onomatopoetikon

onomatopoetikonet (definite singular)
onomatopoetikon (indefinite plural)
onomatopoetikona (definite plural)

From German Onomatopoetikon, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía), a compound of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).

bor

ὀνοματοποιία

compound

Ein kan bruka onomatopoetikon i tekstane sine for å gjere dem artigare.

You can use onomatopoeias in your texts to make them funnier.

1982, Bjarne Fidjestøl, Det norrøne fyrstediktet, Alvheim & Eide
[...], ein illusjon som overvinn språkteiknets arbitrære natur og gjev språkstoffet i diktet litt av den same motivering som eit onomatopoetikon har.

…, an illusion that surmounts the arbitrary nature of written characters and gives the language in the poem a little of the same motivation as an onomatopoeia.

(linguistics) onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like what it represents)


flåte

flåten (definite singular)
flåtar (indefinite plural)
flåtane (definite plural)

Alternative spelling of flote (“fleet; raft”)


skvåsj

skvåsjen (definite singular)
skvåsjar (indefinite plural)
skvåsjane (definite plural)


lemen

lemenet (definite singular)
lemen (indefinite plural)
lemena (definite plural)

Lemmus lemmus
Lemmus lemmus#Translingual

a lemming (in particular the Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus)


lemen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bønn

bønna (definite singular)
bønner (indefinite plural)
bønnene (definite plural)


farge

fargen (definite singular)
farga (definite singular)
farger (indefinite plural)
fargar (indefinite plural)
fargene (definite plural)
fargane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German verwe or varwe; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”). Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg.


oter

otren (definite singular)
otrar (indefinite plural)
otrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós. From the root *wed- (“water”). Akin to English otter.

an otter, an aquatic mammal of the subfamily Lutrinae

Oteren hev symjehud millom tærna; han er greid til aa symja og liver av fisk.

1892, Hans Reusch, translated by Marius Hægstad, Naturkunna:

The otter has webbed toes, it swims well and feeds on fish.


sjevron

sjevronen (definite singular)
sjevronar (indefinite plural)
sjevronane (definite plural)


kval

kvalen (definite singular)
kvalar (indefinite plural)
kvalane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”). Akin to English whale.

Dat kjem inkje kvart Aar Kval paa Land.

It is not every year that whales come on shore.


kval

From Old Norse kvǫl f, from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Related to kvele.


turu

turua (definite singular)
turuer (indefinite plural)
turuene (definite plural)

Metaphony of tvoru, from Old Norse þvǫru, oblique case singular of þvara.

Kjerringa med turua satt høgt oppi furua

a kitchen utensil more common in the past, used to stir a pot or porridge


tausi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of taus


syte

syta (definite singular)
syter (indefinite plural)
sytene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sýta. The noun is derived from the verb.


pudder

pudderet (definite singular)
pudder (indefinite plural)
puddera (definite plural)


ovarium

ovariet (definite singular)
ovarium (indefinite plural)
ovaria (definite plural)


diskos

diskosen (definite singular)
diskosar (indefinite plural)
diskosane (definite plural)


lerret

lerretet (definite singular)
lerret (indefinite plural)
lerreta (definite plural)

From earlier lereft, probably influenced by Danish lærred, ultimately from Old Norse lérept. Akin to Icelandic léreft.


klote

kloten (definite singular)
klotar (indefinite plural)
klotane (definite plural)


botn

botnen (definite singular)
botnar (indefinite plural)
botnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz. Akin to English bottom.

a cirque (depression in a mountainside formed by glacial erosion)

the innermost part of a landform such as a valley or fjord


neandertalar

neandertalaren (definite singular)
neandertalarar (indefinite plural)
neandertalarane (definite plural)

Homo neanderthalensis
Homo neanderthalensis#Translingual


sess

sessen (definite singular)
sessar (indefinite plural)
sessane (definite plural)

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitja.


juv

juvet (definite singular)
juv (indefinite plural)
juva (definite plural)


kro

kroa (definite singular)
kroer (indefinite plural)
kroene (definite plural)

From German Krug. Compare Swedish krog and Dutch kroeg.


kro

kroen (definite singular)
kroar (indefinite plural)
kroane (definite plural)


slo

sloet (definite singular)
slo (indefinite plural)
sloa (definite plural)

Uncertain, though there may be a relation to Latin lactes. Compare also Icelandic slóg.


slo

sloa (definite singular)
sloer (indefinite plural)
sloene (definite plural)


sev

sevet (definite singular)
sev (indefinite plural)
seva (definite plural)
sevi (definite plural)


merd

merden (definite singular)
merdar (indefinite plural)
merdane (definite plural)

From Old Norse merðr, from Proto-Germanic *merþaz, *merþraz. Cognate with Icelandic merður.


vok

voka (definite singular)
voker (indefinite plural)
vokene (definite plural)

From Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō.


vri

vrien (definite singular)
vriar (indefinite plural)
vriane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic *wrīþaną. Originally a strong verb, it may now also be inflected as a weak verb. Related to vreid (“wroth”) and vreide (“wrath”).

a card game where one can dictate the colour or suit that is allowed to play

a change of the playable colour(s) or suit(s) in such a card game


sengi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of seng


fysikar

fysikaren (definite singular)
fysikarar (indefinite plural)
fysikarane (definite plural)


løk

løken (definite singular)
løkar (indefinite plural)
løkane (definite plural)


dovar

dóvar (canonical masculine plural)
dóvarne (definite plural)

(obsolete, plural only) brothers-in-law, men married to one's sisters


retting

rettinga (definite singular)
rettingar (indefinite plural)
rettingane (definite plural)


kolumbarium

kolumbariet (definite singular)
kolumbarium (indefinite plural)
kolumbaria (definite plural)


depositum

depositumet (definite singular)
depositum (indefinite plural)
deposituma (definite plural)


symbal

symbalen (definite singular)
symbalar (indefinite plural)
symbalane (definite plural)

Via Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον (kúmbalon).


brek

breket (definite singular)
brek (indefinite plural)
breka (definite plural)


jotun

jotunen (definite singular)
jotnar (indefinite plural)
jotnane (definite plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz. Doublet of jøtul and jutul.


bumba

bumba (definite singular)
bumbor (indefinite plural)
bumborne (definite plural)


tuor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of tue


hypnotisme

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hypnotisme m (definite singular hypnotismen)


osp

ospa (definite singular)
osper (indefinite plural)
ospene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ǫsp, from Proto-Germanic *aspō. Cognates include Icelandic ösp, Faroese øsp and Swedish asp. Akin to English aspen.

Populus tremula
Populus tremula#Translingual

an aspen (tree of species Populus tremula)


blæja

blæja (definite singular)
blæjer (indefinite plural)
blæjor (indefinite plural)
blæjene (definite plural)
blæjone (definite plural)

definite singular of blæje (non-standard since 1938)


plome

plome f (definite singular ploma, indefinite plural plomer or plomor, definite plural plomene or plomone)

ploma (definite singular)
plomer (indefinite plural)
plomor (indefinite plural)
plomene (definite plural)
plomone (definite plural)


pensel

penselen (definite singular)
penslar (indefinite plural)
penslane (definite plural)

From German Pinsel, from Old French pincel, from Latin peniculus.


tupé

tupé m (definite singular tupéen or tupeen, indefinite plural tupéar or tupear, definite plural tupéane or tupeane)

tupéen (definite singular)
tupeen (definite singular)
tupéar (indefinite plural)
tupear (indefinite plural)
tupéane (definite plural)
tupeane (definite plural)


stemna

definite feminine singular of stemne (Etymology 1)

definite neuter plural of stemne (Etymology 1)

definite singular of stemne (Etymology 2)


overtid

(sports) extra time (UK), or overtime (US)


purre

purren (definite singular)
purrar (indefinite plural)
purrane (definite plural)

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum, leek


kadaver

kadaveret (definite singular)
kadaver (indefinite plural)
kadavera (definite plural)


årer

indefinite plural of år (Etymologies 2 / 3)


blodåre

blodåra (definite singular)
blodårer (indefinite plural)
blodårene (definite plural)


berøring

berøringa (definite singular)
berøringar (indefinite plural)
berøringane (definite plural)


trass

trassen (definite singular)
trasset (definite singular)

Han gjorde det på trass.

spite, stubbornness, contrariness, defiance


forbindelse

forbindelsen (definite singular)
forbindelsar (indefinite plural)
forbindelsane (definite plural)


stikkontakt

stikkontakten (definite singular)
stikkontaktar (indefinite plural)
stikkontaktane (definite plural)

stikk (“sting”) + kontakt (“power outlet”)


atomkraft

(electricity) nuclear power, atomic power


a-bombe

a-bomba (definite singular)
a-bomber (indefinite plural)
a-bombene (definite plural)


postmodernisme

A loanword, compare with French postmodernisme and English postmodernism; equivalent to post- + modernisme.


professorat

professoratet (definite singular)
professorat (indefinite plural)
professorata (definite plural)

professor + -at, possibly from French professorat


kamb

kamben (definite singular)
kambar (indefinite plural)
kambane (definite plural)


mørke

mørket (definite singular)
mørke (indefinite plural)
mørka (definite plural)


fyrtårn

fyrtårnet (definite singular)
fyrtårn (indefinite plural)
fyrtårna (definite plural)


gotter

Compare obsolete Swedish gotter (alternatively spelled as godter).

(archaic, dialectal, Spydeberg) sweets (UK), candy (US)


turft

turfta (definite singular)
turfter (indefinite plural)
turftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þurft, from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz.


govi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gov

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gòv


bygning

bygningen (definite singular)
bygninga (definite singular)
bygningar (indefinite plural)
bygningane (definite plural)


goill

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Eye dialect spelling of gull (“gold”).


grunnmur

grunnmuren (definite singular)
grunnmurar (indefinite plural)
grunnmurane (definite plural)

a foundation (wall) (low wall supporting a building)


ranke

ranka (definite singular)
ranker (indefinite plural)
rankene (definite plural)


bakster

baksteren (definite singular)
bakstrar (indefinite plural)
bakstrane (definite plural)


jøtun

jøtunen (definite singular)
jøtnar (indefinite plural)
jøtnane (definite plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz. Doublet of jøtul, jutul.

slbor

(Norse mythology) alternative form of jøtul (“jotun”)


propyle

propyleet (definite singular)
propyle (indefinite plural)
propylea (definite plural)


hybel

hybelen (definite singular)
hyblar (indefinite plural)
hyblane (definite plural)

housing, lodging, a bedsit (UK, Ireland), usually a rented room.


sjølvmordsbombar

sjølvmordsbombaren (definite singular)
sjølvmordsbombarar (indefinite plural)
sjølvmordsbombarane (definite plural)

From sjølvmord (“suicide”) + bombar (“bomber”).


smokk

smokken (definite singular)
smokkar (indefinite plural)
smokkane (definite plural)

a dummy (UK) or pacifier (US) (for an infant)


gjel

gjelet (definite singular)
gjel (indefinite plural)
gjela (definite plural)

From Old Norse gil, compare with Northern England English gill (Etymology 3).


gjel

gjelet (definite singular)
gjelen (definite singular)

Compare Swedish bävergäll and Dutch bevergeil.


skute

skuta (definite singular)
skuter (indefinite plural)
skutene (definite plural)

Eg fekk hyre på ei skute og gjekk til sjøs.


vagl

vaglen (definite singular)
vaglar (indefinite plural)
vaglane (definite plural)
vaglet (definite singular)
vagl (indefinite plural)
vagla (definite plural)


penga

(nonstandard, dialect) definite plural of penge


observatorium

observatoriet (definite singular)
observatorium (indefinite plural)
observatoria (definite plural)


dronefly

droneflyet (definite singular)
dronefly (indefinite plural)
droneflya (definite plural)


texan

texanen (definite singular)
texanar (indefinite plural)
texanane (definite plural)


nesi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of nes


turbin

turbinen (definite singular)
turbinar (indefinite plural)
turbinane (definite plural)

From Latin turbo (genitive turbinis), via French turbine.


senter

senteret (definite singular)
senter (indefinite plural)
sentera (definite plural)


tjørn

tjørna (definite singular)
tjørner (indefinite plural)
tjørnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse tjǫrn f or tjarn n (“a small mountain lake without tributaries”). Cognates with English tarn and Swedish tjärn.

a small lake, typically in a forest or mountain area


flaute

flauta (definite singular)
flauter (indefinite plural)
flautene (definite plural)


grunn

grunnen (definite singular)
grunnar (indefinite plural)
grunnane (definite plural)

The noun must be considered to be from Old Norse grunnr m (“bottom”), grunn n (“shallows”), and grund f (“land, ground, field”). Some of these, if not all, are derived from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), whence also English ground. The adjective is also found in Old Norse as grunnr.


juling

julinga (definite singular)
julingar (indefinite plural)
julingane (definite plural)

From verb jula (more common as jula opp (“beat up”)). Attested by Aasen. Also, attested as hiuling by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.
According to Nynorsk Dictionary, from Old Norse gyrða, whence also gyrda and gjorda (shift of /rð/ into /l/ is common in many Norwegian dialects and sometimes made its way into standard spelling, like e.g. støl (“stiff in muscles”), and therefrom further into dialects, which do not have this feature).

