)

last (imperative)
laster (present)
lastes (passive)
lasta (participle past)
lasta (past)
lastet (participle past)
lastet (past)
lastende (participle present)

From Middle Low German or Low German (sense 1), English load (sense 2),
and Old Norse lasta (sense 3).

laste ned


origo

origoen (definite singular)
origoer (indefinite plural)
origoene (definite plural)

(mathematics) origin (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect)


prostata

prostataen (definite singular)
prostataer (indefinite plural)
prostataene (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs).


klitoris

klitorisen (definite singular)
klitoriser (indefinite plural)
klitorisene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).


anatomi

anatomien (definite singular)
anatomier (indefinite plural)
anatomiene (definite plural)


polyeder

polyeder n (definite singular polyederet or polyedret, indefinite plural polyeder or polyedre, definite plural polyedra or polyedrene)

polyederet (definite singular)
polyedret (definite singular)
polyeder (indefinite plural)
polyedre (indefinite plural)
polyedra (definite plural)
polyedrene (definite plural)


abortiv

abortivet (definite singular)
abortiver (indefinite plural)
abortiva (definite plural)
abortivene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortiv».ogg

From Latin abortīvus (“pertaining to an abortion, miscarriage; born prematurely”), from aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound 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 orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). Equivalent to abort + -iv, with the suffix from French -if (“-ive”), from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós (creates adjectives from verb stems).

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(pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)

(pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment


abortiv

abortiv (feminine masculine)
abortivt (neuter)
abortive (definite plural singular)
mer abortiv (comparative)
mest abortiv (superlative)

abortivkur

cure to stop a disease in its earliest stage

opfinnsomhet har forfatteren nok av; men hans fantasi er abortiv, den føder ikke levende barn

ingenuity the author has plenty of; but his imagination is abortive, it does not give birth to living child

(medicine) abortive (produced by abortion; born prematurely)

abortive midler

(pharmacology, medicine) abortive, abortifacient (causing an abortion)

abortivt tilfelle av poliomyelitt

et abortivt migreneanfall

(medicine) abortive (cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease))


stavelse

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stavelse m (definite singular stavelsen, indefinite plural stavelser, definite plural stavelsene)

stavelsen (definite singular)
stavelser (indefinite plural)
stavelsene (definite plural)


hæl

hælen (definite singular)
hæler (indefinite plural)
hælene (definite plural)

(anatomy, also of shoes, socks, etc.) a heel


negl

neglen (definite singular)
negler (indefinite plural)
neglene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish negl, from Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.


kodein

From Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia) + -in.


kollektiv

kollektivet (definite singular)
kollektiv (indefinite plural)
kollektiver (indefinite plural)
kollektiva (definite plural)
kollektivene (definite plural)


endokrin

endokrin (neuter singular endokrint, definite singular and plural endokrine, comparative mer endokrin, predicative superlative mest endokrin, attributive superlative mest endokrine)

endokrint (neuter singular)
endokrine (definite plural singular)
mer endokrin (comparative)
mest endokrin (predicative superlative)
mest endokrine (attributive superlative)

First part endo-, from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “in, within”), from Proto-Hellenic *éndon, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm, from *h₁n̥dó (“into, inside”), from both *h₁én (“in”) and *do (and, but; towards). Last part -krin, from Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate”), from Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European *kri-n-ye-, from *krey- (“to sift, separate, divide”).

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endokrint organ / endokrin kjertel

de endokrine organers virksomhet

(medicine) endocrine (pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions)

[NN] har i mange år vært engasjert i endokrin kirurgi

[NN] has been involved in endocrine surgery for many years

(medicine) endocrine (producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream)


filosofi

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

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


arterie

arterien (definite singular)
arterier (indefinite plural)
arteriene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría), via Latin arteria.


kamfer

kamferen (definite singular)
kamferet (definite singular)

From Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr).


gynekologi

gynekologi m (definite singular gynekologien)

(medicine) gynaecology (UK) or gynecology (US)


dverg

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

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


gnom

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

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


ryggrad

ryggrada (definite singular)
ryggraden (definite singular)
ryggrader (indefinite plural)
ryggradene (definite plural)

