komorar

komoraren (definite singular)
komorarar (indefinite plural)
komorarane (definite plural)


madagassar

madagassaren (definite singular)
madagassarar (indefinite plural)
madagassarane (definite plural)


gassar

gassaren (definite singular)
gassarar (indefinite plural)
gassarane (definite plural)


gass

gassen (definite singular)
gassar (indefinite plural)
gassane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void”), via Flemish Dutch gas.


antiguanar

antiguanaren (definite singular)
antiguanarar (indefinite plural)
antiguanarane (definite plural)


barbadar

barbadaren (definite singular)
barbadarar (indefinite plural)
barbadarane (definite plural)


bahamanar

bahamanaren (definite singular)
bahamanarar (indefinite plural)
bahamanarane (definite plural)


kanadiar

kanadiaren (definite singular)
kanadiarar (indefinite plural)
kanadiarane (definite plural)


canadiar

canadiaren (definite singular)
canadiarar (indefinite plural)
canadiarane (definite plural)


costaricanar

costaricanaren (definite singular)
costaricanarar (indefinite plural)
costaricanarane (definite plural)


cubanar

cubanaren (definite singular)
cubanarar (indefinite plural)
cubanarane (definite plural)


dominikar

dominikaren (definite singular)
dominikarar (indefinite plural)
dominikarane (definite plural)


belizar

belizaren (definite singular)
belizarar (indefinite plural)
belizarane (definite plural)


kubanar

kubanaren (definite singular)
kubanarar (indefinite plural)
kubanarane (definite plural)


salvadoranar

salvadoranaren (definite singular)
salvadoranarar (indefinite plural)
salvadoranarane (definite plural)


dominikanar

dominikanaren (definite singular)
dominikanarar (indefinite plural)
dominikanarane (definite plural)

a Dominican (person from the Dominican Republic)


grenadiar

grenadiaren (definite singular)
grenadiarar (indefinite plural)
grenadiarane (definite plural)


guatemalanar

guatemalanaren (definite singular)
guatemalanarar (indefinite plural)
guatemalanarane (definite plural)


kostarikanar

kostarikanaren (definite singular)
kostarikanarar (indefinite plural)
kostarikanarane (definite plural)


meis

meisa (definite singular)
meiser (indefinite plural)
meisene (definite plural)


meis

a wicker basket used as a net for catching eels or as a backpack

a frame for carrying a backpack, for carrying items on the back


responsum

responsumet (definite singular)
responsum (indefinite plural)
responsuma (definite plural)

From Latin responsum. Doublet of respons.

(law) an answer from an expert (group); an expert opinion


honduranar

honduranaren (definite singular)
honduranarar (indefinite plural)
honduranarane (definite plural)


haitiar

haitiaren (definite singular)
haitiarar (indefinite plural)
haitiarane (definite plural)


jamaicanar

jamaicanaren (definite singular)
jamaicanarar (indefinite plural)
jamaicanarane (definite plural)


meksikanar

meksikanaren (definite singular)
meksikanarar (indefinite plural)
meksikanarane (definite plural)

Mexican (person from Mexico or of Mexican descent)


mexicanar

mexicanaren (definite singular)
mexicanarar (indefinite plural)
mexicanarane (definite plural)


nicaraguanar

nicaraguanaren (definite singular)
nicaraguanarar (indefinite plural)
nicaraguanarane (definite plural)


panamanar

panamanaren (definite singular)
panamanarar (indefinite plural)
panamanarane (definite plural)


puertorikanar

puertorikanaren (definite singular)
puertorikanarar (indefinite plural)
puertorikanarane (definite plural)


trinidadar

trinidadaren (definite singular)
trinidadarar (indefinite plural)
trinidadarane (definite plural)

a Trinidadian or Tobagonian (person from Trinidad and Tobago)


puertoricanar

puertoricanaren (definite singular)
puertoricanarar (indefinite plural)
puertoricanarane (definite plural)


jamaikanar

jamaikanaren (definite singular)
jamaikanarar (indefinite plural)
jamaikanarane (definite plural)


verd

verda (definite singular)
verder (indefinite plural)
verdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Akin to English world.

(definite singular form) world (human collective existence)


verd

verdet (definite singular)
verd (indefinite plural)
verda (definite plural)


australiar

australiaren (definite singular)
australiarar (indefinite plural)
australiarane (definite plural)


nauruar

nauruaren (definite singular)
nauruarar (indefinite plural)
nauruarane (definite plural)


kiribatiar

kiribatiaren (definite singular)
kiribatiarar (indefinite plural)
kiribatiarane (definite plural)


melanesiar

melanesiaren (definite singular)
melanesiarar (indefinite plural)
melanesiarane (definite plural)


papuanar

papuanaren (definite singular)
papuanarar (indefinite plural)
papuanarane (definite plural)


fijianar

fijianaren (definite singular)
fijianarar (indefinite plural)
fijianarane (definite plural)


austtimoresar

austtimoresaren (definite singular)
austtimoresarar (indefinite plural)
austtimoresarane (definite plural)


salomonar

salomonaren (definite singular)
salomonarar (indefinite plural)
salomonarane (definite plural)


polynesiar

polynesiaren (definite singular)
polynesiarar (indefinite plural)
polynesiarane (definite plural)


newzealendar

newzealendaren (definite singular)
newzealendarar (indefinite plural)
newzealendarane (definite plural)


nyzealendar

nyzealendaren (definite singular)
nyzealendarar (indefinite plural)
nyzealendarane (definite plural)


samoanar

samoanaren (definite singular)
samoanarar (indefinite plural)
samoanarane (definite plural)


tuvalar

tuvalaren (definite singular)
tuvalarar (indefinite plural)
tuvalarane (definite plural)


tahitiar

tahitiaren (definite singular)
tahitiarar (indefinite plural)
tahitiarane (definite plural)


tonganar

tonganaren (definite singular)
tonganarar (indefinite plural)
tonganarane (definite plural)


hawaiar

hawaiaren (definite singular)
hawaiarar (indefinite plural)
hawaiarane (definite plural)

Hawaiian (a resident of the U.S. state of Hawaii)


vanuatuar

vanuatuaren (definite singular)
vanuatuarar (indefinite plural)
vanuatuarane (definite plural)


piktogram

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piktogram n (definite singular piktogrammet, indefinite plural piktogram, definite plural piktogramma)

piktogrammet (definite singular)
piktogram (indefinite plural)
piktogramma (definite plural)


gjørme

gjørma (definite singular)
gjørmer (indefinite plural)
gjørmene (definite plural)


vott

votten (definite singular)
vottar (indefinite plural)
vottane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”). Cognate of Faroese vøttur, Icelandic vöttur, and Swedish and Danish vante (> Norwegian Bokmål vante, whence the borrowing vante).

der

a mitten (glove with a separate sheath for the thumb only)


bosniar

bosniaren (definite singular)
bosniarar (indefinite plural)
bosniarane (definite plural)

Bosnian (person from Bosnia and Herzegovina)


italienar

italienaren (definite singular)
italienarar (indefinite plural)
italienarane (definite plural)


makedonar

makedonaren (definite singular)
makedonarar (indefinite plural)
makedonarane (definite plural)


makedoniar

makedoniaren (definite singular)
makedoniarar (indefinite plural)
makedoniarane (definite plural)


maltesar

maltesaren (definite singular)
maltesarar (indefinite plural)
maltesarane (definite plural)


sanmarinar

sanmarinaren (definite singular)
sanmarinarar (indefinite plural)
sanmarinarane (definite plural)


montenegrinar

montenegrinaren (definite singular)
montenegrinarar (indefinite plural)
montenegrinarane (definite plural)


serbar

serbaren (definite singular)
serbarar (indefinite plural)
serbarane (definite plural)


spaniar

spaniaren (definite singular)
spaniarar (indefinite plural)
spaniarane (definite plural)


slovenar

slovenaren (definite singular)
slovenarar (indefinite plural)
slovenarane (definite plural)


kosovar

kosovaren (definite singular)
kosovarar (indefinite plural)
kosovarane (definite plural)


urindoeuropeisk

Proto-Indo-European (language, as above)


belgiar

belgiaren (definite singular)
belgiarar (indefinite plural)
belgiarane (definite plural)


liechtensteinar

liechtensteinaren (definite singular)
liechtensteinarar (indefinite plural)
liechtensteinarane (definite plural)


luxemburgar

luxemburgaren (definite singular)
luxemburgarar (indefinite plural)
luxemburgarane (definite plural)


luxembourgar

luxembourgaren (definite singular)
luxembourgarar (indefinite plural)
luxembourgarane (definite plural)


sveitsar

sveitsaren (definite singular)
sveitsarar (indefinite plural)
sveitsarane (definite plural)


monegaskar

monegaskaren (definite singular)
monegaskarar (indefinite plural)
monegaskarane (definite plural)


grusiar

grusiaren (definite singular)
grusiarar (indefinite plural)
grusiarane (definite plural)

Georgian (person from the country of Georgia )


nederlendar

nederlendaren (definite singular)
nederlendarar (indefinite plural)
nederlendarane (definite plural)


georgiar

georgiaren (definite singular)
georgiarar (indefinite plural)
georgiarane (definite plural)


bøffel

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bøffel m (definite singular bøffelen, indefinite plural bøflar, definite plural bøflane)

bøffelen (definite singular)
bøflar (indefinite plural)
bøflane (definite plural)


sugga

sugga (definite singular)
sugger (indefinite plural)
suggor (indefinite plural)
suggene (definite plural)
suggone (definite plural)


hellenar

hellenaren (definite singular)
hellenarar (indefinite plural)
hellenarane (definite plural)

Greek, particularly someone from Ancient Greece


armbrøst

armbrøsten (definite singular)
armbrøstar (indefinite plural)
armbrøstane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German armborst, via Old Norse armbrist or arbyst; compare with German Armbrust.


repertoar

repertoaret (definite singular)
repertoar (indefinite plural)
repertoara (definite plural)

From Latin repertorium via French répertoire.


kontroll

kontrollen (definite singular)
kontrollar (indefinite plural)
kontrollane (definite plural)


brikett

briketten (definite singular)
brikettar (indefinite plural)
brikettane (definite plural)

From French briquette, diminutive of brique (“brick”).


autofokus

autofokusen (definite singular)
autofokuset (definite singular)


søknad

søknad m (definite singular søknaden, indefinite plural søknader or søknadar, definite plural søknadene or søknadane)

søknaden (definite singular)
søknader (indefinite plural)
søknadar (indefinite plural)
søknadene (definite plural)
søknadane (definite plural)


vedtak

vedtaket (definite singular)
vedtak (indefinite plural)
vedtaka (definite plural)


vedtaka

/²ʋeːˌtɑːkɑ/


fabrikk

fabrikken (definite singular)
fabrikkar (indefinite plural)
fabrikkane (definite plural)

From French fabrique, from Latin fabrica.


elvi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of elv


agn

agnet (definite singular)
agn (indefinite plural)
agna (definite plural)

From Old Norse agn. Attested in neutrum gender for Spydeberg dialect by Jacob Nicolai Wilse, in difference to Danish agn c.


agn

agna (definite singular)
agner (indefinite plural)
agnene (definite plural)

From earlier ogn and Old Norse ǫgn (plural agnir), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō.


blokk

blokka (definite singular)
blokker (indefinite plural)
blokkene (definite plural)
blokken (definite singular)
blokkar (indefinite plural)
blokkane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German block; English block (“block of flats”); French bloc (“bloc”).

a block (block of flats, apartment block)


barokk

From French baroque, probably from Portuguese barroco originally.