Det er på tide gje han juling snart


bugge

buggen (definite singular)
buggar (indefinite plural)
buggane (definite plural)

From Old Norse buggi. Compare English big.


bedrift

bedrifta (definite singular)
bedrifter (indefinite plural)
bedriftene (definite plural)


likam

likamen (definite singular)
likamar (indefinite plural)
likamarne (definite plural)
likamane (definite plural)


fordom

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fordom m (definite singular fordommen, indefinite plural fordommar, definite plural fordommane)

fordommen (definite singular)
fordommar (indefinite plural)
fordommane (definite plural)

for- + dom (“judgment”), after German Vorurteil


konditor

konditoren (definite singular)
konditorar (indefinite plural)
konditorane (definite plural)


helg

helga (definite singular)
helgar (indefinite plural)
helger (indefinite plural)
helgane (definite plural)
helgene (definite plural)
helg (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
helga (accusative definite nominative singular)
helgar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
helger (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
helgane (accusative definite nominative plural)
helgene (accusative definite nominative plural)
helge- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
helge- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

helg


utgang

utgangen (definite singular)
utgangar (indefinite plural)
utgangane (definite plural)

From Old Norse útgangr, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz. Equivalent to ut + gang.

exit, way out (to be used by pedestrians).

(card games) A move which causes the player to finish, e.g. by passing a certain amount of points.


envoye

envoyeen (definite singular)
envoyear (indefinite plural)
envoyeane (definite plural)


penteri

penteriet (definite singular)
penteri (indefinite plural)
penteria (definite plural)


mareritt

marerittet (definite singular)
mareritt (indefinite plural)
mareritta (definite plural)

[ˈmɑ̂ː.ɾə.ɾɪt]

[ˈmɑ̂ː.ʁə.ʁɪt]

mare (“mare”) + ritt (“ride”). Compare Danish mareridt.

(by extension, figurative) bad experience, horrible state of being

nightmare, bad dream
bad experience, horrible state of being


aborigin

aboriginen (definite singular)
aboriginar (indefinite plural)
aboriginane (definite plural)

an Aboriginal (aboriginal inhabitant of Australia)


vrien

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lunner

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of lunna


børs

børsen (definite singular)
børsar (indefinite plural)
børsane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin bursa, via Dutch beurs.


fylling

fyllinga (definite singular)
fyllingar (indefinite plural)
fyllingane (definite plural)


kolonne

kolonnen (definite singular)
kolonnar (indefinite plural)
kolonnane (definite plural)


trase

traseen (definite singular)
trasear (indefinite plural)
traseane (definite plural)


kronologi

kronologi m (definite singular kronologien)


rakfisk

rakfisken (definite singular)
rakfiskar (indefinite plural)
rakfiskane (definite plural)


skur

skuret (definite singular)
skur (indefinite plural)
skura (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse skúrr, probably from Middle Low German schūr, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

I kveldingi set eg stigen burt og hengjer laupen frå meg i skuret.

At dusk, I put away the ladder and hang my box in the shed.

a shed (a slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something)


skur

skura (definite singular)
skurer (indefinite plural)
skurene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse skúr f, from earlier skúr m, a borrowing from Middle Low German schūr. Akin to English shower.


drit

driten (definite singular)
dritar (indefinite plural)
dritane (definite plural)

From drit n, from Proto-Germanic *dritą (“excrement”).


drit

driten (definite singular)
dritet (definite singular)
dritar (indefinite plural)
drit (indefinite plural)
dritane (definite plural)
drita (definite plural)


lompe

lompa (definite singular)
lomper (indefinite plural)
lompene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of lompe

nn-noun-infl

Lumpe <abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr>

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

lompe 􂀿lompa􂁀 <abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr>

From the adjective lump. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in Spydeberg dialect as Lomper (probably in plural).

Soft flatbread made from mashed potato, one or several types of grain flour, salt and water


simulering

simuleringa (definite singular)
simuleringar (indefinite plural)
simuleringane (definite plural)


lyte

lytet (definite singular)
lyte (indefinite plural)
lyta (definite plural)

From Old Norse lýti f (“ugliness”) and Old Norse lýti n (“flaw”). Akin to Danish lyde.


hyvel

hyvelen (definite singular)
hyvlar (indefinite plural)
hyvlarne (definite plural)
hyvlane (definite plural)


røyk

From Old Norse reykr, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz. Akin to English reek.

Ingen røyk utan eld.


knisi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of knis


boraks

From Middle Persian via Medieval Latin, and French borax.


geile

geilen (definite singular)
geila (definite singular)
geilar (indefinite plural)
geiler (indefinite plural)
geilane (definite plural)
geilene (definite plural)


raude

rauden (definite singular)
raudar (indefinite plural)
raudane (definite plural)


telemarking

telemarkingen (definite singular)
telemarkingar (indefinite plural)
telemarkingane (definite plural)

a person from Telemark, a county in Norway.


hjal

hjalet (definite singular)
hjal (indefinite plural)
hjala (definite plural)


breidd

breidda (definite singular)
breidder (indefinite plural)
breiddene (definite plural)


rumpetroll

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rumpetroll n (definite singular rumpetrollet, indefinite plural rumpetroll, definite plural rumpetrolla)

rumpetrollet (definite singular)
rumpetroll (indefinite plural)
rumpetrolla (definite plural)

From rumpe (“rear, tail”) + troll (“troll”).


forfattar

forfattaren (definite singular)
forfattarar (indefinite plural)
forfattarane (definite plural)


politikar

politikaren (definite singular)
politikarar (indefinite plural)
politikarane (definite plural)


julaftan

julaftanen (definite singular)
julaftnar (indefinite plural)
julaftnane (definite plural)


jolaftan

jolaftanen (definite singular)
jolaftnar (indefinite plural)
jolaftnane (definite plural)


stasjon

stasjonen (definite singular)
stasjonar (indefinite plural)
stasjonane (definite plural)

Og so tok min Ven Sullich Baaten sin og siglad yver til Telegraf-stasjonen, og der gjekk han inn og telegraferad til Kristiania […]

And then my friend Sullich took his boat and sailed over to the telegraph station, and went in and telegraphed to Kristiania […]


ordførar

ordføraren (definite singular)
ordførarar (indefinite plural)
ordførarane (definite plural)


kneippbrød

Named after its 19th-century inventor Sebastian Kneipp + brød.

named-after

Kneipp bread, a variety of wheat bread especially common in Norway


heile

heilen (definite singular)
heilar (indefinite plural)
heilane (definite plural)


tillegg

tillegget (definite singular)
tillegg (indefinite plural)
tillegga (definite plural)


maskinist

maskinisten (definite singular)
maskinistar (indefinite plural)
maskinistane (definite plural)

(nautical) an engineer (in the engine room of a ship)


skoti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of skot


konsortium

konsortiet (definite singular)
konsortium (indefinite plural)
konsortia (definite plural)


kalendarium

kalendariet (definite singular)
kalendarium (indefinite plural)
kalendaria (definite plural)


inventarium

inventariet (definite singular)
inventarium (indefinite plural)
inventaria (definite plural)


preludium

preludiet (definite singular)
preludium (indefinite plural)
preludia (definite plural)


kranium

kraniet (definite singular)
kranium (indefinite plural)
krania (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”), via Medieval Latin cranium.


grend

grenda (definite singular)
grender (indefinite plural)
grendene (definite plural)

D'er betr aa bu i ei god Grend en vera vida kjend.

1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 137:

It's better to live in a good village, than to be famous.


hula-hula

hula-hulaen (definite singular)
hula-hulaer (indefinite plural)
hula-hulaar (indefinite plural)
hula-hulaene (definite plural)
hula-hulaane (definite plural)


katolisisme

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katolisisme m (definite singular katolisismen)


stearinlys

stearinlys n (definite singular stearinlyset, indefinite plural stearinlys, definite plural stearinlysa)

stearinlyset (definite singular)
stearinlys (indefinite plural)
stearinlysa (definite plural)


nasjonalitet

nasjonalitet m (definite singular nasjonaliteten, indefinite plural nasjonalitetar, definite plural nasjonalitetane)

nasjonaliteten (definite singular)
nasjonalitetar (indefinite plural)
nasjonalitetane (definite plural)


jernbanestasjon

jernbanestasjon m (definite singular jernbanestasjonen, indefinite plural jernbanestasjonar, definite plural jernbanestasjonane)

jernbanestasjonen (definite singular)
jernbanestasjonar (indefinite plural)
jernbanestasjonane (definite plural)

From jernbane (“railway”) + stasjon (“station”).


erkebiskop

erkebiskopen (definite singular)
erkebiskopar (indefinite plural)
erkebiskopane (definite plural)


nattverd

nattverden (definite singular)
nattverdar (indefinite plural)
nattverdane (definite plural)

(Christianity) Communion (Holy Communion, Eucharist)


lastebil

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lastebil m (definite singular lastebilen, indefinite plural lastebilar, definite plural lastebilane)

lastebilen (definite singular)
lastebilar (indefinite plural)
lastebilane (definite plural)

From last + bil. Compare Danish and Swedish lastbil.


skiskyting

skiskyting f (definite singular skiskytinga)

/¹ʃiːʃyːtɪŋ/

/¹sçiːsçyːtɪŋ/

biathlon (a winter sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting)


nettside

nettsida (definite singular)
nettsider (indefinite plural)
nettsidene (definite plural)

web site (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web)


morsmål

morsmål n (definite singular morsmålet, indefinite plural morsmål, definite plural morsmåla)

morsmålet (definite singular)
morsmål (indefinite plural)
morsmåla (definite plural)


stereoanlegg

stereoanlegget (definite singular)
stereoanlegg (indefinite plural)
stereoanlegga (definite plural)

a stereo (device for listening to stereo sound)


katolikk

katolikk m (definite singular katolikken, indefinite plural katolikkar, definite plural katolikkane)

katolikken (definite singular)
katolikkar (indefinite plural)
katolikkane (definite plural)


salmebok

salmeboka (definite singular)
salmebøker (indefinite plural)
salmebøkene (definite plural)


verbbøying

verbbøyinga (definite singular)
verbbøyingar (indefinite plural)
verbbøyingane (definite plural)


fylke

fylket (definite singular)
fylke (indefinite plural)
fylka (definite plural)

From Old Norse fylki, from Proto-Germanic *fulkiją.


toalettpapir

toalettpapir n (definite singular toalettpapiret)


pasient

pasient m (definite singular pasienten, indefinite plural pasientar, definite plural pasientane)

pasienten (definite singular)
pasientar (indefinite plural)
pasientane (definite plural)


dødsstraff

dødsstraff f (definite singular dødsstraffa, indefinite plural dødsstraffer, definite plural dødsstraffene)

dødsstraffa (definite singular)
dødsstraffer (indefinite plural)
dødsstraffene (definite plural)


fortau

fortauet (definite singular)
fortau (indefinite plural)
fortaua (definite plural)

pavement (UK), footpath (pavement) (UK), sidewalk (US)


tryllestav

tryllestav m (definite singular tryllestaven, indefinite plural tryllestavar, definite plural tryllestavane)

tryllestaven (definite singular)
tryllestavar (indefinite plural)
tryllestavane (definite plural)


skriftspråk

skriftspråket (definite singular)
skriftspråk (indefinite plural)
skriftspråka (definite plural)


besøk

besøket (definite singular)
besøk (indefinite plural)
besøka (definite plural)

