livre

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livre n (definite singular livreet, indefinite plural livre, definite plural livrea)

livreet (definite singular)
livre (indefinite plural)
livrea (definite plural)


antonym

antonymet (definite singular)
antonym (indefinite plural)
antonyma (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία (antōnumía), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name, noun”).


synonym

synonymet (definite singular)
synonym (indefinite plural)
synonyma (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).


onsdag

onsdagen (definite singular)
onsdagar (indefinite plural)
onsdagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.


millennium

millenniet (definite singular)
millennium (indefinite plural)
millennia (definite plural)


servant

servant m (definite singular servanten, indefinite plural servantar, definite plural servantane)

servanten (definite singular)
servantar (indefinite plural)
servantane (definite plural)


abort

aborten (definite singular)
abortar (indefinite plural)
abortane (definite plural)


mann

mannen (definite singular)
menn (indefinite plural)
mennene (definite plural)
mann (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mannen (accusative definite nominative singular)
menn (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
mennene (accusative definite nominative plural)
manns- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
manne- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
Historical inflection of mann

mann

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Form allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

From Old Norse mann, accusative case of maðr (“man”) (compare the accusative of the Icelandic maður). Originally the word only had the sense "human" but later changed to primarily designate an adult male, the original meaning being replaced by words such as menneske and person. Believed to ultimately be from Proto-Germanic *mann-, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *man- (a root). Cognate with Swedish man, Danish mand, Faroese and Icelandic maður, English man and many others.

(mostly in regular sayings and idioms) human being, person

person with certain praiseworthy qualities, often used about males


gnosis

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).


verb

verbet (definite singular)
verb (indefinite plural)
verba (definite plural)


hund

hunden (definite singular)
hundar (indefinite plural)
hundane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Akin to English hound.


LED

LED-en (definite singular)
LED-ar (indefinite plural)
LED-ane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English LED (“light-emitting diode”).


numeral

numeralet (definite singular)
numeral (indefinite plural)
numerala (definite plural)


adverb

adverbet (definite singular)
adverb (indefinite plural)
adverba (definite plural)

From Latin adverbium, from ad- (“to”) + verbum (“word, verb”).


fa

fa-en (definite singular)
fa-ar (indefinite plural)
fa-ane (definite plural)

From Latin famuli, from the first word of the fourth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively. Through Italian.

(music) fa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.


quisling

quislingen (definite singular)
quislingar (indefinite plural)
quislingane (definite plural)

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

alternative spelling of kvisling (“a quisling, traitor”)


DVD

DVD-en (definite singular)
DVD-ar (indefinite plural)
DVD-ane (definite plural)


peso

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peso m (definite singular pesoen, indefinite plural peso or pesos, definite plural pesoane)

pesoen (definite singular)
peso (indefinite plural)
pesos (indefinite plural)
pesoane (definite plural)

From Latin pensum, via English peso and Spanish peso.


fart

farten (definite singular)
farta (definite singular)
farter (indefinite plural)
fartar (indefinite plural)
fartene (definite plural)
fartane (definite plural)


planet

planeten (definite singular)
planetar (indefinite plural)
planetane (definite plural)

From Old Norse planéta, from Latin planēta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer”).


pseudonym

pseudonymet (definite singular)
pseudonym (indefinite plural)
pseudonyma (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).


robot

roboten (definite singular)
robotar (indefinite plural)
robotane (definite plural)


nigger

niggeren (definite singular)
niggerar (indefinite plural)
niggerane (definite plural)

From English nigger, a distortion of neger, from French nègre or Spanish and Portuguese negro. Doublet of neger (“black person”).


morning

morningen (definite singular)
morningar (indefinite plural)
morningane (definite plural)


van

vanen (definite singular)
vaner (indefinite plural)
vanar (indefinite plural)
vanene (definite plural)
vanane (definite plural)


most

mosten (definite singular)
mostar (indefinite plural)
mostane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German most, must, from Latin mustum.

must, (unfermented) fruit juice, particularly grape juice


euro

euroen (definite singular)
euroar (indefinite plural)
euroane (definite plural)


os

osen (definite singular)
oset (definite singular)
osar (indefinite plural)
os (indefinite plural)
osane (definite plural)
osa (definite plural)

an outlet, estuary, river mouth (where a river runs out of a lake, or enters a lake or the ocean)


os

osen (definite singular)
osar (indefinite plural)
osane (definite plural)


mars

From Latin mārtius (“month of the god Mars”).


nu

nuen (definite singular)
nuar (indefinite plural)
nuane (definite plural)


religion

religionen (definite singular)
religionar (indefinite plural)
religionane (definite plural)


bot

bota (definite singular)
bøter (indefinite plural)
bøtene (definite plural)


date

daten (definite singular)
datar (indefinite plural)
datane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English date. Doublet of dato and datum.

a (romantic) date (pre-arranged meeting between two people)

a person in relation to the other person on a date


hell

hellet (definite singular)
hell (indefinite plural)
hella (definite plural)


is

isen (definite singular)
isar (indefinite plural)
isane (definite plural)

From Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Akin to English ice.


y

yen (definite singular)
yar (indefinite plural)
yane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ýr, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz. Akin to English yew.


and

anda (definite singular)
ender (indefinite plural)
endene (definite plural)
and (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
anda (accusative definite nominative singular)
ender (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
endene (accusative definite nominative plural)
ande- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
ande- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
and (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
andi (accusative definite nominative singular)
ender (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
enderna (accusative definite nominative plural)
andenne (dative definite singular)
andom (dative definite plural)
ondom (dative definite plural)
andar- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
ande- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

and

¹Plural with tonem 1, stemming from older one-syllable forms.

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and

From Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”).


and

anda (definite singular)
ander (indefinite plural)
andene (definite plural)


letter

indefinite plural of lett (non-standard since 2012)


maskin

maskinen (definite singular)
maskinar (indefinite plural)
maskinane (definite plural)
maskina (definite singular)
maskiner (indefinite plural)
maskinene (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná), μηχανή (mēkhanḗ), via Latin machina and French machine.


radio

radioen (definite singular)
radioar (indefinite plural)
radioane (definite plural)

Det vedunderet som me no kallar radio, hev synt det endå klårare. Det er ljosbylgjor som er so små og snøgge, og sume so langsame at ikkje noko menneskjeauga kann uppfanga dei.

The miracle that we now call radio has shown this even clearer. It is light waves that are so small and fast, and some so slow that no human eye can perceive them.


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last f or m (definite singular lasta or lasten, indefinite plural laster or lastar, definite plural lastene or lastane)

lasta (definite singular)
lasten (definite singular)
laster (indefinite plural)
lastar (indefinite plural)
lastene (definite plural)
lastane (definite plural)


radar

radaren (definite singular)
radarar (indefinite plural)
radarane (definite plural)


standard

standarden (definite singular)
standardar (indefinite plural)
standardane (definite plural)

From Old French estandart, via English standard.


henna

hennaen (definite singular)
hennaer (indefinite plural)
hennaar (indefinite plural)
hennaene (definite plural)
hennaane (definite plural)


bit

biten (definite singular)
bitar (indefinite plural)
bitane (definite plural)


bit

bit m (definite singular biten, indefinite plural bit or bitar, definit plural bitane)

biten (definite singular)
bit (indefinite plural)
bitar (indefinite plural)

Borrowed from English bit (“binary digit”).


bit

bitet (definite singular)
bit (indefinite plural)
bita (definite plural)


gas

gasen (definite singular)
gasar (indefinite plural)
gasane (definite plural)


star

staren (definite singular)
starar (indefinite plural)
starane (definite plural)


DNA

DNA-et (definite singular)
DNA (indefinite plural)
DNA-a (definite plural)


sky

skya (definite singular)
skyer (indefinite plural)
skyene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ský. Akin to English sky.


port

porten (definite singular)
portar (indefinite plural)
portane (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian portr m, from late Old Norse port n, ultimately from Latin porta f.

(computing) port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)

(computing) port (female connector of an electronic device)


symptom

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symptom n (definite singular symptomet, indefinite plural symptom, definite plural symptoma)

symptomet (definite singular)
symptom (indefinite plural)
symptoma (definite plural)


penny

English penny, from Middle English peny, from Old English penning, penniġ, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Doublet of penge, penning, and pfennig.


bank

banken (definite singular)
bankar (indefinite plural)
bankane (definite plural)

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”), banca.


pip

pipet (definite singular)
pip (indefinite plural)
pipa (definite plural)


pip

pipen (definite singular)
pipar (indefinite plural)
pipane (definite plural)

ta pipen frå
ta pipen frå#Norwegian_Nynorsk

used in the expression ta pipen frå.
resolve


president

presidenten (definite singular)
presidentar (indefinite plural)
presidentane (definite plural)


million

millionen (definite singular)
millionar (indefinite plural)
millionane (definite plural)


yacht

yachten (definite singular)
yachtar (indefinite plural)
yachtane (definite plural)


ask

asken (definite singular)
askar (indefinite plural)
askane (definite plural)

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz. Akin to English ash.

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior#Translingual

European ash (ash tree) Fraxinus excelsior


general

general m (definite singular generalen, indefinite plural generalar, definite plural generalane)

generalen (definite singular)
generalar (indefinite plural)
generalane (definite plural)


humor

From Latin hūmor, via German Humor and English humour or humor.


dollar

dollaren (definite singular)
dollar (indefinite plural)
dollarane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German daler, via English dollar.


balalaika

balalaika m (definite singular balalaikaen, indefinite plural balalaikaar or balalaikaer, definite plural balalaikaane or balalaikaene)

balalaikaen (definite singular)
balalaikaar (indefinite plural)
balalaikaer (indefinite plural)
balalaikaane (definite plural)
balalaikaene (definite plural)


regime

regimet (definite singular)
regime (indefinite plural)
regima (definite plural)


A

A m (definite singular A-en, indefinite plural A-ar, definite plural A-ane)

A-en (definite singular)
A-ar (indefinite plural)
A-ane (definite plural)


or

ora (definite singular)
orer (indefinite plural)
orene (definite plural)
oren (definite singular)
orar (indefinite plural)
orane (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫlr, órir. Akin to English alder.


tiger

tigeren (definite singular)
tigrar (indefinite plural)
tigrane (definite plural)

Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris#Translingual


ending

endinga (definite singular)
endingar (indefinite plural)
endingane (definite plural)


symbol

symbolet (definite singular)
symbol (indefinite plural)
symbola (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon) via Latin symbolum.


tempo

tempo n (definite singular tempoet, indefinite plural tempo, definite plural tempoa)

tempoet (definite singular)
tempo (indefinite plural)
tempoa (definite plural)


toe

toa (definite singular)
toer (indefinite plural)
toene (definite plural)

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) second (number two in a series)


kiwi

kiwien (definite singular)
kiwiar (indefinite plural)
kiwiane (definite plural)


baby

babyen (definite singular)
babyar (indefinite plural)
babyane (definite plural)


habitat

habitatet (definite singular)
habitat (indefinite plural)
habitata (definite plural)


pigment

pigmentet (definite singular)
pigment (indefinite plural)
pigmenta (definite plural)


rue

rua (definite singular)
ruer (indefinite plural)
ruene (definite plural)

a lump of manure, particularly from a cow


non

nonet (definite singular)
non (indefinite plural)
nona (definite plural)

From Old Norse nón, from Latin nona (hora) (“ninth hour”). Akin to English noon and nones.

