"liten" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

See liten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /²liːtn̩/
Etymology: From Old Norse lítinn, masculine accusative singular of lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz. Cognates include English little. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|lítinn}} Old Norse lítinn, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*lītilaz}} Proto-Germanic *lītilaz, {{cog|en|little}} English little Head templates: {{head|nn|adjective|masculine|liten|feminine|lita|neuter|lite|definite singular|litle|or|vesle|plural|små|or|småe|or|vesle|comparative|mindre|indefinite superlative|minst|definite superlative|minste}} liten (masculine liten, feminine lita, neuter lite, definite singular litle or vesle, plural små or småe or vesle, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste) Forms: liten [masculine], lita [feminine], lite [neuter], litle [definite, singular], vesle [definite, singular], små [plural], småe [plural], vesle [plural], mindre [comparative], minst [indefinite, superlative], minste [definite, superlative]
  1. small, little Derived forms: knøttliten, ørliten
    Sense id: en-liten-nn-adj-~OPJa5AZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈliːtn̩/
Head templates: {{head|nn|nounf|g=m}} liten m
  1. definite singular of lit Tags: definite, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: lit
    Sense id: en-liten-nn-noun-5hkKrv29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: lìten [canonical, masculine]
Head templates: {{head|nn|noun form|g=m|head=lìten}} lìten m
  1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lìt Tags: definite, form-of, nonstandard, singular Form of: lìt
    Sense id: en-liten-nn-noun-z6DOnEWk Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /²liːtn̩/
Head templates: {{head|nn|participle|cat2=}} liten, {{nn-part|lit}} liten
  1. past participle of lita and lite Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: lita and lite
    Sense id: en-liten-nn-verb-APpAeWJj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lítinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse lítinn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lītilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lītilaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "little"
      },
      "expansion": "English little",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "liten",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lite",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "litle",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesle",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "små",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "småe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mindre",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minst",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "15": "or",
        "16": "småe",
        "17": "or",
        "18": "vesle",
        "19": "comparative",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "mindre",
        "21": "indefinite superlative",
        "22": "minst",
        "23": "definite superlative",
        "24": "minste",
        "3": "masculine",
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        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "lita",
        "7": "neuter",
        "8": "lite",
        "9": "definite singular"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "knøttliten"
        },
        {
          "word": "ørliten"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "id": "en-liten-nn-adj-~OPJa5AZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/²liːtn̩/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "cat2": ""
      },
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    },
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        "1": "lit"
      },
      "expansion": "liten",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "lita and lite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of lita and lite"
      ],
      "id": "en-liten-nn-verb-APpAeWJj",
      "links": [
        [
          "lita",
          "lita#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ],
        [
          "lite",
          "lite#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²liːtn̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "nounf",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "liten m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "lit"
        }
      ],
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        "definite singular of lit"
      ],
      "id": "en-liten-nn-noun-5hkKrv29",
      "links": [
        [
          "lit",
          "lit#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
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        "definite",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːtn̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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    {
      "form": "lìten",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "lìten"
      },
      "expansion": "lìten m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Nynorsk links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lìt"
        }
      ],
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        "definite singular of lìt"
      ],
      "id": "en-liten-nn-noun-z6DOnEWk",
      "links": [
        [
          "lìt",
          "lit#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of lìt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "form-of",
        "nonstandard",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "knøttliten"
    },
    {
      "word": "ørliten"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lítinn"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lītilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lītilaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "little"
      },
      "expansion": "English little",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "liten",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lite",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "litle",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesle",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "små",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "småe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vesle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mindre",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minst",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nn",
        "10": "litle",
        "11": "or",
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        "13": "plural",
        "14": "små",
        "15": "or",
        "16": "småe",
        "17": "or",
        "18": "vesle",
        "19": "comparative",
        "2": "adjective",
        "20": "mindre",
        "21": "indefinite superlative",
        "22": "minst",
        "23": "definite superlative",
        "24": "minste",
        "3": "masculine",
        "4": "liten",
        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "lita",
        "7": "neuter",
        "8": "lite",
        "9": "definite singular"
      },
      "expansion": "liten (masculine liten, feminine lita, neuter lite, definite singular litle or vesle, plural små or småe or vesle, comparative mindre, indefinite superlative minst, definite superlative minste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²liːtn̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "participle",
        "cat2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "liten",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "1": "lit"
      },
      "expansion": "liten",
      "name": "nn-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        }
      ],
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        "past participle of lita and lite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lita",
          "lita#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ],
        [
          "lite",
          "lite#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²liːtn̩/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
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        {
          "word": "lit"
        }
      ],
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        "definite singular of lit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lit",
          "lit#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
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        "definite",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːtn̩/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nn",
        "2": "noun form",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "nn",
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    {
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        "Norwegian Nynorsk links with redundant target parameters"
      ],
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      ],
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        "definite singular of lìt"
      ],
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          "lìt",
          "lit#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "definite",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "liten"
}

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