vits in Norwegian Nynorsk

Forms: vitsen [definite, singular], vitsar [indefinite, plural], vitsane [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|de|Witz||joke}} German Witz (“joke”) Head templates: {{nn-noun-m1}} vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitsar, definite plural vitsane)

Inflected forms

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"vits" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Inflected forms