(anatomy) a spine or backbone (also used figuratively)


tinning

tinninga (definite singular)
tinningen (definite singular)
tinninger (indefinite plural)
tinningene (definite plural)


anemi

From French anémie, from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).


vokativ

vokativen (definite singular)
vokativer (indefinite plural)
vokativene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin vocativus (“vocative”), from vocare (“to call”).


homofon

homofonen (definite singular)
homofoner (indefinite plural)
homofonene (definite plural)


lokativ

lokativen (definite singular)
lokativer (indefinite plural)
lokativene (definite plural)


leksem

leksemet (definite singular)
leksem (indefinite plural)
leksemer (indefinite plural)
leksema (definite plural)
leksemene (definite plural)


abelsk

abelsk (indefinite singular)
abelske (definite plural singular)
mer abelsk (comparative)
mest abelsk (superlative)

Abel + -sk, derived from the last name of Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, who made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields. Last part is the prefix -sk (“-ish”), from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

abelsk integral

abelske ligninger

1996, Arild Stubhaug, Et foranskutt lyn, page 318:

konsekvensene av dette abelske teorem

1996, Arild Stubhaug, Et foranskutt lyn, page 384:

the consequences of this abelian theorem

(mathematics) abelian (of or related to the mathematician Niels Henrik Abel)


hjernestamme

hjernestammen (definite singular)
hjernestammer (indefinite plural)
hjernestammene (definite plural)


-log

-logen (definite singular)
-loger (indefinite plural)
-logene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “-logist”), from λέγω (légō, “I arrange; say”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”).

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arkeolog, egyptolog, ornitolog, hippolog

archaeologist, Egyptologist, ornithologist, hippologist

(sciences) -logist, -log (a person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy (Norwegian Bokmål: -logi))


infinitiv

infinitiven (definite singular)
infinitiver (indefinite plural)
infinitivene (definite plural)

From Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”), from fīnītus (“finished”), perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; limit; appoint”), from fīnis (“boundary, limit”), possibly from either *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”), or from *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

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Verbet står i infinitiv.

infinitiv av verber med lang rotstavelse ender i Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore paa a, i Boda paa ä

1908, Sophus Bugge, Sproglige og historiske afhandlinger viede Sophus Bugges minde, page 132:

infinitive of verbs with long root syllable ends in Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore in a, in Boda in ä

ennu å høre og se allehånde og være det evige infinintiv

1957, Herman Wildenvey, Samlede Dikt I, page 202:

yet to hear and see all-pervading and be the eternal infinitive

opphevingen av skillet mellom infinitiv og preteritumsform på hjelpeverbene

1999, Tone Selboe, Karen Blixen, page 8:

the abolition of the distinction between infinitive and preterite form on the auxiliary verbs

(grammar, linguistics) the infinitive (a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form)


komparativ

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komparativ m (definite singular komparativen, indefinite plural komparativer, definite plural komparativene)

komparativen (definite singular)
komparativer (indefinite plural)
komparativene (definite plural)

From Latin comparativus (“comparative”), from comparō (“I compare, match, place together, couple”) (with the suffix -īvus (adjective suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós), from compār (“equal, similar; comparable”) (with the suffix -ō, from Proto-Italic *-āō or *-aēō, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-yé-ti, from *-eh₂ + *-yéti), from both con-, from cum (“(along) with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”), perhaps from *ḱe (deictic particle) + and from pār (“even, equal, suitable”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *perH- (“exchange”).

der

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


struma

strumaen (definite singular)
strumaer (indefinite plural)
strumaene (definite plural)


ambolt

ambolten (definite singular)
ambolter (indefinite plural)
amboltene (definite plural)

(anatomy) an anvil or incus (bone in the middle ear)


Sindre

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


skalle

skallen (definite singular)
skaller (indefinite plural)
skallene (definite plural)


primtall

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primtall n (definite singular primtallet, indefinite plural primtall, definite plural primtalla or primtallene)

primtallet (definite singular)
primtall (indefinite plural)
primtalla (definite plural)
primtallene (definite plural)

(number theory) a prime number (natural number)


heltall

heltallet (definite singular)
heltall (indefinite plural)
heltalla (definite plural)
heltallene (definite plural)

(mathematics) an integer or whole number


funksjon

funksjonen (definite singular)
funksjoner (indefinite plural)
funksjonene (definite plural)

Hva er den deriverte av denne funksjonen?

