globetrotter

globetrotteren (definite singular)
globetrottere (indefinite plural)
globetrotterne (definite plural)


lilla

From Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), via French lilas.


-gen

From French -gène, from Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs).


sperma

From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”).


kamp

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

From Latin campus, via Middle Low German kamp.

en juridisk kamp

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


kapital

kapitalen (definite singular)
kapitaler (indefinite plural)
kapitalene (definite plural)

From Latin capitalis and Medieval Latin capitale.


sigar

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

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

han stod og pattet på en sigar

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

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

1998, Herbjørg Wassmo, Karnas arv, page 46:

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

han lener seg tilbake på stolen og tenner en sigar

1998, Anne Connie Stuksrud, Rust, page 49:

he leans back in his chair and lights a cigar

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


Tartu

From Estonian Tartu (“Tartu”), from earlier Tarbatu (“Tartu”), from tarvas (“aurochs”), from Proto-Finnic *tarvas (“aurochs”), from earlier *tawras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taurás (“aurochs, wisent”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“wild bull, aurochs”).

Tartu har fra 1600-tallet vært et sentrum for kultur og vitenskap.

Tartu has been a center of culture and science since the 17th century.

Tartu … regnes som Estlands kulturhovedstad og er kjent for sitt universitet fra svensketiden på 1600-tallet

Tartu… is considered the cultural capital of Estonia and is known for its university from the Swedish era in the 17th century

Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)


bokstav

bokstaven (definite singular)
bokstaver (indefinite plural)
bokstavene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bókstafr, from Proto-Germanic *bōkastabaz.


våt

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våt (neuter singular vått, definite singular and plural våte, comparative våtere, indefinite superlative våtest, definite superlative våteste)

vått (neuter singular)
våte (definite plural singular)
våtere (comparative)
våtest (indefinite superlative)
våteste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse vátr, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz.

våt til skinnet


kukk

kukken (definite singular)
kukker (indefinite plural)
kukkene (definite plural)


berging

berginga (definite singular)
bergingen (definite singular)
berginger (indefinite plural)
bergingene (definite plural)


klare

klare (imperative klar, present tense klarer, passive klares, simple past klara or klaret or klarte, past participle klara or klaret or klart, present participle klarende)

klar (imperative)
klarer (present)
klares (passive)
klara (past)
klaret (past)
klarte (past)
klara (participle past)
klaret (participle past)
klart (participle past)
klarende (participle present)

klare opp

to clear up (problem, situation, weather)


klare

klare (imperative klar, present tense klarer, passive klares, simple past klarte, past participle klart)

klar (imperative)
klarer (present)
klares (passive)
klarte (past)
klart (participle past)

Den greia klarer seg sjøl.

(education, reflexive) to pass (an exam)


varme

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


varme

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varme (imperative varm, present tense varmer, passive varmes, simple past and past participle varma or varmet)

varm (imperative)
varmer (present)
varmes (passive)
varma (participle past)
varma (past)
varmet (participle past)
varmet (past)

varme opp igjen


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 om - to transship

laste ned


vissen

vissen (neuter singular vissent, definite singular and plural visne)

vissent (neuter singular)
visne (definite plural singular)

From Old Norse visinn. Cognate with Danish vissen and Swedish vissen.


giftig

giftig (indefinite singular)
giftige (definite plural singular)
giftigere (comparative)
giftigst (indefinite superlative)
giftigste (definite superlative)


tute

tute (imperative tut, present tense tuter, simple past and past participle tuta or tutet, present participle tutende)

tut (imperative)
tuter (present)
tuta (participle past)
tuta (past)
tutet (participle past)
tutet (past)
tutende (participle present)

to toot, hoot, honk, howl, blow (e.g. a horn)


trake

trakeen (definite singular)
trakeer (indefinite plural)
trakeene (definite plural)


longe

longen (definite singular)
longer (indefinite plural)
longene (definite plural)


longe

longa (definite singular)
longen (definite singular)
longer (indefinite plural)
longene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫngu, oblique singular case of langa, whence the form lange.


snart

snart (comparative snarere, superlative snarest)

snarere (comparative)
snarest (superlative)


orgel

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

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


maur

nb-noun

maur m (definite singular mauren, indefinite plural maur, definite plural maurene)

mauren (definite singular)
maur (indefinite plural)
maurene (definite plural)

From Old Norse maurr. Cognate with Danish myre, Swedish myra, Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Serbo-Croatian мра̑в / mrȃv.


antilope

antilopen (definite singular)
antiloper (indefinite plural)
antilopene (definite plural)

From Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ (anthólops), via English or German.

an antelope (any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae)


videokamera

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videokamera n (definite singular videokameraet, indefinite plural videokamera or videokameraer, definite plural videokameraene)

videokameraet (definite singular)
videokamera (indefinite plural)
videokameraer (indefinite plural)
videokameraene (definite plural)


kabel

kabelen (definite singular)
kabler (indefinite plural)
kablene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kabill and Middle Low German kabel, from Latin capulum.


à la grecque

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

poteter servert à la grecque

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


virke

From Old Norse virki (noun), and German wirken (verb).


virke

virke (imperative virk, present tense virker, passive virkes, simple past and past participle virka or virket, present participle virkende)

virk (imperative)
virker (present)
virkes (passive)
virka (participle past)
virka (past)
virket (participle past)
virket (past)
virkende (participle present)

det virker som en evighet


grecque

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «grecque».ogg

From French grecque, feminine singular of grec (“Greek”), from Middle French grec (“Ancient Greek”), from Latin Graecus (“Greek, Grecian”), from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós, “Graecian”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”).

der

à la grecque
à la grecque#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in à la grecque (“food served with olive oil, lemon juice and certain seasonings”)

a la grecque
a la grecque#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in a la grecque (“food served with olive oil, lemon juice and certain seasonings”)


grecque

Only used in alagrecque-bord (“stylized ribbon ornament or border of rectangular lines”)


fennek

fenneken (definite singular)
fenneker (indefinite plural)
fennekene (definite plural)

From German Fennek, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

(zoology) Vulpes zerda; species of the family Canidae


paleontologi

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paleontologi m (definite singular paleontologien)


kalsium

calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20, symbol Ca)


vikunja

vikunjaen (definite singular)
vikunjaer (indefinite plural)
vikunjaene (definite plural)

From Spanish vicuña, from Quechua wik'uña.


alpakka

alpakkaen (definite singular)
alpakkaer (indefinite plural)
alpakkaene (definite plural)

Via Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.

an alpaca (South American mammal related to the llama)

(uncountable) alpaca (wool from the alpaca)


fallos

fallos m (definite singular fallosen, indefinite plural falloser, definite plural fallosene)

fallosen (definite singular)
falloser (indefinite plural)
fallosene (definite plural)


pattedyr

pattedyret (definite singular)
pattedyr (indefinite plural)
pattedyra (definite plural)
pattedyrene (definite plural)


fiasko

fiaskoen (definite singular)
fiaskoer (indefinite plural)
fiaskoene (definite plural)


hegemoni

hegemoniet (definite singular)
hegemoni (indefinite plural)
hegemonier (indefinite plural)
hegemonia (definite plural)
hegemoniene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía).


origo

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

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


lian

lianen (definite singular)
lianer (indefinite plural)
lianene (definite plural)


mang

mang f or m (neuter mangt, plural mange)

From Danish mang, mangen, from Old Danish mang.

In theory the base form of mange (“many”). Only used in the phrases mang ei f, mang en m, and mangt et.


prostata

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

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


finni

(dialectal, nonstandard, informal) past participle of finne, found


hoss

form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by hvordan


geysir

geysiren (definite singular)
geysirer (indefinite plural)
geysirene (definite plural)


gekko

gekkoen (definite singular)
gekkoer (indefinite plural)
gekkoene (definite plural)


akne

aknen (definite singular)
akner (indefinite plural)
aknene (definite plural)

From New Latin [Term?], probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ).


apostrof

apostrofen (definite singular)
apostrofer (indefinite plural)
apostrofene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).


jojo

jojoen (definite singular)
jojoer (indefinite plural)
jojoene (definite plural)


jojo

An exclamation of disagreement or strongly reluctant agreement, often followed by a men (“but”) and a counterargument if the latter.


bonn

bonnen (definite singular)
bonner (indefinite plural)
bonnene (definite plural)

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


oversette

oversette (imperative oversett, present tense oversetter, passive oversettes, simple past oversatte, past participle oversatt)

oversett (imperative)
oversetter (present)
oversettes (passive)
oversatte (past)
oversatt (participle past)

From over- + sette, compare with German übersetzen.


banan

bananen (definite singular)
bananer (indefinite plural)
bananene (definite plural)

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.


dilettant

dilettanten (definite singular)
dilettanter (indefinite plural)
dilettantene (definite plural)

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.


basse

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


klitoris

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

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).


spisse

spisse (imperative spiss, present tense spisser, simple past and past participle spissa or spisset, present participle spissende)

spiss (imperative)
spisser (present)
spissa (participle past)
spissa (past)
spisset (participle past)
spisset (past)
spissende (participle present)


kølle

kølla (definite singular)
køllen (definite singular)
køller (indefinite plural)
køllene (definite plural)

Inherited from Danish kølle (at least, the masculine gender conjugation forms).


konsensus

konsensusen (definite singular)
konsensuser (indefinite plural)
konsensusene (definite plural)


psykiatri

psykiatri m (definite singular psykiatrien)


spiss

spiss (neuter singular spisst, definite singular and plural spisse, comparative spissere, indefinite superlative spissest, definite superlative spisseste)

spisst (neuter singular)
spisse (definite plural singular)
spissere (comparative)
spissest (indefinite superlative)
spisseste (definite superlative)


spiss

spissen (definite singular)
spisser (indefinite plural)
spissene (definite plural)

(football (soccer)) a forward or striker


psykologi

psykologien (definite singular)
psykologier (indefinite plural)
psykologiene (definite plural)


amme

amma (definite singular)
ammen (definite singular)
ammer (indefinite plural)
ammene (definite plural)

From Low German amme; compare with German Amme (“wet nurse”). Verb derived from noun.