maffia

maffiaen (definite singular)
maffiaer (indefinite plural)
maffiaar (indefinite plural)
maffiaene (definite plural)
maffiaane (definite plural)


walisisk

walisisk m (definite singular walisisken)


lunsj

lunsjen (definite singular)
lunsjar (indefinite plural)
lunsjane (definite plural)


vindauga

vindauga (definite singular)
vindaugo (indefinite plural)
vindaugo (definite plural)

A compound of vind (“wind”) + auga (“eye”) inherited from Old Norse vindauga, whence also Modern English window.


skjul

skjulet (definite singular)
skjul (indefinite plural)
skjula (definite plural)


lutheran

lutheranen (definite singular)
lutheranar (indefinite plural)
lutheranane (definite plural)

(pre-2016) alternative form of lutheranar


statskupp

statskuppet (definite singular)
statskupp (indefinite plural)
statskuppa (definite plural)

From stat + -s- + kupp, after French coup d’État.


pubertet

pubertet m (definite singular puberteten)


litteratur

litteratur m (definite singular litteraturen, indefinite plural litteraturar, definite plural litteraturane)

litteraturen (definite singular)
litteraturar (indefinite plural)
litteraturane (definite plural)


spermium

spermiet (definite singular)
spermium (indefinite plural)
spermia (definite plural)


lippe

lippa (definite singular)
lipper (indefinite plural)
lippor (indefinite plural)
lippene (definite plural)
lippone (definite plural)


svindel

svindelen (definite singular)
svindlar (indefinite plural)
svindlane (definite plural)


kvantum

kvantumet (definite singular)
kvantum (indefinite plural)
kvantuma (definite plural)


narkotikum

narkotikumet (definite singular)
narkotikum (indefinite plural)
narkotikuma (definite plural)

From Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“narkotikon, narkotikos”).


publikum

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publikum n (definite singular publikumet or publikummet)

publikumet (definite singular)
publikummet (definite singular)


handske

handsken (definite singular)
handskar (indefinite plural)
handskarne (definite plural)


gulnebblom

gulnebblom m (definite singular gulnebblomen or gulnebblommen, indefinite plural gulnebblomar or gulnebblommar, definite plural gulnebblomane or gulnebblommane)

gulnebblomen (definite singular)
gulnebblommen (definite singular)
gulnebblomar (indefinite plural)
gulnebblommar (indefinite plural)
gulnebblomane (definite plural)
gulnebblommane (definite plural)

Gavia adamsii
Gavia adamsii#Translingual


omsetning

omsetninga (definite singular)
omsetningar (indefinite plural)
omsetningane (definite plural)


bøk

bøken (definite singular)
bøkar (indefinite plural)
bøkane (definite plural)

From Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”). Akin to English beech.


bøk

(dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) indefinite plural of bok


nedbør

sur nedbør

precipitation (collective term for rain, hail, sleet and snow)


fattigdom

fattigdom m (definite singular fattigdomen or fattigdommen)

fattigdomen (definite singular)
fattigdommen (definite singular)


ause

ausa (definite singular)
auser (indefinite plural)
ausene (definite plural)

From the Old Norse noun and verb ausa, from the Proto-Germanic verb *ausaną.

amount or volume held by a particular ladle


rykte

ryktet (definite singular)
rykte (indefinite plural)
rykta (definite plural)


sarkasme

sarkasmen (definite singular)
sarkasmar (indefinite plural)
sarkasmane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmós, “a sneer”).


småbarn

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småbarn n (definite singular småbarnet, indefinite plural småbarn or småborn, definite plural småbarna or småborna)

småbarnet (definite singular)
småbarn (indefinite plural)
småborn (indefinite plural)
småbarna (definite plural)
småborna (definite plural)


baner

indefinite feminine plural of bane (Etymology 1)


snut

snuten (definite singular)
snutar (indefinite plural)
snutane (definite plural)


frende

frenden (definite singular)
frendar (indefinite plural)
frendane (definite plural)

D’er godt hava Frendar; d’er betre hava Viner.

1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 61:

It’s good to have relatives; it’s better to have friends.

Døyr fe. / Døya frendar. / Døyr sjølv de same.[…]

1901, Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, Varg i veum : soguspel fraa forntidi (900 - 1000) : fem vendingar og fyrispel, page 89:

Cattle dies. / Friends die. / The self dies the same. […]

(chiefly archaic) relative, especially a cousin

in compounds: someone one shares something with


konspirasjonsteori

konspirasjonsteorien (definite singular)
konspirasjonsteoriar (indefinite plural)
konspirasjonsteoriane (definite plural)


kalosje

kalosjen (definite singular)
kalosjar (indefinite plural)
kalosjane (definite plural)
kalosja (definite singular)
kalosjer (indefinite plural)
kalosjene (definite plural)

overshoe, galosh (usually the plural galoshes)


stode

stoda (definite singular)
stoder (indefinite plural)
stodene (definite plural)

From Old Norse stǫðu, singular oblique case of staða.


glugg

gluggen (definite singular)
gluggar (indefinite plural)
gluggane (definite plural)


seide

seiden (definite singular)
seidar (indefinite plural)
seidane (definite plural)


suppe

suppa (definite singular)
supper (indefinite plural)
suppene (definite plural)


stodo

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of stòdu


møne

mønet (definite singular)
møne (indefinite plural)
møna (definite plural)

From Old Norse mœnir, from Proto-Germanic *mōnijaz.


kastanje

kastanje m (definite singular kastanjen, indefinite plural kastanjar, definite plural kastanjane)

kastanjen (definite singular)
kastanjar (indefinite plural)
kastanjane (definite plural)


arabar

arabaren (definite singular)
arabarar (indefinite plural)
arabarane (definite plural)

(rare, derogatory) a person from Haugesund, Norway


palmor

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of palme


vederlag

vederlaget (definite singular)
vederlag (indefinite plural)
vederlaga (definite plural)

From Middle Low German wedderlach, wedderlage.


reservat

reservatet (definite singular)
reservat (indefinite plural)
reservata (definite plural)


tanget

(non-standard since 2019) definite neuter singular of tang


felles

fellesen (definite singular)
fellesar (indefinite plural)
fellesane (definite plural)

Back-formation from til felles, from Old Norse (til) félags, genitive singular of félag, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk felag and felle m.

ta det på fellesen

(accounting, colloquial) shared expenditure


styrbord

(nautical, aviation) starboard (right hand side)


avkastning

avkastninga (definite singular)
avkastningar (indefinite plural)
avkastningane (definite plural)

/ˈɑːʋˌkɑstnɪŋ/

Equivalent to av- (“off”) + kasta (“throw”) + -ning.


vilt

game (animals or birds hunted for sport or food)


kvelartak

kvelartaket (definite singular)
kvelartak (indefinite plural)
kvelartaka (definite plural)

From kvela (“strangle, choke”) + tak (“hold, grip”).

compound

a hold which can be used to strangle; stranglehold


votum

votumet (definite singular)
votum (indefinite plural)
votuma (definite plural)


samlar

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samlar m (definite singular samlaren, indefinite plural samlarar, definite plural samlarane)

samlaren (definite singular)
samlarar (indefinite plural)
samlarane (definite plural)

a collector (a person who collects things)


mån

mån f (definite singular måna or måni, indefinite plural måner, definite plural månene)

måna (definite singular)
måni (definite singular)
måner (indefinite plural)
månene (definite plural)


kastar

kastaren (definite singular)
kastarar (indefinite plural)
kastarane (definite plural)

thrower (someone or something that throws)


hatar

hataren (definite singular)
hatarar (indefinite plural)
hatarane (definite plural)


banar

indefinite masculine plural of bane (Etymology 1)


tankar

tankaren (definite singular)
tankarar (indefinite plural)
tankarane (definite plural)

Possibly from Dutch [Term?] (sense 1), from English tanker (sense 2)


alge

algen (definite singular)
algar (indefinite plural)
algane (definite plural)

(biology, chiefly in the plural) an alga (plural: algae)


skapar

skaparen (definite singular)
skaparar (indefinite plural)
skaparane (definite plural)


retur

returen (definite singular)
returar (indefinite plural)
returane (definite plural)


skrev

skrevet (definite singular)
skrev (indefinite plural)
skreva (definite plural)

From Old Norse skref. Related to skreva.


forstand

From Middle Low German vorstant, related to forstå.


sivi

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of siv


spue

spuen (definite singular)
spuar (indefinite plural)
spuane (definite plural)


ruset

(non-standard since 2017) definite singular of rus


bygget

definite neuter singular of bygg (Etymology 1)


vågen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bruket

definite neuter singular of bruk (Noun 1)


sagi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sag


bry

From Low German brüden, the noun is derived from the verb.


stillis

stillisen (definite singular)
stillisar (indefinite plural)
stillisane (definite plural)


stillas

stillaset (definite singular)
stillas (indefinite plural)
stillasa (definite plural)


husmor

husmora (definite singular)
husmødrer (indefinite plural)
husmødrene (definite plural)


vandring

vandringa (definite singular)
vandringar (indefinite plural)
vandringane (definite plural)


lott

lotten (definite singular)
lotter (indefinite plural)
lottar (indefinite plural)
lottene (definite plural)
lottane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hlutr. Doublet of lut and lodd. Akin to English lot.


fure

fura (definite singular)
furer (indefinite plural)
furene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of fure

nn-noun-infl

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">furu</i> was taken in as a side form.


femininum

femininumet (definite singular)
femininum (indefinite plural)
femininuma (definite plural)
Historical inflection of femininum
were made in 1983

Decisions on the definite singular, indefinite plural and definite plural forms, were made in 1983, 1981 and 1982 respectively.

feminina, femininaa 􂀿femininai􂁀, femininuma 􂀿femininumi􂁀


landsdel

landsdelen (definite singular)
landsdelar (indefinite plural)
landsdelane (definite plural)

a region; Norway is divided into five landsdelar (regions): Nord-Noreg, Trøndelag, Vestlandet, Sørlandet, and Austlandet


insignium

insigniet (definite singular)
insignium (indefinite plural)
insignia (definite plural)


naturalia

Neuter plural of Latin nātūrālis (“natural”).

goods (especially produce), as opposed to money


transparenti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of transparent


samspel

samspelet (definite singular)
samspel (indefinite plural)
samspela (definite plural)


anslag

anslaget (definite singular)
anslag (indefinite plural)
anslaga (definite plural)

an- + slag, from Middle Low German anslach via Norwegian Bokmål.

(music) touch (the way a piano key or guitar string is struck)

(somewhat dated) a secret plan, a plot; especially concerning something devious or evil


rådhus

rådhuset (definite singular)
rådhus (indefinite plural)
rådhusa (definite plural)


prognose

prognosen (definite singular)
prognosar (indefinite plural)
prognosane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis).


perspektiv

perspektivet (definite singular)
perspektiv (indefinite plural)
perspektiva (definite plural)


annuum

annuumet (definite singular)
annuum (indefinite plural)
annuuma (definite plural)


knallsyre

head

knallsyre f (definite singular knallsyra)

Possibly from German Knallsäure, or Swedish knallsyra


dokk

dokka (definite singular)
dokker (indefinite plural)
dokkene (definite plural)

Uncertain, from either Middle Low German dock or docke, Dutch dok or English dock.


tidspunkt

tidspunktet (definite singular)
tidspunkt (indefinite plural)
tidspunkta (definite plural)

time, moment, point (in time), point in time


isflak

isflaket (definite singular)
isflak (indefinite plural)
isflaka (definite plural)


senar

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of sen


biland

bilandet (definite singular)
biland (indefinite plural)
bilanda (definite plural)

From bi- + land. Akin to English byland (“peninsula”).

a dependency (territory subject to rule by an external power)


mysterium

mysteriet (definite singular)
mysterium (indefinite plural)
mysteria (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion).