Nonshøa

toponym common in Oppdal and Upper Gudbrandsdal

Nonsfjell

toponym, almost not used in Eastern Norway

Nonfjell

toponym, used only in Western and Southern Norway

(historical) the ninth hour after dawn (about 3pm)


astronaut

astronauten (definite singular)
astronautar (indefinite plural)
astronautane (definite plural)


age

agen (definite singular)
agar (indefinite plural)
agane (definite plural)

From Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz. Cognates include English awe.


mi

mi-en (definite singular)
mi-ar (indefinite plural)
mi-ane (definite plural)

From Latin mīra, from the first word of the fourth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively. Through Italian.

(music) mi, a syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.


finale

finalen (definite singular)
finalar (indefinite plural)
finalane (definite plural)


her

heren (definite singular)
herar (indefinite plural)
herane (definite plural)


alligator

alligatoren (definite singular)
alligatorar (indefinite plural)
alligatorane (definite plural)

From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator.


el

short form of elektrisitet, elektrisk, elektro-, used mainly in compound words. It is treated as a noun rather than a prefix, in the same manner as Swedish.


el

elet (definite singular)
el (indefinite plural)
ela (definite plural)


art

art m or f (definite singular arten or arta, indefinite plural artar or arter, definite plural artane or artene)

arten (definite singular)
arta (definite singular)
artar (indefinite plural)
arter (indefinite plural)
artane (definite plural)
artene (definite plural)


lama

lamaen (definite singular)
lamaer (indefinite plural)
lamaar (indefinite plural)
lamaene (definite plural)
lamaane (definite plural)


lama

a lama (Buddhist monk or spiritual leader)


ass

assen (definite singular)
assar (indefinite plural)
assane (definite plural)


martyr

martyren (definite singular)
martyrar (indefinite plural)
martyrane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).


retreat

retreaten (definite singular)
retreatar (indefinite plural)
retreatane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.

a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat


episode

episoden (definite singular)
episodar (indefinite plural)
episodane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion), via French épisode.


diesel

dieselen (definite singular)
dieselar (indefinite plural)
dieselane (definite plural)


fall

fallet (definite singular)
fall (indefinite plural)
falla (definite plural)


NT

NT-et (definite singular)
NT (indefinite plural)
NT-a (definite plural)

Initialism of nytestament or nytestamentet.


hobby

hobbyen (definite singular)
hobbyar (indefinite plural)
hobbyane (definite plural)


adel

adel m (definite singular adelen, indefinite plural adlar, definite plural adlane)

adelen (definite singular)
adlar (indefinite plural)
adlane (definite plural)


finger

fingeren (definite singular)
fingrar (indefinite plural)
fingrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.


not

nota (definite singular)
nøter (indefinite plural)
nøtene (definite plural)

From Old Norse nót, from Proto-Germanic *nōtō (“net; seine”).

nót

alternative spelling of etymology 1 and 2


not

nota (definite singular)
noter (indefinite plural)
notene (definite plural)

(carpentry, mechanics) a groove (as used in a tongue and groove joint)


not

nota (definite singular)
neter (indefinite plural)
netene (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of nøtt (“nut”)


marina

marina m (definite singular marinaen, indefinite plural marinaer or marinaar, definite plural marinaene or marinaane)

marinaen (definite singular)
marinaer (indefinite plural)
marinaar (indefinite plural)
marinaene (definite plural)
marinaane (definite plural)


person

personen (definite singular)
personar (indefinite plural)
personane (definite plural)


safari

safarien (definite singular)
safariar (indefinite plural)
safariane (definite plural)

From Swahili safari (“journey”), from Arabic سَفَر (safar).


green

green m (definite singular greenen, indefinite plural greenar, definite plural greenane)

greenen (definite singular)
greenar (indefinite plural)
greenane (definite plural)

(golf) a green or putting green (the closely mown area surrounding each hole on a golf course)


for

fora (definite singular)
forer (indefinite plural)
forene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic *farō. Related to fara.


for

From Old Norse for, probably derived from earlier Proto-Germanic *furhs.


for

foret (definite singular)
for (indefinite plural)
fora (definite plural)

From Old Norse fóðr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”).


for

From Old Norse fóðr, borrowed from Middle Low German vōder (“sheath, linen”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą.


hole

hola (definite singular)
holer (indefinite plural)
holene (definite plural)


om

omen (definite singular)
omar (indefinite plural)
omane (definite plural)

Compare with Old Norse ómun f (“voice”).


to

toet (definite singular)
to (indefinite plural)
toa (definite plural)

tvu

two, non-standard or Høgnorsk gender-depending

(figurative, by extension) ability, nature


to

toa (definite singular)
tør (indefinite plural)
tørne (definite plural)


hamster

hamsteren (definite singular)
hamsterar (indefinite plural)
hamsterane (definite plural)


NM

NM-et (definite singular)
NM (indefinite plural)
NM-a (definite plural)


time

timen (definite singular)
timar (indefinite plural)
timane (definite plural)

From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō, from *deh₂y- (“to share, divide”). Akin to English time.

Eg har ein time hjå tannlegen.

No er timen komen, Daniel!


case

casen (definite singular)
caset (definite singular)
casar (indefinite plural)
case (indefinite plural)
casane (definite plural)
casa (definite plural)

English case, from Latin cāsus. Doublet of kasus.

a case study; a case as used in a case study


del

delen (definite singular)
delar (indefinite plural)
delane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German dēl, deil, from Old Saxon dēl, from Proto-Germanic *dailą, *dailiz (“part, portion, deal”).


sol

sola (definite singular)
soler (indefinite plural)
solene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl (“sun”).

Sola skin i dag.

Det er sol ute.


sol

sol-en (definite singular)
sol-ar (indefinite plural)
sol-ane (definite plural)

From Latin solve, from the first word of the fifth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively. Through Italian.

(music) sol (a syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale)


sol

From Spanish sol (“sun”), from Latin sōl (“sun”), but also from Latin solidus. This makes it a doublet of sold, sou, solid, and solidus, as well as Norwegian sol f (“sun”) (Etymology 1).

doublet

Det representerer investeringar på 4600 millionar soles [om lag 9 milliardar NOK], presiserer viseministeren.

It represents investments of 4600 million sols [about 9 billion Norwegian kroner], says the vice minister.

sol; the main Peruvian currency since 1991

Alt dette kosta åtte soles.

1981, Gregorio Condori Mamani, translated by Svanaug Steinnes, Indianarliv i Peru, Oslo: Samlaget, page 48:

(historical) the Peruvian currency between 1863 and 1985


sol

solet (definite singular)
sol (indefinite plural)
sola (definite plural)


mine

mina (definite singular)
miner (indefinite plural)
minene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mínir, or from Old French mine.


positron

positronet (definite singular)
positron (indefinite plural)
positrona (definite plural)


boss

(Bergen dialect) alternative form of bos


hi

hiet (definite singular)
hi (indefinite plural)
hia (definite plural)

Bjørnene har gått i hi for vinteren.

The bears have entered their lairs for the winter.


minister

ministeren (definite singular)
ministrar (indefinite plural)
ministrane (definite plural)

(government) minister (a politician who heads a ministry)


son

sonen (definite singular)
søner (indefinite plural)
sønene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHnús.

Han hadde to søner.


tin

tìn (canonical neuter)
tìnet (definite singular)


rose

rosa (definite singular)
roser (indefinite plural)
rosene (definite plural)

From Latin rosa, via Old Norse rós and rósa.


graffiti

graffitien (definite singular)
graffitiar (indefinite plural)
graffitiane (definite plural)

From Italian graffiti, plural of graffito.


fellah

fellahen (definite singular)
fellaher (indefinite plural)
fellahar (indefinite plural)
fellahene (definite plural)
fellahane (definite plural)

From Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”).


acre

Borrowed from English acre. Doublet of åker.

an acre (an English unit of land area (symbol: ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters)


mutt

mutten (definite singular)
muttar (indefinite plural)
muttane (definite plural)

From Northern Sami muottá, genitive and accusative singular of muoddá.

mudd

alternative form based on the nominative form of the Samic origin


argument

argumentet (definite singular)
argument (indefinite plural)
argumenta (definite plural)


vers

verset (definite singular)
vers (indefinite plural)
versa (definite plural)

From Old Norse vers, versi, from Latin versus.


vert

verten (definite singular)
vertar (indefinite plural)
vertane (definite plural)


fella

fella (definite singular)
feller (indefinite plural)
fellor (indefinite plural)
fellene (definite plural)
fellone (definite plural)

From Old Norse fella. Akin to English fell.


al

alet (definite singular)
al (indefinite plural)
ala (definite plural)


love

loven (definite singular)
lovar (indefinite plural)
lovane (definite plural)


as

aset (definite singular)
as (indefinite plural)
asa (definite plural)

From asa (“to swell”) and asa (“to struggle”).


moro

From mot (“mind”) + ro (“pleasure, delight”). Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.


regina

reginaa (definite singular)
reginaer (indefinite plural)
reginaene (definite plural)


talent

talentet (definite singular)
talent (indefinite plural)
talenta (definite plural)


arm

armen (definite singular)
armar (indefinite plural)
armane (definite plural)

From Old Norse armr m, from Proto-Germanic *armaz m. Akin to English arm.


re

re-en (definite singular)
re-ar (indefinite plural)
re-ane (definite plural)

Through 17th century Italian. The first syllable of Latin resonāre (“to resound”), the first word of the second line of the medieval hymn Ut queant laxis, from which the solfège syllables were taken because its successive lines started each on the next note of the scale.

(music) re a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.


bal

Det blir berre bal om me prøvar å gjera det no.