amme

amme (imperative am, present tense ammer, passive ammes, simple past and past participle amma or ammet, present participle ammende)

am (imperative)
ammer (present)
ammes (passive)
amma (participle past)
amma (past)
ammet (participle past)
ammet (past)
ammende (participle present)


hytte

hytta (definite singular)
hytten (definite singular)
hytter (indefinite plural)
hyttene (definite plural)


renne

renne (imperative renn, present tense renner, simple past rant, past participle rent, present participle rennende)

renn (imperative)
tense renner (present)
rant (past)
rent (participle past)
rennende (participle present)


anatomi

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


entomologi

entomologi m (definite singular entomologien)

From Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logi.


interesse

interessen (definite singular)
interesser (indefinite plural)
interessene (definite plural)


pryde

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pryde (imperative pryd, present tense pryder, simple past and past participle pryda or prydet, present participle prydende)

pryd (imperative)
pryder (present)
pryda (participle past)
pryda (past)
prydet (participle past)
prydet (past)
prydende (participle present)


tonn

tonnet (definite singular)
tonn (indefinite plural)
tonna (definite plural)
tonnene (definite plural)

a ton (usually a metric ton (1000 kg), but it can also refer to the British or American tons)

(nautical) a displacement ton, gross ton or net ton (depending on context)


stilling

stillinga (definite singular)
stillingen (definite singular)
stillinger (indefinite plural)
stillingene (definite plural)


nonne

nonna (definite singular)
nonnen (definite singular)
nonner (indefinite plural)
nonnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nunna and Late Latin nonna.


pellets

(non-standard since 1984) indefinite plural of pellet


cédille

nb-noun

cédille m (definite singular cédillen, indefinite plural cédiller, definite plural cédillene)

cédillen (definite singular)
cédiller (indefinite plural)
cédillene (definite plural)


punker

punkeren (definite singular)
punkere (indefinite plural)
punkerne (definite plural)


kirurg

kirurgen (definite singular)
kirurger (indefinite plural)
kirurgene (definite plural)


polyeder

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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)


sparke

sparke (imperative spark, present tense sparker, passive sparkes, simple past and past participle sparka or sparket, present participle sparkende)

spark (imperative)
sparker (present)
sparkes (passive)
sparka (participle past)
sparka (past)
sparket (participle past)
sparket (past)
sparkende (participle present)

to fire, sack (terminate the employment of someone)


reder

rederen (definite singular)
redere (indefinite plural)
rederne (definite plural)


nere

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


verdi

verdien (definite singular)
verdier (indefinite plural)
verdiene (definite plural)


snes

sneset (definite singular)
snes (indefinite plural)
snesa (definite plural)
snesene (definite plural)

Same origin as sneis (nail, peg, knitting needle), from Old Norse sneis.


politi

politi m (definite singular politien, indefinite plural politier, definite plural politiene)

politien (definite singular)
politier (indefinite plural)
politiene (definite plural)


lønn

lønna (definite singular)
lønnen (definite singular)
lønner (indefinite plural)
lønnene (definite plural)


likhet

likheta (definite singular)
likheten (definite singular)
likheter (indefinite plural)
likhetene (definite plural)

i likhet med


asbest

From Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”).


amper

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amper (neuter singular ampert, definite singular and plural ampre, comparative amprere, indefinite superlative amprest)

ampert (neuter singular)
ampre (definite plural singular)
amprere (comparative)
amprest (indefinite superlative)

Apparently from Middle Low German. Perhaps cognate with Old Norse apr (“hard, painful”).


diplom

diplomet (definite singular)
diplom (indefinite plural)
diplomer (indefinite plural)
diploma (definite plural)
diplomene (definite plural)

Borrowed from French diplôme, from Latin dīplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”).


kosmologi

kosmologien (definite singular)
kosmologier (indefinite plural)
kosmologiene (definite plural)

From New Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos) + -logi.


timotei

timoteien (definite singular)
timoteier (indefinite plural)
timoteiene (definite plural)

From English timothy, named after Timothy Hanson.

Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense#Translingual


blekksprut

blekkspruten (definite singular)
blekkspruter (indefinite plural)
blekksprutene (definite plural)


felle

fella (definite singular)
fellen (definite singular)
feller (indefinite plural)
fellene (definite plural)


felle

fellen (definite singular)
feller (indefinite plural)
fellene (definite plural)

From Old Norse félagi (“one with whom one has joined one's property”).

(usually in compounds) someone with whom one has something in common; a fellow


felle

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felle (imperative fell, present tense feller, simple past felte, past participle felt)

fell (imperative)
feller (present)
felte (past)
felt (participle past)

felle av

(knitting) to decrease (the number of stitches)


messe

messa (definite singular)
messen (definite singular)
messer (indefinite plural)
messene (definite plural)

From Latin missa and Old Norse messa; from English mess (noun sense 3).


messe

messe (imperative mess, present tense messer, passive messes, simple past and past participle messa or messet, present participle messende)

mess (imperative)
tense messer (present)
messes (passive)
messa (participle past)
messa (past)
messet (participle past)
messet (past)
messende (participle present)


geolog

geolog m (definite singular geologen, indefinite plural geologer, definite plural geologene)

geologen (definite singular)
geologer (indefinite plural)
geologene (definite plural)


kraftverk

kraftverket (definite singular)
kraftverk (indefinite plural)
kraftverker (indefinite plural)
kraftverka (definite plural)
kraftverkene (definite plural)


pragmatisk

pragmatisk (indefinite singular)
pragmatiske (definite plural singular)
mer pragmatisk (comparative)
mest pragmatisk (superlative)

Probably originally from Ancient Greek πραγματικός (pragmatikós)


vanlig

vanlig (neuter singular vanlig, definite singular and plural vanlige, comparative vanligere, indefinite superlative vanligst, definite superlative vanligste)

vanlig (neuter singular)
vanlige (definite plural singular)
vanligere (comparative)
vanligst (indefinite superlative)
vanligste (definite superlative)

Inherited from Danish vanlig, from Old Norse vanaligr. Compare Swedish vanlig, Icelandic vanalegur and Norwegian Nynorsk vanleg.


biolog

biologen (definite singular)
biologer (indefinite plural)
biologene (definite plural)


zoolog

zoologen (definite singular)
zoologer (indefinite plural)
zoologene (definite plural)


livsfarlig

livsfarlig (neuter singular livsfarlig, definite singular and plural livsfarlige)

livsfarlig (neuter singular)
livsfarlige (definite plural singular)


horoskop

horoskop n (definite singular horoskopet, indefinite plural horoskop or horoskoper, definite plural horoskopa or horoskopene)

horoskopet (definite singular)
horoskop (indefinite plural)
horoskoper (indefinite plural)
horoskopa (definite plural)
horoskopene (definite plural)


sval

sval (neuter singular svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalere, indefinite superlative svalest, definite superlative svaleste)

svalt (neuter singular)
svale (definite plural singular)
svalere (comparative)
svalest (indefinite superlative)
svaleste (definite superlative)


plakat

plakaten (definite singular)
plakater (indefinite plural)
plakatene (definite plural)


teologi

teologien (definite singular)
teologier (indefinite plural)
teologiene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek θεολογία (theología), from θεός (theós) + -logi.


bakke

bakken (definite singular)
bakker (indefinite plural)
bakkene (definite plural)


bakke

bakke (imperative bakk, present tense bakker, passive bakkes, simple past and past participle bakka or bakket, present participle bakkende)

bakk (imperative)
bakker (present)
bakkes (passive)
bakka (participle past)
bakka (past)
bakket (participle past)
bakket (past)
bakkende (participle present)


effektiv

effektiv (feminine masculine)
effektivt (neuter)
effektive (definite plural singular)
mer effektiv (comparative)
mest effektiv (superlative)


agronom

agronomen (definite singular)
agronomer (indefinite plural)
agronomene (definite plural)


konto

konto m (definite singular kontoen, indefinite plural kontoer or konti, definite plural kontoene or kontiene)

kontoen (definite singular)
kontoer (indefinite plural)
konti (indefinite plural)
kontoene (definite plural)
kontiene (definite plural)

From Italian conto (“account, bill”), from Vulgar Latin *contu(s), *comptu(s), from Latin computus (“calculation”), from computō (“I calculate,”), from both con-, from cum (“with, at”), from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom (“with, along”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“at, with”), possibly from *ḱe, and from putō (“I clean”), from putus (“pure”), from Proto-Indo-European *puHtós, from *pewH- (“to be clean”).


stabilisator

stabilisatoren (definite singular)
stabilisatorer (indefinite plural)
stabilisatorene (definite plural)


appelsin

appelsinen (definite singular)
appelsiner (indefinite plural)
appelsinene (definite plural)

From either Low German appelsine, or from Dutch sinaasappel, appelsien (“Chinese apple; apple from China”).

Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.

Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis


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).

der

(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))


konserveringsmiddel

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konserveringsmiddel n (definite singular konserveringsmiddelet or konserveringsmidlet, indefinite plural konserveringsmiddel or konserveringsmidler, definite plural konserveringsmidla or konserveringsmidlene)

konserveringsmiddelet (definite singular)
konserveringsmidlet (definite singular)
konserveringsmiddel (indefinite plural)
konserveringsmidler (indefinite plural)
konserveringsmidla (definite plural)
konserveringsmidlene (definite plural)


abrakadabra

abrakadabraet (definite singular)
abrakadabra (indefinite plural)
abrakadabraa (definite plural)
abrakadabraene (definite plural)

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abrakadabra».ogg

From Late Latin abracadabra, a word used in magical writings, of uncertain origin, possibly from Thracian. Perhaps related to Abraxas (a Gnostic deity), and with various Aramaic or Hebrew terms, such as עברא כדברא (avra kedavra, literally “what was said has come to pass”), עַבְדָא כְּדַברָא (avda kedavara, literally “what was said has been done”); ארבע-אחד-ארבע (arba-eḥad-arba, literally “four-one-four”).

abracadabra (magic formula where the first line contains these letters)

tviler … på at det finnes et abrakadabra for Midtøsten

… doubts that there is an abracadabra for the Middle East

(colloquial) magic potion, patent solution

her blev et abracadabra uden øren-lyd over al verden

1879, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Det ny System, page 156:

here became an abracadabra without ear-sound all over the world

de snakker et kaudervelsk abrakadabra

2000, Arild Nyquist, Sølvfiskene, page 19:

abracadabra (mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.)


abrakadabra

abrakadabra! Styrt i støvet! Der kommer skyen tilbage af sig selv paa min kommando

1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II,5, page 340:

abracadabra! Steered in the dust! The cloud comes back by itself at my command

Abrakadabra! Der lå den forsvunne hjerterkongen

Abracadabra! There lay the missing King of Hearts

abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.)


lun

lun (feminine masculine)
lunt (neuter)
lune (definite plural singular)
lunere (comparative)
lunest (indefinite superlative)
luneste (definite superlative)

cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)

comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)


alkyn

alkynet (definite singular)
alkyn (indefinite plural)
alkyner (indefinite plural)
alkyna (definite plural)
alkynene (definite plural)

From English alkyne, formed by alky(l) and the suffix -(i)ne, akin to alkali.

alkyne (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond)


vietnamesisk

vietnamesisk (neuter singular vietnamesisk, definite singular and plural vietnamesiske)

vietnamesisk (neuter singular)
vietnamesiske (definite plural singular)

Vietnamese (relating to Vietnam and the Vietnamese people)


stevna

simple past and past participle of stevne


henda

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hånd

(nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hand


akker

akkeren (definite singular)
akkerer (indefinite plural)
akkerene (definite plural)

form removed by a 1984 spelling decision; superseded by akkar


bjørn

bjørnen (definite singular)
bjørner (indefinite plural)
bjørnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).


gepard

geparden (definite singular)
geparder (indefinite plural)
gepardene (definite plural)

From French guépard, from Italian gattopardo, from Medieval Latin gattus pardus.

Acinonyx jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus#Translingual


bjørk

bjørka (definite singular)
bjørken (definite singular)
bjørker (indefinite plural)
bjørkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas.


havn

havna (definite singular)
havnen (definite singular)
havner (indefinite plural)
havnene (definite plural)

From Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn (“port, harbor, haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habanō, *habnō (“harbour, haven”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂póneh₂ or *kh₂pnéh₂, from the root *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, grasp”).


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)


tosk

tosken (definite singular)
tosker (indefinite plural)
toskene (definite plural)

Hun er ingen tosk.

Din tosk.

Nei, tosk, vi skal drepe ham, og Simba også.

No, fool, we're gonna kill him, and Simba too. (from the Norwegian dub of the film Lion King)


mørk

mørk (feminine masculine)
mørkt (neuter)
mørke (definite plural singular)
mørkere (comparative)
mørkest (indefinite superlative)
mørkeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *mirkwijaz. Cognate to English murk.


klima

klima n (definite singular klimaet, indefinite plural klima or klimaer, definite plural klimaene)

klimaet (definite singular)
klima (indefinite plural)
klimaer (indefinite plural)
klimaene (definite plural)


fus

fus (feminine masculine)
fust (neuter)
fuse (definite plural singular)
fusere (comparative)
fusest (indefinite superlative)
fuseste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to tread, go”). The origin of the noun is uncertain, but is possibly related.


fus

fusen (definite singular)
fuser (indefinite plural)
fusene (definite plural)


godt

godtet (definite singular)
godter (indefinite plural)
godtene (definite plural)


instinkt

instinktet (definite singular)
instinkt (indefinite plural)
instinkter (indefinite plural)
instinkta (definite plural)
instinktene (definite plural)


furet

furet (indefinite singular)
furete (definite plural singular)

furrowed, grooved, deeply lined, wrinkled (face)


apotek

apoteket (definite singular)
apotek (indefinite plural)
apoteker (indefinite plural)
apoteka (definite plural)
apotekene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of butikk.

der

a pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are dispensed)


palme

palmen (definite singular)
palmer (indefinite plural)
palmene (definite plural)


bygd

bygda (definite singular)
bygden (definite singular)
bygder (indefinite plural)
bygdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

country district or settlement (which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township))


konsert

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

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


postkort

postkortet (definite singular)
postkort (indefinite plural)
postkorta (definite plural)
postkortene (definite plural)


gebyr

gebyret (definite singular)
gebyr (indefinite plural)
gebyrer (indefinite plural)
gebyra (definite plural)
gebyrene (definite plural)


heima

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


oliven

From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía), via Latin oliva and German Oliven (plural of Olive).

q

plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Olive</i>


oliven

olivenen (definite singular)
olivener (indefinite plural)
olivenene (definite plural)


savn

savnet (definite singular)
savn (indefinite plural)
savna (definite plural)
savnene (definite plural)

From Danish savn, derived from savne, from Old Norse sakna (“to miss”).


krans

kransen (definite singular)
kranser (indefinite plural)
kransene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kranz and Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.


maskulin

maskulin (feminine masculine)
maskulint (neuter)
maskuline (definite plural singular)


desto

Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer.

Well, he does smoke a lot, but drinks even more.

(used before a comparative with jo to express comparison) even, all the more

Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det.

The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

(forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more


kompas

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


akvatisk

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akvatisk (neuter singular akvatisk, definite singular and plural akvatiske)

akvatisk (neuter singular)
akvatiske (definite plural singular)


rigg

riggen (definite singular)
rigger (indefinite plural)
riggene (definite plural)


klem

klemmen (definite singular)
klemmer (indefinite plural)
klemmene (definite plural)


vekt

vekta (definite singular)
vekten (definite singular)
vekter (indefinite plural)
vektene (definite plural)


setning

setninga (definite singular)
setningen (definite singular)
setninger (indefinite plural)
setningene (definite plural)

a sentence (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)


evne

evna (definite singular)
evnen (definite singular)
evner (indefinite plural)
evnene (definite plural)

From Danish evne, from Old Norse efni. Cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”).


samtidig

samtidig (neuter singular samtidig, definite singular and plural samtidige)

samtidig (neuter singular)
samtidige (definite plural singular)

sam- (“co-, together-, same-”) + tid (“time, era”) + -ig, from Old Norse samtíða


tallerken

tallerkenen (definite singular)
tallerkener (indefinite plural)
tallerkenene (definite plural)


hæl

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

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


langskip

langskipet (definite singular)
langskip (indefinite plural)
langskipa (definite plural)
langskipene (definite plural)


trompet

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

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


traktor

traktor m (definite singular traktoren, indefinite plural traktorer, definite plural traktorene)

traktoren (definite singular)
traktorer (indefinite plural)
traktorene (definite plural)


tromme

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

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


karboksylsyre

karboksylsyre m or f (definite singular karboksylsyra or karboksylsyren, indefinite plural karboksylsyrer, definite plural karboksylsyrene)

karboksylsyra (definite singular)
karboksylsyren (definite singular)
karboksylsyrer (indefinite plural)
karboksylsyrene (definite plural)


teobromin

teobrominen (definite singular)
teobrominet (definite singular)


fatte

fatte (imperative fatt, present tense fatter, passive fattes, simple past and past participle fatta or fattet, present participle fattende)

fatt (imperative)
fatter (present)
fattes (passive)
fatta (participle past)
fatta (past)
fattet (participle past)
fattet (past)
fattende (participle present)

[han] fatter rosenkransen

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 96:

[skolemesteren] fattede ham i trøjekraven

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 220:

[the schoolmaster] grabbed him by the shirt collar

det skal lykkes mig at beholde, hvad min hånd har fattet tag i

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 216:

I must succeed in keeping what my hand has grasped

han fatted om skødet

fatt!

fatte om (noe med begge hender)

to take hold off (something with both hands)

(transitive) to grip or grasp (to take hold of; particularly with the hand)

i et nu fattede de tørre kvister i veiret

1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen, page 52:

in a now the dry twigs combusted in the air

flammen var først usynlig, nesten bare en skjelving i luften like over gresstrået … Men så fattet selve tusten, og derfra krøp flammen utover

2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 67:

the flame was invisible at first, almost just a tremor in the air just above the blade of grass… But then the very mist took hold, and from there the flame crept out

(intransitive) to catch fire (to become engulfed in flames)

ilden fatter i skogen

alt, hvad åndens rige i sig fatter

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 212:

all that the realm of the spirit in itself comprehends

jeg vil tro, at jeg ikke har fattet eders mening

1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 14:

I would think, that I have not understood your opinion

Petra fatter først, hvad her er sket, da bruden stille kommer gående ind

1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 353:

Petra first realizes what has happened here as the bride quietly enters walking

vel havde hendes blik opfattet forvandlingen i ham; men hendes uskyldige og rene jomfrusjæl havde ikke fattet dens væsen

1907, Bernt Lie, Mot Overmagt, page 210:

well her gaze had perceived the transformation in him; but her innocent and pure virgin soul had not grasped its essence

kan du fatte eller begribe, hvorfor han er saa forhakkende gal paa Charles?

can you understand why he is so mad at Charles?

av og til kan de ikke fatte og begripe hva de absolutt skulle ha et barn til for. Var det ikke nok med tre …?

2001, Marita Liabø, Han liker meg, page X:

sometimes they can not comprehend what they absolutely should have a child for. Was not enough with three…?

fatte og begripe / fatte eller begripe

(literary, transitive) to understand, get, comprehend

da fatted jeg den store forløsende erkendelse

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 110:

then I got the great redemptive realization

[almuen] fattede underlige tanker ved at se ham staa paa en venskabelig fod med landkræmmer Hans Orre

1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger I, page 37:

[the common people] had strange thoughts when they saw him standing on a friendly footing with landowner Hans Orre

jeg forsto aldri helt hvorfor hun hadde fattet interesse for en særling som meg

1990, Jan Wiese, Kvinnen som kledte seg naken for sin elskede, page 17:

I never quite understood why she had taken an interest in a weirdo like me

intetanende og umiddelbart fattet [han] godhet for [selskapets] vert og primus motor

1998, Geir Pollen, Hutchinsons eftf., page X:

unsuspecting and immediately grasped [he] kindness to [the company] host and primus engine

å fatte mistanke om noe / til noen

to get a suspicion about something / of someone

fatte et forsett

fatte håp

fatte mot

(literary, transitive) to take, get, have; win

Paulsen, vær en mand og fat dig!

