kaki

kakien (definite singular)
kakiar (indefinite plural)
kakiane (definite plural)


iris

irisen (definite singular)
irisar (indefinite plural)
irisane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).


kall

kallen (definite singular)
kallar (indefinite plural)
kallane (definite plural)

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kar. Cognates include Elfdalian kall and Swedish karl.


flora

floraen (definite singular)
floraer (indefinite plural)
floraar (indefinite plural)
floraene (definite plural)
floraane (definite plural)


år

åra (definite singular)
årar (indefinite plural)
årer (indefinite plural)
årane (definite plural)
årene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of år

nn-noun-infl

<i class="Latn mention" lang="nn">åre</i> was taken in as an alternative form.

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ.

han ransakar aadrarna i bladet

1915, Kristofer Janson, Norske eventyr som taletekster, page 75:


raun

raunen (definite singular)
raunar (indefinite plural)
raunane (definite plural)

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia#Translingual

(botany) rowan
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan

any of the small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with white flowers and red berries


lus

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic and Faroese lús, Danish and Swedish lus, German Laus, Dutch luis, and English louse. Wider Indo-European cognates may include some in Brythonic languages, such as Welsh llau and Breton laou.

mus

mouse; for its morphological similarities

fruktemni vert til smaa neter („lus“)

1920, A. Holmsen, Naturkunnskap for folkeskulen, 4th edition, Kristiania: Cappelen, page 58:

(colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip


knopp

knoppen (definite singular)
knoppar (indefinite plural)
knoppane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German knoppe, knuppe or Low German knoppe, knuppe.

(botany) a bud (of a flower, leaf or shoot)


gås

gåsa (definite singular)
gjæser (indefinite plural)
gjæsene (definite plural)
Historical inflection of gås

From Old Norse gás f (nominative and accusative plurals gæss), from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns, probably of imitative origin.
Germanic cognates include Icelandic gæs, Faroese gás, Elfdalian gą̊s, Danish and Swedish gås, German Gans, German Low German Goos, Dutch gans, and finally English goose. Indo-European cognates include Albanian gatë (“heron”), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Hindi हंस (hans), Latin ānser, and Lithuanian žąsìs.

(botany) rot in a tree caused by a fungal infection


syre

syra (definite singular)
syrer (indefinite plural)
syrene (definite plural)

From Old Norse súra. The vowel might be Akin to Icelandic súra.

(botany) plant of another genus, but which also has acidic leaves


plante

head

plante m or f (definite singular planten / planta, indefinite plural plantar / planter, definite plural plantane / plantene)

planten (definite singular)
planta (definite singular)
plantar (indefinite plural)
planter (indefinite plural)
plantane (definite plural)
plantene (definite plural)


kambium

kambiet (definite singular)
kambium (indefinite plural)
kambia (definite plural)


mure

mura (definite singular)
murer (indefinite plural)
murene (definite plural)

From Old Norse mura, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Akin to German Möhre (“carrot”).

(botany) any plant of the potentilla family


kvist

kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister or kvistar, definite plural kvistene or kvistane)

kvisten (definite singular)
kvister (indefinite plural)
kvistar (indefinite plural)
kvistene (definite plural)
kvistane (definite plural)
kvist (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kvisten (accusative definite nominative singular)
kvister (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kvistar (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kvistene (accusative definite nominative plural)
kvistane (accusative definite nominative plural)
kviste- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)
kvist (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
kvisten (accusative definite nominative singular)
kvister (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
kvisterne (accusative definite nominative plural)
kviste (dative definite singular)
kvistom (dative definite plural)
kviste- (genitive in-compounds indefinite plural)

kvist

nn-decl-blank-full

kvist


kime

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


hjelm

hjelmen (definite singular)
hjelmar (indefinite plural)
hjelmane (definite plural)

From Old Norse hjalmr (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Akin to English helm.


mjølke

mjølken (definite singular)
mjølkar (indefinite plural)
mjølkane (definite plural)

From the noun mjølk (“milk”). The first sense is due to its whitish colour. The botanical senses have to do with an old belief that ingestion in cows was good for milk production.

(botany) willowherb (plant of the genus Epilobium)

Chamaenerion angustifolium
Chamaenerion angustifolium#Translingual

(botany) fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)


mjølk

mjølka (definite singular)
mjølker (indefinite plural)
mjølkene (definite plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Cognate with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך (milkh).

(botany) juice (from plants that look like milk)


styl

stylen (definite singular)
styler (indefinite plural)
stylar (indefinite plural)
stylene (definite plural)
stylane (definite plural)


kjempe

kjempa (definite singular)
kjemper (indefinite plural)
kjempene (definite plural)

(botany) ribgrass, ribwort, plantain (plant of genus Plantago)


rogn

rognen (definite singular)
rogna (definite singular)
rognar (indefinite plural)
rogner (indefinite plural)
rognane (definite plural)
rognene (definite plural)

From Old Norse reynir (“rowan”), related to rauðr (“red”). Compare Danish røn and Swedish rönn.


arve

arven (definite singular)
arvar (indefinite plural)
arvane (definite plural)


trønder

head

trønder m pl (definite plural trøndene, indefinite singular trønder, definite singular trønderen)

trøndene (definite plural)
trønder (indefinite singular)
trønderen (definite singular)