Korleis steinen hamna her er eit mysterium.


sime

simen (definite singular)
simar (indefinite plural)
simane (definite plural)


ferd

ferda (definite singular)
ferder (indefinite plural)
ferdene (definite plural)
ferd (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
ferda (accusative definite nominative singular)
ferder (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
ferdene (accusative definite nominative plural)
ferda- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)
ferde- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

ferd

Korleis var ferda di til Sambandsstatane?

How was your journey to the United States?

vere i ferd med: to be on the point of, to be busy with


keim

keimen (definite singular)
keimar (indefinite plural)
keimane (definite plural)


agni

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of agn f

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of agn n


hylen

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of hỳl


bose

bosa (definite singular)
boser (indefinite plural)
bosene (definite plural)


duble

dubleen (definite singular)
dublear (indefinite plural)
dubleane (definite plural)


møblet

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of møbel


hoff

hoffet (definite singular)
hoff (indefinite plural)
hoffa (definite plural)

a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)


havs

genitive of hav, used in the phrase til havs


linnorm

linnormen (definite singular)
linnormar (indefinite plural)
linnormane (definite plural)

From Old Norse linnormr (“constrictor snake”). Cognate to English lindworm and German Lindwurm (“dragon”).

der

(folklore) A beast resembling a large, serpentine dragon; a lindworm


isme

ismen (definite singular)
ismar (indefinite plural)
ismane (definite plural)


leiv

leiven (definite singular)
leivar (indefinite plural)
leivane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Doublet of loff (from English).


leiv

leiva (definite singular)
leiver (indefinite plural)
leivene (definite plural)

From Old Norse leif f, from Proto-Germanic *laibō. Cognate with English lave, Old High German leiba, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (laiba).


nordvest

north-west or northwest (compass point, abbreviation NV)


kjæraste

kjærasten (definite singular)
kjærastar (indefinite plural)
kjærastane (definite plural)

either boyfriend or girlfriend, depending on context


lester

lesteren (definite singular)
lestrar (indefinite plural)
lestrane (definite plural)

From Old Norse lestr. Cognate with Icelandic lestur.


vegn

vegna (definite singular)
vegner (indefinite plural)
vegnene (definite plural)


spir

spiren (definite singular)
spirar (indefinite plural)
spirane (definite plural)


spir

spiret (definite singular)
spir (indefinite plural)
spira (definite plural)


koriander

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koriander m (definite singular korianderen)

Probably from Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), and Latin coriandrum.


røyndi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of røynd


røyndom

røyndomen (definite singular)
røyndommen (definite singular)
røyndomar (indefinite plural)
røyndommar (indefinite plural)
røyndomane (definite plural)
røyndommane (definite plural)

Dette var ein annan røyndom enn den eg er van med.

This is a reality different from the one I am used to.


løyndom

løyndomen (definite singular)
løyndommen (definite singular)
løyndomar (indefinite plural)
løyndommar (indefinite plural)
løyndomane (definite plural)
løyndommane (definite plural)

Originally a plural dative form of løynd; with influence from -dom.

Eg skal seia deg ein løyndom.


røynd

røynda (definite singular)
røynder (indefinite plural)
røyndene (definite plural)

I røynda veit me lite om desse prosessane.

In reality, we know little about these processes.


mineralog

mineralogen (definite singular)
mineralogar (indefinite plural)
mineralogane (definite plural)


myrte

myrten (definite singular)
myrtar (indefinite plural)
myrtane (definite plural)


ringmuskel

ringmuskelen (definite singular)
ringmusklar (indefinite plural)
ringmusklane (definite plural)

(anatomy) a ring-shaped muscle, sphincter


guto

(non-standard since 1917) definite singular of gutu


aust

From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Ved soloppgang står sola i aust.


nerver

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of nerve


nerva

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of nerve


vêrvarsel

From vêr (“weather”) + varsel (“notice”).

Kva er vêrvarselet for i morgon?

What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?


bestikk

bestikket (definite singular)
bestikk (indefinite plural)
bestikka (definite plural)


halvor

indefinite plural of halva (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of halve (non-standard since 2012)


måltider

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of måltid


uttalar

/²ʉːtˌtɑːlɑr/


bloggar

bloggaren (definite singular)
bloggarar (indefinite plural)
bloggarane (definite plural)


samordning

samordninga (definite singular)
samordningar (indefinite plural)
samordningane (definite plural)


stiftelse

stiftelsen (definite singular)
stiftelsar (indefinite plural)
stiftelsane (definite plural)


underlag

underlaget (definite singular)
underlag (indefinite plural)
underlaga (definite plural)


sikt

sikt m or f (definite singular sikta or sikten)

sikta (definite singular)
sikten (definite singular)

god / dårleg sikt

i kort / lang sikt


sikt

sikta (definite singular)
sikter (indefinite plural)
siktene (definite plural)


infrastruktur

infrastrukturen (definite singular)
infrastrukturar (indefinite plural)
infrastrukturane (definite plural)


vêrmelding

vêrmeldinga (definite singular)
vêrmeldingar (indefinite plural)
vêrmeldingane (definite plural)

From vêr (“weather”) + melding (“message”).

Kva seier vêrmeldinga om morgondagen?

What does the weather forecast say about tomorrow?


finansiering

finansieringa (definite singular)
finansieringar (indefinite plural)
finansieringane (definite plural)


gumbe

gumben (definite singular)
gumbar (indefinite plural)
gumbane (definite plural)


registrering

registreringa (definite singular)
registreringar (indefinite plural)
registreringane (definite plural)


disponent

disponenten (definite singular)
disponentar (indefinite plural)
disponentane (definite plural)

From German Disponent, from Latin disponens.


grop

gropa (definite singular)
groper (indefinite plural)
gropene (definite plural)

Related to the verb grave. Compare Swedish grop.

a depression, hollow, hole, cavity, pothole (in the road)


runer

indefinite plural of run (“witchcraft, runes”)


blote

bloten (definite singular)
blota (definite singular)
blotar (indefinite plural)
bloter (indefinite plural)
blotane (definite plural)
blotene (definite plural)


konsistens

konsistensen (definite singular)
konsistensar (indefinite plural)
konsistensane (definite plural)


reia

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


trau

trauet (definite singular)
trau (indefinite plural)
traua (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse trog. Compare English trough and Swedish tråg.


respons

responsen (definite singular)
responsar (indefinite plural)
responsane (definite plural)


estimat

estimatet (definite singular)
estimat (indefinite plural)
estimata (definite plural)

From Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimare.


preparat

preparatet (definite singular)
preparat (indefinite plural)
preparata (definite plural)

a preparation (specially made substance)


representant

representanten (definite singular)
representantar (indefinite plural)
representantane (definite plural)


innbyggjar

innbyggjaren (definite singular)
innbyggjarar (indefinite plural)
innbyggjarane (definite plural)

Kor mange innbyggjarar har denne byen?

How many inhabitants does this city have?


behandling

behandlinga (definite singular)
behandlingar (indefinite plural)
behandlingane (definite plural)


nybyggjar

nybyggjaren (definite singular)
nybyggjarar (indefinite plural)
nybyggjarane (definite plural)

Mange nybyggjarar drog frå Europa til Nord-Amerika.

Many settlers went from Europe to Northern America.

settler (someone who settles in a new location)


byggjar

byggjaren (definite singular)
byggjarar (indefinite plural)
byggjarane (definite plural)


utland

utlandet (definite singular)
utland (indefinite plural)
utlanda (definite plural)

i utlandet

til utlandet

frå utlandet

frå inn- og utland

a foreign country, foreign countries (collectively)


utopi

utopien (definite singular)
utopiar (indefinite plural)
utopiane (definite plural)

From New Latin Utopia, in Sir Thomas More's book published in 1516.


struktur

strukturen (definite singular)
strukturar (indefinite plural)
strukturane (definite plural)


initiativ

initiativet (definite singular)
initiativ (indefinite plural)
initiativa (definite plural)


piggvar

piggvaren (definite singular)
piggvarar (indefinite plural)
piggvarane (definite plural)


kummar

kummaren (definite singular)
kumrar (indefinite plural)
kumrane (definite plural)


relativitetsteori

relativitetsteorien (definite singular)
relativitetsteoriar (indefinite plural)
relativitetsteoriane (definite plural)

theory of relativity
theory of relativity


relativitet

relativitet m (definite singular relativiteten)


kreativitet

kreativitet m (definite singular kreativiteten)


samråd

samrådet (definite singular)
samråd (indefinite plural)
samråda (definite plural)


bitar

indefinite plural of bit (Etymologies 1 & 2)


maskar

indefinite masculine plural of maske (Etymology 2)


dalar

Via Low German daler, German Taler. Doublet of dollar and tolar.

(historical, numismatics) a thaler; monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries


samfund

samfundet (definite singular)
samfund (indefinite plural)
samfunda (definite plural)


biten

definite singular of bit (Etymologies 1 & 2)


datamaskiner

indefinite feminine plural of datamaskin


datamaskinen

definite masculine singular of datamaskin


pioner

pioneren (definite singular)
pionerar (indefinite plural)
pionerane (definite plural)


karens

karensen (definite singular)
karensar (indefinite plural)
karensane (definite plural)


kanoner

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of kanon


dominikanen

definite singular of dominikan (non-standard since 2016)


kromosomen

(non-standard since 1984) definite singular of kromosom


tinar

tinaren (definite singular)
tinarar (indefinite plural)
tinarane (definite plural)


rånar

rånaren (definite singular)
rånarar (indefinite plural)
rånarane (definite plural)

a person from the Norwegian teenage car enthusiast milieu, close related to Swedish raggare (but using newer car models)


hamstrar

(non-standard since 1985) indefinite plural of hamster


utvandrar

utvandraren (definite singular)
utvandrarar (indefinite plural)
utvandrarane (definite plural)

From ut (“out”) + vandrar (“traveller, wanderer”).


ordnar

(non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of orden


mutom

used in the set prepositional phrase i mutom


falske

falsken (definite singular)
falskar (indefinite plural)
falskane (definite plural)

whitish ashes showing the contours of what has burnt


sjuke

sjuka (definite singular)
sjuker (indefinite plural)
sjukene (definite plural)
sjuken (definite singular)
sjukar (indefinite plural)
sjukane (definite plural)


norske

norsken (definite singular)
norskar (indefinite plural)
norskane (definite plural)

From norsk (“Norwegian”), following the same pattern as svenske (“Swede”) and danske (“Dane”) from their respective adjectives.


veka

veka (definite singular)
veker (indefinite plural)
vekor (indefinite plural)
vekene (definite plural)
vekone (definite plural)


flate

flata (definite singular)
flater (indefinite plural)
flatene (definite plural)


austmann

austmannen (definite singular)
austmenn (indefinite plural)
austmennene (definite plural)

/²œʊ̯sːmanː/

From Old Norse austmaðr, from aust- (“east”) + maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to aust + maðr. Cognate with Faroese eystmaður (“Norwegian”) and Icelandic austmaður (“Norwegian”).

(Western Norway) someone from Eastern Norway

a person from an eastern region
someone from Eastern Norway

(dialectal, Southern Hordaland, Northern Hordaland) someone from Agder and east to the Swedish border

Southern Hordaland; Northern Hordaland; Southern Hordaland; Northern Hordaland

(dialectal, Setesdal dialect) someone from Telemark

a person from an eastern region
someone from Telemark

a member of the language organisation Austmannalaget (that strives to make the Nynorsk written standard more eastern)

(historical) a Norwegian (from an Icelander’s point of view; literally “east-man”)

(biblical) a person from a land east of Israel


svale

svala (definite singular)
svaler (indefinite plural)
svalene (definite plural)

From Old Norse svala, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. As does also English swallow.

Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.

swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)


instans

instansen (definite singular)
instansar (indefinite plural)
instansane (definite plural)

From Latin īnstantia, via German Instanz.


granne

grannen (definite singular)
grannar (indefinite plural)
grannane (definite plural)

Ein god Granne er betre en Broder i annat Land.

A good neighbour is better than a brother in another country.


realisering

realiseringa (definite singular)
realiseringar (indefinite plural)
realiseringane (definite plural)

realisation (UK), or realization (achievement of something)


multiplum

multiplumet (definite singular)
multiplum (indefinite plural)
multipluma (definite plural)


sakn

saknet (definite singular)
sakn (indefinite plural)
sakna (definite plural)

Ultimately from Old Norse sakna (“miss”).


nise

nisa (definite singular)
niser (indefinite plural)
nisene (definite plural)

Phocoena phocoena
Phocoena phocoena#Translingual

Fiskje driv dei til daglegt bruk, men og til utførsla […]; i Litlebelt niseveiding.

They do fishing for their daily needs, but also for export […] ; porpoise hunting in the Little Belt.

a porpoise, a small whale of the porpoise family, Phocoenidae


førarkort

førarkortet (definite singular)
førarkort (indefinite plural)
førarkorta (definite plural)

To personar mista førarkortet etter promillekøyring.

Two persons lost their driving licenses after drunk driving.


regnskog

regnskogen (definite singular)
regnskogar (indefinite plural)
regnskogane (definite plural)


temporalia

worldly salary or benefits enjoyed by clergy


industriland

industrilandet (definite singular)
industriland (indefinite plural)
industrilanda (definite plural)


skrift

skrifta (definite singular)
skrifter (indefinite plural)
skriftene (definite plural)

From Old Norse skript. Doublet of script.

Den heilage skrifta

(dialectal, religion) confession (alternative form of skrifte n)


skrift

a generic term for a piece of writing, a book, a pamphlet, a brochure, etc.


empati

empatien (definite singular)
empatiar (indefinite plural)
empatiane (definite plural)

From English empathy or German Empathie, from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empátheia).


deil

deilen (definite singular)
deilar (indefinite plural)
deilane (definite plural)


sympati

sympatien (definite singular)
sympatiar (indefinite plural)
sympatiane (definite plural)

From Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia).


avhandling

avhandlinga (definite singular)
avhandlingar (indefinite plural)
avhandlingane (definite plural)

From Danish afhandling, from the verb afhandle; originally from Middle Low German or Low German.


kvil

kvilen (definite singular)
kvilar (indefinite plural)
kvilane (definite plural)


pilt

pilten (definite singular)
piltar (indefinite plural)
piltane (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse piltr. Compare to Swedish pilt (whence Finnish piltti), Danish pilt, Faroese piltur and Icelandic piltur. Attested in Norwegian by Erik Pontoppidan in 1749.


pilt

Related to the verb pilta (“to limp, to mince”) and adjective piltande.

a small and weak man, a gimp (used in nicknames, e.g. Pilt-Ola)


systrar

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of syster


medlemsstat

medlemsstaten (definite singular)
medlemsstatar (indefinite plural)
medlemsstatane (definite plural)


delstat

delstaten (definite singular)
delstatar (indefinite plural)
delstatane (definite plural)


heite

heitet (definite singular)
heite (indefinite plural)
heita (definite plural)


heite

heita (definite singular)
heiter (indefinite plural)
heitene (definite plural)


bysse

byssa (definite singular)
bysser (indefinite plural)
byssene (definite plural)

Short form of kabysse and kabyss, from Middle Low German kabūse. Compare Swedish byssa, Dutch kombuis, French cambuse, Russian камбуз (kambuz), English caboose.


residens

residensen (definite singular)
residensar (indefinite plural)
residensane (definite plural)

From German Residenz or French résidence, from Medieval Latin residentia.


tranebær

tranebæret (definite singular)
tranebær (indefinite plural)
tranebæra (definite plural)


terrorhandling

terrorhandlinga (definite singular)
terrorhandlingar (indefinite plural)
terrorhandlingane (definite plural)

an act of terror or terrorism, a terrorist act


utfall

utfallet (definite singular)
utfall (indefinite plural)
utfalla (definite plural)


guddom

guddomen (definite singular)
guddomar (indefinite plural)
guddomane (definite plural)
guddommen (definite singular)
guddommar (indefinite plural)
guddommane (definite plural)


skyi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sky


indoktrinering

indoktrineringa (definite singular)
indoktrineringar (indefinite plural)
indoktrineringane (definite plural)


komponent

head

komponent m (definite singular komponenten, indefinite plural komponentar, definite plural komponentane)

komponenten (definite singular)
komponentar (indefinite plural)
komponentane (definite plural)


kapp

kappet (definite singular)
kapp (indefinite plural)
kappa (definite plural)


forhud

forhuda (definite singular)
forhuder (indefinite plural)
forhudene (definite plural)

From for- + hud, from German Vorhaut, a calque of Latin praeputium.


dominans

dominansen (definite singular)
dominansar (indefinite plural)
dominansane (definite plural)


bringebær

bringebær n (definite singular bringebæret, indefinite plural bringebær, definite plural bringebæra)

bringebæret (definite singular)
bringebær (indefinite plural)
bringebæra (definite plural)

From bringe-, related to Old Norse brum (“tree buds”) and Proto-West Germanic *brām, and bær.


presbyterium

presbyteriet (definite singular)
presbyterium (indefinite plural)
presbyteria (definite plural)


svane

svana (definite singular)
svaner (indefinite plural)
svanene (definite plural)

From Old Norse svanr. Akin to English swan.


ugle

ugla (definite singular)
ugler (indefinite plural)
uglene (definite plural)

From Old Norse ugla. Akin to English owl.


kvæde

kvædet (definite singular)
kvæde (indefinite plural)
kvæda (definite plural)
kvædi (definite plural)


datid

datida (definite singular)
datider (indefinite plural)
datidene (definite plural)
datidas (definite genitive singular)


metode

metoden (definite singular)
metodar (indefinite plural)
metodane (definite plural)

From Latin methodus (“method, way of teaching”), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos, “method, fashion”). Compare French méthode and German Methode.


forvitring

forvitringa (definite singular)
forvitringar (indefinite plural)
forvitringane (definite plural)


gårsdag

gårsdagen (definite singular)
in the form gårsdagens (often)


uku

Initial dropping of vuku, a metaphony of viku, from the oblique singular form of Old Norse vika f (“week”). From Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. A similar process seems to have taken place with Old English wucu. Akin to English week.

(dialectal, Orkdal) alternative form of veke


privatliv

privatlivet (definite singular)
privatliv (indefinite plural)
privatliva (definite plural)


miniatyr

miniatyren (definite singular)
miniatyrar (indefinite plural)
miniatyrane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin miniatura, via French miniature.

(as an attributive adjective: miniatyr or miniatyr-) miniature


behaviorisme

behaviorismen (definite singular)
behaviorismar (indefinite plural)
behaviorismane (definite plural)


kristendom

kristendomen (definite singular)
kristendommen (definite singular)


stormakt

stormakta (definite singular)
stormakter (indefinite plural)
stormaktene (definite plural)


stoppar

indefinite masculine plural of stopp (Etymology 2)


nypor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of nype


klipper

klipperen (definite singular)
klipperar (indefinite plural)
klipperane (definite plural)

a clipper (nautical, historical, fast sailing ship)


tumlar

tumlaren (definite singular)
tumlarar (indefinite plural)
tumlarane (definite plural)

Tumlaren er verdskjend gjennom tv-serien Flipper.

The bottlenose dolphin is world famous due to the TV show Flipper.

Tursiops truncatus
Tursiops truncatus#Translingual

a bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus


målar

målaren (definite singular)
målarar (indefinite plural)
målarane (definite plural)


målar

moth from the taxonomic family Geometridae: geometer moth, geometrid moth


avvika

From av- + vika. Compare to Swedish avvika and Danish afvige


intellekt

intellektet (definite singular)
intellekt (indefinite plural)
intellekta (definite plural)


psykose

psykosen (definite singular)
psykosar (indefinite plural)
psykosane (definite plural)


stakar

stakars (genitive)
stakar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
stakaren (accusative definite nominative singular)
stakarar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
stakarane (accusative definite nominative plural)
stakars- (genitive in-compounds indefinite singular)

stakar

From Old Norse stafkarl (“beggar”), from stafr (“staff”) + karl (“man”). Doublet of stakall.

an unlucky person or creature, which people take pity on

stakars barn


stakar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


idrotter

(non-standard since 1959) indefinite plural of idrott


svalor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of svale


diktar

diktaren (definite singular)
diktarar (indefinite plural)
diktarane (definite plural)


beger

begeret (definite singular)
beger (indefinite plural)
begera (definite plural)

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Danish bæger, from Old Norse bikarr. Doublet of bekar.


blodbad

blodbadet (definite singular)
blodbad (indefinite plural)
blodbada (definite plural)


svor

From Old Norse svǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz.


hyrd

hyrda (definite singular)
hyrder (indefinite plural)
hyrdene (definite plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð, borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

slbor

(historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king

By extension, the formal royal court household.


halvt

halvta (definite singular)
halvter (indefinite plural)
halvtene (definite plural)


stryk

stryket (definite singular)
stryk (indefinite plural)
stryka (definite plural)


ragg

From Old Norse rǫgg. Akin to English rag.

coarse fur, bristles (hair of an animal, especially unordered, wild, rugged, shaggy hair)


rappet

(non-standard since 2018) definite singular of rapp


klammer

klammeret (definite singular)
klammer (indefinite plural)
klammera (definite plural)


klammer

klamra (definite singular)
klamrer (indefinite plural)
klamrene (definite plural)


furui

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of furu


turisme

From either English tourism or French tourisme.


e-bok

e-boka (definite singular)
e-bøker (indefinite plural)
e-bøkene (definite plural)


kopiering

kopieringa (definite singular)
kopieringar (indefinite plural)
kopieringane (definite plural)


utsikt

utsikta (definite singular)
utsikter (indefinite plural)
utsiktene (definite plural)


stolpe

stolpen (definite singular)
stolpar (indefinite plural)
stolpane (definite plural)


barberar

barberaren (definite singular)
barberarar (indefinite plural)
barberarane (definite plural)


trakt

trakta (definite singular)
trakter (indefinite plural)
traktene (definite plural)

From Danish tragt, from Middle Low German trechtäre, trechter, from Old Saxon trahtari, from Proto-West Germanic *trahtārī, from Late Latin tractārius, from Latin trāiectōrium.

a cavity in the approximate shape of a kitchen funnel


trakt

From Latin tractus, perfect participle of trahēre.