1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 418:

– Fat Dem, miss Lyall, … og la mig faa høre, hvad De har at berette

1915, Øvre Richter Frich, Kaperens klør, page 148:

- Master yourself, Miss Lyall,… and let me know what you have to say

kammerherren er i færd med at sige noget, men fatter sig i det

1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 213:

the chamberlain is in the process of saying something, but stops himself

fatte seg i det

to catch yourself, stop (and fail to say something you are about to say)

(literary, intransitive) to reclaim oneself as a master; get together and calm down (again)

[jeg] skal mig fatte kort

1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 45:

jeg skal søge at fatte mig muligst klart og bestemt

1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler, page 76:

I must seek to express myself as clearly and decisively as possible

jeg skal fatte mig i korthed

1930, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XV, page 118:

fatte seg i det

(literary, transitive) to express oneself (in a certain way)

gullsmedfagene bestod opprinnelig av åtte fag, og dagens gullsmed har et arbeidsområde som omfatter to av disse åtte, gullarbeid og fatting

goldsmithery originally consisted of eight subjects, and today's goldsmith has a work area that includes two of these eight, goldsmithing and assembling

(goldsmithery, transitive) to customize and assemble stones in (gold and silver) jewelry


mulm

mulmet (definite singular)
mulm (indefinite plural)
mulma (definite plural)
mulmene (definite plural)


seg

seg sjøl

Den greia klarer seg sjøl.

Han trur på seg sjøl.

Hun trur på seg sjøl.

(with verb) oneself; itself; himself/herself

De trur på seg sjøl.


synd

synda (definite singular)
synden (definite singular)
synder (indefinite plural)
syndene (definite plural)

From Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō; compare Old English synn (modern English sin).


tast

tasten (definite singular)
taster (indefinite plural)
tastene (definite plural)

Et vanlig tastatur har 105 taster.


t.d.

Abbreviation of til dømes (“for example”).


tyfus

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).


spretta

inflection of sprette:
past participle (Verb 2)


vertikal

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vertikal (neuter singular vertikalt, definite singular and plural vertikale)

vertikalt (neuter singular)
vertikale (definite plural singular)

From Late Latin verticalis, from vertex.


brannbil

brannbilen (definite singular)
brannbiler (indefinite plural)
brannbilene (definite plural)


oppmuntret

inflection of oppmuntre:
past participle


oppmuntre

oppmuntre (imperative oppmuntr or oppmuntre, present tense oppmuntrer, simple past and past participle oppmuntra or oppmuntret, present participle oppmuntrende)

oppmuntr (imperative)
oppmuntre (imperative)
oppmuntrer (present)
oppmuntra (participle past)
oppmuntra (past)
oppmuntret (participle past)
oppmuntret (past)
oppmuntrende (participle present)


patte

patten (definite singular)
patter (indefinite plural)
pattene (definite plural)

a teat (mammal (animal)), nipple (woman)


morra di

(slang) your mom, your mother, your mum, yo momma


stengel

stengelen (definite singular)
stengler (indefinite plural)
stenglene (definite plural)

From German Low German [Term?] and German Stengel (old spelling), compare with current German Stängel, Danish stængel and Swedish stängel.


anbefale

anbefale (imperative anbefal, present tense anbefaler, passive anbefales, simple past anbefalte, past participle anbefalt, present participle anbefalende)

anbefal (imperative)
anbefaler (present)
anbefales (passive)
anbefalte (past)
anbefalt (participle past)
anbefalende (participle present)

From German empfehlen?, via Danish anbefale.

(dated, reflexive) to say goodbye; take one's leave


skal

skalet (definite singular)
skal (indefinite plural)
skala (definite plural)
skalene (definite plural)

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


tiltak

tiltaket (definite singular)
tiltak (indefinite plural)
tiltaka (definite plural)
tiltakene (definite plural)

measure (course of action; often in plural form)


substantiv

substantivet (definite singular)
substantiv (indefinite plural)
substantiver (indefinite plural)
substantiva (definite plural)
substantivene (definite plural)

substantive, noun (grammatical category)


filmmaker

filmmakeren (definite singular)
filmmakere (indefinite plural)
filmmakerne (definite plural)


saiga

saigaen (definite singular)
saigaer (indefinite plural)
saigaene (definite plural)


kalkun

kalkunen (definite singular)
kalkuner (indefinite plural)
kalkunene (definite plural)


abbedissa

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abbedissa».ogg


evangelium

evangelium n (definite singular evangeliet, indefinite plural evangelier, definite plural evangelia or evangeliene)

evangeliet (definite singular)
evangelier (indefinite plural)
evangelia (definite plural)
evangeliene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).

Gospel (one of the first four books of the New Testament)


stim

stimen (definite singular)
stimer (indefinite plural)
stimene (definite plural)
stimet (definite singular)
stim (indefinite plural)
stima (definite plural)
stimene (definite plural)


fresia

fresiaen (definite singular)
fresiaer (indefinite plural)
fresiaene (definite plural)


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-.


mannlig

mannlig (neuter singular mannlig, definite singular and plural mannlige)

mannlig (neuter singular)
mannlige (definite plural singular)


pluskvamperfektum

pluskvamperfektumen (definite singular)
pluskvamperfektumer (indefinite plural)
pluskvamperfektumene (definite plural)


aldri

Jeg har aldri løyet!


stelle

stelle (present tense steller, past tense stelte, past participle stelt)

steller (present)
stelte (past)
stelt (participle past)

I dag skal jeg stelle huset.

Hun måtte gå og stelle barnet sitt.

She had to go and take care of her baby.


prostituere

prostituere (present tense prostituerer, simple past prostituerte, past participle prostituert, present participle prostituerende)

prostituerer (present)
prostituerte (past)
prostituert (participle past)
prostituerende (participle present)


rokke

rokka (definite singular)
rokken (definite singular)
rokker (indefinite plural)
rokkene (definite plural)


prostituert

prostituert (neuter singular prostituert, definite singular and plural prostituerte)

prostituert (neuter singular)
prostituerte (definite plural singular)

prostitute (usually in the form of prostituert kvinne, and the plural prostituerte kvinner)


balanseror

balanseroret (definite singular)
balanseror (indefinite plural)
balanserora (definite plural)
balanserorene (definite plural)


magisk

magisk (neuter singular magisk, definite singular and plural magiske)

magisk (neuter singular)
magiske (definite plural singular)

From Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”).


prosess

prosessen (definite singular)
prosesser (indefinite plural)
prosessene (definite plural)

From French procès, processus, from Latin processus.


ouverture

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


selen

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).


balanse

balansen (definite singular)
balanser (indefinite plural)
balansene (definite plural)


vadested

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vadested n (definite singular vadestedet, indefinite plural vadesteder, definite plural vadestedene)

vadestedet (definite singular)
vadesteder (indefinite plural)
vadestedene (definite plural)


kapitalist

kapitalisten (definite singular)
kapitalister (indefinite plural)
kapitalistene (definite plural)


ror

roret (definite singular)
ror (indefinite plural)
rora (definite plural)
rorene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German roder, from Old Saxon *rōthar, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.


ror

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


erfaren

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erfaren (neuter singular erfarent, definite singular and plural erfarne)

erfarent (neuter singular)
erfarne (definite plural singular)


brom

From Old Norse bróma (“fragment, piece”).

Dette er noe gammelt brom.


brom

From French brome, coined by French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802 - 1876) from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).


flaut

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of flyte


kodein

From Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia) + -in.


mammut

mammut m (definite singular mammuten, indefinite plural mammuter, definite plural mammutene)

mammuten (definite singular)
mammuter (indefinite plural)
mammutene (definite plural)

a mammoth (extinct elephant-like mammal)


pokal

pokalen (definite singular)
pokaler (indefinite plural)
pokalene (definite plural)

From German Pokal, French bocal, Italian boccale, Late Latin baucalis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis).

a cup (trophy; historically a drinking vessel)


kompromiss

kompromisset (definite singular)
kompromiss (indefinite plural)
kompromisser (indefinite plural)
kompromissa (definite plural)
kompromissene (definite plural)


kongress

kongressen (definite singular)
kongresser (indefinite plural)
kongressene (definite plural)


syden

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

Skal du til syden i ferien?

Are you going to the south for the holidays?

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


fase

fasen (definite singular)
faser (indefinite plural)
fasene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.


fase

fase (imperative fas, present tense faser, passive fases, simple past and past participle fasa or faset, present participle fasende)

fas (imperative)
faser (present)
fases (passive)
fasa (participle past)
fasa (past)
faset (participle past)
faset (past)
fasende (participle present)


kommunal

kommunal (neuter singular kommunalt, definite singular and plural kommunale)

kommunalt (neuter singular)
kommunale (definite plural singular)

municipal, local (relating to local government)


enda

enda større


kommunist

kommunisten (definite singular)
kommunister (indefinite plural)
kommunistene (definite plural)


kondensator

kondensatoren (definite singular)
kondensatorer (indefinite plural)
kondensatorene (definite plural)

A loanword of uncertain origin, compare with German Kondensator, French condensateur, English condenser.