From besøkja or German Besuch, maybe through Danish besøg or Swedish besök.


uttrykk

uttrykket (definite singular)
uttrykk (indefinite plural)
uttrykka (definite plural)

/²ʉːtˌtrʏkː/


bensinstasjon

bensinstasjonen (definite singular)
bensinstasjonar (indefinite plural)
bensinstasjonane (definite plural)

a petrol station (UK), or gas station (US)


katekisme

katekisme f (definite singular katekisma, indefinite plural katekismer, definite plural katekismene)

katekisma (definite singular)
katekismer (indefinite plural)
katekismene (definite plural)


galisisk

galisisk m (definite singular galisisken)


bispedømme

bispedømmet (definite singular)
bispedømme (indefinite plural)
bispedømma (definite plural)


arameisk

arameisk m (definite singular arameisken)


monegaskisk

Monégasque (Ligurian dialect spoken in Monaco)


oppleving

opplevinga (definite singular)
opplevingar (indefinite plural)
opplevingane (definite plural)

Dette var litt av ei oppleving!


samisk

Sami (language spoken by the Sami people)


horr

horren (definite singular)
horrar (indefinite plural)
horrane (definite plural)


polygami

polygamien (definite singular)
polygamiar (indefinite plural)
polygamiane (definite plural)

[pʊlʏɡɑˈmiː]


plog

plogen (definite singular)
plogar (indefinite plural)
plogane (definite plural)

From Old Norse plógr. Akin to English plough.


vindrue

vindrua (definite singular)
vindruer (indefinite plural)
vindruene (definite plural)


buar

buaren (definite singular)
buarar (indefinite plural)
buarane (definite plural)


storebror

storebroren (definite singular)
storebrør (indefinite plural)
storebrørne (definite plural)

(figurative) something biger, stronger or more important or experienced in comparison


spett

spettet (definite singular)
spett (indefinite plural)
spetta (definite plural)


refektorium

refektoriet (definite singular)
refektorium (indefinite plural)
refektoria (definite plural)


netja

netja (definite singular)
netjer (indefinite plural)
netjor (indefinite plural)
netjene (definite plural)
netjone (definite plural)


personbil

personbilen (definite singular)
personbilar (indefinite plural)
personbilane (definite plural)

a private car (as opposed to a company car etc.)


pigg

piggen (definite singular)
piggar (indefinite plural)
piggane (definite plural)


nyhende

nyhendet (definite singular)
nyhende (indefinite plural)
nyhenda (definite plural)

Eg har gode nyhende.

Trur du det kjem på nyhenda?

Do you think it will appear on the news?


legg

leggen (definite singular)
legger (indefinite plural)
leggar (indefinite plural)
leggene (definite plural)
leggane (definite plural)

(anatomy) lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including the calf and shin.


legg

legget (definite singular)
legg (indefinite plural)
legga (definite plural)


legg

Du må ha med legg når du skal på polet.


yrkesskadeerstatning

yrkesskadeerstatninga (definite singular)
yrkesskadeerstatningar (indefinite plural)
yrkesskadeerstatningane (definite plural)

worker's compensation
worker's compensation

workman's compensation
workman's compensation

worker's compensation, workman's compensation


komfyr

komfyr m (definite singular komfyren, indefinite plural komfyrar, definite plural komfyrane)

komfyren (definite singular)
komfyrar (indefinite plural)
komfyrane (definite plural)


kjøkkenbenk

kjøkkenbenk m (definite singular kjøkkenbenken, indefinite plural kjøkkenbenkar or kjøkkenbenker, definite plural kjøkkenbenkane or kjøkkenbenkene)

kjøkkenbenken (definite singular)
kjøkkenbenkar (indefinite plural)
kjøkkenbenker (indefinite plural)
kjøkkenbenkane (definite plural)
kjøkkenbenkene (definite plural)

From kjøkken (“kitchen”) + benk (lit. 'bench').


taxisjåfør

taxisjåfør m (definite singular taxisjåføren, indefinite plural taxisjåførar, definite plural taxisjåførane)

taxisjåføren (definite singular)
taxisjåførar (indefinite plural)
taxisjåførane (definite plural)


sjåfør

sjåføren (definite singular)
sjåførar (indefinite plural)
sjåførane (definite plural)

A person employed to drive a motor vehicle.


sogi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of sog


gosi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gos


framlegg

framlegget (definite singular)
framlegg (indefinite plural)
framlegga (definite plural)

Eg stør framlegget deira.


artsfrende

artsfrenden (definite singular)
artsfrendar (indefinite plural)
artsfrendane (definite plural)

På sletta møtte ulven ein artsfrende.

On the field, the wolf met another wolf.

individual of the same biological species


babla

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of babl


verdskrig

verdskrigen (definite singular)
verdskrigar (indefinite plural)
verdskrigane (definite plural)

From verd (“world”) + -s- + krig (“war”).


hovudstad

hovudstaden (definite singular)
hovudstader (indefinite plural)
hovudstadar (indefinite plural)
hovudstadene (definite plural)
hovudstadane (definite plural)

From hovud- (“main”) + stad (“city, place”).

Hovudstaden i Togo er Lomé.
The capital city of Togo is Lomé.


tatte

tatten (definite singular)
tattar (indefinite plural)
tattane (definite plural)


slepp

sleppen (definite singular)
sleppar (indefinite plural)
sleppane (definite plural)
sleppet (definite singular)
slepp (indefinite plural)
sleppa (definite plural)

From the verb sleppa (“to release”). Compare to Swedish släpp (as in fårsläpp or vårsläpp). Compare also to Norwegian Bokmål slipp (as in vårslipp).

(usually seasonal) release of cattle into the pasture areas

(education) graduation (at a school or university) and the ceremony related to it


varp

varpet (definite singular)
varp (indefinite plural)
varpa (definite plural)

(folklore) a heap of stones set nearby a way or forest path because of different reasons. According to the traditional belief, the trespassers must throw stones, coins or sticks onto this heap.


skarlak

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German [Term?] from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).


æsing

æsing m or f (definite singular æsingen or æsinga or æsingi, indefinite plural æsingar, definite plural æsingane)

æsingen (definite singular)
æsinga (definite singular)
æsingi (definite singular)
æsingar (indefinite plural)
æsingane (definite plural)


teig

teigen (definite singular)
teigar (indefinite plural)
teigane (definite plural)

Garden har teigar på begge sider av elva.

The farm owns of pieces of land on both sides of the river.

A distinct portion or plot of land, mostly used for parts of farms.


sulfid

sulfidet (definite singular)
sulfid (indefinite plural)
sulfida (definite plural)

From Latin sulphur, sulfur (Nynorsk svovel) + -id.


maskot

maskoten (definite singular)
maskotar (indefinite plural)
maskotane (definite plural)


guanako

guanakoen (definite singular)
guanakoar (indefinite plural)
guanakoane (definite plural)

From Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku (or huanacu).

Lama guanicoe
Lama guanicoe#Translingual


slengjer

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of sleng


seter

setra (definite singular)
setrar (indefinite plural)
setrer (indefinite plural)
setrane (definite plural)
setrene (definite plural)

a saeter (a livestock pasture with buildings, traditionally used between May and September)


byrjing

byrjinga (definite singular)
byrjingar (indefinite plural)
byrjingane (definite plural)

Dette markerer byrjinga på ein ny tidarbolk.

This marks the beginning of a new epoch.


høgre

høgra (definite singular)
høgrer (indefinite plural)
høgrene (definite plural)


pupill

pupillen (definite singular)
pupillar (indefinite plural)
pupillane (definite plural)


feita

(derogatory or humorous) feminine definite singular nominalization of feit (“fat”)


feita

Feita stivnar strakst;

1925, Hulda Garborg, National kost, Oslo: Fabritius, page 23:


berra

berra (definite singular)
berrer (indefinite plural)
berror (indefinite plural)
berrene (definite plural)
berrone (definite plural)


sider

sideren (definite singular)
sidrar (indefinite plural)
sidrane (definite plural)

From French cidre, from Latin sicera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”), of Semitic origin.


kreditt

kreditten (definite singular)
kredittar (indefinite plural)
kredittane (definite plural)

From Italian credit, from Latin crēdō (“believe, trust; loan”). The sense of "honor, praise" may be borrowed from English.

economic confidence enjoyed by a person or firm


setel

setelen (definite singular)
setlar (indefinite plural)
setlane (definite plural)


styrke

styrken (definite singular)
styrkar (indefinite plural)
styrkane (definite plural)

Same word as styrk, from Old Norse styrkr.


drivi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of driv


skrivemaskiner

indefinite feminine plural of skrivemaskin


skrivemaskinen

definite masculine singular of skrivemaskin


stuping

(sports) diving (usually from a diving board)


borni

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of barn


lesar

lesaren (definite singular)
lesarar (indefinite plural)
lesarane (definite plural)


barnehage

barnehagen (definite singular)
barnehagar (indefinite plural)
barnehagane (definite plural)

/²bɑrnəˌhɑˑjə/

/²bɑrnəˌhɑˑɡə/

From barn (“child”) + hage + [Term?] (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten.


kjevle

kjevla (definite singular)
kjevlet (definite singular)
kjevler (indefinite plural)
kjevle (indefinite plural)
kjevlene (definite plural)
kjevla (definite plural)

From Old Norse kefli n, cognate to Swedish kavel.


pråm

pråmen (definite singular)
pråmar (indefinite plural)
pråmane (definite plural)


sjølvmord

sjølvmordet (definite singular)
sjølvmord (indefinite plural)
sjølvmorda (definite plural)


verdsrom

Jurij Gagarin var det fyrste mennesket i verdsrommet.

Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space.


hylling

hyllinga (definite singular)
hyllingar (indefinite plural)
hyllingane (definite plural)


sjampo

sjampoen (definite singular)
sjampoar (indefinite plural)
sjampoane (definite plural)

From Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po), via English shampoo.


bosoi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of boso


avgjersle

avgjersla (definite singular)
avgjersler (indefinite plural)
avgjerslene (definite plural)


avgjerd

avgjerda (definite singular)
avgjerder (indefinite plural)
avgjerdene (definite plural)

Avgjerda vår er at tilbodet vert lagt ned.

Our decision is that the service is ended.


utanriksminister

utanriksministeren (definite singular)
utanriksministrar (indefinite plural)
utanriksministrane (definite plural)


styresmakt

styresmakta (definite singular)
styresmakter (indefinite plural)
styresmaktene (definite plural)


styremakt

styremakta (definite singular)
styremakter (indefinite plural)
styremaktene (definite plural)

Folk respekterte ikkje ynsket til styremaktene.

People did not respect the wishes of the authorities.

authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)


kjensle

kjensla (definite singular)
kjensler (indefinite plural)
kjenslene (definite plural)


hjelpa

From Old Norse hjalpa. Akin to English help.


storleik

storleiken (definite singular)
storleikar (indefinite plural)
storleikane (definite plural)

[stu̞ː.ɭɛ̝ɪ̯ːk]

From Old Norse stórleikr, equivalent to stor (“big”) + -leik (“-ness”).

Kva er storleiken på elefanten?

T-skjortene har mange ulike fargar og storleikar.

The T-shirts have many different colours and sizes.


hundreår

hundreåret (definite singular)
hundreår (indefinite plural)
hundreåra (definite plural)


opprør

opprøret (definite singular)
opprør (indefinite plural)
opprøra (definite plural)


oppreist

oppreisten (definite singular)
oppreistar (indefinite plural)
oppreistane (definite plural)


utru

From u- (“un-”) + tru (“faith”). In some senses, it might be a calque of German Unglaube.