I våre trakter er det vanleg å sjå snø om sumaren

It is normal to see snow in summer in our (home) areas

(often in the plural) a geographical area, region


sikten

definite masculine singular of sikt (Etymology 1)


flaks

Probably related to flaksa, compare Swedish flax.


såpor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of såpa

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of såpe


visorna

(pre-1901 (Landsmål)) definite plural of vise


frysar

frysaren (definite singular)
frysarar (indefinite plural)
frysarane (definite plural)


pussen

definite masculine singular of puss (Etymology 2)


vaks

vakset (definite singular)
vaks (indefinite plural)
vaksi (definite plural)


kompani

kompaniet (definite singular)
kompani (indefinite plural)
kompania (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin companium? via French compagnie.


bataljon

bataljonen (definite singular)
bataljonar (indefinite plural)
bataljonane (definite plural)

From Italian battaglione, via French bataillon.


grevinna

grevinna (definite singular)
grevinner (indefinite plural)
grevinnor (indefinite plural)
grevinnene (definite plural)
grevinnone (definite plural)


flygel

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flygel n (definite singular flygelet, indefinite plural flygel, definite plural flygla)

flygelet (definite singular)
flygel (indefinite plural)
flygla (definite plural)


sovjet

sovjetet (definite singular)
sovjet (indefinite plural)
sovjeta (definite plural)


rasist

rasist m (definite singular rasisten, indefinite plural rasistar, definite plural rasistane)

rasisten (definite singular)
rasistar (indefinite plural)
rasistane (definite plural)

in Eastern dialects; in intensified context


bunke

bunken (definite singular)
bunkar (indefinite plural)
bunkane (definite plural)


utgift

utgifta (definite singular)
utgifter (indefinite plural)
utgiftene (definite plural)

From either Middle Low German or German Low German.

expenditure (this being a mass noun, it is common in the plural noun)


trast

trasten (definite singular)
trastar (indefinite plural)
trastane (definite plural)


skarv

skarven (definite singular)
skarvar (indefinite plural)
skarvane (definite plural)

a bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, the cormorants and shags


skarv

skarvet (definite singular)
skarv (indefinite plural)
skarva (definite plural)


kabinett

kabinettet (definite singular)
kabinett (indefinite plural)
kabinetta (definite plural)

a cabinet (committee of senior government ministers in some countries, known as statsråd in Norway)

a case (outer covering, e.g. for a PC or radio)


finans

finansen (definite singular)
finansar (indefinite plural)
finansane (definite plural)


fullmakt

fullmakta (definite singular)
fullmakter (indefinite plural)
fullmaktene (definite plural)


telefonsamtalen

definite masculine singular of telefonsamtale


byks

bykset (definite singular)
byks (indefinite plural)
byksa (definite plural)


hindar

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of hind


kryddor

indefinite plural of krydde (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of krydda (non-standard since 2012)


grevinnor

indefinite plural of grevinna (non-standard since 2012)

indefinite plural of grevinne (non-standard since 2012)


omtanke

consideration, care (for others), thoughtfulness


avund

From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.


kupp

kuppet (definite singular)
kupp (indefinite plural)
kuppa (definite plural)


utrop

utropet (definite singular)
utrop (indefinite plural)
utropa (definite plural)


popularitet

From French popularité, from Latin popularitas.


finansminister

finansministeren (definite singular)
finansministrar (indefinite plural)
finansministrane (definite plural)

Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

Minister of Finance, (in the UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer


duell

duellen (definite singular)
duellar (indefinite plural)
duellane (definite plural)


justis

persons and authorities involved in the administration of justice


domstol

domstol m (definite singular domstolen, indefinite plural domstolar, definite plural domstolane)

domstolen (definite singular)
domstolar (indefinite plural)
domstolane (definite plural)


kollegium

a meeting of colleagues; teaching staff or faculty at a school; doctors at a hospital


leir

leiren (definite singular)
leirar (indefinite plural)
leirane (definite plural)

From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager.


rustning

rustninga (definite singular)
rustningar (indefinite plural)
rustningane (definite plural)


sikta

definite feminine singular of sikt (Etymology 1)


geir

geiren (definite singular)
geirar (indefinite plural)
geirane (definite plural)

From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). Cognates include Irish ga.

der

(fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear


ordklassen

definite masculine singular of ordklasse


dusj

dusjen (definite singular)
dusjar (indefinite plural)
dusjane (definite plural)


autofokusen

definite masculine singular of autofokus


stjerna

stjerna (definite singular)
stjerner (indefinite plural)
stjernor (indefinite plural)
stjernene (definite plural)
stjernone (definite plural)


påska

påska (definite singular)
påsker (indefinite plural)
påskor (indefinite plural)
påskene (definite plural)
påskone (definite plural)


muttern

Borrowed from German Mutter with definite masculine ending, expected for Bokmål common gender nouns.


rosor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of rose


kretskort

kretskortet (definite singular)
kretskort (indefinite plural)
kretskorta (definite plural)


spektra

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of spektrum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of spektrum


nyste

nystet (definite singular)
nyste (indefinite plural)
nysta (definite plural)

a small, cuddly animal or baby, particularly one that is slightly round.


saks

saksa (definite singular)
sakser (indefinite plural)
saksene (definite plural)


saks

sakset (definite singular)
saks (indefinite plural)
saksa (definite plural)

From Old Norse sax n. Akin to Etymology 1.


saks

saksen (definite singular)
saksar (indefinite plural)
saksane (definite plural)

(music) clipping of saksofon (“saxophone”)


utbytte

utbyttet (definite singular)
utbytte (indefinite plural)
utbytta (definite plural)

From ut + bytte; also from German Ausbeute in some senses.


fasade

fasaden (definite singular)
fasadar (indefinite plural)
fasadane (definite plural)

a facade (of a building, also figurative)


angrep

angrepet (definite singular)
angrep (indefinite plural)
angrepa (definite plural)


mår

måren (definite singular)
mårar (indefinite plural)
mårane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

[…] so lejtar me rundt i skogar og hejdar etter skrubb og gaupe og reve og mår.

[…] then we search forests and moors for wolf and lynx and fox and marten.

a marten, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the genus, Martes


skodde

skodda (definite singular)
skodder (indefinite plural)
skoddene (definite plural)

Skaadde

Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1780) and Erik Pontoppidan (1749)


bredd

bredda (definite singular)
bredder (indefinite plural)
breddene (definite plural)

Compare with Danish bred, similar to Swedish brädd


fotografiet

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 2)


handledd

handleddet (definite singular)
handledd (indefinite plural)
handledda (definite plural)


gnag

gnaget (definite singular)
gnag (indefinite plural)
gnaga (definite plural)


gråt

Dei høyrde gråt frå rommet.


knips

knipset (definite singular)
knips (indefinite plural)
knipsa (definite plural)


fyll

From the verb fylle.
(drunkenness): Attested as Fyld by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.


fyll

fylla (definite singular)
fyllet (definite singular)


kåte

kåta (definite singular)
kåter (indefinite plural)
kåtene (definite plural)

Derived from Proto-Samic *koatē. Compare to Swedish kåta and Southern Sami gåetie. Related to kott (“small room or hut”) only in case if Proto-Germanic *kutą is related to Ugric.

a goahti or a small hut (usually in context of Sami culture)


maskulina

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of maskulinum

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of maskulinum


ledd

leddet (definite singular)
ledd (indefinite plural)
ledda (definite plural)

From Old Norse liðr. Doublet of led m, although formerly considered an alternative form.


skryt

skrytet (definite singular)
skryt (indefinite plural)
skryta (definite plural)


rett

retten (definite singular)
rettar (indefinite plural)
rettane (definite plural)

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.


rett

retten (definite singular)
retter (indefinite plural)
rettar (indefinite plural)
rettene (definite plural)
rettane (definite plural)


skriv

skrivet (definite singular)
skriv (indefinite plural)
skriva (definite plural)

A written piece of paper, typically with serious information, officially sent to a number of people in an organization


spord

sporden (definite singular)
spordar (indefinite plural)
spordane (definite plural)


styrt

styrten (definite singular)
styrtar (indefinite plural)
styrtane (definite plural)


skilt

skiltet (definite singular)
skilt (indefinite plural)
skilta (definite plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German schilt; same word as skjold. Similar to Danish skilt and Swedish skylt c.

Kva står det på skiltet der borte?


handbok

handboka (definite singular)
handbøker (indefinite plural)
handbøkene (definite plural)

Equivalent to hand + bok (“book”), akin to Old Norse handbók, German Handbuch and English handbook. Ultimately a calque of Latin liber manualis.


frihandel

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frihandel m (definite singular frihandelen)


standardisering

standardiseringa (definite singular)
standardiseringar (indefinite plural)
standardiseringane (definite plural)

standardisation (UK), or standardization


direktiv

direktivet (definite singular)
direktiv (indefinite plural)
direktiva (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin directivus, via German Direktive.


stjernehopar

indefinite masculine plural of stjernehop


stjernehopen

definite masculine singular of stjernehop


stjernehop

stjernehopen (definite singular)
stjernehopar (indefinite plural)
stjernehopane (definite plural)

From stjerne (“star”) + hop (“crowd, cluster”).


sjøorm

sjøormen (definite singular)
sjøormar (indefinite plural)
sjøormane (definite plural)

From sjø (“sea; lake”) + orm (“serpent”).

sea serpent (also used for creatures in lakes)


nettlesar

nettlesaren (definite singular)
nettlesarar (indefinite plural)
nettlesarane (definite plural)

Det er noko gale med nettlesaren min.


satellitt

satellitten (definite singular)
satellittar (indefinite plural)
satellittane (definite plural)


akillessene

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


etikk

etikken (definite singular)
etikkar (indefinite plural)
etikkane (definite plural)


livssyn

livssynet (definite singular)
livssyn (indefinite plural)
livssyna (definite plural)
livssyna (definite singular)
livssyner (indefinite plural)
livssynene (definite plural)

life stance, outlook on life, philosophy of life, view of life


elektrisitet

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elektrisitet m (definite singular elektrisiteten)


ikonen

(non-standard since 2020) definite masculine singular of ikon


undermeny

undermenyen (definite singular)
undermenyar (indefinite plural)
undermenyane (definite plural)


utskrift

utskrifta (definite singular)
utskrifter (indefinite plural)
utskriftene (definite plural)


justering

justeringa (definite singular)
justeringar (indefinite plural)
justeringane (definite plural)


hærs

(dialectal, Toten, Trøndelag dialect) eye dialect spelling of hals


utkast

utkastet (definite singular)
utkast (indefinite plural)
utkasta (definite plural)

ut + kast, from the verb kaste ut and German Entwurf

a sketch, design, rough cast (e.g. of a bust)

ejection (of an empty cartridge or shell)


kassett

kassetten (definite singular)
kassettar (indefinite plural)
kassettane (definite plural)

From Italian cassetta, via French cassette.


motell

motellet (definite singular)
motell (indefinite plural)
motella (definite plural)


galning

galningen (definite singular)
galningar (indefinite plural)
galningane (definite plural)

From galen + -ing. Compare to Swedish galning and Danish galning


privatbana

definite feminine singular of privatbane


nymåne

nymåne m (definite singular nymånen, indefinite plural nymånar, definite plural nymånane)

nymånen (definite singular)
nymånar (indefinite plural)
nymånane (definite plural)


realitet

realiteten (definite singular)
realitetar (indefinite plural)
realitetane (definite plural)


stråle

strålen (definite singular)
strålar (indefinite plural)
strålane (definite plural)


terpentin

terpentin m or n (definite singular terpentinen or terpentinet)

terpentinen (definite singular)
terpentinet (definite singular)


maskulinum

maskulinumet (definite singular)
maskulinum (indefinite plural)
maskulinuma (definite plural)


farris

farrisen (definite singular)
farrisar (indefinite plural)
farrisane (definite plural)

From Farris, a Norwegian mineral water brand, from the lake name Farris, a clipping of Farrisvatnet, from Old Norse *Fareiðsvatn.


gissel

gisselen (definite singular)
gislar (indefinite plural)
gislane (definite plural)
gisselet (definite singular)
gissel (indefinite plural)
gissela (definite plural)

From Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (“hostage, pledge”).


kolonial

kolonialen (definite singular)
kolonialar (indefinite plural)
kolonialane (definite plural)


norna

norna (definite singular)
norner (indefinite plural)
nornor (indefinite plural)
nornene (definite plural)
nornone (definite plural)


tennisbana

definite feminine singular of tennisbane


hysa

hysa (definite singular)
hyser (indefinite plural)
hysor (indefinite plural)
hysene (definite plural)
hysone (definite plural)


edda

edda (definite singular)
edder (indefinite plural)
eddor (indefinite plural)
eddene (definite plural)
eddone (definite plural)

From Old Norse edda, thought to have meant “great-grandmother”. Also suggested to be related to óðr (“poem”).