(electrical, electronics) capacitor, condenser


fekk

(non-standard since 2005) past tense of få


automat

automat m (definite singular automaten, indefinite plural automater, definite plural automatene)

automaten (definite singular)
automater (indefinite plural)
automatene (definite plural)


kompleks

kompleks (neuter singular komplekst, definite singular and plural komplekse)

komplekst (neuter singular)
komplekse (definite plural singular)


kompleks

komplekset (definite singular)
kompleks (indefinite plural)
komplekser (indefinite plural)
kompleksa (definite plural)
kompleksene (definite plural)


kontinental

kontinental (neuter singular kontinentalt, definite singular and plural kontinentale)

kontinentalt (neuter singular)
kontinentale (definite plural singular)


kvartal

kvartalet (definite singular)
kvartal (indefinite plural)
kvartaler (indefinite plural)
kvartala (definite plural)
kvartalene (definite plural)


kollektiv

kollektiv (neuter singular kollektivt, definite singular and plural kollektive)

kollektivt (neuter singular)
kollektive (definite plural singular)


kollektiv

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


kajakk

kajakken (definite singular)
kajakker (indefinite plural)
kajakkene (definite plural)


konkret

konkret (neuter singular konkret, definite singular and plural konkrete)

konkret (neuter singular)
konkrete (definite plural singular)


rekord

rekorden (definite singular)
rekorder (indefinite plural)
rekordene (definite plural)

From Latin recordari, via English record.

a record (best performance or most remarkable event of its kind)


kafe

kafeen (definite singular)
kafeer (indefinite plural)
kafeene (definite plural)


kreditor

kreditoren (definite singular)
kreditorer (indefinite plural)
kreditorene (definite plural)


skepsis

From Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “examination, observation, consideration”).


norskt

(nonstandard, dialectal) neuter singular of norsk


logn

logna (definite singular)
lognen (definite singular)
logner (indefinite plural)
lognene (definite plural)

From Old Norse logn, lygn. Doublet of lun. Cognate with Icelandic logn, Faroese logn, and English logn.


logn

logn (feminine masculine)
lognt (neuter)
logne (definite plural singular)


kran

krana (definite singular)
kranen (definite singular)
kraner (indefinite plural)
kranene (definite plural)

a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)


ekvator

ekvatoren (definite singular)
ekvatorer (indefinite plural)
ekvatorene (definite plural)


kontakt

kontakten (definite singular)
kontakter (indefinite plural)
kontaktene (definite plural)

an electrical socket (often wall-mounted)


kurator

kuratoren (definite singular)
kuratorer (indefinite plural)
kuratorene (definite plural)


stupe

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stupe (imperative stup, present tense stuper, passive stupes, simple past stupte, past participle stupt, present participle stupende)

stup (imperative)
stuper (present)
stupes (passive)
stupte (past)
stupt (participle past)
stupende (participle present)


ratt

rattet (definite singular)
ratt (indefinite plural)
ratta (definite plural)
rattene (definite plural)


sende

sende (imperative send, present tense sender, passive sendes, simple past sendte, past participle sendt, present participle sendende)

send (imperative)
tense sender (present)
sendes (passive)
sendte (past)
sendt (participle past)
sendende (participle present)

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.


ekspress

From Latin expresse, expressus; the noun coming from the adverb.


ekspress

ekspressen (definite singular)
ekspresser (indefinite plural)
ekspressene (definite plural)


spion

spion m (definite singular spionen, indefinite plural spioner, definite plural spionene)

spionen (definite singular)
spioner (indefinite plural)
spionene (definite plural)


papegøye

papegøyen (definite singular)
papegøyer (indefinite plural)
papegøyene (definite plural)

From Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), via Spanish papagayo and German Low German papegoie.


kurs

kurs m (definite singular kursen, indefinite plural kurser, definite plural kursene)

kursen (definite singular)
kurser (indefinite plural)
kursene (definite plural)


kurs

kurs n (definite singular kurset, indefinite plural kurs or kurser, definite plural kursa or kursene)

kurset (definite singular)
kurs (indefinite plural)
kurser (indefinite plural)
kursa (definite plural)
kursene (definite plural)

a course (series of lectures or lessons on a particular subject)


epitet

epitetet (definite singular)
epitet (indefinite plural)
epiteter (indefinite plural)
epiteta (definite plural)
epitetene (definite plural)

From French épithète, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton).


abortiva

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abortiva».ogg


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)


konsul

konsulen (definite singular)
konsuler (indefinite plural)
konsulene (definite plural)


skruppelløs

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skruppelløs (neuter singular skruppelløst, definite singular and plural skruppelløse)

skruppelløst (neuter singular)
skruppelløse (definite plural singular)
mer skruppelløs (comparative)
mest skruppelløs (superlative)


skrupuløsest

indefinite singular superlative degree of skrupuløs


skrupuløs

skrupuløs (neuter singular skrupuløst, definite singular and plural skrupuløse)

skrupuløst (neuter singular)
skrupuløse (definite plural singular)

From Latin scrupulosus, via French scrupuleux.


skruppel

skruppelen (definite singular)
skrupler (indefinite plural)
skruplene (definite plural)


fluvial

fluvial (feminine masculine)
fluvialt (neuter)
fluviale (definite plural singular)


feminin

feminin (neuter singular feminint, definite singular and plural feminine)

feminint (neuter singular)
feminine (definite plural singular)


regionale

definite singular and plural of regional


-øs

From German -ös, from French -eux, from Latin -ōsus.


fritte

fritten (definite singular)
fritter (indefinite plural)
frittene (definite plural)


fritte

fritter (present)
fritta (past)
frittet (past)
fritta (participle past)
frittet (participle past)


fritte

inquire eagerly and persistently; attempt to elicit information from someone who is less than willing to provide it.


majestet

majesteten (definite singular)
majesteter (indefinite plural)
majestetene (definite plural)

From Latin majestas, via German Majestät.

majesty (a term of reference for royalty and imperiality)


majestetisk

majestetisk (neuter singular majestetisk, definite singular and plural majestetiske, comparative mer majestetisk, superlative mest majestetisk)

majestetisk (neuter singular)
majestetiske (definite plural singular)
mer majestetisk (comparative)
mest majestetisk (superlative)


-isk

From Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Cognate with Danish -isk, German -isch, Dutch -s, English -ish, and Ancient Greek diminutive suffix -ισκος (-iskos).


springe

springe (imperative spring, present tense springer, passive springes, simple past sprang, past participle sprunget, present participle springende)

spring (imperative)
springer (present)
springes (passive)
sprang (past)
sprunget (participle past)
springende (participle present)


maksimal

maksimal (neuter singular maksimalt, definite singular and plural maksimale)

maksimalt (neuter singular)
maksimale (definite plural singular)


-sk

From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

-ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)

used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.


magistrat

magistraten (definite singular)
magistrater (indefinite plural)
magistratene (definite plural)

(historical, in Norway until 1922) a municipal corporation administrating local government and serving as a local representative for the national government.

(historical) a magistrate of the Roman Empire


spektrum

spektrum n (definite singular spektret or spektrumet, indefinite plural spektre or spektra, definite plural spektrene or spektra or spektraene)

spektret (definite singular)
spektrumet (definite singular)
spektre (indefinite plural)
spektra (indefinite plural)
spektrene (definite plural)
spektra (definite plural)
spektraene (definite plural)


edlest

indefinite singular superlative degree of edel


urt

urta (definite singular)
urten (definite singular)
urter (indefinite plural)
urtene (definite plural)

From Danish urt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic *wurtiz, cognate with Swedish ört, English wort. A variant of *wrōts (“root”) (Norwegian Bokmål rot).
The form urta is from oral Norwegian (see Norwegian Nynorsk urta).


segn

segna (definite singular)
segnen (definite singular)
segner (indefinite plural)
segnene (definite plural)


massiv

massiv (neuter singular massivt, definite singular and plural massive)

massivt (neuter singular)
massive (definite plural singular)


massiv

massivet (definite singular)
massiv (indefinite plural)
massiva (definite plural)
massivene (definite plural)


aktuell

aktuell (neuter singular aktuelt, definite singular and plural aktuelle)

aktuelt (neuter singular)
aktuelle (definite plural singular)

current (existing or occurring at the moment)


bikkje

bikkja (definite singular)
bikkjen (definite singular)
bikkjer (indefinite plural)
bikkjene (definite plural)


mikrofon

mikrofon m (definite singular mikrofonen, indefinite plural mikrofoner, definite plural mikrofonene)

mikrofonen (definite singular)
mikrofoner (indefinite plural)
mikrofonene (definite plural)


subtrahere

subtrahere (imperative subtraher, present tense subtraherer, simple past subtraherte, past participle subtrahert, present participle subtraherende)

subtraher (imperative)
subtraherer (present)
subtraherte (past)
subtrahert (participle past)
subtraherende (participle present)


monolog

monologen (definite singular)
monologer (indefinite plural)
monologene (definite plural)


naknest

indefinite singular superlative degree of naken


kronidiot

kronidioten (definite singular)
kronidioter (indefinite plural)
kronidiotene (definite plural)


spray

sprayen (definite singular)
sprayer (indefinite plural)
sprayene (definite plural)


kraftidiot

kraftidioten (definite singular)
kraftidioter (indefinite plural)
kraftidiotene (definite plural)


slarv

slarven (definite singular)
slarver (indefinite plural)
slarvene (definite plural)

A person with a careless appearance, bad character, reckless, loosemouthed


slarv

slarvet (definite singular)
slarv (indefinite plural)
slarva (definite plural)
slarvene (definite plural)


ene

den ene etter den andre


fler

comparative degree of mange (English more) (countable).


filosofi

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

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


fotografi

fotografiet (definite singular)
fotografi (indefinite plural)
fotografier (indefinite plural)
fotografia (definite plural)
fotografiene (definite plural)


tremasse

tremassen (definite singular)
tremasser (indefinite plural)
tremassene (definite plural)


materie

materien (definite singular)
materier (indefinite plural)
materiene (definite plural)


glorie

glorie m (definite singular glorien, indefinite plural glorier, definite plural gloriene)

glorien (definite singular)
glorier (indefinite plural)
gloriene (definite plural)


operette

operetten (definite singular)
operetter (indefinite plural)
operettene (definite plural)


larve

larva (definite singular)
larven (definite singular)
larver (indefinite plural)
larvene (definite plural)


spole

spole (imperative spol, present tense spoler, passive spoles, simple past spolet or spolte, past participle spolet or spolt, present participle spolende)

spol (imperative)
spoler (present)
spoles (passive)
spolet (past)
spolte (past)
spolet (participle past)
spolt (participle past)
spolende (participle present)

spole av


fenomen

fenomen n (definite singular fenomenet, indefinite plural fenomen or fenomener, definite plural fenomena or fenomenene)

fenomenet (definite singular)
fenomen (indefinite plural)
fenomener (indefinite plural)
fenomena (definite plural)
fenomenene (definite plural)


antenne

antenna (definite singular)
antennen (definite singular)
antenner (indefinite plural)
antennene (definite plural)

an aerial (UK) or antenna (transmitting and/or receiving device)


antenne

antenne (imperative antenn, present tense antenner, passive antennes, simple past antente, past participle antent, present participle antennende)

antenn (imperative)
antenner (present)
antennes (passive)
antente (past)
antent (participle past)
antennende (participle present)


fenomenal

fenomenal (neuter singular fenomenalt, definite singular and plural fenomenale)

fenomenalt (neuter singular)
fenomenale (definite plural singular)


rotte

rotta (definite singular)
rotten (definite singular)
rotter (indefinite plural)
rottene (definite plural)


faktor

faktoren (definite singular)
faktorer (indefinite plural)
faktorene (definite plural)


fokus

fokuset (definite singular)
fokus (indefinite plural)
fokuser (indefinite plural)
fokusa (definite plural)
fokusene (definite plural)


tragedie

tragedien (definite singular)
tragedier (indefinite plural)
tragediene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”).