What is the derivative of this function?


kreft

From Middle Low German kreft, krevet, calque of Latin cancer.


inflasjon

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

From Latin inflatio, via English inflation.


ås

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

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


hånd

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

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

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


draug

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

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


bekken

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

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.


slikkepott

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

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


parabel

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

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


hoste

hoste (imperative host, present tense hoster, passive hostes, simple past and past participle hosta or hostet, present participle hostende)

host (imperative)
hoster (present)
hostes (passive)
hosta (participle past)
hosta (past)
hostet (participle past)
hostet (past)
hostende (participle present)

Inherited from Danish hoste, from Old Norse hósta (sense 1), and English host (sense 2). The Old Norse verb is from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną


cosinus

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

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


tilbakedanning

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

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


femkant

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


brukergrensesnitt

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


antibiotikum

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

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

From anti- + Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós).


serøs

serøs (neuter singular serøst, definite singular and plural serøse, comparative serøsere, indefinite superlative serøsest)

serøst (neuter singular)
serøse (definite plural singular)
serøsere (comparative)
serøsest (indefinite superlative)

From Latin serosus, from serum, via French séreux.


lydord

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

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


partisipp

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

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


kleptopølser

kleptopølser pl (definite plural kleptopølsene)

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


trekant

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

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


affekt

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

(psychology) affect (strong emotional experience)


diftong

diftongen (definite singular)
diftonger (indefinite plural)
diftongene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”).


kurve

kurven (definite singular)
kurver (indefinite plural)
kurvene (definite plural)


Nanna

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


EDB

Short for elektronisk (“electronic”) databehandling (“data processing”)


teksteditor

teksteditoren (definite singular)
teksteditorer (indefinite plural)
teksteditorene (definite plural)

From tekst (“text”) + editor, probably after English.


anomi

From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía).


nåtid

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nåtid m or f (definite singular nåtida or nåtiden, indefinite plural nåtider, definite plural nåtidene)

nåtida (definite singular)
nåtiden (definite singular)
nåtider (indefinite plural)
nåtidene (definite plural)


makro

makroen (definite singular)
makroer (indefinite plural)
makroene (definite plural)

From English macro, short for macroinstruction.


autolyse

autolysen (definite singular)
autolyser (indefinite plural)
autolysene (definite plural)


fantasi

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

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)


potens

potensen (definite singular)
potenser (indefinite plural)
potensene (definite plural)


vertsmaskin

vertsmaskinen (definite singular)
vertsmaskiner (indefinite plural)
vertsmaskinene (definite plural)

From vert (“host”) + -s- + maskin (“machine”).


absolutt

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absolutt (neuter singular absolutt, definite singular and plural absolutte, comparative mer absolutt, superlative mest absolutt)

absolutt (neuter singular)
absolutte (definite plural singular)
mer absolutt (comparative)
mest absolutt (superlative)

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”).

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i «hun er flink til å delegere» brukes det transitive verbet «delegere» absolutt, dvs. uten objekt

in "she is good at delegating" the transitive verb "delegate" is used absolutely, ie without object

(grammar) without (ordinary) filling, especially without object


absolutt

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

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


absolutisme

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

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absolutisme».ogg

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

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

2014 November 28, Morgenbladet, page 37:

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

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

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

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


puls

pulsen (definite singular)
pulser (indefinite plural)
pulsene (definite plural)


dialekt

dialekten (definite singular)
dialekter (indefinite plural)
dialektene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos). Equivalent to dia- + -lekt.


lymfom

lymfomet (definite singular)
lymfom (indefinite plural)
lymfomer (indefinite plural)
lymfoma (definite plural)
lymfomene (definite plural)


isse

issen (definite singular)
isser (indefinite plural)
issene (definite plural)

From Danish isse, from Old Danish jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ, all from Old Norse hjarsi, hjassi, from Proto-Germanic *hersô. Cognates include Swedish hjässa and Norwegian Nynorsk hjasse.


dialyse

dialysen (definite singular)
dialyser (indefinite plural)
dialysene (definite plural)


operativsystem

operativsystemet (definite singular)
operativsystem (indefinite plural)
operativsystemer (indefinite plural)
operativsystema (definite plural)
operativsystemene (definite plural)


cyste

cysten (definite singular)
cyster (indefinite plural)
cystene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”), via Latin cystis.


proprium

propriet (definite singular)
proprier (indefinite plural)
propria (definite plural)
propriene (definite plural)


balansere

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balansere (imperative balanser, present tense balanserer, passive balanseres, simple past balanserte, past participle balansert, present participle balanserende)

balanser (imperative)
balanserer (present)
balanseres (passive)
balanserte (past)
balansert (participle past)
balanserende (participle present)

From the noun balanse, "balance", and the verb suffix -ere, both from Latin.