(rare) lack of (especially religious) belief


kvilt

kvilten (definite singular)
kviltar (indefinite plural)
kviltane (definite plural)

From English quilt, from Anglo-Norman quilte, from Old French coilte, cuilte, from Latin culcita (“mattress, pillow, cushion”).


retning

retninga (definite singular)
retningar (indefinite plural)
retningane (definite plural)

Frå kva retning kjem vinden?

Which direction does the wind come from?


uvêr

uvêret (definite singular)
uvêr (indefinite plural)
uvêra (definite plural)

From Old Norse úveðr, óveðr, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą, equivalent to u- + vêr. Compare Swedish oväder and Norwegian Bokmål uvær.

Vil dette uvêret ingen ende ta?


openberring

openberringa (definite singular)
openberringar (indefinite plural)
openberringane (definite plural)

revelation (the act of revealing or disclosing)

revelation (manifestation of divine truth)


frykt

frykta (definite singular)
frykter (indefinite plural)
fryktene (definite plural)

Eg kjenner inga frykt for dette.


atomvåpen

atomvåpenet (definite singular)
atomvåpen (indefinite plural)
atomvåpena (definite plural)

From atom- (“atomic”) + våpen (“weapon”).


naust

naustet (definite singular)
naust (indefinite plural)
nausta (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse naust (“boathouse”).


tylft

tylfta (definite singular)
tylfter (indefinite plural)
tylftene (definite plural)


innverknad

[²ɪnːˌʋɛrknɐ̞]


avstand

avstanden (definite singular)
avstandar (indefinite plural)
avstandane (definite plural)

Calque of German Abstand, itself a calque of Latin distantia. Compare Swedish avstånd and Danish afstand

Kva er avstanden herfrå til byen?

What's the distance from here to the city?


landsbygd

landsbygda (definite singular)
landsbygder (indefinite plural)
landsbygdene (definite plural)

Korleis var det på landsbygda?


nærleik

Me er no i nærleiken av slagmarka.

We are now in the proximity of the battlefield.


slagmark

slagmarka (definite singular)
slagmarker (indefinite plural)
slagmarkene (definite plural)

/²ʂlɑːɡmɑrk/

Slagmarka låg midt imellom to byar.

The battlefield was right between two cities.


valdtekt

valdtekta (definite singular)
valdtekter (indefinite plural)
valdtektene (definite plural)

Han sat i fengsel for valdtekt.


vitskap

vitskapen (definite singular)
vitskapar (indefinite plural)
vitskapane (definite plural)

/ˈʋɪːtˌskɑːp/

Ikkje alle er samde i at dette er ein vitskap.

Not everyone agrees that this is a science.

science (particular discipline or branch of learning)

Det er von om at vitskapen kan gje svar på dette.

There is hope that science may answer this question.

(uncountable) science (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method)


komponist

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komponist m (definite singular komponisten, indefinite plural komponistar, definite plural komponistane)

komponisten (definite singular)
komponistar (indefinite plural)
komponistane (definite plural)


joletre

joletreet (definite singular)
joletre (indefinite plural)
joletrea (definite plural)


juletre

juletreet (definite singular)
juletre (indefinite plural)
juletrea (definite plural)

/²jʉːɽətreː/


motstand

motstanden (definite singular)
motstandar (indefinite plural)
motstandane (definite plural)

Framlegget møtte motstand.

resistance (force that tends to oppose motion)


midnattssol

From midnatt (“midnight”) + -s- + sol (“sun”).

compound

Mesteparten av Nord-Noreg har midnattssol om sommaren.

Most of Northern Norway experiences midnight sun during the summer.


smella

smella (definite singular)
smeller (indefinite plural)
smellor (indefinite plural)
smellene (definite plural)
smellone (definite plural)


utviklar

utviklaren (definite singular)
utviklarar (indefinite plural)
utviklarane (definite plural)

Utviklarane bak spelet har lagt vekt på spelsoga.

The developers of the game have put emphasis on the storyline.


nynazist

nynazisten (definite singular)
nynazistar (indefinite plural)
nynazistane (definite plural)

From ny (“new, neo-”) + nazist (“nazi”).


grunnlov

grunnlova (definite singular)
grunnloven (definite singular)
grunnlover (indefinite plural)
grunnlovar (indefinite plural)
grunnlovene (definite plural)
grunnlovane (definite plural)

Landet skulle få ny grunnlov.

The country was due to get a new constitution.


troke

trokeen (definite singular)
trokear (indefinite plural)
trokeane (definite plural)


pelargonia

pelargoniaen (definite singular)
pelargoniaer (indefinite plural)
pelargoniaar (indefinite plural)
pelargoniaene (definite plural)
pelargoniaane (definite plural)

From New Latin pelargonium, from Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós).

a pelargonium, plant of genus Pelargonium


generasjon

generasjonen (definite singular)
generasjonar (indefinite plural)
generasjonane (definite plural)

For ti generasjonar har dette huset vore vårt.

For ten generations this house has been ours.


konkurranse

konkurransen (definite singular)
konkurransar (indefinite plural)
konkurransane (definite plural)

Through French concurrence from Latin concurrere.


tradisjon

tradisjonen (definite singular)
tradisjonar (indefinite plural)
tradisjonane (definite plural)

Dette har vore ein tradisjon for mange tiår.

This has been a tradition for many decades.

tale passed on from generation to generation


ustand

ustanden (definite singular)
ustandar (indefinite plural)
ustandane (definite plural)


fylgje

fylgja (definite singular)
fylgjer (indefinite plural)
fylgjene (definite plural)


fylgje

fylgjet (definite singular)
fylgje (indefinite plural)
fylgja (definite plural)


følgd

følgda (definite singular)
følgder (indefinite plural)
følgdene (definite plural)


følge

følga (definite singular)
følger (indefinite plural)
følgene (definite plural)


følge

følget (definite singular)
følge (indefinite plural)
følga (definite plural)


bronse

bronsen (definite singular)
bronsar (indefinite plural)
bronsane (definite plural)

Through French bronze from Italian bronzo.


fortid

fortida (definite singular)
fortider (indefinite plural)
fortidene (definite plural)

Eg trudde dette høyrde fortida til.


sement

sementen (definite singular)
sementar (indefinite plural)
sementane (definite plural)

Ultimately borrowed from Latin caementum.


tert

terten (definite singular)
tertar (indefinite plural)
tertane (definite plural)


foreldre

foreldret (definite singular)
foreldre (indefinite plural)
foreldra (definite plural)

foreldret mitt

Det står ikkje kven foreldra er.


forelder

forelderen (definite singular)
foreldre (indefinite plural)
foreldra (definite plural)

Constructed from the plural or collective foreldre (“parents”). Compare sysken (“siblings”, newer: “sibling”).
From Old Norse forellri n and forellrar m pl.

missa ein forelder


matine

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matine m (definite singular matineen, indefinite plural matinear, definite plural matineane)

matineen (definite singular)
matinear (indefinite plural)
matineane (definite plural)


samsvar

samsvaret (definite singular)
samsvar (indefinite plural)
samsvara (definite plural)

/²sɑmˌsʋɑːr/

Dommen vart avsagd i samsvar med lova.

Judgment was passed in accordance with the law.

Bringe noe i samsvar


vegetarianar

vegetarianaren (definite singular)
vegetarianarar (indefinite plural)
vegetarianarane (definite plural)

Er nokon her vegetarianar?


vegetasjon

vegetasjonen (definite singular)
vegetasjonar (indefinite plural)
vegetasjonane (definite plural)

Den lokale vegetasjonen tok ei stund å verta van med.

The local vegetation took a while to get used to.


mylja

From Old Norse mylja, from Proto-Germanic *muljaną. This makes mylja a split infinitive verb. The noun was derived from the verb.


utfordrar

utfordraren (definite singular)
utfordrarar (indefinite plural)
utfordrarane (definite plural)

Til slutt evna han å slå utfordraren sin.

Eventually he managed to beat his challenger.


utfordring

utfordringa (definite singular)
utfordringar (indefinite plural)
utfordringane (definite plural)

Eg tek imot utfordringa.

challenge (invitation to do something that might be difficult)

Me har fått oss ei utfordring her.


hemn

hemnen (definite singular)
hemnar (indefinite plural)
hemnane (definite plural)

Eg vil få hemn ein dag.


invasjon

invasjonen (definite singular)
invasjonar (indefinite plural)
invasjonane (definite plural)


hemnar

hemnaren (definite singular)
hemnarar (indefinite plural)
hemnarane (definite plural)


hemnar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


løytnant

løytnanten (definite singular)
løytnantar (indefinite plural)
løytnantane (definite plural)

Via German Leutnant from French lieutenant.

(military) lieutenant; officer higher in rank than a fenrik and lower in rank than a kaptein


oppgåve

oppgåva (definite singular)
oppgåver (indefinite plural)
oppgåvene (definite plural)


tyngdekraft

tyngdekrafta (definite singular)
tyngdekrefter (indefinite plural)
tyngdekrafter (indefinite plural)
tyngdekreftene (definite plural)
tyngdekraftene (definite plural)

Tyngdekrafta til Mars er veikare enn jorda si.

The gravity of Mars is weaker than Earth's.


hygge

hygga (definite singular)
hygger (indefinite plural)
hyggene (definite plural)


hygge

hygget (definite singular)
hygge (indefinite plural)
hygga (definite plural)

an afterthought, consideration, attention


hundrevis

From hundre (“hundred”) + -vis (“of, in such a way”).

suffix

Hundrevis av regimemotstandarar hadde møtt fram.

Hundreds of opponents of the regime had turned out.


kjønn

kjønnet (definite singular)
kjønn (indefinite plural)
kjønna (definite plural)

From earlier and Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją. The grammatical sense is a calque of Latin genus (“birth, origin, lineage”).

cal

(collectively, now dated) descendants, (downward) lineage

Kva er kjønnet på det?


kjønn

From Old Norse tjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *ternō.

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


lagnad

lagnaden (definite singular)
lagnader (indefinite plural)
lagnadar (indefinite plural)
lagnadene (definite plural)
lagnadane (definite plural)


formulering

formuleringa (definite singular)
formuleringar (indefinite plural)
formuleringane (definite plural)


hukku

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hukku f (definite singular hukkua, definite singular dative hukkun, indefinite plural hukku, definite plural *hukkunn, definite plural dative *hukkum)

hukkua (definite singular)
hukkun (dative definite singular)
hukku (indefinite plural)
*hukkunn (definite plural)
*hukkum (dative definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse ǫkla n through forms like håkkel and håkkå, maybe influenced by hukku (“chin”).

(dialectal, South-western Trøndelag) Alternative form of okle (“ankle”)


hukku

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) alternative form of hake (“chin”)


revolusjon

revolusjonen (definite singular)
revolusjonar (indefinite plural)
revolusjonane (definite plural)

Through French révolution from Late Latin revolutio.


siddis

siddisen (definite singular)
siddisar (indefinite plural)
siddisane (definite plural)


mjødn

mjødna (definite singular)
mjødnar (indefinite plural)
mjødner (indefinite plural)
mjødnane (definite plural)
mjødnene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mjǫðm, from Proto-Germanic *medumō.

Bringa og armane var av sylv, buken og mjødnane av kopar, lår og leggjer av jarn.

1985, Aslaug Høydal, Beerseba til Susanborg, Oslo: Dreyer, page 56:

The chest and the arms were of silver, the stomach and the hips of copper, the thighs and calves of iron.

Ein blodsdrope hadde sett seg fast i den eine mjødni hennar[.]

1922, Aamund Salveson, Trond Lauperak, page 23:

A drop of blood had gotten stuck in her hip.

Men far vart halt for resten av livetidi av bitet i mjødni.

1919, Torgeir Bjørneraa, Dyresogor, Kristiania: Norli, page 133:

But father was limp for the rest of his lifetime from the bite in his hip.


avhoppar

avhopparen (definite singular)
avhopparar (indefinite plural)
avhopparane (definite plural)


kollisjon

kollisjonen (definite singular)
kollisjonar (indefinite plural)
kollisjonane (definite plural)


skilnad

skilnaden (definite singular)
skilnader (indefinite plural)
skilnadar (indefinite plural)
skilnadene (definite plural)
skilnadane (definite plural)

Kva er skilnaden på dei?


sjåar

sjåaren (definite singular)
sjåarar (indefinite plural)
sjåarane (definite plural)

Sjåarane fekk seg ei overrasking i siste episoden.