fotoapparat

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


geni

geniet (definite singular)
geni (indefinite plural)
genier (indefinite plural)
genia (definite plural)
geniene (definite plural)


valuta

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valuta m (definite singular valutaen, indefinite plural valutaer, definite plural valutaene)

valutaen (definite singular)
valutaer (indefinite plural)
valutaene (definite plural)


leddgikt

leddgikta (definite singular)
leddgikten (definite singular)
leddgikter (indefinite plural)
leddgiktene (definite plural)


artritt

From Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).


salvie

salvien (definite singular)
salvier (indefinite plural)
salviene (definite plural)


sosialpsykologi

sosialpsykologien (definite singular)
sosialpsykologier (indefinite plural)
sosialpsykologiene (definite plural)


arterie

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

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


bluse

blusa (definite singular)
blusen (definite singular)
bluser (indefinite plural)
blusene (definite plural)


sosial

sosial (neuter singular sosialt, definite singular and plural sosiale, comparative mer sosial, superlative mest sosial)

sosialt (neuter singular)
sosiale (definite plural singular)
mer sosial (comparative)
mest sosial (superlative)


sule

sula (definite singular)
sulen (definite singular)
suler (indefinite plural)
sulene (definite plural)

a gannet or booby, a bird of the family Sulidae.


passere

passere (imperative passer, present tense passerer, passive passeres, simple past passerte, past participle passert, present participle passerende)

passer (imperative)
passerer (present)
passeres (passive)
passerte (past)
passert (participle past)
passerende (participle present)

to pass, go past, pass by, cross (a line, border)


slakter

slakteren (definite singular)
slaktere (indefinite plural)
slakterne (definite plural)


bolle

bollen (definite singular)
boller (indefinite plural)
bollene (definite plural)


bolle

From German through Danish bolle. Cf. Swedish bulle.

a bun (small cake containing yeast and dried fruit)


Emil

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Emil


batteri

batteri n (definite singular batteriet, indefinite plural batteri or batterier, definite plural batteria or batteriene)

batteriet (definite singular)
batteri (indefinite plural)
batterier (indefinite plural)
batteria (definite plural)
batteriene (definite plural)

(military) battery (a coordinated group of artillery)


ågerkar

ågerkaren (definite singular)
ågerkarer (indefinite plural)
ågerkarene (definite plural)


posteriori

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «posteriori».ogg

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”).

a posteriori
a posteriori#Norwegian_Bokmål

Only used in a posteriori (“a posteriori”)


ågerkarl

ågerkarlen (definite singular)
ågerkarler (indefinite plural)
ågerkarlene (definite plural)


xenofobi

xenofobi m (definite singular xenofobien)


åger

åger m or n (definite singular ågeren or ågeret)

ågeren (definite singular)
ågeret (definite singular)


lampe

lampa (definite singular)
lampen (definite singular)
lamper (indefinite plural)
lampene (definite plural)


drott

drotten (definite singular)
drotter (indefinite plural)
drottene (definite plural)


faktura

fakturaen (definite singular)
fakturaer (indefinite plural)
fakturaene (definite plural)


sponde

spondeen (definite singular)
spondeer (indefinite plural)
spondeene (definite plural)


biomasse

biomassen (definite singular)
biomasser (indefinite plural)
biomassene (definite plural)


astronomi

astronomi m (definite singular astronomien)

astronomy (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere)


biografi

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


kamfer

kamferen (definite singular)
kamferet (definite singular)

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


rennesnare

rennesnara (definite singular)
rennesnaren (definite singular)
rennesnarer (indefinite plural)
rennesnarene (definite plural)


bestevenn

bestevennen (definite singular)
bestevenner (indefinite plural)
bestevennene (definite plural)


renneløkke

renneløkka (definite singular)
renneløkken (definite singular)
renneløkker (indefinite plural)
renneløkkene (definite plural)


skolekorps

skolekorpset (definite singular)
skolekorps (indefinite plural)
skolekorpsa (definite plural)
skolekorpsene (definite plural)


venn

vennen (definite singular)
venner (indefinite plural)
vennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vinr (“friend”), from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (winiʀ, “friend”), from Proto-Germanic *winiz (“loved one, friend”), from Pre-Germanic *wenh₁-i-s, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).
Related to Latin venus (“beauty”); also Norwegian Bokmål ven (“beautiful”).


forsagelse

forsagelsen (definite singular)
forsagelser (indefinite plural)
forsagelsene (definite plural)


forsakelse

forsakelsen (definite singular)
forsakelser (indefinite plural)
forsakelsene (definite plural)


forsage

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forsage (present tense forsager, simple past and past participle forsaga or forsaget, present participle forsagende)

forsager (present)
forsaga (participle past)
forsaga (past)
forsaget (participle past)
forsaget (past)
forsagende (participle present)

Borrowed from Middle Low German vorsaken, from Old Saxon farsakan, from Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (“to forsake, renounce”).


forlate

head

forlate (imperative forlat, present tense forlater, passive forlates, simple past forlot, past participle forlatt, present participle forlatende)

forlat (imperative)
forlater (present)
forlates (passive)
forlot (past)
forlatt (participle past)
forlatende (participle present)

From Middle Low German vorlaten, from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną. Compare English forlet, German verlassen, German Low German laten, late. Originally meaning "abandon", "forgive".

to trust (in the phrase "forlate seg på")


klam

klam (neuter singular klamt, definite singular and plural klamme, comparative klammere, predicative superlative klammest, attributive superlative klammeste)

klamt (neuter singular)
klamme (definite plural singular)
klammere (comparative)
klammest (predicative superlative)
klammeste (attributive superlative)

From Middle Low German klam (“tight”).
Cognate with Danish klam, Dutch klam and German klamm.

Det var klamt og fuktig i rommet.

jeg ser mig i en hvælving, klam som gravens muld

I see myself in a vault, clammy like the dust of the grave

klamme gjennemtrængende luftninger

1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 174:

her sænker skodden klamt sig ned

to klamme lig

1899, Henrik Ibsen, Når vi døde vågner, page 196:

høstmørket længer sig klamt og vaadt

1907, Nils Collett Vogt, September-Brand, page 124:

the autumn darkness longs clammy and wet

han var sved paa panden og klam paa hænderne

1889, Nils Collett Vogt, Familiens sorg, page 18:

he was sweating on his forehead and clammy on his hands

dette klamme klasseværelset

1994, Dag Solstad, Genanse og verdighet:

en varm, klam septemberkveld med tordenvær i lufta

a warm, humid September evening with thunderstorms in the air

hun var … klam i hendene da vi håndhilste

1996, Gunnar Staalesen, De døde har det godt:

she was… clammy in her hands when we shook hands

klamme laken

clammy; damp, moist and cold (especially regarding human skin or the air)

det var ingen aabenbar uvenlighed, men en seig, klam mistænksomhet

1911, Hjalmar Christensen, Fogedgaarden, page 24:

it was no obvious unkindness, but a tenacious, piercing suspicion

Johan Corneliussen må ha været den klamme taushet i rommet under dette måltid

Johan Corneliussen must have been the most unpleasant silence in the room during this meal

(colloquial) piercing, unpleasant (of a mood or atmosphere)

alt ble så klamt når læreren skulle bry seg

2003, Arne Svingen, De tøffeste gutta, page 57:

everything became so awkward when the teacher had to care


kapitél

kapitélet (definite singular)
kapitelet (definite singular)
kapitél (indefinite plural)
kapitéler (indefinite plural)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitéla (definite plural)
kapitélene (definite plural)
kapitela (definite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 1.

no:kapitél (arkitektur)
no:kapitél (typografi)


kapitél

kapitélen (definite singular)
kapitelen (definite singular)
kapitéler (indefinite plural)
kapiteler (indefinite plural)
kapitélene (definite plural)
kapitelene (definite plural)

From Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput, inflection pattern 2.


ferske

fersker (present)
ferska (past)
fersket (past)
ferska (participle past)
fersket (participle past)

Jeg ble ferska mens jeg holdt på å koble bilen.

I was caught while I was hot-wiring the car.

(transitive, colloquial) To catch someone in the act of committing a misdeed.


in flagranti

From Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto; from Latin in + flagrare (“burn”).

in the act of committing a misdeed; red-handed.


fersken

ferskenen (definite singular)
ferskener (indefinite plural)
ferskenene (definite plural)

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.


fersken

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed


skole

skolen (definite singular)
skoler (indefinite plural)
skolene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse skóli, through Middle Low German schole and Latin schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “leisure, free time; school”), from Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European *sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”).


blander

blanderen (definite singular)
blandere (indefinite plural)
blanderne (definite plural)


brøling

brølinga (definite singular)
brølingen (definite singular)
brølinger (indefinite plural)
brølingene (definite plural)


brøle

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brøle (present tense brøler, simple past brølte, past participle brølt, present participle brølende)

brøler (present)
brølte (past)
brølt (participle past)
brølende (participle present)

Possibly from Middle Low German, compare modern German Low German bröllen. This would make it cognate to German brüllen (“roar”).

(animal sound) to roar (the sound a lion makes).


brøl

brølet (definite singular)
brøl (indefinite plural)
brøla (definite plural)
brølene (definite plural)

(animal sound) roar (the sound a lion makes).


brøler

brøleren (definite singular)
brølere (indefinite plural)
brølerne (definite plural)

Possibly from a Middle Low German noun, from a verb meaning "howl, bellow" (compare German Low German bröllen). This would make it cognate to German Brüller (“joke, something funny”, literally “roarer”); English howler (“hilarious joke”, “painfully obvious mistake”) is formed the same way.

cog

A severe blunder; a foolish error, especially one made in public.


heiarop

heiaropet (definite singular)
heiarop (indefinite plural)
heiaropa (definite plural)
heiaropene (definite plural)


heie

heier (present)
heia (past)
heiet (past)
heia (participle past)
heiet (participle past)


heia

Heia! heia! heia!

