"fonn" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /fɔnː/ Forms: fonna [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse fǫnn. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|fǫnn}} Old Norse fǫnn Head templates: {{head|nn|noun|g=f|head=}} fonn f, {{nn-noun|f|fonna|fenner|fennene|dp2=fonnene|ip2=fonner}} fonn f (plural fonna)
  1. a snowdrift Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fonn-nn-noun-e5oyE5n1
  2. an avalanche Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fonn-nn-noun-5bi4xQTf
  3. a glacier Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fonn-nn-noun-zgxwQ7zt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snøfonn Related terms: fenna

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "3": "fǫnn"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse fǫnn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fonna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "dp2": "fonnene",
        "ip2": "fonner"
      },
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      "name": "nn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fenna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a snowdrift"
      ],
      "id": "en-fonn-nn-noun-e5oyE5n1",
      "links": [
        [
          "snowdrift",
          "snowdrift"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an avalanche"
      ],
      "id": "en-fonn-nn-noun-5bi4xQTf",
      "links": [
        [
          "avalanche",
          "avalanche"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a glacier"
      ],
      "id": "en-fonn-nn-noun-zgxwQ7zt",
      "links": [
        [
          "glacier",
          "glacier"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔnː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fonn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "word": "snøfonn"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse fǫnn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fonna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fenna"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a snowdrift"
      ],
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        [
          "snowdrift",
          "snowdrift"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an avalanche"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avalanche",
          "avalanche"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a glacier"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glacier",
          "glacier"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔnː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fonn"
}

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