The viewers got a surprise in the last episode.


kulp

kulpen (definite singular)
kulpar (indefinite plural)
kulpane (definite plural)

a depression or hole in a creek or river


segli

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of segl


kringle

kringla (definite singular)
kringler (indefinite plural)
kringlene (definite plural)


bram

med brask og bram
med brask og bram#Norwegian_Nynorsk

Used exclusively in the expression med brask og bram.


bryllaup

bryllaupet (definite singular)
bryllaup (indefinite plural)
bryllaupa (definite plural)

From Old Norse brúðhlaup, brúðlaup, brullaup and bryllaup.

Me er inviterte til bryllaup i sumar.

We have been invited to a wedding this summer.


tryggleik

/²trʏɡːˌlɛɪːk/

Kan nokon garantera tryggleiken deira?


sjølvstende

sjølvstendet (definite singular)
sjølvstende (indefinite plural)
sjølvstenda (definite plural)

/²ʃœlːˌstɛndə/

/²ʃøːlˌstɛndə/

Når fekk desse landa sjølstenda sine?

When did these countries gain their independence?


hending

hendinga (definite singular)
hendingar (indefinite plural)
hendingane (definite plural)

Denne hendinga fekk dei til å tenkja annleis.

This incident made them think differently.


keisemd

keisemda (definite singular)
keisemder (indefinite plural)
keisemdene (definite plural)


bukse

buksa (definite singular)
bukser (indefinite plural)
buksene (definite plural)

Derived from Middle Low German buxe, cognate with Icelandic buxur, Danish buks, Swedish byxa, Kashubian bùksë.

Har du kjøpt deg nye bukser?


jaktar

jaktaren (definite singular)
jaktarar (indefinite plural)
jaktarane (definite plural)


håkjerring

håkjerringa (definite singular)
håkjerringar (indefinite plural)
håkjerringane (definite plural)


traktat

traktaten (definite singular)
traktatar (indefinite plural)
traktatane (definite plural)


snusdåse

snusdåsen (definite singular)
snusdåsar (indefinite plural)
snusdåsane (definite plural)


opplysning

opplysninga (definite singular)
opplysningar (indefinite plural)
opplysningane (definite plural)


bløff

bløffen (definite singular)
bløffar (indefinite plural)
bløffane (definite plural)


kontrakti

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of kontrakt


famn

famnen (definite singular)
famnar (indefinite plural)
famnane (definite plural)

From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Akin to English fathom.

an embrace; space in between open, outstretched arms


massasje

massasjen (definite singular)
massasjar (indefinite plural)
massasjane (definite plural)


brystimplantat

brystimplantat n (definite singular brystimplantatet, indefinite plural brystimplantat, definite plural brystimplantata)

brystimplantatet (definite singular)
brystimplantat (indefinite plural)
brystimplantata (definite plural)


svigermor

svigermora (definite singular)
svigermødrer (indefinite plural)
svigermødrene (definite plural)


auke

auken (definite singular)
aukar (indefinite plural)
aukane (definite plural)

From Old Norse auka (verb) and auki (noun).

Det har vore ein auke i slike tilfelle.

There has been an increase in incidents like these.


kjeks

kjeksen (definite singular)
kjeks (indefinite plural)
kjeksa (definite plural)


tjukt

tjukta (definite singular)
tjukter (indefinite plural)
tjuktene (definite plural)


tjukke

tjukka (definite singular)
tjukker (indefinite plural)
tjukkene (definite plural)

(uncountable) an air which is dense with something

(definite singular, in expressions only) pregnancy


gjerningsmann

gjerningsmannen (definite singular)
gjerningsmenn (indefinite plural)
gjerningsmennene (definite plural)

Gjerningsmannen freista å koma unna politiet på ein sykkel.

The perpetrator attempted to escape the police on a bicycle.


revolusjonær

revolusjonær m (definite singular revolusjonæren, indefinite plural revolusjonærar, definite plural revolusjonærane)

revolusjonæren (definite singular)
revolusjonærar (indefinite plural)
revolusjonærane (definite plural)


palass

palasset (definite singular)
palass (indefinite plural)
palassa (definite plural)

From Latin palatium and Old Norse pallaz.


handflate

handflata (definite singular)
handflater (indefinite plural)
handflatene (definite plural)


vorr

vorren (definite singular)
vorrar (indefinite plural)
vorrane (definite plural)

stonework on either side of a boat landing, which can be used to moor a boat; a sloping stone pier


vorr

From Old Norse vǫr f (“wake (of a nave); stroke (of an oar)”) and Old Norse vǫrr m (“stroke (of an oar); wave”).

der

a movement, whirl or other disturbance in the water surface

(nautical) a wake (trail of disturbed water left by the passage of a watercraft, but also of fish, birds etc.)

the distance which a boat moves forth as a result of a pull of the oar


vorr

From Old Norse vǫrr f (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *weruz.

loud speech, a blending of voices, murmur


klokkar

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klokkar m (definite singular klokkaren, indefinite plural klokkarar, definite plural klokkarane)

klokkaren (definite singular)
klokkarar (indefinite plural)
klokkarane (definite plural)


kyrkjeklokke

kyrkjeklokke f (definite singular kyrkjeklokka, indefinite plural kyrkjeklokker, definite plural kyrkjeklokkene)

kyrkjeklokka (definite singular)
kyrkjeklokker (indefinite plural)
kyrkjeklokkene (definite plural)


dørklokke

dørklokke f (definite singular dørklokka, indefinite plural dørklokker, definite plural dørklokkene)

dørklokka (definite singular)
dørklokker (indefinite plural)
dørklokkene (definite plural)


kveiten

definite singular of kveite (Etymology 2)


kveiter

indefinite plural of kveite (Etymology 1)


kveita

definite singular of kveite (Etymology 1)


kveite

From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål hvete, German Weizen, and English wheat.


kveite

kveita (definite singular)
kveiter (indefinite plural)
kveitene (definite plural)


hjertene

(nonstandard form) definite plural of hjerta (non-standard since 2012)

(nonstandard form) definite plural of hjerte (non-standard since 2012)


hjerta

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô.


anonymitet

anonymitet m (definite singular anonymiteten)


mirakel

mirakel n (definite singular mirakelet, indefinite plural mirakel, definite plural mirakla)

mirakelet (definite singular)
mirakel (indefinite plural)
mirakla (definite plural)


svolo

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of svòlu


svola

svola (definite singular)
svoler (indefinite plural)
svolor (indefinite plural)
svolene (definite plural)
svolone (definite plural)

definite singular of svole (non-standard since 1938)


deltaet

definite singular of delta (Etymology 2)


deltaer

indefinite plural of delta (Etymology 1)


prospekt

prospektet (definite singular)
prospekt (indefinite plural)
prospekta (definite plural)


forsvar

forsvaret (definite singular)
forsvar (indefinite plural)
forsvara (definite plural)

Kva har du å seia i forsvaret ditt?

Forsvaret i landet hadde investert i nye jagarfly.

The military forces of the country had invested in new jet fighters.


partnar

partnaren (definite singular)
partnarar (indefinite plural)
partnarane (definite plural)

Me må høyra med partnarane våre kva dei meiner.

We have to hear what our partners think.


tilbod

tilbodet (definite singular)
tilbod (indefinite plural)
tilboda (definite plural)

From tilby. Compare Danish tilbud, Norwegian Bokmål tilbud and archaic sense of Swedish tillbud.


åte

From Old Norse áta f, with some influence from át n (whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk åt). The verb is derived from the noun.


guvernør

guvernøren (definite singular)
guvernørar (indefinite plural)
guvernørane (definite plural)

From French gouverneur, from Latin gubernator.


utbrot

utbrotet (definite singular)
utbrot (indefinite plural)
utbrota (definite plural)

Det siste utbrotet hadde vulkanen for ti år sidan.

The previous eruption of the volcano was ten years ago.


gullalder

gullalderen (definite singular)
gullaldrar (indefinite plural)
gullaldrane (definite plural)


nære

næren (definite singular)
næret (definite singular)
nærar (indefinite plural)
nære (indefinite plural)
nærane (definite plural)
næra (definite plural)


yngd

yngda (definite singular)
yngder (indefinite plural)
yngdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse yngð, from Proto-Germanic *ungiþō.


tryllekunstnar

tryllekunstnar m (definite singular tryllekunstnaren, indefinite plural tryllekunstnarar, definite plural tryllekunstnarane)

tryllekunstnaren (definite singular)
tryllekunstnarar (indefinite plural)
tryllekunstnarane (definite plural)

conjurer, conjuror, magician (performer of tricks)


førarhund

førarhunden (definite singular)
førarhundar (indefinite plural)
førarhundane (definite plural)


blodhund

blodhund m (definite singular blodhunden, indefinite plural blodhundar, definite plural blodhundane)

blodhunden (definite singular)
blodhundar (indefinite plural)
blodhundane (definite plural)


hanne

hannen (definite singular)
hannar (indefinite plural)
hannane (definite plural)


rorbu

rorbua (definite singular)
rorbuer (indefinite plural)
rorbuene (definite plural)

From ror (“rowing, fishing”) + bu (“small house”).

compound

small house used for shorter periods of time by fishermen


kjernefysikk

From kjerne (“nucleus”) + fysikk (“physics”).


orsaking

orsakinga (definite singular)
orsakingar (indefinite plural)
orsakingane (definite plural)

Eg bed om orsaking for det som hende.


bananrepublikk

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bananrepublikk m (definite singular bananrepublikken, indefinite plural bananrepublikkar, definite plural bananrepublikkane)

bananrepublikken (definite singular)
bananrepublikkar (indefinite plural)
bananrepublikkane (definite plural)


akillessen

akillessena (definite singular)
akillessener (indefinite plural)
akillessenene (definite plural)


spøk

spøken (definite singular)
spøkar (indefinite plural)
spøkane (definite plural)

From Low German, presumably from the verb spoken.

Er dette ein spøk?


skilting

Verbal noun of skilta (“to put up signs”).

Skiltinga langs vegen var god.

The use of traffic signs along the road was good.


tablett

tabletten (definite singular)
tablettar (indefinite plural)
tablettane (definite plural)


kjerne

kjernen (definite singular)
kjernar (indefinite plural)
kjernane (definite plural)

From Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”).