Den eldre edda

nn:Den eldre Edda
nn:Den yngre Edda
nn:Edda


entomolog

entomologen (definite singular)
entomologar (indefinite plural)
entomologane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon) + -log.


tuva

tuva (definite singular)
tuver (indefinite plural)
tuvor (indefinite plural)
tuvene (definite plural)
tuvone (definite plural)


silke

silken (definite singular)
silkar (indefinite plural)
silkane (definite plural)

From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.


diskurs

diskursen (definite singular)
diskursar (indefinite plural)
diskursane (definite plural)

From French discours, from Latin discursus.


haug

haugen (definite singular)
haugar (indefinite plural)
haugane (definite plural)

From Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz.


marki

markien (definite singular)
markiar (indefinite plural)
markiane (definite plural)


olding

oldingen (definite singular)
oldingar (indefinite plural)
oldingane (definite plural)


geograf

geografen (definite singular)
geografar (indefinite plural)
geografane (definite plural)


bruken

definite masculine singular of bruk (Noun 1)


slede

sleden (definite singular)
sledar (indefinite plural)
sledane (definite plural)


sjørøvar

sjørøvaren (definite singular)
sjørøvarar (indefinite plural)
sjørøvarane (definite plural)

/²ʃøːˌrøːʋɑr/


femininet

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of femininum


røykdukkar

røykdukkaren (definite singular)
røykdukkarar (indefinite plural)
røykdukkarane (definite plural)

A smoke diver, a firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).


røykdykkar

røykdykkaren (definite singular)
røykdykkarar (indefinite plural)
røykdykkarane (definite plural)

A smoke diver; a firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).


marsbuar

marsbuaren (definite singular)
marsbuarar (indefinite plural)
marsbuarane (definite plural)

From Mars (“Mars”) + buar (“inhabitant, one who inhabits”).


skomakar

skomakaren (definite singular)
skomakarar (indefinite plural)
skomakarane (definite plural)

From sko (“shoe”) + -makar (“worker”). From Middle Low German [Term?].


maskulinet

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of maskulinum


akademikar

akademikaren (definite singular)
akademikarar (indefinite plural)
akademikarane (definite plural)

academic (person who attends an academy)

academic (member of an academy, college, or university)


arbeidar

arbeidaren (definite singular)
arbeidarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidarane (definite plural)


terpentinen

definite masculine singular of terpentin


terpentinet

(non-standard since 2018) definite neuter singular of terpentin


jenta

jenta (definite singular)
jenter (indefinite plural)
jentor (indefinite plural)
jentene (definite plural)
jentone (definite plural)


råe

råen (definite singular)
råar (indefinite plural)
råane (definite plural)

From rå (“raw”). Compare Icelandic hrái m (“rawness”).


tuvor

(non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of tuve


tyngde

tyngda (definite singular)
tyngder (indefinite plural)
tyngdene (definite plural)

From Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō.


puddel

puddelen (definite singular)
pudlar (indefinite plural)
pudlane (definite plural)

From German Pudel (short form of Pudelhund), derived from the Low German verb pudeln (“to splash in water”).


snikskyttar

snikskyttaren (definite singular)
snikskyttarar (indefinite plural)
snikskyttarane (definite plural)

Det var snikskyttarar i bygningane.

poacher (person who takes game illegally)


turnering

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turnering f (definite singular turneringa, indefinite plural turneringar, definite plural turneringane)

turneringa (definite singular)
turneringar (indefinite plural)
turneringane (definite plural)


kakofoni

kakofonien (definite singular)
kakofoniar (indefinite plural)
kakofoniane (definite plural)

From French cacophonie and German Kakophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía).


punktskrift

punktskrift f (definite singular punktskrifta)


kryssarrakett

kryssarraketten (definite singular)
kryssarrakettar (indefinite plural)
kryssarrakettane (definite plural)


kartografi

kartografi m (definite singular kartografien)


åta

åta (definite singular)
åter (indefinite plural)
åtor (indefinite plural)
åtene (definite plural)
åtone (definite plural)


avslutning

avslutninga (definite singular)
avslutningar (indefinite plural)
avslutningane (definite plural)


distrikt

distriktet (definite singular)
distrikt (indefinite plural)
distrikta (definite plural)


kraftkabel

kraftkabelen (definite singular)
kraftkablar (indefinite plural)
kraftkablane (definite plural)


belysning

belysninga (definite singular)
belysningar (indefinite plural)
belysningane (definite plural)


muskedunder

muskedunderen (definite singular)
muskedunderar (indefinite plural)
muskedunderane (definite plural)

From German Muskedonner, from French mosqueton.


greie

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

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

Kva er dette for slags greie?

Den greia klarer seg sjøl.

Dette er fæle greier.

Gode greier!


greie

greiet (definite singular)
greie (indefinite plural)
greia (definite plural)


protektorat

protektoratet (definite singular)
protektorat (indefinite plural)
protektorata (definite plural)


kjønnshår

kjønnshåret (definite singular)
kjønnshår (indefinite plural)
kjønnshåra (definite plural)


kaprar

kapraren (definite singular)
kaprarar (indefinite plural)
kaprarane (definite plural)


flykaprar

flykapraren (definite singular)
flykaprarar (indefinite plural)
flykaprarane (definite plural)

From fly (“aeroplane”) + kaprar (“hijacker”).


oske

oska (definite singular)
osker (indefinite plural)
oskene (definite plural)

From Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.


sveitte

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.


nynorskbrukar

nynorskbrukaren (definite singular)
nynorskbrukarar (indefinite plural)
nynorskbrukarane (definite plural)

person who primarily or often uses the written standard of Nynorsk when writing Norwegian


bokmålsbrukar

bokmålsbrukaren (definite singular)
bokmålsbrukarar (indefinite plural)
bokmålsbrukarane (definite plural)

person who primarily or often uses the written standard of Bokmål when writing Norwegian


opprørar

opprøraren (definite singular)
opprørarar (indefinite plural)
opprørarane (definite plural)


elektromagnet

elektromagneten (definite singular)
elektromagnetar (indefinite plural)
elektromagnetane (definite plural)


bolk

bolken (definite singular)
bolkar (indefinite plural)
bolkane (definite plural)


fjellklatrar

fjellklatraren (definite singular)
fjellklatrarar (indefinite plural)
fjellklatrarane (definite plural)

Mange fjellklatrarar vitjar området kvart år.

Many mountain climbers visit the area each year.


deltakar

deltakaren (definite singular)
deltakarar (indefinite plural)
deltakarane (definite plural)

Kor mange deltakarar var det?


informasjon

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informasjon m (definite singular informasjonen, indefinite plural informasjonar, definite plural informasjonane)

informasjonen (definite singular)
informasjonar (indefinite plural)
informasjonane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”).


ytring

ytringa (definite singular)
ytringar (indefinite plural)
ytringane (definite plural)


tatovering

tatoveringa (definite singular)
tatoveringar (indefinite plural)
tatoveringane (definite plural)


planteetar

planteetaren (definite singular)
planteetarar (indefinite plural)
planteetarane (definite plural)


åtseletar

åtseletaren (definite singular)
åtseletarar (indefinite plural)
åtseletarane (definite plural)

From åtsel (“carrion”) + etar (“eater”).


kjøtetar

kjøtetaren (definite singular)
kjøtetarar (indefinite plural)
kjøtetarane (definite plural)


fanatikar

fanatikaren (definite singular)
fanatikarar (indefinite plural)
fanatikarane (definite plural)


gardsarbeidar

gardsarbeidaren (definite singular)
gardsarbeidarar (indefinite plural)
gardsarbeidarane (definite plural)

From gard (“farm”) + arbeidar (“worker”).


trålar

trålaren (definite singular)
trålarar (indefinite plural)
trålarane (definite plural)


gunn

From Old Norse gunnr, guðr, from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis (“act of killing, blow”), from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”).


nitrat

nitratet (definite singular)
nitrat (indefinite plural)
nitrata (definite plural)

From Latin nitrum + -at, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).


øybuar

øybuaren (definite singular)
øybuarar (indefinite plural)
øybuarane (definite plural)


hamløypar

hamløyparen (definite singular)
hamløyparar (indefinite plural)
hamløyparane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hamhleypa f. Compare Swedish hamnlöpare, Danish hamløber and Norwegian Bokmål hamløper.

(folklore) shapeshifter (usually a human changing his/her shape into a wolf or bear by will)


krim

krimmen (definite singular)
krimmar (indefinite plural)
krimmane (definite plural)


krim

krimen (definite singular)
krimar (indefinite plural)
krimane (definite plural)

Cognate with Faroese krím and dialectal Swedish krim. Attested as Kriim both in Glossarium Norvagicum of Erik Pontoppidan (1749) and the Spydeberg dialect dictionary of Jacob Nicolai Wilse (1780).


musikar

musikaren (definite singular)
musikarar (indefinite plural)
musikarane (definite plural)


ranar

ranaren (definite singular)
ranarar (indefinite plural)
ranarane (definite plural)


palestinar

palestinaren (definite singular)
palestinarar (indefinite plural)
palestinarane (definite plural)

Palestinian (an inhabitant of Palestine, or a person of Palestinian descent)


jæger

jæger (definite singular)
jægerar (indefinite plural)
jægerarne (definite plural)
jægerane (definite plural)


nykommar

nykommaren (definite singular)
nykommarar (indefinite plural)
nykommarane (definite plural)

newcomer (one who has recently arrived in a community)


nykomar

nykomaren (definite singular)
nykomarar (indefinite plural)
nykomarane (definite plural)


revehi

revehiet (definite singular)
revehi (indefinite plural)
revehia (definite plural)

[ˈɾeː.ʋə.ˌhiː]


operahus

operahuset (definite singular)
operahus (indefinite plural)
operahusa (definite plural)


brorskap

brorskapen (definite singular)
brorskapar (indefinite plural)
brorskapane (definite plural)
brorskapet (definite singular)
brorskap (indefinite plural)
brorskapa (definite plural)


kvalfangar

kvalfangaren (definite singular)
kvalfangarar (indefinite plural)
kvalfangarane (definite plural)


raudrev

raudreven (definite singular)
raudrevar (indefinite plural)
raudrevane (definite plural)

Rett attum henne synte seg samstundes tvo sumarbrende ungsveinandlet, ein med ein raudrev yver herdi og ei rifla […]

Right behind her at the same time, appeared two sunburnt young boys' faces, one with a red fox over his shoulder and a rifle […]