It will only cause bother if we try to do that now.

bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)


knee

(Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of kne


angel

angelen (definite singular)
anglar (indefinite plural)
anglane (definite plural)


bel

belen (definite singular)
bel (indefinite plural)
belane (definite plural)

bel (logarithmic measure of sound pressure)


bel

belet (definite singular)
bel (indefinite plural)
bela (definite plural)


smell

smell n smell (canonical masculine)
smellet (definite singular)
smell (indefinite plural)
smella (definite plural)
smellen (definite singular)
smellar (indefinite plural)
smellane (definite plural)


smell

smellen (definite singular)
smellar (indefinite plural)
smellane (definite plural)


song

songen (definite singular)
songar (indefinite plural)
songane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sǫngr. Akin to English song.

Kven er det som syng denne songen?


ilke

ilken (definite singular)
ilkar (indefinite plural)
ilkane (definite plural)


kind

kinden (definite singular)
kindar (indefinite plural)
kindane (definite plural)
kindet (definite singular)
kind (indefinite plural)
kinda (definite plural)

From Old Norse kind f, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis. Akin to English kind.


pizza

pizzaen (definite singular)
pizzaer (indefinite plural)
pizzaar (indefinite plural)
pizzaene (definite plural)
pizzaane (definite plural)


tak

taket (definite singular)
tak (indefinite plural)
taka (definite plural)

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).


ban

From Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną.

(dialectal) alternative form of barn (“child”)


lam

lammet (definite singular)
lam (indefinite plural)
lamma (definite plural)

(by extension, Christianity, figurative) Christ as sacrificial lamb


bad

badet (definite singular)
bad (indefinite plural)
bada (definite plural)

eit varmt bad


ver

veret (definite singular)
ver (indefinite plural)
vera (definite plural)


ver

veren (definite singular)
verar (indefinite plural)
verane (definite plural)


bullshit

bullshiten (definite singular)
bullshitet (definite singular)

Borrowed from English bullshit. In oral use since 1950-s or even before (written form attested in Norwegian Bokmål source as bullskitt in 1959).


dua

dua (definite singular)
duer (indefinite plural)
duor (indefinite plural)
duene (definite plural)
duone (definite plural)


stand

standen (definite singular)
standar (indefinite plural)
standane (definite plural)

From the old verb stande (replaced by stå).


stand

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stand m (definite singular standen, indefinite plural stender, definite plural stendene)

standen (definite singular)
stender (indefinite plural)
stendene (definite plural)
standet (definite singular)
stand (indefinite plural)
standa (definite plural)

From German Stand, probably through Danish. Doublet of Etymology 1.


stand

From English stand. Doublet of Etymology 1.


man

mana (definite singular)
maner (indefinite plural)
manene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫn, from Proto-Germanic *manō.


chat

chaten (definite singular)
chatar (indefinite plural)
chatane (definite plural)


hand

handa (definite singular)
hender (indefinite plural)
hendene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. Akin to English hand.


felt

feltet (definite singular)
felt (indefinite plural)
felta (definite plural)


dart

darten (definite singular)
dartar (indefinite plural)
dartane (definite plural)


egg

egget (definite singular)
egg (indefinite plural)
egga (definite plural)
Historical inflection of egg

nn-noun-infl

Egg <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>

egg <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>

From Old Norse egg n, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Akin to English egg.


egg

eggen (definite singular)
egga (definite singular)
eggar (indefinite plural)
egger (indefinite plural)
eggane (definite plural)
eggene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of egg

Egg <abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr>

From Old Norse egg f, from Proto-Germanic *agjō f (“edge, corner”), and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eḱ-. Cognates include English edge and German Ecke.

an edge (the thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe)


hår

håret (definite singular)
hår (indefinite plural)
håra (definite plural)

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Akin to English hair.


lit

Eg set min lit til Gud.


lit

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lìt m (definite singular lìten, indefinite plural lìter or lìtir, definite plural lìterne or lìtine)

lìt (canonical masculine)
lìten (definite singular)
lìter (indefinite plural)
lìtir (indefinite plural)
lìterne (definite plural)
lìtine (definite plural)


finn

finnen (definite singular)
finnar (indefinite plural)
finnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse finnr, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Possibly from a word for nomadic people. Doublet of finne.

fjellfinn

mountain Sami; someone who’s not good at sea

(archaic) Sami; member of the Sami people


tundra

tundraen (definite singular)
tundraer (indefinite plural)
trundraar (indefinite plural)
tundraene (definite plural)
tundraane (definite plural)

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).


bind

bindet (definite singular)
bind (indefinite plural)
binda (definite plural)

a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)

a volume
a single book in a multi-book format


bed

bedet (definite singular)
bed (indefinite plural)
beda (definite plural)


bed

beden (definite singular)
bedar (indefinite plural)
bedane (definite plural)


bend

bendet (definite singular)
bend (indefinite plural)
benda (definite plural)


grind

grinda (definite singular)
grinder (indefinite plural)
grindene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of grind

Ha att grinda!

A hinged gate across a road or path where it is intersected by a fence.


led

leden (definite singular)
leder (indefinite plural)
ledar (indefinite plural)
ledene (definite plural)
ledane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse liðr m, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Doublet of ledd n, although formerly considered alternative forms. Cognates include Icelandic liður, Danish led, Dutch lid and dialectal English lith.

(anatomy) a joint or a movable body part adjacent to it

a single part within a whole, especially a sequence


led

ledet (definite singular)
led (indefinite plural)
leda (definite plural)

From Old Norse hlið n, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. Akin to English lid. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).


led

leda (definite singular)
leder (indefinite plural)
ledene (definite plural)


led

led-en (definite singular)
led-ar (indefinite plural)
led-ane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English LED (“light-emitting diode”).


rid

rida (definite singular)
ridi (definite singular)
rider (indefinite plural)
ridene (definite plural)


storm

stormen (definite singular)
stormar (indefinite plural)
stormane (definite plural)

From Old Norse stormr, from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Akin to English storm.

inh

Ein kraftig storm er venta seinare i dag.

A strong storm is expected to hit later today.

storm (a very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane)


sprang

spranget (definite singular)
sprang (indefinite plural)
spranga (definite plural)

Tidi gjeng sin jamne Gang: ingi Kvild og inkje Sprang.

Time goes steadily on: no rest and no leap.


rode

roda (definite singular)
roder (indefinite plural)
rodene (definite plural)

From Old Norse roti m, from Middle Low German.

(military) soldiers standing in a specific relation to each other in specific formations


ran

ranet (definite singular)
ran (indefinite plural)
rana (definite plural)


bog

Inherited from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús.


bog

Inherited from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Takk for bogjå

1996, Tobias Skretting, Attemed ånå, page 90:

Eg kan nok bli frelst etter bogjå, men ikkje ette det vonde hjerta mitt.

1957, Reinert Ersdal, quoting Andreas Mjaasund, Bakke kyrkje: Krosskyrkja 200 år, [Flekkefjord]: [Soknerådet?]:

I might be saved by the book, but not by my evil heart.


ideal

idealet (definite singular)
ideal (indefinite plural)
ideala (definite plural)

From French idéal, from Late Latin ideālis (“existing in idea”), from Latin idea (“idea”).


won

wonen (definite singular)
wonar (indefinite plural)
wonane (definite plural)


tore

tora (definite singular)
torer (indefinite plural)
torene (definite plural)

Connected to Old Norse Þórr (“Tor, Thor”).


torn

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torn m (definite singular tornen, indefinite plural tornar, definite plural tornane)

tornen (definite singular)
tornar (indefinite plural)
tornane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Compare Danish torn, Swedish törne, Icelandic þyrnir, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.


stank

stanken (definite singular)
stankar (indefinite plural)
stankane (definite plural)


rod

rodet (definite singular)
rod (indefinite plural)
roda (definite plural)


rod

roden (definite singular)
rodar (indefinite plural)
rodane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hróðr, from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz.

praise, fame, honour (only used in given names)


fit

fit f (definite singular fita or fiti, indefinite plural fitjar or fiter, definite plural fitjane or fitene)

fita (definite singular)
fiti (definite singular)
fitjar (indefinite plural)
fiter (indefinite plural)
fitjane (definite plural)
fitene (definite plural)


sot

sota (definite singular)
sotet (definite singular)

From Old Norse sót, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą.


sting

sting m (definite singular stingen, indefinite plural stingar or stinger, definite plural stingane or stingene)

stingen (definite singular)
stingar (indefinite plural)
stinger (indefinite plural)
stingane (definite plural)
stingene (definite plural)

From the verb stinga, from Old Norse stinga, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą.
(pain): May be a calque of English stitch


sting

stinget (definite singular)
sting (indefinite plural)
stinga (definite plural)


ven

venen (definite singular)
vener (indefinite plural)
venar (indefinite plural)
venene (definite plural)
venane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from the Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”). Related to Latin venus (“beauty”).

der

Han er venen min.
He’s my friend.


stork

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stork m (definite singular storken, indefinite plural storkar, definite plural storkane)

storken (definite singular)
storkar (indefinite plural)
storkane (definite plural)


hit

hita (definite singular)
hiter (indefinite plural)
hitene (definite plural)

From Old Norse hít. Compare Faroese hít (“condom”).

a leather bag (usually made from a hide in a single piece)

(dialectal, derogatory) used of a woman, especially in compounds


fly

flyet (definite singular)
fly (indefinite plural)
flya (definite plural)

Clipping of flygemaskin (“flying machine”).

clipping

Skunda deg, elles misser du flyet ditt!

plane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft


fly

From Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą.


fly

flya (definite singular)
flyer (indefinite plural)
flyene (definite plural)

Compare with flye n (“flying insect”) and English fly.


fly

Uncertain, though may be related to flyta (“to float”).


hold

holdet (definite singular)
hold (indefinite plural)
holda (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse hold. Compare Icelandic hold, Danish huld and Swedish hull. Attested in a magic spell from Setesdal by J.E. Moe written as haall.


krit

kritet (definite singular)
krit (indefinite plural)
krita (definite plural)

(uncountable) (mineralogy) chalk (a soft and porous form of limestone)

(countable) (a stick of) chalk (used for writing and drawing)


bol

bolen (definite singular)
bolar (indefinite plural)
bolane (definite plural)


bol

bolet (definite singular)
bol (indefinite plural)
bola (definite plural)


bol

Ellipsis and clipping of anabole steroidar.


bol

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bol n (definite singular bole, indefinite plural bol, definite plural bola)

bole (definite singular)
bol (indefinite plural)
bola (definite plural)

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Siaa Bole dæ laga taa Rætter

1711, “Æg vil tæ Giæstebu gange”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 83:

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bord


basis

basisen (definite singular)
basisar (indefinite plural)
basisane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis) via Latin basis, whence also the doublet base.


bag

bagen (definite singular)
bagar (indefinite plural)
bagane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English bag, from Old Norse baggi. Doublet of bagge.