Endelig klarte firmaet å balansere regnskapet.

The company finally made the account balance.

(economics, accordance between income and expense) to balance


kromosom

kromosomet (definite singular)
kromosom (indefinite plural)
kromosomer (indefinite plural)
kromosoma (definite plural)
kromosomene (definite plural)

From German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).


kvadratrot

kvadratrot m or f (definite singular kvadratrota or kvadratroten, indefinite plural kvadratrøtter, definite plural kvadratrøttene)

kvadratrota (definite singular)
kvadratroten (definite singular)
kvadratrøtter (indefinite plural)
kvadratrøttene (definite plural)


bukspyttkjertel

bukspyttkjertelen (definite singular)
bukspyttkjertler (indefinite plural)
bukspyttkjertlene (definite plural)

From bukspytt (“from buk + spytt”) + kjertel (“gland”).
Compare with Danish bugspytkirtel, Swedish bukspottkörtel.


medlem

medlemmet (definite singular)
medlemmer (indefinite plural)
medlemma (definite plural)
medlemmene (definite plural)

From med (“with”) + lem (“limb”); based on German Mitglied.


hofte

head

hofte m or f (definite singular hofta or hoften, indefinite plural hofter, definite plural hoftene)

hofta (definite singular)
hoften (definite singular)
hofter (indefinite plural)
hoftene (definite plural)


blære

blæra (definite singular)
blæren (definite singular)
blærer (indefinite plural)
blærene (definite plural)


nakke

nakken (definite singular)
nakker (indefinite plural)
nakkene (definite plural)


hyperbel

hyperbel m (definite singular hyperbelen, indefinite plural hyperbler, definite plural hyperblene)

hyperbelen (definite singular)
hyperbler (indefinite plural)
hyperblene (definite plural)

(mathematics) a hyperbola (geometric curve)


abstrahere

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

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

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

bor

Det er umulig å klassifisere uten å abstrahere.

It is impossible to classify without abstracting.

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

1971, Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift, page 11:

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

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

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

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

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

2000, Karin Sveen, Klassereise, page 17:

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

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

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

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


lagre

head

lagre (imperative lagr or lagre, present tense lagrer, passive lagres, simple past and past participle lagra or lagret, present participle lagrende)

lagr (imperative)
lagre (imperative)
lagrer (present)
lagres (passive)
lagra (participle past)
lagra (past)
lagret (participle past)
lagret (past)
lagrende (participle present)


mitokondrium

mitokondriet (definite singular)
mitokondrier (indefinite plural)
mitokondria (definite plural)
mitokondriene (definite plural)


tommelfinger

tommelfinger m (definite singular tommelfingeren, indefinite plural tommelfingre or tommelfingrer, definite plural tommelfingrene)

tommelfingeren (definite singular)
tommelfingre (indefinite plural)
tommelfingrer (indefinite plural)
tommelfingrene (definite plural)

tommel + finger; from Old Norse þumalfingr, þumalsfingr


bryst

brystet (definite singular)
bryst (indefinite plural)
bryster (indefinite plural)
brysta (definite plural)
brystene (definite plural)

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast, chest”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

der

ha hår på brystet


nymfe

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

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


gevinst

gevinsten (definite singular)
gevinster (indefinite plural)
gevinstene (definite plural)

From older German Gewinst, compare with Gewinn.