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual


høgtalar

høgtalaren (definite singular)
høgtalarar (indefinite plural)
høgtalarane (definite plural)


kontaktlinse

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kontaktlinse f (definite singular kontaktlinsa, indefinite plural kontaktlinser, definite plural kontaktlinsene)

kontaktlinsa (definite singular)
kontaktlinser (indefinite plural)
kontaktlinsene (definite plural)


tannlækjar

tannlækjaren (definite singular)
tannlækjarar (indefinite plural)
tannlækjarane (definite plural)


breviarium

breviariet (definite singular)
breviarium (indefinite plural)
breviaria (definite plural)


arbeidstakar

arbeidstakaren (definite singular)
arbeidstakarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidstakarane (definite plural)


arbeidsgivar

arbeidsgivaren (definite singular)
arbeidsgivarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidsgivarane (definite plural)


arbeidsgjevar

arbeidsgjevaren (definite singular)
arbeidsgjevarar (indefinite plural)
arbeidsgjevarane (definite plural)


rabbinar

rabbinaren (definite singular)
rabbinarar (indefinite plural)
rabbinarane (definite plural)


eksempel

eksempelet (definite singular)
eksempel (indefinite plural)
eksempla (definite plural)


påfugl

påfuglen (definite singular)
påfuglar (indefinite plural)
påfuglane (definite plural)


småting

småting m (definite singular småtingen, indefinite plural småting, definite plural småtinga)

småtingen (definite singular)
småting (indefinite plural)
småtinga (definite plural)


sjukepleiar

sjukepleiaren (definite singular)
sjukepleiarar (indefinite plural)
sjukepleiarane (definite plural)

nurse (person trained to provide care for the sick)


lefse

lefsa (definite singular)
lefser (indefinite plural)
lefsene (definite plural)

→ Danish: lefse, levse

→ Icelandic: lefsa

From Old Norse *leifsa, an s-derivative of Old Norse leifr (hleifr). Cognate with Shetlandic lefsi and Swedish dialectal läfsa. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 as Levse in Spydeberg dialect.

løfse

Southern Fyrdemål, Southern Møre dialect


hærførar

hærføraren (definite singular)
hærførarar (indefinite plural)
hærførarane (definite plural)


matematikar

matematikaren (definite singular)
matematikarar (indefinite plural)
matematikarane (definite plural)


vippe

vippa (definite singular)
vipper (indefinite plural)
vippene (definite plural)


alkoholikar

alkoholikaren (definite singular)
alkoholikarar (indefinite plural)
alkoholikarane (definite plural)


tannpirkar

tannpirkaren (definite singular)
tannpirkarar (indefinite plural)
tannpirkarane (definite plural)


kunstnar

kunstnaren (definite singular)
kunstnarar (indefinite plural)
kunstnarane (definite plural)


røntgen

røntgenen (definite singular)
røntgenar (indefinite plural)
røntgenane (definite plural)

Named after German physicist Wilhelm C. Röntgen (1845–1923).

named-after

examination by means of X-ray, radiography, X-ray

X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation)

röntgen (unit of exposure to ionizing radiation) (abbreviated R)


stratosfære

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stratosfære m (definite singular stratosfæren)


tredjepart

tredjeparten (definite singular)
tredjepartar (indefinite plural)
tredjepartane (definite plural)


halvmåne

halvmånen (definite singular)
halvmånar (indefinite plural)
halvmånane (definite plural)


ångstrøm

ångstrømen (definite singular)
ångstrøm (indefinite plural)
ångstrømane (definite plural)

Named after Swedish physisist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874).


leggine

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of legg


bangladeshar

bangladesharen (definite singular)
bangladesharar (indefinite plural)
bangladesharane (definite plural)


bissauguineanar

bissauguineanaren (definite singular)
bissauguineanarar (indefinite plural)
bissauguineanarane (definite plural)


emiratarabar

emiratarabaren (definite singular)
emiratarabarar (indefinite plural)
emiratarabarane (definite plural)


europear

europearen (definite singular)
europearar (indefinite plural)
europearane (definite plural)


nordamerikanar

nordamerikanaren (definite singular)
nordamerikanarar (indefinite plural)
nordamerikanarane (definite plural)


søramerikanar

søramerikanaren (definite singular)
søramerikanarar (indefinite plural)
søramerikanarane (definite plural)


poppel

poppelen (definite singular)
poplar (indefinite plural)
poplane (definite plural)

From Latin populus, via Low German poppele.


galgenhumor

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galgenhumor m (definite singular galgenhumoren)

gallows humor (US), or gallows humour (UK)


autodafé

autodaféen (definite singular)
autodafeen (definite singular)
autodaféar (indefinite plural)
autodafear (indefinite plural)
autodaféane (definite plural)
autodafeane (definite plural)

From Portuguese auto da fé (literally “act of the faith”).


sentral

sentralen (definite singular)
sentralar (indefinite plural)
sentralane (definite plural)

a centre (UK) or center (US) (a central point in a business or organisation)

an exchange (such as a telephone exchange)


bolar

bolaren (definite singular)
bolarar (indefinite plural)
bolarane (definite plural)


bolar

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kole

kola (definite singular)
koler (indefinite plural)
kolene (definite plural)

From Old Norse kola (“fish oil lamp”). Probably related to kulu, a dialectal name for a fire basket.

an oil lamp (usually with unboiled rotten fish liver oil called lyse)


bauta

bautaen (definite singular)
bautaer (indefinite plural)
bautaar (indefinite plural)
bautaene (definite plural)
bautaane (definite plural)


baptisme

baptismen (definite singular)
baptismar (indefinite plural)
baptismane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma, “dipping, baptism”), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, “I dip in liquid”).

der

A denomination of Christianity, which recognizes only the baptism of adults, rather than infants; the Baptist denomination


gro

groa (definite singular)
grør (indefinite plural)
grørne (definite plural)

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”) of origin unknown. Compare Swedish groda (with plural ending -or). Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749), having masculine gender.

(Trøndelag dialect, Hedmark, Gudbrandsdal, Helgeland, Nordmøre) a toad


ladar

ladaren (definite singular)
ladarar (indefinite plural)
ladarane (definite plural)

a device that charges electronics; a charger

(military) one who loads guns (on a ship, aircraft, etc.)


russ

last-semester high school student (or student at an institution of a similar education level), particularly one that takes part in associated celebrations and activities (often including heavily consuming alcohol)


russ

russen (definite singular)
russar (indefinite plural)
russane (definite plural)

From Slavic languages. Cf. German Russe.


sefard

sefarden (definite singular)
sefardar (indefinite plural)
sefardane (definite plural)


maling

malinga (definite singular)
malingar (indefinite plural)
malingane (definite plural)

paint, (pre-2012) alternative form of måling


sydvest

sydvesten (definite singular)
sydvestar (indefinite plural)
sydvestane (definite plural)

Possibly from Dutch zuidwester, as in Danish.


vipa

vipa (definite singular)
viper (indefinite plural)
vipor (indefinite plural)
vipene (definite plural)
vipone (definite plural)


harddisk

harddisken (definite singular)
harddiskar (indefinite plural)
harddiskane (definite plural)

(computing) a hard disk, or hard disc (UK)


barnesoldat

barnesoldaten (definite singular)
barnesoldatar (indefinite plural)
barnesoldatane (definite plural)


springar

springaren (definite singular)
springarar (indefinite plural)
springarane (definite plural)

Og hev' du mi Aastrid i Springaren set, eg vaagar daa Gut, du mest misser ditt Vit[…]

If you have seen my Aastrid dancing the springar, I would wager, boy, you would go out of your mind […]

a type of Norwegian folk dance, by extension, the music that accompanies such a dance

Kvalen velter seg og sender spruten høgt i lufti. Springaren byks sjølaust og slengjer seg rundt, liksom i dans.

The whale turns over, sending the spray high into the air. The leaping whale leaps clear of the sea and throws itself around, as if dancing.

one of several species of small whales known for leaping out of the water, of the genus Delphinus or Lagenorhynchus


stua

From Middle Low German stoven. Akin to English stew.


sidd

sidda (definite singular)
sidder (indefinite plural)
siddene (definite plural)

From Old Norse sídd (“length”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdiþō. Cognate with Icelandic sídd (“length”).


silhuett

silhuetten (definite singular)
silhuettar (indefinite plural)
silhuettane (definite plural)

From French silhouette, named after French minister Étienne de Silhouette (1709–1767).


sikte

siktet (definite singular)
sikte (indefinite plural)
sikta (definite plural)

ute av sikte


truisme

truismen (definite singular)
truismar (indefinite plural)
truismane (definite plural)


hyene

hyenen (definite singular)
hyenar (indefinite plural)
hyenane (definite plural)


siki

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of sik f

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of sik n


hird

→ English: hird

Learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð in the 19th century. The Old Norse word itself is borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

(historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king

By extension, the formal royal court household.


staur

stauren (definite singular)
staurar (indefinite plural)
staurane (definite plural)

From Old Norse staurr, from Proto-Germanic *stauraz.

a stake, rod or pole that has a sharpened point in one end


lekur

(non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lèku


nereide

nereida (definite singular)
nereider (indefinite plural)
nereidene (definite plural)


nepe

nepa (definite singular)
neper (indefinite plural)
nepene (definite plural)

From Latin napus, via Old English næp and Old Norse næpa.


perrong

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perrong m (definite singular perrongen, indefinite plural perrongar, definite plural perrongane)

perrongen (definite singular)
perrongar (indefinite plural)
perrongane (definite plural)


soss

sossen (definite singular)
sossar (indefinite plural)
sossane (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin socius. A clipping of various thence derived terms.

Ute av døra registrerte han at minkpelsen sette seg inn i ein slik liten Mercedes som sossen køyrde rundt i no om dagen.

1986, Arild Dahl, “Mannen utan VG”, in Svevet over Haukeli, Oslo: Samlaget, page 87:

Outside, he sat the mink coat sitting down in such a small Mercedes that the "soss" drive nowadays.

(informal, uncountable) upper echelons of society, upper classes

Punkarar skal ha ein spesiell utsjånad, sossar ein annan.

1997, Kirsti Nordlie, Reiselivsarbeid, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 63:

Punkers have their appearance, "soss"-es another.

(sometimes derogatory, countable) a person, usually an adolescent who is excessively preoccupied with expressing their social status by means of what they wear, e.g. expensive brands; a (young) snob

Det viser seg at der sossane har makta, er alt tenkeleg for å kvele fri ytring og politisk syn.

1976, Torolv Solheim, I solnedgangstider, Oslo: Samlaget, page 205:

Turns out that whereever the socialists are in power, anythink is thinkable to quell free expression and political viewpoint.

Når det gjeld tilhøvet mellom partia i Sverige, sa professor Ohlin at det dominerande trekket er sosialdemokratane sitt permanente frieri til Bondeförbundet og samstundes at F[o]lkpartiet er varg i veum for «sossane» (sosialistane).

1950 May 16, “Sosialistfleirtalet i Sverige i fare?”, in Haugesunds avis, page 5:

When it comes to the relationship between Sweden's political parties, professor Ohlin said that the dominant feature is the Socialist party's permanent proposal to the Farmers' League, and that the People's Party is an outcast to the socialists.

(politics, informal) a socialist or social democrat


massemordar

massemordaren (definite singular)
massemordarar (indefinite plural)
massemordarane (definite plural)


foki

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fok


simoni

simonien (definite singular)
simoniar (indefinite plural)
simoniane (definite plural)

From Medieval Latin. Named from Simon Magus; with reference to Acts 8:18-24. The name ultimately hails from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”).


jekk

jekken (definite singular)
jekkar (indefinite plural)
jekkane (definite plural)


fønikane

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of fønikar


fønikar

fønikaren (definite singular)
fønikarar (indefinite plural)
fønikarane (definite plural)

Fønikarane kom frå Fønikia.


matrøyr

matrøyr (indefinite neuter singular)
matrøyret (definite neuter singular)
matrøyr (indefinite neuter plural)
matrøyra (definite neuter plural)
matrøyr (feminine indefinite singular)
matrøyra (definite feminine singular)
matrøyrer (feminine indefinite plural)
matrøyrene (definite feminine plural)


bilførar

bilføraren (definite singular)
bilførarar (indefinite plural)
bilførarane (definite plural)


toku

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tòku f (definite singular tòko, indefinite plural tòkur, definite plural tòkune)

tòku (canonical feminine)
tòko (definite singular)
tòkur (indefinite plural)
tòkune (definite plural)


smil

smilet (definite singular)
smil (indefinite plural)
smila (definite plural)
smilen (definite singular)
smilar (indefinite plural)
smilane (definite plural)


solstråle

solstrålen (definite singular)
solstrålar (indefinite plural)
solstrålane (definite plural)

a sunbeam, ray from the sun, ray of sunlight

a ray of sunshine (figurative, person who brings happiness into the lives of others)


hoko

Opp med hokoa, Sverre!