A purse more or less similar to a bag or sack.

(on a baby carriage) a detachable part of the carriage to lie on.


krok

kroken (definite singular)
krokar (indefinite plural)
krokane (definite plural)


plenum

plenumet (definite singular)
plenum (indefinite plural)
plenuma (definite plural)


sog

soget (definite singular)
sog (indefinite plural)
soga (definite plural)


gull

From Old Norse gull and goll, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą. Akin to English gold.


himmel

himmelen (definite singular)
himlar (indefinite plural)
himlane (definite plural)

From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.


lem

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lem (definite singular lemmen or lemen, indefinite plural lemmar or lemmer or lemar or lemer, definite plural lammane or lemmene or lemane or lemene)

lemmen (definite singular)
lemen (definite singular)
lemmar (indefinite plural)
lemmer (indefinite plural)
lemar (indefinite plural)
lemer (indefinite plural)
lammane (definite plural)
lemmene (definite plural)
lemane (definite plural)
lemene (definite plural)

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”) (compare English limb).


lem

lemmen (definite singular)
lemmar (indefinite plural)
lemmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hlemmr, from Proto-Germanic *hlammiz, as also Icelandic hlemmur.


by

byen (definite singular)
byar (indefinite plural)
byane (definite plural)

From Old Norse býr m, from Proto-Germanic *būwiz. Doublet of bø.

town, city (regardless of population size or land area)


nit

nitet (definite singular)
nit (indefinite plural)
nita (definite plural)


nit

niten (definite singular)
nitar (indefinite plural)
nitane (definite plural)


rim

rimet (definite singular)
rim (indefinite plural)
rima (definite plural)

From Old Norse rím, from Old French rime.


rim

From Old Norse hrím. Akin to English rime.


bil

bilen (definite singular)
bilar (indefinite plural)
bilane (definite plural)

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil. This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.


bil

bìl n (definite singular bìlet, indefinite plural bìl, definite plural bìli)

bìl (canonical neuter)
bìlet (definite singular)
bìl (indefinite plural)
bìli (definite plural)


do

doen (definite singular)
doet (definite singular)
doar (indefinite plural)
do (indefinite plural)
doane (definite plural)
doa (definite plural)

Possibly an abbreviation of "do-hūs" ("do house") from Middle Low German dōn.


do

do-en (definite singular)
do-ar (indefinite plural)
do-ane (definite plural)

From the name of musicologist Giovanni Battista Doni, who suggested replacing the original ut with an open syllable for ease of singing. First found in Italian.

(music) do, a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.


plasma

plasmaet (definite singular)
plasma (indefinite plural)
plasmaa (definite plural)


fluid

fluidet (definite singular)
fluid (indefinite plural)
fluida (definite plural)


nonen (definite singular)
nonar (indefinite plural)
nonane (definite plural)
nonen (definite masculine singular)
nonar (indefinite masculine plural)
nonane (definite masculine plural)

(music) An interval of 13 (liten none) or 14 (stor none) halftones.


make

maken (definite singular)
makar (indefinite plural)
makane (definite plural)

a mate (especially animals and birds), a spouse


laser

laseren (definite singular)
laserar (indefinite plural)
laserane (definite plural)


tall

talla (definite singular)
talli (definite singular)
taller (indefinite plural)
tallene (definite plural)


hare

haren (definite singular)
harar (indefinite plural)
harane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse heri, from Proto-Germanic *hasô. Akin to English hare.

a hare, a small animal of the genus Lepus


piano

pianoet (definite singular)
piano (indefinite plural)
pianoa (definite plural)


lake

laken (definite singular)
lakar (indefinite plural)
lakane (definite plural)


lake

(fish) burbot, eelpout (species Lota lota)


near

From Old Norse niðar, nominative and accusative plural of nið f (“waning moon”).

a lunar phase of an old moon, i.e. period of time in which the moon is waning


organ

organet (definite singular)
organ (indefinite plural)
organa (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), via Latin organum.

an organ (publication which represents an organisation)


let

leten (definite singular)
leter (indefinite plural)
letar (indefinite plural)
letene (definite plural)
letane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse litr (“colour”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz. Related to Old Norse líta (“to see”).


show

showet (definite singular)
show (indefinite plural)
showa (definite plural)


sand

sanden (definite singular)
sandar (indefinite plural)
sandane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, *sandaz. Akin to English sand.

når tårene renn vekk i sanda

1983, Marit Kaldhol, Lattermilde laken, Oslo: Samlaget, page 87:


penis

penisen (definite singular)
penisar (indefinite plural)
penisane (definite plural)


baron

baronen (definite singular)
baronar (indefinite plural)
baronane (definite plural)

From Old Norse barún, from Old French baron.


dust

dusten (definite singular)
dustar (indefinite plural)
dustane (definite plural)

From Old Norse dust (dust particle), compare with dustete.


dust

dusta (definite singular)
duster (indefinite plural)
dustene (definite plural)


plate

plata (definite singular)
plater (indefinite plural)
platene (definite plural)

From Old Norse plata, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”).


fil

fila (definite singular)
filer (indefinite plural)
filene (definite plural)

Borrowed from Swedish, from Old French. In the sense of a "computer file" it is borrowed from English file. Both the English and Swedish origins ultimately derive from Latin filum.


fil

Possibly shortened from Danish pamfilius. However, it might also be a native clipping of pamfil.


mandarin

mandarinen (definite singular)
mandarinar (indefinite plural)
mandarinane (definite plural)

From Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), Malay menteri, manteri, and Portuguese mandarim.

(uncountable) Mandarin (official language in China)

a mandarin ((formerly) a Chinese official; (now) a bureaucrat)


molding

moldingen (definite singular)
moldingar (indefinite plural)
moldingane (definite plural)


halm

halmen (definite singular)
halmar (indefinite plural)
halmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse halmr, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic hálmur, Swedish and Danish halm, German Halm and English haulm.


bo

From Middle Low German behof (compare behov).

Eg har bo for ein hammar.

(uncountable, usually with ha, uncommon) a need


syn

synet (definite singular)
syn (indefinite plural)
syna (definite plural)
syna (definite singular)
syner (indefinite plural)
synene (definite plural)

sight, eyesight, vision (ability to see)

eit vakkert syn


meter

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meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterane or metrane)

meteren (definite singular)
meter (indefinite plural)
meterane (definite plural)
metrane (definite plural)

a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)


far

faren (definite singular)
fedrar (indefinite plural)
fedrane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of far

Inherited from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare longer version fader.


far

faret (definite singular)
far (indefinite plural)
fara (definite plural)

From Old Norse far, from Proto-Germanic *farą.


base

basen (definite singular)
basar (indefinite plural)
basane (definite plural)

From English base, and French base (in chemistry). Ultimately from Latin basis and a doublet of basis.


sal

salen (definite singular)
salar (indefinite plural)
salane (definite plural)

From Old Norse salr, from Proto-Germanic *saliz.

a large room in which parties and meetings and similar are held; a hall


sal

From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.


sal

salet (definite singular)
sal (indefinite plural)
sala (definite plural)


rise

risen (definite singular)
risar (indefinite plural)
risane (definite plural)

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.


proton

protonet (definite singular)
proton (indefinite plural)
protona (definite plural)


clutch

clutchen (definite singular)
clutchar (indefinite plural)
clutchane (definite plural)

a clutch (device between engine and gearbox)

(short form of) clutch pedal (as in English)


bass

bassen (definite singular)
bassar (indefinite plural)
bassane (definite plural)

(music) bass (musical range, person, instrument or group performing in the base range)

(music) short for bassgitar (bass guitar) or kontrabass (double bass)


ring

ringen (definite singular)
ringar (indefinite plural)
ringane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

The ring, place where sports such as boxing takes place


run

runa (definite singular)
runer (indefinite plural)
runene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rún f (“rune, secret”), from Proto-Norse *ᚱᚢᚾᚢ (*runu /rūnu/), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō. Akin to English roun (“secret; rune”).

taka run på ein

Han [Johan] hadde den hausten lege i trætta med Omund Horpestad um ein kvernastad, og daa hadde han truga med at han skulde taka run paa Omund. So sa i minsto Omund Horpestad daa han bad lensmannen, Mons Øksnavad, stemna Johans til Haugs-tinget ²⁷/₁₁ 1650.

1911, Torkell Mauland, Trolldom [Witchcraft], page 147:

He [Johans] had that autumn been in a quarrel with Omund Horpestad about a milling place, and had then threatened with using witchcraft on Omund. This is at least what Omund Horpestad told when he asked the sheriff, Mons Øksnavad, to subpoena Johans to the Haugating at 27th November 1650.

(chiefly in the plural):
secret or magic aids

(chiefly in the plural):
rune (a letter of runic alphabet)


matter

indefinite plural of matte (Etymology 1)


gram

grammet (definite singular)
gram (indefinite plural)
gramma (definite plural)

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).


squash

squashen (definite singular)
squashar (indefinite plural)
squashane (definite plural)


pub

puben (definite singular)
pubar (indefinite plural)
pubane (definite plural)

From British English pub (“public house”).


mana

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


live

From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

(rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements


hydrogen

head

hydrogen n (definite singular hydrogenet)


inngang

inngangen (definite singular)
inngangar (indefinite plural)
inngangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz.


tuft

tufta (definite singular)
tufter (indefinite plural)
tuftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tupt, topt, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz and/or *tumftō. Doublet of tomt. Compare Faroese toft and Icelandic tóft.

… der han sjølv heve Tufterna gravet
og set sjølv sine Hus uppaa deim.
… where he has dug the grounds
and sets his houses on them.


ball

ballen (definite singular)
ballar (indefinite plural)
ballane (definite plural)

palatalized, Trøndelag and Northern Norway

a ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)


ball

ballet (definite singular)
ball (indefinite plural)
balla (definite plural)

ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)


nut

nuten (definite singular)
nutar (indefinite plural)
nutane (definite plural)


sake

saken (definite singular)
sakar (indefinite plural)
sakane (definite plural)

From Japanese 酒 (sake, “alcoholic drink”).


bly

lead (material and chemical element, symbol Pb)


salt

saltet (definite singular)
salt (indefinite plural)
salta (definite plural)

From Old Norse salt (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old High German salz, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls.


dump

dumpen (definite singular)
dumpar (indefinite plural)
dumpane (definite plural)
dumpa (definite singular)
dumper (indefinite plural)
dumpene (definite plural)

a dip, hollow, depression, bump (hole in the road)


dump

dumpet (definite singular)
dump (indefinite plural)
dumpa (definite plural)


t

(historical) Initialism of tilfredsstillande (academic grade).