hule

hula (definite singular)
hulen (definite singular)
huler (indefinite plural)
hulene (definite plural)


erektil dysfunksjon

erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction


regning

regninga (definite singular)
regningen (definite singular)
regninger (indefinite plural)
regningene (definite plural)


plombe

plomben (definite singular)
plomber (indefinite plural)
plombene (definite plural)


tarm

tarmen (definite singular)
tarmer (indefinite plural)
tarmene (definite plural)


diminutiv

diminutiven (definite singular)
diminutiver (indefinite plural)
diminutivene (definite plural)
diminutivet (definite singular)
diminutiv (indefinite plural)
diminutiver (indefinite plural)
diminutiva (definite plural)
diminutivene (definite plural)


kinin

kininen (definite singular)
kininet (definite singular)


artefakt

artefakten (definite singular)
artefakter (indefinite plural)
artefaktene (definite plural)

(archaeology) an artefact, or artifact (US)


vevtjener

vevtjeneren (definite singular)
vevtjenere (indefinite plural)
vevtjenerne (definite plural)


programvare

programvara (definite singular)
programvaren (definite singular)
programvarer (indefinite plural)
programvarene (definite plural)


abscisse

abscissen (definite singular)
abscisser (indefinite plural)
abscissene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: abskissa

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abscisse».ogg

From Latin abscissa (linea) (“cut (line)”), from abscissus (“torn off, cut off”), perfect passive participle of abscindō (“I tear away; divide”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from scindō (“I cut, tear; divide”), from Proto-Italic *skindō (“to cut, tear, rend, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *skinédti ~ *skindénti (“to be cutting off”), from *skeyd- (“to split, to divide”) (with the infix *-né-), an extension of *skey- (“to split, dissect”) (perhaps with *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)), from *sek- (“to cut, cut off, sever”).

ordinaterne repræsenterer thermometrets grader, abscisserne aarets maaneder

the ordinates represent the degrees of the thermometer, the abscissas the months of the year

Cartesian coordinates
Cartesian coordinates

(geometry, mathematics) the x coordinate in Cartesian coordinates; abscissa


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”).

der

betalbar a vista

(economics) upon showing, upon presentation


semantikk

From Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós).


fonetikk

From Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός (phōnētikós).


fonologi

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fonologi m (definite singular fonologien)


vev

vevet (definite singular)
vev (indefinite plural)
veva (definite plural)
vevene (definite plural)


kulturgjenstand

kulturgjenstanden (definite singular)
kulturgjenstander (indefinite plural)
kulturgjenstandene (definite plural)


tommel

tommelen (definite singular)
tomler (indefinite plural)
tomlene (definite plural)


havfrue

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

[ˈhaːʋ.ˌfɾʉʷːə]


urinblære

urinblæra (definite singular)
urinblæren (definite singular)
urinblærer (indefinite plural)
urinblærene (definite plural)


skabb

skabben (definite singular)
skabber (indefinite plural)
skabbene (definite plural)


hypofyse

hypofysen (definite singular)
hypofyser (indefinite plural)
hypofysene (definite plural)

From hypo- + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).


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)


astigmatisme

From a- + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) + -isme.


piksel

pikselen (definite singular)
piksler (indefinite plural)
pikslene (definite plural)

From English pixel, abbreviation of "picture element".


logaritme

logaritmen (definite singular)
logaritmer (indefinite plural)
logaritmene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, reason”) and ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”), via New Latin logarithmus.


patogen

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patogen (neuter singular patogent, definite singular and plural patogene)

patogent (neuter singular)
patogene (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos) + -gen.


krake

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

→ English: Kraken, krake

a sea monster, including whales and octopuses


abortere

å abortere (infinitive)
aborterer (present)
aborterte (past)
har abortert (perfect present)
aborter! (imperative)
abortert (participle past)
abortert (neuter participle past)
aborterte (definite participle past)
aborterte (participle past plural)
aborterende (participle past)

→ Northern Sami: abortēret

/ɑbɔʁˈteːrə/

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortere».ogg

abort + -ere, first part from Latin abortus (“premature delivery, abortion; miscarriage”), perfect active participle of aborior (“I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)”), a compound 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 orior (“I rise, appear, am born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). Last part from Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre.

der

aborterer Karoline saa falder jeg i slet humør

1960, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons brevveksling med svenske I, page 32:

if Karoline has a miscarriage I will be in a bad mood

min kone … blev syg, og aborterede i februar 1821

1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 294:

my wife… became ill, and had a miscarriage in February 1821

kvinnen hadde altså abortert da barnet befant seg i den hårete fasen

the woman had thus had a miscarriage when the child was in the hairy phase

faktisk er det så vanlig å abortere, at de fleste kvinner vil oppleve det i løpet av sitt fruktbare liv, hvis de har tre eller fire påbegynte svangerskap