1973, Alf Prøysen, Onger er rare [Childs are Weird], Oslo: Tiden, page 192:


hoko

definite singular of hòku (non-standard since 1917)


republikanar

republikanaren (definite singular)
republikanarar (indefinite plural)
republikanarane (definite plural)

republican (someone who favors a republic)

Republican (member or supporter of a republican party)


folkestyre

folkestyret (definite singular)
folkestyre (indefinite plural)
folkestyra (definite plural)


kril

krilen (definite singular)
krilar (indefinite plural)
krilane (definite plural)


kommune

kommunen (definite singular)
kommunar (indefinite plural)
kommunane (definite plural)

From French commune, from Medieval Latin communia, from Latin communis.

Det finst over 400 kommunar i Noreg.

There are more than 400 municipalities in Norway.

Eg skreiv til kommunen, men fekk aldri svar.

I wrote to the administration of the municipality, but never got a reply.


elskar

elskaren (definite singular)
elskarar (indefinite plural)
elskarane (definite plural)

male lover (outside a relationship), male paramour, fancy man


elskarinne

elskarinna (definite singular)
elskarinner (indefinite plural)
elskarinnene (definite plural)

mistress (a woman in an extramarital relationship)


rulletrapp

rulletrappa (definite singular)
rulletrapper (indefinite plural)
rulletrappene (definite plural)


trapp

trappa (definite singular)
trapper (indefinite plural)
trappene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German trappe. Similar to Swedish and Faroese trappa, also to Danish trappe

Der fins ei trapp som går ned i ein kjellar, den er så trang at du må gå sidelengs

2001, Janove Ottesen (lyrics and music), “Resistansen”, in Ompa til du dør, performed by Kaizers Orchestra:

stairs, stairway, staircase, steps (e.g. outdoors)


disi

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of dis


bleikja

bleikja (definite singular)
bleikjer (indefinite plural)
bleikjor (indefinite plural)
bleikjene (definite plural)
bleikjone (definite plural)

From Old Norse bleikja, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną. Akin to English bleach.


priapisme

From Ancient Greek πριαπισμός (priapismós).


kanona

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of kanon


dekar

dekaret (definite singular)
dekar (indefinite plural)
dekara (definite plural)


tendring

tendringen (definite singular)
tendringar (indefinite plural)
tendringane (definite plural)

(nautical) an older type of boat originally rowed with ten oars (five pairs), but could also have a cabin and sail


sagaøya

From saga (“saga”) + øya (“the island”); literally “the saga island”.


glededrepar

glededreparen (definite singular)
glededreparar (indefinite plural)
glededreparane (definite plural)


gledesdrepar

gledesdreparen (definite singular)
gledesdreparar (indefinite plural)
gledesdreparane (definite plural)


eiteret

/ˈæɪ̯.tə.rə/


eitret

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of eiter


eiter

eiteret (definite singular)
eiter (indefinite plural)
eitra (definite plural)

From Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą. Cognates include Swedish etter, German Eiter, and archaic English atter.


pumpe

pumpa (definite singular)
pumper (indefinite plural)
pumpene (definite plural)


bremse

bremsa (definite singular)
bremser (indefinite plural)
bremsene (definite plural)

From Middle Low German premese and German Bremse.


kleshengar

kleshengaren (definite singular)
kleshengarar (indefinite plural)
kleshengarane (definite plural)


kleshengjar

kleshengjaren (definite singular)
kleshengjarar (indefinite plural)
kleshengjarane (definite plural)


klehengjar

klehengjaren (definite singular)
klehengjarar (indefinite plural)
klehengjarane (definite plural)


klehengar

klehengaren (definite singular)
klehengarar (indefinite plural)
klehengarane (definite plural)


kledehengar

kledehengaren (definite singular)
kledehengarar (indefinite plural)
kledehengarane (definite plural)


kledehengjar

kledehengjaren (definite singular)
kledehengjarar (indefinite plural)
kledehengjarane (definite plural)


åder

åder f (definite singular ådri, indefinite plural ådrar, definite plural ådrane)

ådri (definite singular)
ådrar (indefinite plural)
ådrane (definite plural)

(pre-1917) alternative form of år (“blood vessel”)


apologi

apologien (definite singular)
apologiar (indefinite plural)
apologiane (definite plural)

apology (justification, defence); apologia


borgarkrig

borgarkrigen (definite singular)
borgarkrigar (indefinite plural)
borgarkrigane (definite plural)


kuene

(non-standard since 1938) definite plural of ku


leik

leiken (definite singular)
leikar (indefinite plural)
leikane (definite plural)

From Old Norse leikr, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz.


meins

genitive of mein, only used in til meins


magt

magti (definite singular)
magter (indefinite plural)
magterne (definite plural)
magtene (definite plural)


loff

loffen (definite singular)
loffar (indefinite plural)
loffane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English loaf, from Old English hlāf, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Doublet of leiv.


brigg

briggen (definite singular)
briggar (indefinite plural)
briggane (definite plural)

From English brig, an abbreviation of brigantine.


alde

alda (definite singular)
alder (indefinite plural)
aldene (definite plural)


agnine

(non-standard since 1917) definite plural of ogn


valkyrja

valkyrja (definite singular)
valkyrjer (indefinite plural)
valkyrjor (indefinite plural)
valkyrjene (definite plural)
valkyrjone (definite plural)
Historical inflection of valkyrja

[²ʋɑːl.c͡çʏr.jɑ]

[²ʋɑːl.çʏɾ.jɑ]

Learned borrowing from Old Norse valkyrja, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ.

lbor

(pre-1917) alternative form of valkyrje (“valkyrie”)


beist

beistet (definite singular)
beist (indefinite plural)
beista (definite plural)


simle

simla (definite singular)
simler (indefinite plural)
simlene (definite plural)


saud

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saud m (definite singular sauden, definite singular dative sauda, indefinite plural sauder, definite plural sauderne, definite plural dative saudom)

sauden (definite singular)
sauda (dative definite singular)
sauder (indefinite plural)
sauderne (definite plural)
saudom (dative definite plural)
Historical inflection of saud
saud (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
saud’e (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
saudinnj (accusative definite nominative singular)
saudì (accusative definite nominative singular)
saude (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
saudinnje (accusative definite nominative plural)
sauda (dative definite singular)
saudå (dative definite plural)

saud

(pre-1917 or dialectal) alternative form of sau (“sheep”)


saud

saud m or f (definite singular sauden or sauda, indefinite plural saudar or sauder, definite plural saudane or saudene)

sauden (definite singular)
sauda (definite singular)
saudar (indefinite plural)
sauder (indefinite plural)
saudane (definite plural)
saudene (definite plural)


kondor

kondoren (definite singular)
kondorar (indefinite plural)
kondorane (definite plural)

From Quechua kuntur, via Spanish cóndor.


broti

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of brot


moske

mosken (definite singular)
moska (definite singular)
mosker (indefinite plural)
moskar (indefinite plural)
moskene (definite plural)
moskane (definite plural)

From Old Norse mǫskvi m, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ f (“loop, knot; mesh”). Cognates include Icelandic möskvi and English mesh. The verb is derived from the noun.


moske

moskeen (definite singular)
moskear (indefinite plural)
moskeane (definite plural)

From French mosquée, from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


flagu

flago (definite singular)
flagur (indefinite plural)
flagune (definite plural)


tamburin

tamburinen (definite singular)
tamburinar (indefinite plural)
tamburinane (definite plural)


adventskalender

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adventskalender m (definite singular adventskalenderen, indefinite plural adventskalendrar, definite plural adventskalendrane)

adventskalenderen (definite singular)
adventskalendrar (indefinite plural)
adventskalendrane (definite plural)


munnharpa

munnharpa (definite singular)
munnharper (indefinite plural)
munnharpor (indefinite plural)
munnharpene (definite plural)
munnharpone (definite plural)

(pre-2012) alternative form of munnharpe


laft

laftet (definite singular)
laft (indefinite plural)
lafta (definite plural)
lafta (definite singular)
lafter (indefinite plural)
laftene (definite plural)

a construction type of a corner of a log cabin


nøtteknekkar

nøtteknekkaren (definite singular)
nøtteknekkarar (indefinite plural)
nøtteknekkarane (definite plural)


nøtteknekkjar

nøtteknekkjaren (definite singular)
nøtteknekkjarar (indefinite plural)
nøtteknekkjarane (definite plural)


kjøpar

kjøparen (definite singular)
kjøparar (indefinite plural)
kjøparane (definite plural)


seljar

seljaren (definite singular)
seljarar (indefinite plural)
seljarane (definite plural)

seller (someone or something that sells), vendor, salesman


farang

farangen (definite singular)
farangar (indefinite plural)
farangane (definite plural)

Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect with definition "a sudden sickness".

Farangar skal han lata hanga atti deg, til han hev rudt deg ut or landet som du kjem inn og skal leggja under deg

Epidemys will he let hang after you, untill he gets cleansed you from the land you're coming to and will occupy (The fifth book of Moses, 28:21)


stull

stullen (definite singular)
stullar (indefinite plural)
stullane (definite plural)


horni

(non-standard since 2012) definite plural of horn


moare

moareen (definite singular)
moarear (indefinite plural)
moareane (definite plural)


fotografien

definite singular of fotografi (Etymology 1)


AUF-ar

AUF-aren (definite singular)
AUF-arar (indefinite plural)
AUF-arane (definite plural)

member of AUF, the youth organization of the Norwegian Labour Party


fike

fika (definite singular)
fiker (indefinite plural)
fikene (definite plural)

From Old Norse fíka, fíkja, from Latin ficus. Akin to English fig.


mugget

(non-standard since 2019) definite singular of mugg


niste

nista (definite singular)
nister (indefinite plural)
nistene (definite plural)

Me tok med brødskiver med ost og eit par appelsiner til niste.

We brought with us cheese sandwiches and a couple of oranges for niste.

food that is brought along to eat at school, at work, on a trip, etc., a packed lunch


gulrot

gulrota (definite singular)
gulrøter (indefinite plural)
gulrøtene (definite plural)

[²ɡʷʊlʷˌrʷuˑt]

[²ɡʷʊˌɻʷuˑt]

From gul + rot, cf. Danish gulerod and German gelbe Rübe.


politimann

politimann m (definite plural politimannen, indefinite plural politimenn, definite plural politimennene)

politimannen (definite plural)
politimenn (indefinite plural)
politimennene (definite plural)


tannhjul

tannhjulet (definite singular)
tannhjul (indefinite plural)
tannhjula (definite plural)


pariserhjul

pariserhjulet (definite singular)
pariserhjul (indefinite plural)
pariserhjula (definite plural)

From pariser (“Parisian”) + hjul (see note above).


inuitt

inuitten (definite singular)
inuittar (indefinite plural)
inuittane (definite plural)


roset

(non-standard since 1959) definite singular of ros


felg

felgen (definite singular)
felgar (indefinite plural)
felgane (definite plural)


jødedom

jødedomen (definite singular)
jødedommen (definite singular)