(music) Abbreviation of tonika (“tonic”).


rate

raten (definite singular)
ratar (indefinite plural)
ratane (definite plural)

månadlege ratar


opinion

opinionen (definite singular)
opinionar (indefinite plural)
opinionane (definite plural)


mase

masa (definite singular)
maser (indefinite plural)
masene (definite plural)

Jadå, masa!


wire

wiren (definite singular)
wirar (indefinite plural)
wirane (definite plural)


party

partyet (definite singular)
party (indefinite plural)
partya (definite plural)


masker

indefinite plural of maske (Etymology 1)

indefinite feminine plural of maske (Etymology 2)


sofa

sofaen (definite singular)
sofaer (indefinite plural)
sofaar (indefinite plural)
sofaene (definite plural)
sofaane (definite plural)


band

bandet (definite singular)
band (indefinite plural)
banda (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse band, akin to English bond.


start

starten (definite singular)
startar (indefinite plural)
startane (definite plural)


namn

namnet (definite singular)
namn (indefinite plural)
namna (definite plural)

From Old Norse namn, nafn, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Akin to English name.

Kva er namnet ditt?


pass

passet (definite singular)
pass (indefinite plural)
passa (definite plural)


note

noten (definite singular)
notar (indefinite plural)
notane (definite plural)

a note (communication between governments)


pipe

pipa (definite singular)
piper (indefinite plural)
pipene (definite plural)

From Old Norse pípa, from Old Saxon *pīpa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpǭ.

a pipe (e.g. organ pipe or tobacco pipe)


magnesia

From Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía).


mark

marka (definite singular)
marker (indefinite plural)
markene (definite plural)


mark

mark f (definite singular marka, indefinite plural merker or (currency) mark, definite plural merker)

marka (definite singular)
merker (indefinite plural)
mark (indefinite plural)
merker (definite plural)

a unit of measure equivalent to 250 grams

any of various European monetary units, including in Finland (1861-1999) and Germany (1948-1999)

(numismatics, historical) an old Norwegian coin

a mark
an old Norwegian coin
a coin worth 8 øre

(19th century) a coin worth 24 shillings or 1/5 taler

a mark
an old Norwegian coin
a coin worth 24 shillings or 1/5 taler

det kosta 50 mark

(historical) a Norwegian unit used to measure the taxability of property


mark

marken (definite singular)
markar (indefinite plural)
markane (definite plural)


mark

market (definite singular)
mark (indefinite plural)
marka (definite plural)


drag

draget (definite singular)
drag (indefinite plural)
draga (definite plural)

From Old Norse drag, related to dra (“to pull, drag”).

Han tok eit drag av sigaretten.

a pull, drag (the act of pulling, dragging)

Eg tek til å få draget på dette.


mal

malen (definite singular)
malar (indefinite plural)
malane (definite plural)


handling

handlinga (definite singular)
handlingar (indefinite plural)
handlingane (definite plural)

the plot or storyline, in a work of fiction


ile

ila (definite singular)
iler (indefinite plural)
ilene (definite plural)

Perhaps related to Middle Low German ilen or German eilen.


ile

ilen (definite singular)
ilar (indefinite plural)
ilane (definite plural)


hun

hunen (definite singular)
hunar (indefinite plural)
hunane (definite plural)

From Old Norse húnn (“bear cub”), from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz.


hun

back part of a log that might still be used as a plank


hun

a Hun (a member of a nomadic tribe from Central Asia)


aa

aai (definite singular)
aaer (indefinite plural)
aair (indefinite plural)
aaerne (definite plural)
aaine (definite plural)


mare

mara (definite singular)
marer (indefinite plural)
marene (definite plural)


nitrogen

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet)


original

originalen (definite singular)
originalar (indefinite plural)
originalane (definite plural)

From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.


eng

enga (definite singular)
enger (indefinite plural)
engene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of eng

From Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō.


rifle

rifla (definite singular)
rifler (indefinite plural)
riflene (definite plural)


image

image m or n (definite singular imagen or imaget, indefinite plural imagar or image, definite plural imagane or imaga)

imagen (definite singular)
imaget (definite singular)
imagar (indefinite plural)
image (indefinite plural)
imagane (definite plural)
imaga (definite plural)

image (how one wishes to be perceived by others)


nazi

nazien (definite singular)
naziar (indefinite plural)
naziane (definite plural)

a person, who fanatically follows very strict rules (but not necessary enforcing them for others)


fjell

fjellet (definite singular)
fjell (indefinite plural)
fjella (definite plural)

From Old Norse fjall. Akin to English fell.


file

filen (definite singular)
filar (indefinite plural)
filane (definite plural)


ruin

ruinen (definite singular)
ruinar (indefinite plural)
ruinane (definite plural)

ruin (often in plural form when referring to buildings)


damp

dampen (definite singular)
dampar (indefinite plural)
dampane (definite plural)

From German Low German Damp (compare dampen, Dampen n).


hjerte

hjerte (definite singular hjertet, indefinite plural hjerte, definite plural hjerta or hjerti)

hjertet (definite singular)
hjerte (indefinite plural)
hjerta (definite plural)
hjerti (definite plural)


ABC

ABC-a (definite singular)
ABC-er (indefinite plural)
ABC-ene (definite plural)


tisdag

tisdagen (definite singular)
tisdagar (indefinite plural)
tisdagane (definite plural)


måndag

måndagen (definite singular)
måndagar (indefinite plural)
måndagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a calque of Latin dies lunae. Compare Swedish måndag, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål mandag, Icelandic mánudagur, Faroese mánadagur.


torsdag

torsdagen (definite singular)
torsdagar (indefinite plural)
torsdagane (definite plural)

[ˈtʰu(ː)ʃ.d̠̥ɐ̞ːɡ]

From Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis.


fredag

fredagen (definite singular)
fredagar (indefinite plural)
fredagane (definite plural)

From Old Norse frjádagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”), a Germanic calque of the Latin dies Veneris (“friday”).


vond

vonden (definite singular)
vondar (indefinite plural)
vondarne (definite plural)
vondane (definite plural)


host

hostet (definite singular)
host (indefinite plural)
hosta (definite plural)


host

hosten (definite singular)
hostar (indefinite plural)
hostane (definite plural)


blod

Inherited from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”). Cognates include English blood, German Blut, and German Low German Blood, Bloot.


tare

taren (definite singular)
tarar (indefinite plural)
tarane (definite plural)

From Old Norse þari. Cognate with Faroese tari, Icelandic þari. Perhaps from a Proto-Germanic *þarhô, from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to twist”).

inh

kelp (seaweed of the order Laminariales)


rein

reinen (definite singular)
reinar (indefinite plural)
reinane (definite plural)

[…] renna i Kapp med Reinen, um Raasi er tung og vaat: Dat maa ein Galning vera, som so vil fara aat.

To race against the reindeer, if the road is soggy and wet: It must be a madman who wants to act like that.

Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus#Translingual


jaguar

jaguaren (definite singular)
jaguarar (indefinite plural)
jaguarane (definite plural)

From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara.

Panthera onca
Panthera onca#Translingual


eve

even (definite singular)
evar (indefinite plural)
evane (definite plural)

From Old Norse efa, ifa. Compare also with earlier ivast.


eve

eva (definite singular)
ever (indefinite plural)
evene (definite plural)


null m null (canonical neuter)
nullen (definite singular)
nullar (indefinite plural)
nullane (definite plural)
nullet (definite singular)
nulla (definite plural)

zero (numeric symbol of zero), nought, nil

a nobody or nonentity (derogatory about a person)


tre

treet (definite singular)
tre (indefinite plural)
trea (definite plural)

From Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic *trewą, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Akin to English tree.

Trea i skogen var gamle.


sei

seien (definite singular)
seiar (indefinite plural)
seiane (definite plural)

Pollachius virens
Pollachius virens#Translingual


dame

dama (definite singular)
damer (indefinite plural)
damene (definite plural)

From Latin domina, via Old French dame and late Old Norse damma.


due

dua (definite singular)
duer (indefinite plural)
duene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Danish due, Swedish duva, Icelandic dúfa, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.

A bird of the family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves.


CD

CD-en (definite singular)
CD-ar (indefinite plural)
CD-ane (definite plural)


duo

head

duo m (definite singular duoen, indefinite plural duoar, definite plural duoane)

duoen (definite singular)
duoar (indefinite plural)
duoane (definite plural)


rot

rota (definite singular)
røter (indefinite plural)
røtene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of rot

nn-noun-infl

Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

From Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. Akin to English root.


rot

Det er for mykje rot på loftet. Me må rydda.

The attic is a mess. We have to tidy it up.

Når me prøver å samarbeida med dei, blir det berre rot.

When we try working with them, it just turns into chaos.


mot

motet (definite singular)
mot (indefinite plural)
mota (definite plural)


ham

hamen (definite singular)
hamar (indefinite plural)
hamane (definite plural)

skin or slough (discarded skin of certain animals)


kilometer

head

kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerane or kilometrane)

kilometeren (definite singular)
kilometer (indefinite plural)
kilometerane (definite plural)
kilometrane (definite plural)


TV

TV-en (definite singular)
TV-ar (indefinite plural)
TV-ane (definite plural)

Dei likar ikkje å sjå på TV.


tank

tanken (definite singular)
tankar (indefinite plural)
tankane (definite plural)

a tank (closed container for liquids or gases)

armoured fighting vehicle
armoured fighting vehicle#English

(military, nonstandard since 2005) a tank (armoured fighting vehicle) ((pre-2005) alternative form of tanks)


millimeter

millimeter m (definite singular millimeteren, indefinite plural millimeter, definite plural millimeterane or millimetrane)

millimeteren (definite singular)
millimeter (indefinite plural)
millimeterane (definite plural)
millimetrane (definite plural)


centimeter

centimeter m (definite singular centimeteren, indefinite plural centimeter, definite plural centimeterane or centimetrane)

centimeteren (definite singular)
centimeter (indefinite plural)
centimeterane (definite plural)
centimetrane (definite plural)

a centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)


stein

steinen (definite singular)
steinar (indefinite plural)
steinane (definite plural)

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz. Akin to English stone.
(smoking): The adjective is a Calque of English stoned.