2014 December 28, Bergens Tidende, page 5:

in fact, miscarriage is so common, that most women will experience it during their fertile life, if they have three or four pregnancies started

(medicine) to miscarry (give birth to a non-viable fetus)

vi i Norge har en abortlov som tillater å abortere bort fostre med uønskede egenskaper

we in Norway have an abortion law that allows aborting fetuses with unwanted characteristics

(medicine) to abort (to cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term)


bestemt

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bestemt (neuter singular bestemt, definite singular and plural bestemte)

bestemt (neuter singular)
bestemte (definite plural singular)


scripte

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

(transitive, intransitive, computing) to write a script


abbreviatur

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)


femininum

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femininum n (definite singular femininumet or femininet, indefinite plural feminina or femininer, definite plural femininaene or feminina or femininene)

femininumet (definite singular)
femininet (definite singular)
feminina (indefinite plural)
femininer (indefinite plural)
femininaene (definite plural)
feminina (definite plural)
femininene (definite plural)


ringmuskel

ringmuskelen (definite singular)
ringmuskler (indefinite plural)
ringmusklene (definite plural)

(anatomy) a ring-shaped muscle, sphincter


multiplum

multiplum n (definite singular multiplumet, indefinite plural multipla or multiplumer, definite plural multiplaene or multipluma or multiplumene)

multiplumet (definite singular)
multipla (indefinite plural)
multiplumer (indefinite plural)
multiplaene (definite plural)
multipluma (definite plural)
multiplumene (definite plural)

minst felles multiplum


industriland

industrilandet (definite singular)
industriland (indefinite plural)
industrilanda (definite plural)
industrilandene (definite plural)


forhud

forhuda (definite singular)
forhuden (definite singular)
forhuder (indefinite plural)
forhudene (definite plural)

From for- + hud, from German Vorhaut, a calque of Latin praeputium.


psykose

psykosen (definite singular)
psykoser (indefinite plural)
psykosene (definite plural)


ledd

leddet (definite singular)
ledd (indefinite plural)
ledda (definite plural)
leddene (definite plural)

en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd


akillessene

akillessene m or f (definite singular akillessena or akillessenen, indefinite plural akillessener, definite plural akillessenene)

akillessena (definite singular)
akillessenen (definite singular)
akillessener (indefinite plural)
akillessenene (definite plural)


undermeny

undermenyen (definite singular)
undermenyer (indefinite plural)
undermenyene (definite plural)


maskulinum

maskulinum n (definite singular maskulinumet or maskulinet, indefinite plural maskulina or maskuliner, definite plural maskulinaene or maskulina or maskulinene)

maskulinumet (definite singular)
maskulinet (definite singular)
maskulina (indefinite plural)
maskuliner (indefinite plural)
maskulinaene (definite plural)
maskulina (definite plural)
maskulinene (definite plural)


kjønnshår

kjønnshår n (definite singular kjønnshåret, indefinite plural kjønnshår, definite plural kjønnshåra or kjønnshårene)

kjønnshåret (definite singular)
kjønnshår (indefinite plural)
kjønnshåra (definite plural)
kjønnshårene (definite plural)


seponere

seponere (imperative seponer, present tense seponerer, passive seponeres, simple past seponerte, past participle seponert, present participle seponerende)

seponer (imperative)
seponerer (present)
seponeres (passive)
seponerte (past)
seponert (participle past)
seponerende (participle present)

(medicine, transitive) to discontinue (a medication).


disjunksjon

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

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

(mathematics) disjunction (a logical operator)


konjunksjon

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

(grammar) conjunction (a word used to join other words or phrases)

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


harddisk

harddisken (definite singular)
harddisker (indefinite plural)
harddiskene (definite plural)

(computing) a hard disk, or hard disc (UK)


nereide

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


priapisme

From Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).


snive

sniva (definite singular)
sniven (definite singular)
sniver (indefinite plural)
snivene (definite plural)

From Danish snive (“glanders”), either from older/dialectal snive, snibe (“snore”), or from Middle Low German snīp (“throat disease in chickens”). The Danish term refers to the sound of the respiratory organs of animals with the disease.