Kjernen i saka er denne.


potteplantar

indefinite masculine plural of potteplante


potteplantane

definite masculine plural of potteplante


potteplanta

definite feminine singular of potteplante


potteplanter

indefinite feminine plural of potteplante


lommetjuv

lommetjuv m (definite singular lommetjuven, indefinite plural lommetjuvar, definite plural lommetjuvane)

lommetjuven (definite singular)
lommetjuvar (indefinite plural)
lommetjuvane (definite plural)

a pickpocket (thief who steals from people's pockets)


jungel

jungelen (definite singular)
junglar (indefinite plural)
junglane (definite plural)


potteplanten

definite masculine singular of potteplante


øydar

øydaren (definite singular)
øydarar (indefinite plural)
øydarane (definite plural)

destroyer (that which destroys something)


vogntog

vogntoget (definite singular)
vogntog (indefinite plural)
vogntoga (definite plural)


lyddempar

lyddempar m (definite singular lyddemparen, indefinite plural lyddemparar, definite plural lyddemparane)

lyddemparen (definite singular)
lyddemparar (indefinite plural)
lyddemparane (definite plural)

a silencer (used to reduce the sound of a gun when it is fired)

a silencer (UK) or muffler (US) (part of an exhaust system)


kosedyr

kosedyret (definite singular)
kosedyr (indefinite plural)
kosedyra (definite plural)


lydpotte

lydpotte f (definite singular lydpotta, indefinite plural lydpotter, definite plural lydpottene)

lydpotta (definite singular)
lydpotter (indefinite plural)
lydpottene (definite plural)


skjønnheit

skjønnheit f (definite singular skjønnheita, indefinite plural skjønnheiter, definite plural skjønnheitene)

skjønnheita (definite singular)
skjønnheiter (indefinite plural)
skjønnheitene (definite plural)


venleik

venleik m (definite singular venleiken, indefinite plural venleikar, definite plural venleikane)

venleiken (definite singular)
venleikar (indefinite plural)
venleikane (definite plural)


elektrikar

elektrikar m (definite singular elektrikaren, indefinite plural elektrikarar, definite plural elektrikarane)

elektrikaren (definite singular)
elektrikarar (indefinite plural)
elektrikarane (definite plural)


kikert

kikerten (definite singular)
kikertar (indefinite plural)
kikertane (definite plural)

Kan eg få kikerten?


kikkert

kikkerten (definite singular)
kikkertar (indefinite plural)
kikkertane (definite plural)


brennmanet

brennmaneta (definite singular)
brennmaneter (indefinite plural)
brennmanetene (definite plural)

Equivalent to brenna (“burn”) + manet (“jellyfish”).

lion's mane jellyfish
lion's mane jellyfish


glasmanet

glasmaneta (definite singular)
glasmaneter (indefinite plural)
glasmanetene (definite plural)

Equivalent to glas (“glass”) + manet (“jellyfish”).


sentralvarme

sentralvarme m (definite singular sentralvarmen)


ulukke

ulukka (definite singular)
ulukker (indefinite plural)
ulukkene (definite plural)

From Old Norse úlykka, from Middle Low German ungelucke.


ferniss

ferniss m (definite singular fernissen, indefinite plural fernissar, definite plural fernissane)

fernissen (definite singular)
fernissar (indefinite plural)
fernissane (definite plural)


parabolantenne

parabolantenne f (definite singular parabolantenna, indefinite plural parabolantenner, definite plural parabolantennene)

parabolantenna (definite singular)
parabolantenner (indefinite plural)
parabolantennene (definite plural)


talskvinne

talskvinna (definite singular)
talskvinner (indefinite plural)
talskvinnene (definite plural)

Equivalent to tale (“speech”) + -s- + kvinne (“woman”).


talsmann

talsmannen (definite singular)
talsmenn (indefinite plural)
talsmennene (definite plural)

Equivalent to tale (“speech”) + -s- + mann (“man”).


generalisering

generaliseringa (definite singular)
generaliseringar (indefinite plural)
generaliseringane (definite plural)


kjedereaksjon

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kjedereaksjon m (definite singular kjedereaksjonen, indefinite plural kjedereaksjonar, definite plural kjedereaksjonane)

kjedereaksjonen (definite singular)
kjedereaksjonar (indefinite plural)
kjedereaksjonane (definite plural)


reaksjon

reaksjon m (definite singular reaksjonen, indefinite plural reaksjonar, definite plural reaksjonane)

reaksjonen (definite singular)
reaksjonar (indefinite plural)
reaksjonane (definite plural)


halskjede

halskjede f (definite singular halskjeda, indefinite plural halskjeder, definite plural halskjedene)

halskjeda (definite singular)
halskjeder (indefinite plural)
halskjedene (definite plural)


kjede

kjede f (definite singular kjeda, indefinite plural kjeder, definite plural kjedene)

kjeda (definite singular)
kjeder (indefinite plural)
kjedene (definite plural)


heisesjakt

heisesjakta (definite singular)
heisesjakter (indefinite plural)
heisesjaktene (definite plural)

a lift shaft or liftshaft (UK), elevator shaft (US)


heissjakt

heissjakta (definite singular)
heissjakter (indefinite plural)
heissjaktene (definite plural)


sjakt

sjakta (definite singular)
sjakter (indefinite plural)
sjaktene (definite plural)


frimurar

frimurar m (definite singular frimuraren, indefinite plural frimurarar, definite plural frimurarane)

frimuraren (definite singular)
frimurarar (indefinite plural)
frimurarane (definite plural)

a Freemason (member of the Free and Accepted Masons)


greia

greia (definite singular)
greier (indefinite plural)
greior (indefinite plural)
greiene (definite plural)
greione (definite plural)

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


veike

veiken (definite singular)
veikar (indefinite plural)
veikane (definite plural)


veike

veika (definite singular)
veiker (indefinite plural)
veikene (definite plural)


psykopat

psykopaten (definite singular)
psykopatar (indefinite plural)
psykopatane (definite plural)


andlet

andletet (definite singular)
andlet (indefinite plural)
andleta (definite plural)

From Old Norse andlit, from and (“towards”) + líta (“see”).

Kva har hendt med andletet ditt?


visepresident

visepresidenten (definite singular)
visepresidentar (indefinite plural)
visepresidentane (definite plural)

From vise- (“vice-”) + president (“president”).


ekstremist

ekstremisten (definite singular)
ekstremistar (indefinite plural)
ekstremistane (definite plural)

Equivalent to ekstrem (“extreme”) + -ist (“ist”).

Med ei slik meining vert du stempla ekstremist.

With an opinion like that, you will be branded an extremist.


motorkøyretøy

head

motorkøyretøy n (definite singular motorkøyretøyet, indefinite plural motorkøyretøy, definite plural motorkøyretøya)

motorkøyretøyet (definite singular)
motorkøyretøy (indefinite plural)
motorkøyretøya (definite plural)


motorvogn

motorvogna (definite singular)
motorvogner (indefinite plural)
motorvognene (definite plural)


bergmann

bergmannen (definite singular)
bergmenn (indefinite plural)
bergmennene (definite plural)

in folklore, a mountain-giant, translated as "man o' the hill".

(archaic) a miner (person who works in a mine)


underernæring

underernæring f (definite singular underernæringa)


tvare

tvara (definite singular)
tvarer (indefinite plural)
tvarene (definite plural)


kvadratkilometer

kvadratkilometeren (definite singular)
kvadratkilometer (indefinite plural)
kvadratkilometerane (definite plural)
kvadratkilometrane (definite plural)

a square kilometre, or square kilometer (US) (as above)


kubikkmeter

kubikkmeter m (definite singular kubikkmeteren, indefinite plural kubikkmeter, definite plural kubikkmeterane or kubikkmetrane)

kubikkmeteren (definite singular)
kubikkmeter (indefinite plural)
kubikkmeterane (definite plural)
kubikkmetrane (definite plural)

a cubic metre, or cubic meter (US) (as above)


literne

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of lìt


baksete

baksete n (definite singular baksetet, indefinite plural baksete, definite plural bakseta)

baksetet (definite singular)
baksete (indefinite plural)
bakseta (definite plural)


julegåve

julegåve f (definite singular julegåva, indefinite plural julegåver, definite plural julegåvene)

julegåva (definite singular)
julegåver (indefinite plural)
julegåvene (definite plural)

a Christmas present (a present given or received at Christmas time)


julepresang

julepresang m (definite singular julepresangen, indefinite plural julepresangar, definite plural julepresangane)

julepresangen (definite singular)
julepresangar (indefinite plural)
julepresangane (definite plural)


presang

presang m (definite singular presangen, indefinite plural presangar, definite plural presangane)

presangen (definite singular)
presangar (indefinite plural)
presangane (definite plural)


gåve

gåve f (definite singular gåva, indefinite plural gåver, definite plural gåvene)

gåva (definite singular)
gåver (indefinite plural)
gåvene (definite plural)

a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday)


ektepar

ektepar n (definite singular ekteparet, indefinite plural ektepar, definite plural ektepara)

ekteparet (definite singular)
ektepar (indefinite plural)
ektepara (definite plural)


gryte

gryta (definite singular)
gryter (indefinite plural)
grytene (definite plural)

a stew, casserole (a dish made in a cooking pot)


estetikk

estetikken (definite singular)
estetikkar (indefinite plural)
estetikkane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós).


sosiolog

sosiolog m (definite singular sosiologen, indefinite plural sosiologar, definite plural sosiologane)

sosiologen (definite singular)
sosiologar (indefinite plural)
sosiologane (definite plural)


blomme

blommen (definite singular)
blommar (indefinite plural)
blommane (definite plural)


hakekross

hakekross m (definite singular hakekrossen, indefinite plural hakekrossar, definite plural hakekrossane)

hakekrossen (definite singular)
hakekrossar (indefinite plural)
hakekrossane (definite plural)


hakekors

hakekors n (definite singular hakekorset, indefinite plural hakekors, definite plural hakekorsa)

hakekorset (definite singular)
hakekors (indefinite plural)
hakekorsa (definite plural)

From hake + kors. Calque of German Hakenkreuz.


hyperlenke

hyperlenka (definite singular)
hyperlenker (indefinite plural)
hyperlenkene (definite plural)


hyperlenkje

hyperlenkja (definite singular)
hyperlenkjer (indefinite plural)
hyperlenkjene (definite plural)


tennisbaner

indefinite feminine plural of tennisbane


tennisbanen

definite masculine singular of tennisbane


tennisbane

tennisbane m or f (definite singular tennisbanen or tennisbana, indefinite plural tennisbanar or tennisbaner, definite plural tennisbanane or tennisbanene)

tennisbanen (definite singular)
tennisbana (definite singular)
tennisbanar (indefinite plural)
tennisbaner (indefinite plural)
tennisbanane (definite plural)
tennisbanene (definite plural)


hyperkopling

hyperkopling f (definite singular hyperkoplinga, indefinite plural hyperkoplingar, definite plural hyperkoplingane)

hyperkoplinga (definite singular)
hyperkoplingar (indefinite plural)
hyperkoplingane (definite plural)


schizofreni

From Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō) + φρήν (phrḗn).


rockering

rockering m (definite singular rockeringen, indefinite plural rockeringar, definite plural rockeringane)

rockeringen (definite singular)
rockeringar (indefinite plural)
rockeringane (definite plural)


detaljist

detaljist m (definite singular detaljisten, indefinite plural detaljistar, definite plural detaljistane)

detaljisten (definite singular)
detaljistar (indefinite plural)
detaljistane (definite plural)


skatteflyktning

skatteflyktningen (definite singular)
skatteflyktningar (indefinite plural)
skatteflyktningane (definite plural)

From skatt (“tax”) + flyktning (“refugee”). Compare Swedish skatteflykting.

person who emigrates due to dissatisfaction with the tax system in their home country


flyktning

flyktningen (definite singular)
flyktningar (indefinite plural)
flyktningane (definite plural)

Krigen skapa mange flyktningar.


leikeplass

leikeplass m (definite singular leikeplassen, indefinite plural leikeplassar, definite plural leikeplassane)

leikeplassen (definite singular)
leikeplassar (indefinite plural)
leikeplassane (definite plural)

a playground (playing area for children)


grossist

grossist m (definite singular grossisten, indefinite plural grossistar, definite plural grossistane)

grossisten (definite singular)
grossistar (indefinite plural)
grossistane (definite plural)


leiketøy

leiketøyet (definite singular)
leiketøy (indefinite plural)
leiketøya (definite plural)

From leike + tøy, after German Spielzeug.

sjå på kvinna som eit leiketøy


handtering

handteringa (definite singular)
handteringar (indefinite plural)
handteringane (definite plural)


nubiar

nubiaren (definite singular)
nubiarar (indefinite plural)
nubiarane (definite plural)

Nubian (inhabitant of the ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent)


sjonglør

sjongløren (definite singular)
sjonglørar (indefinite plural)
sjonglørane (definite plural)


sandsekk

sandsekk m (definite singular sandsekken, indefinite plural sandsekkar or sandsekker, definite plural sandsekkane or sandsekkene)

sandsekken (definite singular)
sandsekkar (indefinite plural)
sandsekker (indefinite plural)
sandsekkane (definite plural)
sandsekkene (definite plural)


importør

importør m (definite singular importøren, indefinite plural importørar, definite plural importørane)

importøren (definite singular)
importørar (indefinite plural)
importørane (definite plural)


badeby

badeby m (definite singular badebyen, indefinite plural badebyar, definite plural badebyane)

badebyen (definite singular)
badebyar (indefinite plural)
badebyane (definite plural)


epilepsi

From Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία (epilēpsía).


underhalding

Kven står for underhaldinga?