Heia Norge!

Encouraging shout used in competitions to spur the athletes on.


heia

head

heia n (definite singular heiaet, indefinite plural heiaer, definite plural heiaene)

heiaet (definite singular)
heiaer (indefinite plural)
heiaene (definite plural)


turniké

turnikéen (definite singular)
turnikeen (definite singular)
turnikéer (indefinite plural)
turnikeer (indefinite plural)
turnikéene (definite plural)
turnikeene (definite plural)
turnikéet (definite singular)
turnikeet (definite singular)
turniké (indefinite plural)
turnikéer (indefinite plural)
turnikeer (indefinite plural)
turnikéa (definite plural)
turnikéene (definite plural)
turnikea (definite plural)
turnikeene (definite plural)


aldring

aldringa (definite singular)
aldringen (definite singular)
aldringer (indefinite plural)
aldringene (definite plural)

From alder (“age”); from Old Norse aldr, akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.


sosialest

indefinite singular superlative degree of sosial


kalori

kalorien (definite singular)
kalorier (indefinite plural)
kaloriene (definite plural)


bærbar

bærbar datamaskin / bærbar PC

portable (literally "that can be carried")


mormor

mormor m or f (definite singular mormora or mormoren, indefinite plural mormødre or mormødrer, definite plural mormødrene)

mormora (definite singular)
mormoren (definite singular)
mormødre (indefinite plural)
mormødrer (indefinite plural)
mormødrene (definite plural)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


bløtkake

bløtkaka (definite singular)
bløtkaken (definite singular)
bløtkaker (indefinite plural)
bløtkakene (definite plural)

From bløt (“wet, soft”) + kake (“cake”).

A layer cake, cake made of sponge cake and layers of whipped cream. Often the cake is soaked, hence the prefix.


grå

grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråere, indefinite superlative gråest, definite superlative gråeste)

grått (neuter singular)
grå (definite plural singular)
gråe (definite plural singular)
gråere (comparative)
gråest (indefinite superlative)
gråeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse grár (“grey, spiteful”), from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to grow (of plants)”).
Cognate with German grau, Dutch grauw, and English grey.


uttale

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uttale (imperative uttal, present tense uttaler, passive uttales, simple past uttalte, past participle uttalt)

uttal (imperative)
uttaler (present)
uttales (passive)
uttalte (past)
uttalt (participle past)


steine

steine (imperative stein, present tense steiner, passive steines, simple past and past participle steina or steinet, present participle steinende)

stein (imperative)
steiner (present)
steines (passive)
steina (participle past)
steina (past)
steinet (participle past)
steinet (past)
steinende (participle present)


golle

golle (present tense goller, past tense golla, past participle golla, present participle gollende)

goller (present)
golla (past)
golla (participle past)
gollende (participle present)


battuta

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «battuta».ogg


buffe

buffeen (definite singular)
buffeer (indefinite plural)
buffeene (definite plural)


stene

tense stener (present)
tense stena (past)
stenet (past)
stena (participle past)
stenet (participle past)


venest

indefinite singular superlative degree of ven


blande

blande (imperative bland, present tense blander, passive blandes, simple past and past participle blanda or blandet, present participle blandende)

bland (imperative)
blander (present)
blandes (passive)
blanda (participle past)
blanda (past)
blandet (participle past)
blandet (past)
blandende (participle present)

From Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.


radikal

radikal (neuter singular radikalt, definite singular and plural radikale)

radikalt (neuter singular)
radikale (definite plural singular)


jeg gossa meg

Jeg gossa meg!

(slang) Expression of gloating over someone else's misfortune.


bløt

bløt (neuter singular bløtt, definite singular and plural bløte, comparative bløtere, indefinite superlative bløtest, definite superlative bløteste)

bløtt (neuter singular)
bløte (definite plural singular)
bløtere (comparative)
bløtest (indefinite superlative)
bløteste (definite superlative)

From Danish blød with native Norwegian -t (compare blaut), from Old Danish bløthær from Proto-Germanic *blautaz. Influenced by German blöd (“imbecile”).

den myke ganen

bløt på pæra

hun må være helt bløt

en bløt vits

(figuratively) Alluding to overripe fruit.

en bløt berøring

bløt til skinnet

soaking wet (literally, wet to the skin)


bløt

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet”).


kjemisk

kjemisk (neuter singular kjemisk, definite singular and plural kjemiske)

kjemisk (neuter singular)
kjemiske (definite plural singular)


bløtest

indefinite singular superlative degree of bløt


ørret

ørreten (definite singular)
ørreter (indefinite plural)
ørretene (definite plural)

From Danish ørred, from Old Norse aurriði.


kaktus

kaktusen (definite singular)
kaktuser (indefinite plural)
kaktusene (definite plural)


laks

laksen (definite singular)
lakser (indefinite plural)
laksene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).


rotbløyten

definite masculine singular of rotbløyte


rotbløyte

rotbløyta (definite singular)
rotbløyten (definite singular)
rotbløyter (indefinite plural)
rotbløytene (definite plural)


bløyt

bløyten (definite singular)
bløyter (indefinite plural)
bløytene (definite plural)


miste

miste (imperative mist, present tense mister, simple past and past participle mista or mistet)

mist (imperative)
mister (present)
mista (participle past)
mista (past)
mistet (participle past)
mistet (past)

to lose (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability)

å miste bussen


bløde kyststribe

bløde kyststriba (definite singular)
bløde kyststriben (definite singular)

From standard Bokmål "den bløte kyststripe", converted into the dialectal form of the area contained in the expression.

(idiomatic) A section of the Norwegian coastal landscape of Southern Norway ranging from the two Agder counties to Rogaland where the dialects are marked by a voicing (therefore called softening) of consonants, i.e. p, t, k becomes b, d, g in many words.


astrologi

astrologi m (definite singular astrologien)


mikrobiologi

mikrobiologi m (definite singular mikrobiologien)


gakk

Onomatopoeia mimicking the sound a goose makes.


hilse

hilse (imperative hils, present tense hilser, simple past hilste, past participle hilst, present participle hilsende)

hils (imperative)
hilser (present)
hilste (past)
hilst (participle past)
hilsende (participle present)

From Old Norse heilsa, related to helse (health).


løype

From Old Norse hleypa (“make run”), from hlaupa (“run”).

cross-country skiing
cross-country skiing

Make way! or give way!; shout applied in cross-country skiing to make the skier in front vacate the ski track.


løype

løypa (definite singular)
løypen (definite singular)
løyper (indefinite plural)
løypene (definite plural)

→ German: Loipe (see there for further descendants)

(forestry) Steep section where lumber is being driven downstream

en krevende løype = a demanding course


løype

løypen (definite singular)
løyper (indefinite plural)
løypene (definite plural)

Animal food made from fish waste, seaweed and other ingredients macerated in warm water.

chymosin or rennin; an enzyme which makes milk coagulate


løype

løype (imperative løyp, present tense løyper, simple past løypte, past participle løypt, present participle løypende)

løyp (imperative)
løyper (present)
løypte (past)
løypt (participle past)
løypende (participle present)

løype melk = coagulating milk (into cheese)

(dairy) Making the milk run together making cheese.

løype tømmer = drive logs

(forestry) Make something slide or glide with the current.

løype never = strip off (the outer part of) birch bark

løype bjørk = strip the bark off a birch tree

Make something come off, e.g. bark off a log.


budeie

budeia (definite singular)
budeien (definite singular)
budeier (indefinite plural)
budeiene (definite plural)

From Old Norse buð + deie (dairymaid, Old Norse deigja, comparable with Old English dǣge, bread maker or bread kneader, see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).

a milkmaid working either at a farm or mountainous pasture (seter)


eukalyptus

eukalyptusen (definite singular)
eukalyptuser (indefinite plural)
eukalyptusene (definite plural)

From New Latin eucalyptus, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) + καλυπτός (kaluptós, “covered”).


jaspis

From Ancient Greek ῐ̓́ᾰσπῐς (íaspis) via Latin iaspis, possibly from an Afroasiatic root word. See Hebrew יָשְׁפֵה (yasféh).


presenning

presenningen (definite singular)
presenninger (indefinite plural)
presenningene (definite plural)

From Dutch presenning, ultimately from Latin praecingo. Russian брезе́нт (brezént) and Polish brezent are from the same source.


modig

modig (neuter singular modig, definite singular and plural modige, comparative modigere, indefinite superlative modigst, definite superlative modigste)

modig (neuter singular)
modige (definite plural singular)
modigere (comparative)
modigst (indefinite superlative)
modigste (definite superlative)


madrasa

madrasaen (definite singular)
madrasaer (indefinite plural)
madrasaene (definite plural)


teisme

From French théisme, from Ancient Greek θεός (theós) + -isme.


kolon

kolonet (definite singular)
kolon (indefinite plural)
koloner (indefinite plural)
kolona (definite plural)
kolonene (definite plural)


vei

veien (definite singular)
veier (indefinite plural)
veiene (definite plural)

bane vei


pneumatiker

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


autonomi

From Ancient Greek αὐτονομία (autonomía).


skumring

skumringa (definite singular)
skumringen (definite singular)
skumringer (indefinite plural)
skumringene (definite plural)


klo

klo m or f (definite singular kloa or kloen, indefinite plural klør, definite plural klørne)

kloa (definite singular)
kloen (definite singular)
klør (indefinite plural)
klørne (definite plural)

From Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).


grønn

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grønn (neuter singular grønt, definite singular and plural grønne, comparative grønnere, indefinite superlative grønnest, definite superlative grønneste)

grønt (neuter singular)
grønne (definite plural singular)
grønnere (comparative)
grønnest (indefinite superlative)
grønneste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse grœnn, grǿnn (related to gro (“grow”)), from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”).

den grønne øya


grønn

Originally meaning gunstig (“favourable”)


gelender

gelender n (definite singular gelendret or gelenderet, indefinite plural gelender or gelendre, definite plural gelendra or gelendrene)

gelendret (definite singular)
gelenderet (definite singular)
gelender (indefinite plural)
gelendre (indefinite plural)
gelendra (definite plural)
gelendrene (definite plural)

guardrail, banister(s), handrail (particularly in stairways and on landings), railing(s)


rød

rød (neuter singular rødt, definite singular and plural røde, comparative rødere, indefinite superlative rødest, definite superlative rødeste)

rødt (neuter singular)
røde (definite plural singular)
rødere (comparative)
rødest (indefinite superlative)
rødeste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse rauðr, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-.


kritiker

kritikeren (definite singular)
kritikere (indefinite plural)
kritikerne (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek, possibly κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”).


fysisk

fysisk (neuter singular fysisk, definite singular and plural fysiske)

fysisk (neuter singular)
fysiske (definite plural singular)


dør

døra (definite singular)
døren (definite singular)
dører (indefinite plural)
dørene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dyrr, dyr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

der

Kan du åpne døra?