der

[hesten] havde snive i bagbenene

1883, Jonas Lie, Familjen paa Gilje, page 72:

[the horse] had glanders in the hind legs

(pathology) glanders (an infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans)


onomatopoetikon

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onomatopoetikon n (definite singular onomatopetikonet, indefinite plural onomatopoetika, definite plural onomatopoetikaene)

onomatopetikonet (definite singular)
onomatopoetika (indefinite plural)
onomatopoetikaene (definite plural)

From German Onomatopoetikon, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía), a compound of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).

bor

ὀνοματοποιία

compound

"pang" og "kvitre" er eksempel på onomatopoetika på norsk.

"pang" (bang) and "kvitre" (tweet) are examples of onomatopoeias in Norwegian.

Jeg fant på nye ord for å glede henne, onomatopoetikon som drysset over begjæret og fikk henne til å bukte seg som en sprelsk liten fisk.

1991, Øystein Wingaard Wolf, Det portugisiske krigsskip, Aschehoug:

I coined new words in order to make her happy, onomatopoeia sprinkling over her desire that got her to wriggle like a squirming little fish.

(linguistics) onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it represents)


ovarium

ovariet (definite singular)
ovarier (indefinite plural)
ovaria (definite plural)
ovariene (definite plural)


kro

kroen (definite singular)
kroer (indefinite plural)
kroene (definite plural)

Compare English crop, German Kropf, Dutch krop, Swedish kräva

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(anatomy, biology) crop; a pouch-like area of the gastrointestinal tract found in a variety of animals, including birds and insects.


blodåre

blodåra (definite singular)
blodåren (definite singular)
blodårer (indefinite plural)
blodårene (definite plural)


dualis

dualisen (definite singular)
dualiser (indefinite plural)
dualisene (definite plural)


kranium

kraniet (definite singular)
kranier (indefinite plural)
krania (definite plural)
kraniene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”), via Medieval Latin cranium.


brukernavn

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brukernavn n (definite singular brukernavnet, indefinite plural brukernavn, definite plural brukernavna or brukernavnene)

brukernavnet (definite singular)
brukernavn (indefinite plural)
brukernavna (definite plural)
brukernavnene (definite plural)


legg

leggen (definite singular)
legger (indefinite plural)
leggene (definite plural)

(anatomy) lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including the calf and shin.


melanom

melanomet (definite singular)
melanom (indefinite plural)
melanomer (indefinite plural)
melanoma (definite plural)
melanomene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”).


pupill

pupillen (definite singular)
pupiller (indefinite plural)
pupillene (definite plural)


følge

følgen (definite singular)
følger (indefinite plural)
følgene (definite plural)

From the verb above, after German Folge.


kjønn

kjønnet (definite singular)
kjønn (indefinite plural)
kjønna (definite plural)
kjønnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kyn (“kin”), from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family, clan”), from Pre-Germanic *ǵn̥h₁-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to beget, to give birth”).
Doublet of kyn.
Cognate with Icelandic kyn, Faroese kyn, Danish køn and Swedish kön.
The sense of grammatical gender is a calque of Latin genus (“birth, origin, lineage”).

cal

adjektivene bøyes i kjønn, tall og grad

the adjectives are inflected in gender, number and degree

grammatisk kjønn

(grammar) gender (a division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate)


kjerne

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.

(figuratively) a center or core (innermost part of something)

(cytology) a cell nucleus, nucleus (large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material)

(neuroatanomy) a nucleus (cluster of many neuronal bodies where synapsing occurs)

(grammar) a head (a morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member)

(phonetics, phonology) a nucleus (the central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel)


ligning

ligninga (definite singular)
ligningen (definite singular)
ligninger (indefinite plural)
ligningene (definite plural)


hyperlenke

hyperlenka (definite singular)
hyperlenken (definite singular)
hyperlenker (indefinite plural)
hyperlenkene (definite plural)


hyperbol

head

hyperbol m (definite singular hyperbolen, indefinite plural hyperboler, definite plural hyperbolene)

hyperbolen (definite singular)
hyperboler (indefinite plural)
hyperbolene (definite plural)

(linguistics) a hyperbole (rhetorical device)