beite

beitet (definite singular)
beite (indefinite plural)
beita (definite plural)

Har du dyra dine på beite no?

pasture; land area, cultivated or not, where animals may feed on the vegetation


barrikade

barrikaden (definite singular)
barrikadar (indefinite plural)
barrikadane (definite plural)


naturkatastrofe

naturkatastrofe m (definite singular naturkatastrofen, indefinite plural naturkatastrofar, definite plural naturkatastrofane)

naturkatastrofen (definite singular)
naturkatastrofar (indefinite plural)
naturkatastrofane (definite plural)


sirkelsag

sirkelsag f (definite singular sirkelsaga, indefinite plural sirkelsager, definite plural sirkelsagene)

sirkelsaga (definite singular)
sirkelsager (indefinite plural)
sirkelsagene (definite plural)


romantikar

romantikaren (definite singular)
romantikarar (indefinite plural)
romantikarane (definite plural)

a romanticist (advocate or follower of romanticism)


ekspedisjon

ekspedisjon m (definite singular ekspedisjonen, indefinite plural ekspedisjonar, definite plural ekspedisjonane)

ekspedisjonen (definite singular)
ekspedisjonar (indefinite plural)
ekspedisjonane (definite plural)


publikasjon

publikasjon m (definite singular publikasjonen, indefinite plural publikasjonar, definite plural publikasjonane)

publikasjonen (definite singular)
publikasjonar (indefinite plural)
publikasjonane (definite plural)


heltinna

definite feminine singular of heltinne: (heroine, hero (female))


heltinner

indefinite feminine plural of heltinne: (heroine, hero (female))


heltinnene

definite feminine plural of heltinne: (heroine, hero (female))


heltinne

heltinne f (definite singular heltinna, indefinite plural heltinner, definite plural heltinnene)

heltinna (definite singular)
heltinner (indefinite plural)
heltinnene (definite plural)


hypnotisør

hypnotisør m (definite singular hypnotisøren, indefinite plural hypnotisørar, definite plural hypnotisørane)

hypnotisøren (definite singular)
hypnotisørar (indefinite plural)
hypnotisørane (definite plural)


hyperbol

hyperbol m (definite singular hyperbolen, indefinite plural hyperbolar, definite plural hyperbolane)

hyperbolen (definite singular)
hyperbolar (indefinite plural)
hyperbolane (definite plural)


suksess

suksessen (definite singular)
suksessar (indefinite plural)
suksessane (definite plural)


singelplate

singelplate f (definite singular singelplata, indefinite plural singelplater, definite plural singelplatene)

singelplata (definite singular)
singelplater (indefinite plural)
singelplatene (definite plural)


sjokoladeplate

sjokoladeplate f (definite singular sjokoladeplata, indefinite plural sjokoladeplater, definite plural sjokoladeplatene)

sjokoladeplata (definite singular)
sjokoladeplater (indefinite plural)
sjokoladeplatene (definite plural)


platespelar

platespelar m (definite singular platespelaren, indefinite plural platespelarar, definite plural platespelarane)

platespelaren (definite singular)
platespelarar (indefinite plural)
platespelarane (definite plural)


renn

rennet (definite singular)
renn (indefinite plural)
renna (definite plural)

Eg er god på ski og har vunne fleire renn.

I am good at skiing and have won several races.


hovudtelefon

hovudtelefon m (definite singular hovudtelefonen, indefinite plural hovudtelefonar, definite plural hovudtelefonane)

hovudtelefonen (definite singular)
hovudtelefonar (indefinite plural)
hovudtelefonane (definite plural)

headphones (pair of earphones worn over the head)


leilegheit

leilegheita (definite singular)
leilegheiter (indefinite plural)
leilegheitene (definite plural)

/lɛɪːləɡhɛɪːt/

Eg har kjøpt meg ny leilegheit.

apartment, flat (domicile occupying part of a building)


oppdrag

oppdraget (definite singular)
oppdrag (indefinite plural)
oppdraga (definite plural)

From German Auftrag; equivalent to opp (“up”) + drag.

Me har fått i oppdrag å øydeleggja brua.

We have been given the mission of destroying the bridge.


streik

streiken (definite singular)
streikar (indefinite plural)
streikane (definite plural)

a strike (refusal to work as a form of protest)


surr

surret (definite singular)
surr (indefinite plural)
surra (definite plural)


ærlegdom

ærlegdom m (definite singular ærlegdomen or ærlegdommen)

ærlegdomen (definite singular)
ærlegdommen (definite singular)


mannen med ljåen

mannen med ljåen m (“the man with the scythe”)

Var det mannen med ljåen eg såg i skuggane der borte?

Was it the Grim Reaper I saw in the shadows over there?


flykropp

flykropp m (definite singular flykroppen, indefinite plural flykroppar, definite plural flykroppane)

flykroppen (definite singular)
flykroppar (indefinite plural)
flykroppane (definite plural)


implantat

implantat n (definite singular implantatet, indefinite plural implantat, definite plural implantata)

implantatet (definite singular)
implantat (indefinite plural)
implantata (definite plural)


sott

sotta (definite singular)
sotter (indefinite plural)
sottene (definite plural)


sølvpapir

sølvpapir n (definite singular sølvpapiret)

silver paper, a common term for aluminium foil in some applications.


kaldbrann

kaldbrann m (definite singular kaldbrannen)


skulderveske

skulderveske f (definite singular skulderveska, indefinite plural skuldervesker, definite plural skulderveskene)

skulderveska (definite singular)
skuldervesker (indefinite plural)
skulderveskene (definite plural)


veskenappar

veskenappar m (definite singular veskenapparen, indefinite plural veskenapparar, definite plural veskenapparane)

veskenapparen (definite singular)
veskenapparar (indefinite plural)
veskenapparane (definite plural)

a bag snatcher (thief who snatches a handbag)


skoleveske

skoleveske f (definite singular skoleveska, indefinite plural skolevesker, definite plural skoleveskene)

skoleveska (definite singular)
skolevesker (indefinite plural)
skoleveskene (definite plural)


gangren

gangren m or n (definite singular gangrenen or gangrenet)

gangrenen (definite singular)
gangrenet (definite singular)


handveske

handveske f (definite singular handveska, indefinite plural handvesker, definite plural handveskene)

handveska (definite singular)
handvesker (indefinite plural)
handveskene (definite plural)


veske

veska (definite singular)
vesker (indefinite plural)
veskene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German veske and Old Norse veski n.


jordskjelvar

indefinite masculine plural of jordskjelv


jordskjelv

jordskjelv n or m (definite singular jordskjelvet or jordskjelven, indefinite plural jordskjelv or jordskjelvar, definite plural jordskjelva or jordskjelvane)

jordskjelvet (definite singular)
jordskjelven (definite singular)
jordskjelv (indefinite plural)
jordskjelvar (indefinite plural)
jordskjelva (definite plural)
jordskjelvane (definite plural)


synagoge

synagoge f or m (definite singular synagoga or synagogen, indefinite plural synagoger or synagogar, definite plural synagogene or synagogane)

synagoga (definite singular)
synagogen (definite singular)
synagoger (indefinite plural)
synagogar (indefinite plural)
synagogene (definite plural)
synagogane (definite plural)

/sʏna²ɡuːɡə/


jordskjelven

definite masculine singular of jordskjelv


hastigheit

hastigheit f (definite singular hastigheita, indefinite plural hastigheiter, definite plural hastigheitene)

hastigheita (definite singular)
hastigheiter (indefinite plural)
hastigheitene (definite plural)


bylgje

bylgja (definite singular)
bylgjer (indefinite plural)
bylgjene (definite plural)


bølgje

bølgja (definite singular)
bølgjer (indefinite plural)
bølgjene (definite plural)

From Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-. Akin to English billow. The verb is derived from the noun.


bølgelengde

bølgelengde f (definite singular bølgelengda, indefinite plural bølgelengder, definite plural bølgelengdene)

bølgelengda (definite singular)
bølgelengder (indefinite plural)
bølgelengdene (definite plural)


bylgjelengd

bylgjelengd f (definite singular bylgjelengda, indefinite plural bylgjelengder, definite plural bylgjelengdene)

bylgjelengda (definite singular)
bylgjelengder (indefinite plural)
bylgjelengdene (definite plural)


bølgjelengd

bølgjelengd f (definite singular bølgjelengda, indefinite plural bølgjelengder, definite plural bølgjelengdene)

bølgjelengda (definite singular)
bølgjelengder (indefinite plural)
bølgjelengdene (definite plural)


olle

olla (definite singular)
oller (indefinite plural)
ollene (definite plural)

Uncertain, though perhaps a doublet of velle, from Old Norse vella (“to well”), possibly influenced by Old Norse ǫldr (“beer-bust”).


støvsugar

støvsugaren (definite singular)
støvsugarar (indefinite plural)
støvsugarane (definite plural)


kremasjon

kremasjon m (definite singular kremasjonen, indefinite plural kremasjonar, definite plural kremasjonane)

kremasjonen (definite singular)
kremasjonar (indefinite plural)
kremasjonane (definite plural)


golfkølle

golfkølle f (definite singular golfkølla, indefinite plural golfkøller, definite plural golfkøllene)

golfkølla (definite singular)
golfkøller (indefinite plural)
golfkøllene (definite plural)


forbrenning

forbrenninga (definite singular)
forbrenningar (indefinite plural)
forbrenningane (definite plural)


forbrenningsmotor

forbrenningsmotor m (definite singular forbrenningsmotoren, indefinite plural forbrenningsmotorar, definite plural forbrenningsmotorane)

forbrenningsmotoren (definite singular)
forbrenningsmotorar (indefinite plural)
forbrenningsmotorane (definite plural)

internal combustion engine
internal combustion engine


luftmotstand

luftmotstand m (definite singular luftmotstanden)


aerodynamikk

aerodynamikk m (definite singular aerodynamikken)


lekse

lekse f (definite singular leksa, indefinite plural lekser, definite plural leksene)

leksa (definite singular)
lekser (indefinite plural)
leksene (definite plural)

Hugs å få gjort leksene!


veng

vengen (definite singular)
venger (indefinite plural)
vengar (indefinite plural)
vengene (definite plural)
vengane (definite plural)
Historical inflection of veng


hefte

heftet (definite singular)
hefte (indefinite plural)
hefta (definite plural)

From Old Norse hepti, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją (“haft, handle”).


luftskip

head

luftskip n (definite singular luftskipet, indefinite plural luftskip, definite plural luftskipa)

luftskipet (definite singular)
luftskip (indefinite plural)
luftskipa (definite plural)


vindtunnel

vindtunnel m (definite singular vindtunnelen, indefinite plural vindtunnelar, definite plural vindtunnelane)

vindtunnelen (definite singular)
vindtunnelar (indefinite plural)
vindtunnelane (definite plural)


folketeljing

folketeljing f (definite singular folketeljinga, indefinite plural folketeljingar, definite plural folketeljingane)

folketeljinga (definite singular)
folketeljingar (indefinite plural)
folketeljingane (definite plural)


hettittisk

Hettittisk var eit indoeuropeisk språk som vart tala i Anatolia.