pip (e.g. in citrus fruit, grapes, cherries)


helium

(uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)


genus

genus m or n (definite singular genusen or genuset, indefinite plural genera or genus, definite plural genera or generaa or genusa or genusane)

genusen (definite singular)
genuset (definite singular)
genera (indefinite plural)
genus (indefinite plural)
genera (definite plural)
generaa (definite plural)
genusa (definite plural)
genusane (definite plural)


grue

grua (definite singular)
gruer (indefinite plural)
gruene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German [Term?], related to gruve (“mine”) and grav (“grave”).


delta

deltaen (definite singular)
deltaer (indefinite plural)
deltaar (indefinite plural)
deltaene (definite plural)
deltaane (definite plural)


delta

deltaet (definite singular)
delta (indefinite plural)
deltaa (definite plural)

A specialized use of delta (Etymology 2).


milliliter

milliliter m (definite singular milliliteren, indefinite plural milliliter, definite plural milliliterane or millilitrane)

milliliteren (definite singular)
milliliter (indefinite plural)
milliliterane (definite plural)
millilitrane (definite plural)

a millilitre, or milliliter (US) (as above)


kappa

(non-standard since 2012) Alternative form of kappe


kappa

kappaen (definite singular)
kappaer (indefinite plural)
kappaar (indefinite plural)
kappaene (definite plural)
kappaane (definite plural)


thorium

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, + -ium.


tellurium

telluriet (definite singular)
tellurium (indefinite plural)
telluria (definite plural)


vanadium

From New Latin vanadium, from Old Norse Vanadis, another name for the goddess Freyja (Norwegian Frøya).


polonium

From New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia.


ol

ola (definite singular)
oler (indefinite plural)
olene (definite plural)


ol

olet (definite singular)
ol (indefinite plural)
ola (definite plural)

(rare) Alternative form of øl (“beer, ale”)


ol

ol n (definite singular ole, indefinite plural ol, definite plural ola)

ole (definite singular)
ol (indefinite plural)
ola (definite plural)

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect, Eastern Norway) Alternative spelling of ord (“word”)

eye dialect spelling; Eastern Norway; eye dialect spelling; Eastern Norway


plutonium

plutonium n (definite singular plutoniumet)


iridium

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) + -ium, presumably via New Latin iridium.


palladium

Named after the asteroid 2 Pallas + -ium.


palladium

palladiet (definite singular)
palladium (indefinite plural)
palladia (definite plural)


test

testen (definite singular)
testar (indefinite plural)
testane (definite plural)


neptunium

neptunium, a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.


xenon

xenon n (definite singular xenonet, singulare tantum)


magnesium

magnesiumen (definite singular)
magnesiumet (definite singular)


kilo

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

kiloen (definite singular)
kilo (indefinite plural)
kiloa (definite plural)
kiloet (definite singular)
kilo (indefinite plural)
kiloa (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
w:NATO Phonetic Alphabet

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.


fe

feet (definite singular)
fe (indefinite plural)
fea (definite plural)

From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu. Cognates include English fee.

(collective, archaic) riches, wealth, property


fe

fea (definite singular)
feer (indefinite plural)
feene (definite plural)

From French fée (“fairy”), from Late Latin fāta, from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).


fag

faget (definite singular)
fag (indefinite plural)
faga (definite plural)

From Middle Low German or German Low German fak; compare with German Fach.


aluminium

aluminium m or n (definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet)

aluminiumen (definite singular)
aluminiumet (definite singular)

aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)


dag

dagen (definite singular)
dagar (indefinite plural)
dagane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of dag
dag (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dagin (accusative definite nominative singular)
daga (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
dagar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
dagané (accusative definite nominative plural)
dagjæ (dative definite singular)
dogó (dative definite plural)

dag

From Old Norse dagr, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”). Akin to English day.

der

the period of time between sunrise and sunset, daytime


gift

gifta (definite singular)
gifter (indefinite plural)
giftene (definite plural)


atom

atomet (definite singular)
atom (indefinite plural)
atoma (definite plural)


mobil

mobilen (definite singular)
mobilar (indefinite plural)
mobilane (definite plural)

cell phone, mobile (short for mobile phone)


neon

neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)


dal

dalen (definite singular)
dalar (indefinite plural)
dalane (definite plural)
dal (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
dalen (accusative definite nominative singular)
dalar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
dalane (accusative definite nominative plural)
dals- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
dale- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

dal

From Old Norse dalr. Cognate with English dale.


never

nevra (definite singular)
nevrar (indefinite plural)
nevrer (indefinite plural)
nevrane (definite plural)
nevrene (definite plural)

Russenorsk: Næver

Inherited from Old Norse næfr. Compare Swedish näver.


dam

dammen (definite singular)
dammar (indefinite plural)
dammane (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian dammr m, from Old Norse damm n. The meaning dam (structure) probably comes from Middle Low German [Term?].


dam

the game of checkers (US) or draughts (UK)


li

lia (definite singular)
lier (indefinite plural)
liene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of li

From Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleytéh₂ (“something leaned, inclined”).

inh

a sloping mountainside or hillside covered with grass or forest.


line

lina (definite singular)
liner (indefinite plural)
linene (definite plural)

a line (a continuous mark through two or more points; a succession of ancestors or descendants; the stated position of an individual or group)


line

a line (a strong rope, cord, string, wire)


croissant

croissanten (definite singular)
croissantar (indefinite plural)
croissantane (definite plural)

Unadapted borrowing from French croissant.


milkshake

milkshaken (definite singular)
milkshakar (indefinite plural)
milkshakane (definite plural)


buss

bussen (definite singular)
bussar (indefinite plural)
bussane (definite plural)

Either a direct shortening of Latin omnibus, "for all", dative plural of omnis, "all", or from English bus, itself a shortening of the Latin word.

Tek du buss til skulen?

Do you get to school by bus? (literally: "do you take bus to the school?")

A bus is a vehicle designed to transport a group of passengers for a distance along a road or a street.

Ein buss er eit kjøretøy som er utforma for å frakte ei mengd passasjerar over ein distanse på veg eller gate. (Buss from Nynorsk edition of Wikipedia])


buss

Uncertain, perhaps akin to butt, "blunt, thick, rounded".


buss

Perhaps from Low German or Dutch, compare boezem and its English cognate and equivalent bosom.

The middel, curved part of a filled sail, fishing net or seine.


buss

From Low German busse, "short case or ring of metal for lining of an axle, shaft or bolt".


bia

bia (definite singular)
bier (indefinite plural)
bior (indefinite plural)
biene (definite plural)
bione (definite plural)


lu

(dialectal) alternative form of lur (“lur, trumpet”)


chassis

chassiset (definite singular)
chassis (indefinite plural)
chassisa (definite plural)


terminal

terminalen (definite singular)
terminalar (indefinite plural)
terminalane (definite plural)

From Latin terminus, via English terminal.


gut

guten (definite singular)
gutar (indefinite plural)
gutane (definite plural)

Possibly from Dutch guit (“troublemaker”).


protestant

head

protestant m (definite singular protestanten, indefinite plural protestantar, definite plural protestantane)

protestanten (definite singular)
protestantar (indefinite plural)
protestantane (definite plural)


alter

alter n (definite singular alteret, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altera)

alteret (definite singular)
alter (indefinite plural)
altera (definite plural)


ne

From Old Norse nið f, possibly from Proto-Germanic *nidwō (“sinking; downfall”).

der

a lunar phase of an old moon, i.e. period of time in which the moon is waning


generator

generatoren (definite singular)
generatorar (indefinite plural)
generatorane (definite plural)


gras

graset (definite singular)
gras (indefinite plural)
grasa (definite plural)

From Old Norse gras. Akin to English grass.


spade

spaden (definite singular)
spadar (indefinite plural)
spadane (definite plural)

kalle ein spade for ein spade

ein spade sand


ho

hoa (definite singular)
hoer (indefinite plural)
hoene (definite plural)

Hoa legg egga oppe i eit tre.


mus

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mus f (definite singular musa, indefinite plural myser or mus, definite plural mysene or musene)

musa (definite singular)
myser (indefinite plural)
mus (indefinite plural)
mysene (definite plural)
musene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mús (nominative and accusative plurals mýss), from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse, a coinage.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic mús, Faroese mús, Danish mus, Swedish mus, German Maus, German Low German Muus, Dutch muis, and English mouse. Indo-European cognates include Albanian mi, Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs), Armenian մուկ (muk), Hindi मूस (mūs), Latin mūs, Persian موش, and Russian мышь (myšʹ).
(computing): Semantic loan from English mouse.

når katter er vekke, dansar musene på bordet

lus

louse; for its morphological similarities

(colloquial, vulgar, anatomy) pussy (female genitalia)


restaurant

restauranten (definite singular)
restaurantar (indefinite plural)
restaurantane (definite plural)


minimum

minimumet (definite singular)
minimum (indefinite plural)
minimuma (definite plural)


transparent

transparenten (definite singular)
transparentar (indefinite plural)
transparentane (definite plural)

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere.

a transparency (for use with a projector)


muse

musa (definite singular)
muser (indefinite plural)
musene (definite plural)


muse

museet (definite singular)
muse (indefinite plural)
musea (definite plural)

From French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).


ti

ti-en (definite singular)
ti-ar (indefinite plural)
ti-ane (definite plural)

Alteration of si, so that every note of the solfège would begin with a different letter.

(music) ti, a syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.


flu

fluet (definite singular)
flu (indefinite plural)
flua (definite plural)

Related to the verb fly (“to fly”). The verb is derived from the noun.

(countable and uncountable, fishing) bait that is strewn out over the surface to attract fish


flu

flua (definite singular)
fluer (indefinite plural)
fluene (definite plural)

a bank or skerry which is underwater at high tide


sole

solen (definite singular)
solar (indefinite plural)
solane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sóli m, from Latin solum (“bottom, ground”).

