"jente" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /²jɛntə/ Forms: jenta [definite, singular], jenter [indefinite, plural], jentene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Faroese and Icelandic genta and Swedish jänta. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|genta}} Old Norse genta, {{cog|fo,is|genta}} Faroese and Icelandic genta, {{cog|sv|jänta}} Swedish jänta
  1. girl Tags: feminine Synonyms: veikje
    Sense id: en-jente-nn-noun-QxuhxpNn
  2. (in some contexts) A (young) woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-jente-nn-noun-IaDyNTa2
  3. (obsolete) hired girl, housemaid Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: tenestepike, stovepike, hushalderske, husjomfru
    Sense id: en-jente-nn-noun-P1K3ENra Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 40 4 4 4 40 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 44 2 2 2 44 2
  4. girlfriend, sweetheart Tags: feminine Synonyms: kjærast, kjæraste
    Sense id: en-jente-nn-noun-YKq5JVUG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gjenta, gjente (english: alternative spellings), ginte [dialectal] Derived forms: fly etter jentene, jenteaktig, jentunge, skolejente, skulejente, småjente

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fly etter jentene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jenteaktig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jentunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skolejente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skulejente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "småjente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "genta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse genta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo,is",
        "2": "genta"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese and Icelandic genta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "jänta"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish jänta",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Faroese and Icelandic genta and Swedish jänta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jenta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jenter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jentene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-jente-nn-noun-QxuhxpNn",
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "veikje"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A (young) woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-jente-nn-noun-IaDyNTa2",
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in some contexts) A (young) woman"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in some contexts"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 40 4 4 4 40 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 44 2 2 2 44 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hired girl, housemaid"
      ],
      "id": "en-jente-nn-noun-P1K3ENra",
      "links": [
        [
          "hired",
          "hired"
        ],
        [
          "housemaid",
          "housemaid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) hired girl, housemaid"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tenestepike"
        },
        {
          "word": "stovepike"
        },
        {
          "word": "hushalderske"
        },
        {
          "word": "husjomfru"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "girlfriend, sweetheart"
      ],
      "id": "en-jente-nn-noun-YKq5JVUG",
      "links": [
        [
          "girlfriend",
          "girlfriend"
        ],
        [
          "sweetheart",
          "sweetheart"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kjærast"
        },
        {
          "word": "kjæraste"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²jɛntə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gjenta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "alternative spellings",
      "word": "gjente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "ginte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jente"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fly etter jentene"
    },
    {
      "word": "jenteaktig"
    },
    {
      "word": "jentunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "skolejente"
    },
    {
      "word": "skulejente"
    },
    {
      "word": "småjente"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "genta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse genta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo,is",
        "2": "genta"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese and Icelandic genta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "jänta"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish jänta",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Faroese and Icelandic genta and Swedish jänta.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jenta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jenter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jentene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "girl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "veikje"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A (young) woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in some contexts) A (young) woman"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in some contexts"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hired girl, housemaid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hired",
          "hired"
        ],
        [
          "housemaid",
          "housemaid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) hired girl, housemaid"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tenestepike"
        },
        {
          "word": "stovepike"
        },
        {
          "word": "hushalderske"
        },
        {
          "word": "husjomfru"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "girlfriend, sweetheart"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girlfriend",
          "girlfriend"
        ],
        [
          "sweetheart",
          "sweetheart"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kjærast"
        },
        {
          "word": "kjæraste"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²jɛntə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gjenta"
    },
    {
      "english": "alternative spellings",
      "word": "gjente"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "ginte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jente"
}

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