Hittite was an Indo-European language that was spoken in Anatolia.


hettitt

hettitten (definite singular)
hettittar (indefinite plural)
hettittane (definite plural)

From German Hethiter, from Hebrew hittim.


gudshus

gudshuset (definite singular)
gudshus (indefinite plural)
gudshusa (definite plural)


trafikkork

trafikkork m (definite singular trafikkorken, indefinite plural trafikkorkar, definite plural trafikkorkane)

trafikkorken (definite singular)
trafikkorkar (indefinite plural)
trafikkorkane (definite plural)


etnisitet

etnisitet m (definite singular etnisiteten, indefinite plural etnisitetar, definite plural etnisitetane)

etnisiteten (definite singular)
etnisitetar (indefinite plural)
etnisitetane (definite plural)


tredel

tredelen (definite singular)
tredelar (indefinite plural)
tredelane (definite plural)


syklist

syklist m (definite singular syklisten, indefinite plural syklistar, definite plural syklistane)

syklisten (definite singular)
syklistar (indefinite plural)
syklistane (definite plural)

By surface analysis, from sykkel + -ist. Calque from English or another European language.

a cyclist (a person who rides a bicycle)


sykkelsti

sykkelstien (definite singular)
sykkelstiar (indefinite plural)
sykkelstiane (definite plural)


sideelv

sideelva (definite singular)
sideelvar (indefinite plural)
sideelver (indefinite plural)
sideelvane (definite plural)
sideelvene (definite plural)


fugleinfluensa

fugleinfluensaen (definite singular)
fugleinfluensaer (indefinite plural)
fugleinfluensaar (indefinite plural)
fugleinfluensaene (definite plural)
fugleinfluensaane (definite plural)

From fugl (“bird”) + influensa (“influenza, flu”).


svineinfluensa

svineinfluensaen (definite singular)
svineinfluensaer (indefinite plural)
svineinfluensaar (indefinite plural)
svineinfluensaene (definite plural)
svineinfluensaane (definite plural)

From svin (“swine”) + influensa (“influenza, flu”).


situasjonskomedie

head

situasjonskomedie m (definite singular situasjonskomedien, indefinite plural situasjonskomediar, definite plural situasjonskomediane)

situasjonskomedien (definite singular)
situasjonskomediar (indefinite plural)
situasjonskomediane (definite plural)


gynge

gynga (definite singular)
gynger (indefinite plural)
gyngene (definite plural)

Same root as the verb gynga. Compare Danish gynge and Swedish gunga.

a swing (suspended seat on which one can swing back and forth)


slagskip

slagskipet (definite singular)
slagskip (indefinite plural)
slagskipa (definite plural)


hangarskip

hangarskipet (definite singular)
hangarskip (indefinite plural)
hangarskipa (definite plural)

(nautical) an aircraft carrier (as above)


fregatt

fregatten (definite singular)
fregattar (indefinite plural)
fregattane (definite plural)


besetningen

definite masculine singular of besetning


besetning

besetning m or f (definite singular besetninga or besetningen, indefinite plural besetningar, definite plural besetningane)

besetninga (definite singular)
besetningen (definite singular)
besetningar (indefinite plural)
besetningane (definite plural)


mikrosekund

mikrosekund n (definite singular mikrosekundet, indefinite plural mikrosekund, definite plural mikrosekunda)

mikrosekundet (definite singular)
mikrosekund (indefinite plural)
mikrosekunda (definite plural)


styrehus

styrehuset (definite singular)
styrehus (indefinite plural)
styrehusa (definite plural)


sjokk

sjokket (definite singular)
sjokk (indefinite plural)
sjokka (definite plural)


styrhus

styrhuset (definite singular)
styrhus (indefinite plural)
styrhusa (definite plural)

a wheelhouse (shelter for the helmsman on smaller vessels)

a bridge (elevated enclosed platform of a ship where the captain directs operations)


zoomlinse

zoomlinse f (definite singular zoomlinsa, indefinite plural zoomlinser, definite plural zoomlinsene)

zoomlinsa (definite singular)
zoomlinser (indefinite plural)
zoomlinsene (definite plural)


konteinar

konteinaren (definite singular)
konteinarar (indefinite plural)
konteinarane (definite plural)

a container (large metal box for transporting goods)


bueining

bueininga (definite singular)
bueiningar (indefinite plural)
bueiningane (definite plural)


zoomobjektiv

zoomobjektiv n (definite singular zoomobjektivet, indefinite plural zoomobjektiv, definite plural zoomobjektiva)

zoomobjektivet (definite singular)
zoomobjektiv (indefinite plural)
zoomobjektiva (definite plural)

(photography) a zoom lens (camera lens in which the focal length can be changed quickly)


køyretøy

køyretøyet (definite singular)
køyretøy (indefinite plural)
køyretøya (definite plural)


linse

linsa (definite singular)
linser (indefinite plural)
linsene (definite plural)


pressemelding

pressemelding f (definite singular pressemeldinga, indefinite plural pressemeldingar, definite plural pressemeldingane)

pressemeldinga (definite singular)
pressemeldingar (indefinite plural)
pressemeldingane (definite plural)


radioaktivitet

radioaktivitet m (definite singular radioaktiviteten)


hengjebru

hengjebrua (definite singular)
hengjebruer (indefinite plural)
hengjebruene (definite plural)


hengebru

hengebrua (definite singular)
hengebruer (indefinite plural)
hengebruene (definite plural)


jarnbane

jarnbane m or f (definite singular jarnbanen or jarnbana, indefinite plural jarnbanar or jarnbaner, definite plural jarnbanane or jarnbanene)

jarnbanen (definite singular)
jarnbana (definite singular)
jarnbanar (indefinite plural)
jarnbaner (indefinite plural)
jarnbanane (definite plural)
jarnbanene (definite plural)

From jarn (“iron”) + bane (“track, line, trajectory”), a calque of German Eisenbahn.


klinikk

klinikken (definite singular)
klinikkar (indefinite plural)
klinikkane (definite plural)

From German Klinik, from Ancient Greek κλινικός (klinikós).


staue

staua (definite singular)
stauer (indefinite plural)
stauene (definite plural)


venteliste

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venteliste f (definite singular ventelista, indefinite plural ventelister, definite plural ventelistene)

ventelista (definite singular)
ventelister (indefinite plural)
ventelistene (definite plural)


munnhygiene

munnhygiene m (definite singular munnhygienen)


giftering

giftering m (definite singular gifteringen, indefinite plural gifteringar, definite plural gifteringane)

gifteringen (definite singular)
gifteringar (indefinite plural)
gifteringane (definite plural)


brur

brura (definite singular)
brurer (indefinite plural)
brurene (definite plural)

From Old Norse brúðr, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.


datamaskina

definite feminine singular of datamaskin


datamaskinar

indefinite masculine plural of datamaskin


transvestitt

transvestitt m (definite singular transvestitten, indefinite plural transvestittar, definite plural transvestittane)

transvestitten (definite singular)
transvestittar (indefinite plural)
transvestittane (definite plural)


handi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hand


EM

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


konklusjon

konklusjon m (definite singular konklusjonen, indefinite plural konklusjonar, definite plural konklusjonane)

konklusjonen (definite singular)
konklusjonar (indefinite plural)
konklusjonane (definite plural)

conclusion (decision or judgement based on reasoning)


rognar

indefinite masculine plural of rogn (Etymology 2)


rognane

definite masculine plural of rogn (Etymology 2)


rognene

definite feminine plural of rogn (Etymology 2)


rognen

definite masculine singular of rogn (Etymology 2)


evolusjon

evolusjon m (definite singular evolusjonen, indefinite plural evolusjonar, definite plural evolusjonane)

evolusjonen (definite singular)
evolusjonar (indefinite plural)
evolusjonane (definite plural)


bulldosar

bulldosaren (definite singular)
bulldosarar (indefinite plural)
bulldosarane (definite plural)

a bulldozer (crawler tractor with an attached blade)


vinsj

vinsjen (definite singular)
vinsjar (indefinite plural)
vinsjane (definite plural)


alpeglød

From alpe- (“Alps”) + glød (“glow”), calque of German Alpenglühen.


klopp

kloppa (definite singular)
klopper (indefinite plural)
kloppene (definite plural)

Probably from Old Norse klǫpp. Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum of Erik Pontoppidan (1749) and by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect (1780), in both cases written as klop because of Danish spelling rules. Also attested in Danish text of Gerhard Schøning in his description of Norwegian countryside (1774). Probably not etymologically related to English clapper bridge.

A puncheon (a narrow bridge over a narrow creek made of a plank (or more planks set parallel to eachother))

stairs up to a door of a hut, stabbur or shed


verdsrekord

verdsrekord m (definite singular verdsrekorden, indefinite plural verdsrekordar, definite plural verdsrekordane)

verdsrekorden (definite singular)
verdsrekordar (indefinite plural)
verdsrekordane (definite plural)


smalahove

smalahovet (definite singular)
smalahove (indefinite plural)
smalahova (definite plural)

(dialectal) alternative form of smalehovud


frukthage

frukthage m (definite singular frukthagen, indefinite plural frukthagar, definite plural frukthagane)

frukthagen (definite singular)
frukthagar (indefinite plural)
frukthagane (definite plural)


jarnbanestasjon

jarnbanestasjon m (definite singular jarnbanestasjonen, indefinite plural jarnbanestasjonar, definite plural jarnbanestasjonane)

jarnbanestasjonen (definite singular)
jarnbanestasjonar (indefinite plural)
jarnbanestasjonane (definite plural)

From jarnbane (“railway”) + stasjon (“station”).


endestasjon

endestasjonen (definite singular)
endestasjonar (indefinite plural)
endestasjonane (definite plural)


sjokoladekake

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sjokoladekake f (definite singular sjokoladekaka, indefinite plural sjokoladekaker, definite plural sjokoladekakene)

sjokoladekaka (definite singular)
sjokoladekaker (indefinite plural)
sjokoladekakene (definite plural)


vaskeservant

vaskeservant m (definite singular vaskeservanten, indefinite plural vaskeservantar, definite plural vaskeservantane)

vaskeservanten (definite singular)
vaskeservantar (indefinite plural)
vaskeservantane (definite plural)


gangsti

gangstien (definite singular)
gangstiar (indefinite plural)
gangstiane (definite plural)


gyngestol

gyngestolen (definite singular)
gyngestolar (indefinite plural)
gyngestolane (definite plural)


statussymbol

statussymbolet (definite singular)
statussymbol (indefinite plural)
statussymbola (definite plural)

From status + symbol. A calque of the English phrase English status symbol, from the same elements.


alkoholmisbruket

definite neuter singular of alkoholmisbruk


alkoholmisbruk

alkoholmisbruk m or n (definite singular alkoholmisbruken or alkoholmisbruket)

alkoholmisbruken (definite singular)
alkoholmisbruket (definite singular)


alkoholmisbruken

definite masculine singular of alkoholmisbruk


gipsbandasje

gipsbandasje m (definite singular gipsbandasjen, indefinite plural gipsbandasjar, definite plural gipsbandasjane)

gipsbandasjen (definite singular)
gipsbandasjar (indefinite plural)
gipsbandasjane (definite plural)


miljøvernar

miljøvernaren (definite singular)
miljøvernarar (indefinite plural)
miljøvernarane (definite plural)

From miljø (“environment”) + vernar (“protector”).


vernar

vernaren (definite singular)
vernarar (indefinite plural)
vernarane (definite plural)

protector (someone who protects or guards)

protector (device or mechanism designed to protect)


bandasje

bandasjen (definite singular)
bandasjar (indefinite plural)
bandasjane (definite plural)


gruvearbeidar

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gruvearbeidar m (definite singular gruvearbeidaren, indefinite plural gruvearbeidarar, definite plural gruvearbeidarane)

gruvearbeidaren (definite singular)
gruvearbeidarar (indefinite plural)
gruvearbeidarane (definite plural)


gruve

gruva (definite singular)
gruver (indefinite plural)
gruvene (definite plural)

(non-standard since 1938) alternative form of grue (“fireplace”)


overflate

overflata (definite singular)
overflater (indefinite plural)
overflatene (definite plural)


domene

domene n (definite singular domenet, indefinite plural domene, definite plural domena)

domenet (definite singular)
domene (indefinite plural)
domena (definite plural)


hertuginna

definite feminine singular of hertuginne: (duchess)


hertuginner

indefinite feminine plural of hertuginne: (duchess)


hertuginnene

definite feminine plural of hertuginne: (duchess)


hertuginne

hertuginne f (definite singular hertuginna, indefinite plural hertuginner, definite plural hertuginnene)

hertuginna (definite singular)
hertuginner (indefinite plural)
hertuginnene (definite plural)


ferje

ferja (definite singular)
ferjer (indefinite plural)
ferjene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ.


hestekastanje

hestekastanjen (definite singular)
hestekastanjar (indefinite plural)
hestekastanjane (definite plural)


eikenøtt

eikenøtt f (definite singular eikenøtta, indefinite plural eikenøtter, definite plural eikenøttene)

eikenøtta (definite singular)
eikenøtter (indefinite plural)
eikenøttene (definite plural)