(anatomy) a sole (bottom or plantar surface of the foot)

(footwear) a sole (bottom of a shoe or boot)


pilot

piloten (definite singular)
pilotar (indefinite plural)
pilotane (definite plural)


manifest

manifestet (definite singular)
manifest (indefinite plural)
manifesta (definite plural)


vegan

veganen (definite singular)
veganar (indefinite plural)
veganane (definite plural)


pure

pureen (definite singular)
purear (indefinite plural)
pureane (definite plural)


tangent

tangenten (definite singular)
tangentar (indefinite plural)
tangentane (definite plural)

From German Tangente, Tangens, ultimately from Latin tangēns.


lava

lava m (definite singular lavaen, indefinite plural lavaer, definite plural lavaene)

lavaen (definite singular)
lavaer (indefinite plural)
lavaene (definite plural)


investor

investoren (definite singular)
investorar (indefinite plural)
investorane (definite plural)


vodka

From Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).


gnu

gnuen (definite singular)
gnuar (indefinite plural)
gnuane (definite plural)

From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe. Ultimately Khoekhoe.


mast

masta (definite singular)
master (indefinite plural)
mastene (definite plural)


ar

aret (definite singular)
ar (indefinite plural)
ara (definite plural)


visa

visa (definite singular)
viser (indefinite plural)
visor (indefinite plural)
visene (definite plural)
visone (definite plural)
Historical inflection of vise


visa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


visa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of visum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of visum


parmesan

From Italian parmigiano (“from Parma”), via French parmesan.


problem

problemet (definite singular)
problem (indefinite plural)
problema (definite plural)


jest

jesten (definite singular)
jestar (indefinite plural)
jestane (definite plural)

From Old Norse jǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast.


lever

levra (definite singular)
levrar (indefinite plural)
levrer (indefinite plural)
levrane (definite plural)
levrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”). Akin to English liver.


bolt

bolten (definite singular)
boltar (indefinite plural)
boltane (definite plural)

From Middle Norwegian boltr, from Middle Low German bolte.


engelsk

Snakkar du engelsk?

Kva for slags karakter har du i engelsk?

Kan ikkje komme, eg må gjere ferdig engelsken.

Can't come, I got to finish my English homework. (literally: "I have to finish the English")

English, school subject, English homework


si

si-en (definite singular)
si-ar (indefinite plural)
si-ane (definite plural)

Acronym of Latin Sancte Ioannes, the phrase ending the hymn Ut queant laxis from earlier words of which the other notes of solfège were derived. A younger alteration, ti, allows for every note of the solfège to begin with a different letter.

(music) si, a syllable used in seventh note of a major scale


si

Akin to the first part of Old Norse síþráðr.

(collective, nautical, dated) tatters of rope used to stop leakage


si

Used only idiomatically in the prepositional phrase på si.


hamlet

hamleten (definite singular)
hamleter (indefinite plural)
hamletar (indefinite plural)
hamletene (definite plural)
hamletane (definite plural)


algebra

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algebra m (definite singular algebraen, indefinite plural algebraer, definite plural algebraene)

algebraen (definite singular)
algebraer (indefinite plural)
algebraene (definite plural)

From Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr), via Medieval Latin algebra.


la

la-en (definite singular)
la-ar (indefinite plural)
la-ane (definite plural)

From Latin labii, from the first word of the sixth line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based because its lines started on each note of the scale successively. Through Italian.

(music) la, a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.


synonymordbok

synonymordboka (definite singular)
synonymordbøker (indefinite plural)
synonymordbøkene (definite plural)


import

importen (definite singular)
importar (indefinite plural)
importane (definite plural)


pianist

pianisten (definite singular)
pianistar (indefinite plural)
pianistane (definite plural)


ohm

ohmen (definite singular)
ohm (indefinite plural)
ohmane (definite plural)

Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm.


papyrus

(usually uncountable) papyrus (plant; writing material)

(countable) papyrus (scroll or document)


slave

slaven (definite singular)
slavar (indefinite plural)
slavane (definite plural)


becquerel

becquerelen (definite singular)
becquerel (indefinite plural)
becquerelane (definite plural)

Named after French physicist A. H. Becquerel (1857–1927).

becquerel (the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second). Symbol: Bq


ampere

amperen (definite singular)
ampere (indefinite plural)
amperane (definite plural)

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.


hertz

hertzen (definite singular)
hertz (indefinite plural)
hertzane (definite plural)

Named after German physicist Heinrich Rufolf Hertz.


real

realen (definite singular)
realar (indefinite plural)
realane (definite plural)

From Spanish and Portuguese real, from Latin rēgālis (“royal”). Doublet of rijal.

"Og han fekk dei 1,500 realarne, Jose Maria, elder rettare: han fekk dei att."

1887, Prosper Mérimée, “Røvarliv i Spania [Letters from Spain]”, in Sjur, transl., Ungdom: franske forteljingar [Youth – French tales], translation of Lettres d'Espagne, page 34:

"And he got those 1,500 reales, Jose Maria, or more accurately: he got them back again."

(historical) a real, one of the former units of currency and coins used in Spain, Portugal and their colonies


real

Han tok til å drikke øl i 6., vin i 7. og vodka i 1. real […]

1991, Ola Grøvdal, Engelen og måsen, page 26:

He began drinking beer in the sixth, wine in the seventh and vodka in the eighth [grade] […]

(education, historical, colloquial) short for realskuleklasse


dash

dashen (definite singular)
dashar (indefinite plural)
dashane (definite plural)


pascal

pascalen (definite singular)
pascal (indefinite plural)
pascalane (definite plural)

Named after French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).


bokmål

bokmålet (definite singular)
bokmål (indefinite plural)
bokmåla (definite plural)

From bok (“book”) + mål (“language”), equivalent to Old Norse bókamál, which meant Latin.

Um den sokallade „falske Fyresetningi,“ at eit Folk skulde sjølv kunna velja seg eit Bokmaal, kunde der vera ymist aa segja.

1869, Ivar Aasen, Minningar fraa Maalstriden um Hausten 1858:

About the so-called “false precondition”, that a people is able to choose a written language, one could say various things.

written language; the language used in books

(uncountable) Bokmål (one of Norway's two official languages)


nynorsk

From ny- (“new, modern”) + norsk (“Norwegian”), where ny- means modern in the sense that it’s the last stage of the language, cf. nyislandsk (“New Icelandic”) and nyengelsk (“New English”). Cognate with Icelandic nýnorska.

prefix

Nynorsk, New Norwegian (Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this)


coulomb

Borrowed from French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.


union

unionen (definite singular)
unionar (indefinite plural)
unionane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).

bor+

Noreg var i union med Sverige fram til 1905.

Norway was part of a union with Sweden until 1905.

union (a political entity consisting of two or more state that are united)

(mathematics) union (the set containing all of the elements of two or more sets)


watt

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watt m (definite singular watten, indefinite plural watt, definite plural wattane)

watten (definite singular)
watt (indefinite plural)
wattane (definite plural)

Named after the Scottish engineer James Watt.


side

sida (definite singular)
sider (indefinite plural)
sidene (definite plural)

From Old Norse síða. Akin to English side.

ei bok på 300 sider


sel

selen (definite singular)
selar (indefinite plural)
selane (definite plural)


sel

selet (definite singular)
sel (indefinite plural)
sela (definite plural)

From Old Norse sel n, from Proto-Germanic *salją.

a seter cottage, with sleeping room(s), a kitchen and a dairy storage room


sel

From Middle Low German sel (“soul”), as does also ultimately sjel. From Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.

a soul; Used only in the expression mi sel (“truly!”).


sel

n


sandwich

sandwichen (definite singular)
sandwichar (indefinite plural)
sandwichane (definite plural)

From English sandwich, supposedly named for its inventor, the Earl of Sandwich.


kim

kimen (definite singular)
kimar (indefinite plural)
kimane (definite plural)


gymnasium

gymnasiet (definite singular)
gymnasium (indefinite plural)
gymnasia (definite plural)


kava

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


banjo

banjoen (definite singular)
banjoar (indefinite plural)
banjoane (definite plural)


font

fonten (definite singular)
fontar (indefinite plural)
fontane (definite plural)

From Latin fons, via Old Norse fontr (sense 1), and French fonte, via English font (sense 2).


radius

radiusen (definite singular)
radiusar (indefinite plural)
radiusane (definite plural)


net

netet (definite singular)
net (indefinite plural)
neta (definite plural)
neti (definite plural)


lyre

lyra (definite singular)
lyrer (indefinite plural)
lyrene (definite plural)


prototype

prototypen (definite singular)
prototypar (indefinite plural)
prototypane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + τύπος (túpos).


tau

tauet (definite singular)
tau (indefinite plural)
taua (definite plural)

From earlier and Old Norse tog (“rope”), from Proto-Germanic *taugō.


tau

tauen (definite singular)
tauar (indefinite plural)
tauane (definite plural)

tau: The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and Ancient Greek.


idi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of id


mit

miten (definite singular)
mitar (indefinite plural)
mitane (definite plural)


altar

altaret (definite singular)
altar (indefinite plural)
altara (definite plural)

From late Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, itself taken from Latin altāre (“altar”).


loft

loftet (definite singular)
loft (indefinite plural)
lofta (definite plural)

a two-storey building made in medieval times or in a similar style


tyre

tyren (definite singular)
tyret (definite singular)
tyrar (indefinite plural)
tyre (indefinite plural)
tyrane (definite plural)
tyra (definite plural)

From Old Norse tyr(v)i n, from Proto-Germanic *terwią. Compare Swedish törve. Probably related to tjære.


kopi

kopien (definite singular)
kopiar (indefinite plural)
kopiane (definite plural)


hybrid

hybriden (definite singular)
hybridar (indefinite plural)
hybridane (definite plural)


element

elementet (definite singular)
element (indefinite plural)
elementa (definite plural)


manual

manualen (definite singular)
manualar (indefinite plural)
manualane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).


signal

signalet (definite singular)
signal (indefinite plural)
signala (definite plural)


flamingo

flamingoen (definite singular)
flamingoar (indefinite plural)
flamingoane (definite plural)


los

losen (definite singular)
losar (indefinite plural)
losane (definite plural)


los

loset (definite singular)
los (indefinite plural)
losa (definite plural)


cruise

cruiset (definite singular)
cruise (indefinite plural)
cruisa (definite plural)


pentagon

pentagonen (definite singular)
pentagonar (indefinite plural)
pentagonane (definite plural)


leopard

leoparden (definite singular)
leopardar (indefinite plural)
leopardane (definite plural)


dis

disa (definite singular)
diser (indefinite plural)
disene (definite plural)

From Old Norse dís f, form Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“(demi-)goddess; virgin”)


meine

meina (definite singular)
meiner (indefinite plural)
meinene (definite plural)

From Old Norse meina, from Middle Low German meinen, mēnen, from Old Saxon mēnian, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

det var meina mi


puritan

puritanen (definite singular)
puritanar (indefinite plural)
puritanane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of puritanar


drone

dronen (definite singular)
dronar (indefinite plural)
dronane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German drone (sense 1), and English drone (sense 2).


demo

demoen (definite singular)
demoar (indefinite plural)
demoane (definite plural)

(informal, politics) short form of demonstrasjon


mule

mulen (definite singular)
mular (indefinite plural)
mulane (definite plural)

From Old Norse múli, from Proto-Germanic *mūlô.