Døra er låst.


fysiker

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fysiker m (definite singular fysikeren, indefinite plural fysikere, definite plural fysikerne)

fysikeren (definite singular)
fysikere (indefinite plural)
fysikerne (definite plural)


antropologi

antropologi m (definite singular antropologien)


gynekologi

gynekologi m (definite singular gynekologien)

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


veve

veve (imperative vev, present tense vever, passive veves, simple past veva or vevet or vevde, past participle veva or vevet or vevd, present participle vevende)

vev (imperative)
vever (present)
veves (passive)
veva (past)
vevet (past)
vevde (past)
veva (participle past)
vevet (participle past)
vevd (participle past)
vevende (participle present)

From Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”). Compare with Danish væve, Swedish väva, Faroese veva, Icelandic vefa.

to weave (form something by passing strands of material over and under one another)


pønker

pønkeren (definite singular)
pønkere (indefinite plural)
pønkerne (definite plural)


musiker

musikeren (definite singular)
musikere (indefinite plural)
musikerne (definite plural)


Bouvetøya

Named after Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, + øya (definite singular of øy)

Bouvet Island (an uninhabited volcanic island and dependent territory of Norway in the South Atlantic Ocean)


Amerikansk Samoa

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


reaktiv

reaktiv (feminine masculine)
reaktivt (neuter)
reaktive (definite plural singular)

Unclear, compare with German reaktiv, French réactif, English reactive


tivoli

tivoliet (definite singular)
tivoli (indefinite plural)
tivolier (indefinite plural)
tivolia (definite plural)
tivoliene (definite plural)

After the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris, in turn from Italian Tivoli (a city in Lazio), from Latin Tībur.


semifinale

semifinalen (definite singular)
semifinaler (indefinite plural)
semifinalene (definite plural)

a semi-final (second last round of a contest or competition)


nomade

nomade m (definite singular nomaden, indefinite plural nomader, definite plural nomadene)

nomaden (definite singular)
nomader (indefinite plural)
nomadene (definite plural)


tillit

tillita (definite singular)
tilliten (definite singular)


München

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


eksem

eksemen (definite singular)
eksemer (indefinite plural)
eksemene (definite plural)
eksemet (definite singular)
eksem (indefinite plural)
eksemer (indefinite plural)
eksema (definite plural)
eksemene (definite plural)


tårn

tårnet (definite singular)
tårn (indefinite plural)
tårna (definite plural)
tårnene (definite plural)

→ Northern Sami: toardna

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.


springer

springeren (definite singular)
springere (indefinite plural)
springerne (definite plural)


løper

løperen (definite singular)
løpere (indefinite plural)
løperne (definite plural)

rulle ut den røde løperen

a long and narrow tablecloth, used for decoration


saucisse

saucissen (definite singular)
saucisser (indefinite plural)
saucissene (definite plural)

form removed by a 2021 spelling decision; superseded by sosiss


metteste

inflection of mett:
definite singular superlative degree

inflection of mett:
plural superlative degree


Oseania

Oceania (a continent in the Pacific Ocean)


patologi

patologi m (definite singular patologien)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “disease”) + -logi.


mette

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mette (imperative mett, present tense metter, passive mettes, simple past and past participle metta or mettet, present participle mettende)

mett (imperative)
metter (present)
mettes (passive)
metta (participle past)
metta (past)
mettet (participle past)
mettet (past)
mettende (participle present)

to feed, fill, satisfy (e.g. with food), to satiate


rele

releet (definite singular)
rele (indefinite plural)
releer (indefinite plural)
relea (definite plural)
releene (definite plural)


sirkus

sirkuset (definite singular)
sirkus (indefinite plural)
sirkuser (indefinite plural)
sirkusa (definite plural)
sirkusene (definite plural)


eksport

eksporten (definite singular)
eksporter (indefinite plural)
eksportene (definite plural)


allvitende

From all + vitende (“present participle of vite”).


hets

hetsen (definite singular)
hetser (indefinite plural)
hetsene (definite plural)

From German Hetz and Hetze, from hetzen (“chase, hunt”), related with hate (“hate”).

drive hets mot en

bli utsatt for hets

malevolent and biased agitation, campaign (of slander), witch-hunt


blankest

indefinite singular superlative degree of blank


haussa

haussaen (definite singular)
haussaer (indefinite plural)
haussaene (definite plural)

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


lommeparlør

lommeparløren (definite singular)
lommeparlører (indefinite plural)
lommeparlørene (definite plural)

a small phrasebook that fits into almost any pocket.


parlør

parløren (definite singular)
parlører (indefinite plural)
parlørene (definite plural)

From French parleur; compare with parlere, from French parler.


nasjon

nasjonen (definite singular)
nasjoner (indefinite plural)
nasjonene (definite plural)


søye

søya (definite singular)
søyen (definite singular)
søyer (indefinite plural)
søyene (definite plural)


syke

syken (definite singular)
syker (indefinite plural)
sykene (definite plural)


årlig

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årlig (neuter singular årlig, definite singular and plural årlige)

årlig (neuter singular)
årlige (definite plural singular)


mene

mene (imperative men, present tense mener, passive menes, simple past mente, past participle ment, present participle menende)

men (imperative)
tense mener (present)
menes (passive)
mente (past)
ment (participle past)
menende (participle present)

From Old Norse meina and Middle Low German menen, meinen.


pinse

pinsa (definite singular)
pinsen (definite singular)
pinser (indefinite plural)
pinsene (definite plural)

Possibly from Middle Low German or German Low German pinxten

Skal du noe i pinsen?

Whitsun or Pentecost (Christian festival seven weeks after Easter)


kampestein

kampesteinen (definite singular)
kampesteiner (indefinite plural)
kampesteinene (definite plural)

From kamp (“broad or round mountain peak”) + stein (“stone”).


birøkt

birøkta (definite singular)
birøkten (definite singular)
birøkter (indefinite plural)
birøktene (definite plural)

From bie (“bee”) + røkt (“looking after, care”).


nyss

nyssen (definite singular)
nysser (indefinite plural)
nyssene (definite plural)

poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus


nyss

nysset (definite singular)
nyss (indefinite plural)
nyssa (definite plural)
nyssene (definite plural)

From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).

information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere


nyss

Actually genitive of ny (“new”), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.


motiv

motivet (definite singular)
motiv (indefinite plural)
motiver (indefinite plural)
motiva (definite plural)
motivene (definite plural)

a subject (e.g. of a book, painting, photo)


bajonett

bajonetten (definite singular)
bajonetter (indefinite plural)
bajonettene (definite plural)

From French baïonnette, after the town of Bayonne.


munk

munken (definite singular)
munker (indefinite plural)
munkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse munkr, from Old English munuc.


rakne

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rakne (imperative rakn or rakne, present tense rakner, passive raknes, simple past and past participle rakna or raknet, present participle raknende)

rakn (imperative)
rakne (imperative)
rakner (present)
raknes (passive)
rakna (participle past)
rakna (past)
raknet (participle past)
raknet (past)
raknende (participle present)

From Old Norse rakna, a variant of reikna, from Middle Low German [Term?].

Kabalen er i ferd med å raknes.


ventil

ventilen (definite singular)
ventiler (indefinite plural)
ventilene (definite plural)

a valve (device for controlling the flow of air, gas or fluids)


deponi

deponiet (definite singular)
deponi (indefinite plural)
deponier (indefinite plural)
deponia (definite plural)
deponiene (definite plural)


bordsalt

bordsalt n (definite singular bordsaltet)


sint

sint (indefinite singular)
sinte (definite plural singular)
sintere (comparative)
sintest (indefinite superlative)
sinteste (definite superlative)


nøkkel

nøkkelen (definite singular)
nøkler (indefinite plural)
nøklene (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian nykill. Compare with Danish nøgle, Icelandic lykill and Swedish nyckel.


droppe

droppe (imperative dropp, present tense dropper, passive droppes, simple past and past participle droppa or droppet, present participle droppende)

dropp (imperative)
dropper (present)
droppes (passive)
droppa (participle past)
droppa (past)
droppet (participle past)
droppet (past)
droppende (participle present)


brygge

brygga (definite singular)
bryggen (definite singular)
brygger (indefinite plural)
bryggene (definite plural)

From Danish brygge, from Old Norse bryggja.

(nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)


brygge

brygge (imperative brygg, present tense brygger, passive brygges, simple past and past participle brygga or brygget, present participle bryggende)

brygg (imperative)
brygger (present)
brygges (passive)
brygga (participle past)
brygga (past)
brygget (participle past)
brygget (past)
bryggende (participle present)

From Danish brygge, from Old Norse *bryggva.


reflektor

reflektoren (definite singular)
reflektorer (indefinite plural)
reflektorene (definite plural)


reformator

reformatoren (definite singular)
reformatorer (indefinite plural)
reformatorene (definite plural)

Probably from Latin reformātor; compare with German Reformator.

reformer (a person who introduces reforms)


refleks

refleksen (definite singular)
reflekser (indefinite plural)
refleksene (definite plural)

a reflector (object that reflects light)