atlas

atlaset (definite singular)
atlas (indefinite plural)
atlasa (definite plural)


score

scoren (definite singular)
scorar (indefinite plural)
scorane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English score. Doublet of skòr.


dans

dansen (definite singular)
dansar (indefinite plural)
dansane (definite plural)

From Old French dance; and Old Norse dans.


melon

melonen (definite singular)
melonar (indefinite plural)
melonane (definite plural)


mote

moten (definite singular)
motar (indefinite plural)
motane (definite plural)


festival

festivalen (definite singular)
festivalar (indefinite plural)
festivalane (definite plural)

From Latin festivalis, via English festival.


ido

idoen (definite singular)
idoar (indefinite plural)
idoane (definite plural)


ido

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of idu


sans

sansen (definite singular)
sansar (indefinite plural)
sansane (definite plural)


ape

apen (definite singular)
apar (indefinite plural)
apane (definite plural)
apa (definite singular)
aper (indefinite plural)
apene (definite plural)


tsar

tsaren (definite singular)
tsarar (indefinite plural)
tsarane (definite plural)

From Russian царь (carʹ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar), from Latin Caesar.


pause

pausen (definite singular)
pausar (indefinite plural)
pausane (definite plural)

From Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”).

a pause or break (short time for relaxing)


type

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type m (definite singular typen, indefinite plural typar, definite plural typane)

typen (definite singular)
typar (indefinite plural)
typane (definite plural)


pale

paleet (definite singular)
pale (indefinite plural)
palea (definite plural)


dugong

dugongen (definite singular)
dugongar (indefinite plural)
dugongane (definite plural)

From English dugong, from Cebuano dugong.


transport

transporten (definite singular)
transportar (indefinite plural)
transportane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin transportus, from Latin transportare.


drama

dramaet (definite singular)
drama (indefinite plural)
dramaa (definite plural)
Historical inflection of drama
but considered second-tier.


avis

avisa (definite singular)
aviser (indefinite plural)
avisene (definite plural)


fan

fanen (definite singular)
fans (indefinite plural)
fanane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English fan, where it was a clipping of fanatic.

(countable) a fan (person who is fond of someone or something)


fan

Han er ein feig fan.
He's a wimpy fucker.

(swear word, in juxtapositions) Alternative form of faen


juice

juicen (definite singular)
juicar (indefinite plural)
juicane (definite plural)


roman

romanen (definite singular)
romanar (indefinite plural)
romanane (definite plural)


juli

From Latin Julius, named after Julius Caesar.


offer

offeret (definite singular)
offer (indefinite plural)
offera (definite plural)

Offera var alle drepne på same måten.

The victims were all killed in the same manner.


scenario

scenarioet (definite singular)
scenario (indefinite plural)
scenarioa (definite plural)


fare

faren (definite singular)
farar (indefinite plural)
farane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German vare, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”). Compare Swedish fara.


horn

hornet (definite singular)
horn (indefinite plural)
horna (definite plural)

From Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna), from Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.

(automotive, rail transport) horn (warning device)


drake

draken (definite singular)
drakar (indefinite plural)
drakane (definite plural)

From Old Norse dreki and Middle Low German drake, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō.

a type of longship decorated with a dragon's head


datum

datumet (definite singular)
datum (indefinite plural)
datuma (definite plural)


sort

sorten (definite singular)
sortar (indefinite plural)
sortane (definite plural)


lyra

lyra (definite singular)
lyrer (indefinite plural)
lyror (indefinite plural)
lyrene (definite plural)
lyrone (definite plural)


blad

bladet (definite singular)
blad (indefinite plural)
blada (definite plural)

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto, from *bʰleh₃-.


hippie

hippien (definite singular)
hippiar (indefinite plural)
hippiane (definite plural)


oase

oasen (definite singular)
oasar (indefinite plural)
oasane (definite plural)

From Demotic wḥj via Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis).


harpe

harpa (definite singular)
harper (indefinite plural)
harpene (definite plural)

From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.


timber

timber n (definite singular timberet or timbret, uncountable)

timberet (definite singular)
timbret (definite singular)


ros

From the verb rosa (“to praise”), from Old Norse hrósa. Prior to the spelling reform of 1959, this noun was considered grammatically feminine or neuter. The revision made non-standard the definite singular forms rosa, rosi, and roset.

Det er mi høgste Æra, // det er mi største Ros // hans Fylgjesvein at vera // og vandra i hans Ljos.

1875, Elias Blix, “Med Jesus”, in Nokre Salmar [Some hymns], 3rd edition, page 25:

It is my highest honour, // it is my highest praise: // to be a His disciple // and wander in His light.

Sophies Minde vart flau av all rosen, og gav noko nebbete uttrykk for at no heldt det lenge.

1992, Arne Ruset, Den svarte kista, pages 85–86:

Sophies Minde got embarrassed by all the praise, and expressed somewhat snarkily that this would be enough for a good while.


ros

rosa (definite singular)
roser (indefinite plural)
rosene (definite plural)

From Old Norse rǫs, plural of ras n, whence also the more common doublet of ras.

cavity left in place of the masses displaced by such an avalanche, landslide or other


ros

After German Rose, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa. Doublet of rose.


video

videoen (definite singular)
videoar (indefinite plural)
videoane (definite plural)

a video (video film or tape, video player)


tsarina

tsarinaa (definite singular)
tsarinaer (indefinite plural)
tsarinaene (definite plural)

From German Zarin, a feminine form of Zar (“Tsar”).


neger

negeren (definite singular)
negrar (indefinite plural)
negrane (definite plural)

From French nègre, from Spanish negro, from Latin niger (“black”).

a Negro (sometimes derogatory and offensive)


vane

vanen (definite singular)
vanar (indefinite plural)
vanane (definite plural)

Hege hadde for lang tid sidan slutta og bedi han halde seg ifrå denna trøyttande vanen.

Hege had long ago stopped asking him to refrain from this tiresome habit.


nord

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą. Akin to English north.

det høge nord

indefinite singular of Norden - the Nordic countries


porto

portoen (definite singular)
portoar (indefinite plural)
portoane (definite plural)


tram

trammen (definite singular)
trammar (indefinite plural)
trammane (definite plural)

Syskenparet sat ute på trammen til den skrale stoga der dei budde to-eine.

1957, Tarjei Vesaas, Fuglane [The Birds], page 7:

The pair of siblings sat out on the porch of the dilapidated cottage in which they lived alone.


vy

vyen (definite singular)
vyar (indefinite plural)
vyane (definite plural)

Han har store vyar for framtida.


log

logen (definite singular)
logar (indefinite plural)
logane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫgr (“lake, liquid”), from Proto-Germanic *laguz, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Cognates include Latin lacus and Scottish Gaelic loch.

inh

a fluid used in the boiling of plant material

the resulting broth or stock from such a process

(agriculture) a drink for livestock made from hey boiled or soaked in water

(brewing) hot water poured over the malt during the brewing process

(in place names) a body of water, usually a river or lake


log

logi (definite singular)
loger (indefinite plural)
logene (definite plural)

From Old Norse lǫg, neuter plural nominative and accusative of lag. Akin to English law.

§2 Naar normaltid etter denne logi er innførd, og det daa maatte visa seg trong til aa byta um noko klokkeslætte, som er nemnt i eldre loger, skal kongen kunne taka avgjerd um slikt umbyte fyr det heile land elder fyr einskilde landsluter.
§2 If when, standard time is introduced according to this law, there be need to change some times mentioned in older laws, the king shall decide on such a change for all the land, or for a specific province.

1894, Log um sams normaltid fyr kongeriket Norig [Law about standard time in the Kingdom of Norway] (Wikipedia)


vita

vitaet (definite singular)
vita (indefinite plural)
vitaa (definite plural)


vita

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bar

baren (definite singular)
barar (indefinite plural)
barane (definite plural)

a bar (sandbank at the mouth of a river or harbour)


bar

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), coined circa 1900.


bar

Derfor eg fann millom Bjørkar og Bar i Vaaren ei Gaata […]

Therefore I found, between the birches and conifers, in spring a riddle […]

the needles of the conifers, twigs and branches of conifers


plan

planet (definite singular)
plan (indefinite plural)
plana (definite plural)


plan

planen (definite singular)
planar (indefinite plural)
planane (definite plural)

Kva er planen din?


arme

armeen (definite singular)
armear (indefinite plural)
armeane (definite plural)


nach

nachet (definite singular)
nach (indefinite plural)
nacha (definite plural)


homo

homoen (definite singular)
homoar (indefinite plural)
homoane (definite plural)

Short for homofil (“homophile”) or homofil person (“homophile person”).

a homosexual or gay (male homosexual person).


nerd

nerden (definite singular)
nerdar (indefinite plural)
nerdane (definite plural)


lupa

lupa (definite singular)
luper (indefinite plural)
lupor (indefinite plural)
lupene (definite plural)
lupone (definite plural)


berg

berget (definite singular)
berg (indefinite plural)
berga (definite plural)

From Old Norse berg, bjarg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.


berg

berga (definite singular)
berger (indefinite plural)
bergene (definite plural)


truck

trucken (definite singular)
truckar (indefinite plural)
truckane (definite plural)

(anglicism) Abbreviation of gaffeltruck; A forklift truck (used to move and lift goods)


ny

nyet (definite singular)
ny (indefinite plural)
nya (definite plural)

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Cognates include Latin novus, Ancient Greek νέος (néos), and English new. The noun is derived from the adjective.

a lunar phase of a new moon, i.e. a period of time in which the moon is waxing


norsk

From Middle Norwegian nornskr, from earlier norrǿnn (“Norwegian, northern”) + -skr after the same pattern as svenskr and danskr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic norskur and Middle Low German norrensch, norrisch, nornsch.


front

fronten (definite singular)
frontar (indefinite plural)
frontane (definite plural)


skid

skid (plural)
skid (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
skidet (accusative definite nominative singular)
skid (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
skidi (accusative definite nominative plural)
skide (dative definite singular)
skidom (dative definite plural)

nn-decl-blank-full

skid

From Old Norse skíð n, from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“billet”).

ganga på skid (plural)

(pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative spelling of ski (“ski”)


medium

mediet (definite singular)
medium (indefinite plural)
media (definite plural)


rand

randa (definite singular)
render (indefinite plural)
rendene (definite plural)

med lette Smaasky, lagd i langa Render

with small light clouds laid in long stripes

type, nature, tendency (to do something)


rand

From Afrikaans rand, named after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a gold mining district.


rand

randa (definite singular)
rander (indefinite plural)
randene (definite plural)


system

systemet (definite singular)
system (indefinite plural)
systema (definite plural)