Originally only plural; from Old Norse þrǿndr, þrǿndir, plural of þróndr. From the present participle of Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną, whence also Old Norse þróask, þróast, and Norwegian troast (“to thrive”). The proposed Proto-Norse ancestor is *þrōwendīʀ m pl (< Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną + *-ndz), cf. Old English Þrōwendas pl. A similar construction is found in the plural bønder (“farmers”) of bonde, which is also from a present participle. The singular form of trønder is lost today, and -o- is only found in the compound Trondheim.
Cognates include Faroese trøndur m pl, Icelandic Þrændir m pl, Swedish trönder m pl, German Drönter m pl, and English Throwends pl.


kongle

konglen (definite singular)
konglar (indefinite plural)
konglane (definite plural)
kongla (definite singular)
kongler (indefinite plural)
konglene (definite plural)


vekst

veksten (definite singular)
vekstar (indefinite plural)
vekstane (definite plural)

From Old Norse vǫxtr; related to vekse (to grow).


stilk

stilken (definite singular)
stilker (indefinite plural)
stilkar (indefinite plural)
stilkene (definite plural)
stilkane (definite plural)

stylk

sjulk, sjæłk, stałk, stelk, stik, stjałk, stjæłk, stjöłk, stjåłk, stułk, stuk, stukk'e, stykk'e, stæłk, stølk, stöłk, ståłk


rome

romen (definite singular)
romar (indefinite plural)
romane (definite plural)

(botany) bog asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum


pollinering

pollinering f (definite singular pollineringa)


kamille

kamillen (definite singular)
kamillar (indefinite plural)
kamillane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German kamille, from Latin camomilla, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon).


hyfe

hyfen (definite singular)
hyfar (indefinite plural)
hyfane (definite plural)


gror

groren (definite singular)
grorar (indefinite plural)
grorane (definite plural)

From Old Norse gróðr, from Proto-Germanic *grōduz, *grōdiz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).


kronblad

kronbladet (definite singular)
kronblad (indefinite plural)
kronblada (definite plural)

(botany) petal, one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower


hestehov

Tussilago farfara
Tussilago farfara#Translingual

(botany) Name of various plants:
coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara

Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris#Translingual

(botany) Name of various plants:
marsh marigold, Caltha palustris

(botany) Name of various plants:
waterlily, Nymphaeaceae

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris#Translingual

shepherd’s purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris


klatreplante

klatreplanten (definite singular)
klatreplantar (indefinite plural)
klatreplantane (definite plural)
klatreplanta (definite singular)
klatreplanter (indefinite plural)
klatreplantene (definite plural)


ryllik

rylliken (definite singular)
ryllikar (indefinite plural)
ryllikane (definite plural)

From Middle Low German roleke. Compare Swedish rölleka

Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium#Translingual


plantesamfunn

plantesamfunnet (definite singular)
plantesamfunn (indefinite plural)
plantesamfunna (definite plural)


planteart

plantearten (definite singular)
planteartar (indefinite plural)
planteartane (definite plural)
plantearta (definite singular)
plantearter (indefinite plural)
planteartene (definite plural)


dikotomi

dikotomien (definite singular)
dikotomiar (indefinite plural)
dikotomiane (definite plural)

From Ancient Greek διχοτομία (dikhotomía).


apogami

apogamien (definite singular)
apogamiar (indefinite plural)
apogamiane (definite plural)

From apo- + -gami. The first part, being from the Ancient Greek preposition ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”), and the latter part from Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos).


prestekrage

prestekragen (definite singular)
prestekragar (indefinite plural)
prestekragane (definite plural)

From prest (“priest”) + -e- + krage (“collar”).

af

Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare#Translingual

(botany) an oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare


søterotfamilien

head

søterotfamilien m (indefinite søterotfamilie)

From søterot (“gentian”) + familien (“the family”).


bakkesøte

bakkesøta (definite singular)
bakkesøter (indefinite plural)
bakkesøtene (definite plural)

From bakke (“ground”) + søte (“something sweet”). The last part is used ironically in reference to the bitter taste.


snøsøte

snøsøta (definite singular)
snøsøter (indefinite plural)
snøsøtene (definite plural)

From snø (“snow”) + søte (“sweet thing”). The latter, søte f, is used ironically in reference to the bitter taste of the gentians.


søterot

søterota (definite singular)
søterøter (indefinite plural)
søterøtene (definite plural)

From søte (“sweet thing”) + rot (“root”). The first part is used ironically in reference to the bitter taste of the plants.

(botany) gentian (a plant of the genus Gentiana)


-bu

(botany) -oecious Used to form adjectives denoting the arrangement of sexual organs in plants.


groe

groen (definite singular)
groar (indefinite plural)
groane (definite plural)


vrangtvitann

vrangtvitanna (definite singular)
vrangtvitenner (indefinite plural)
vrangtvitennene (definite plural)

Lamium molucellifolium
Lamium molucellifolium

(botany) northern deadnettle (Lamium molucellifolium)


stormjølke

stormjølken (definite singular)
stormjølkar (indefinite plural)
stormjølkane (definite plural)

From stor (“big”) + mjølke (“willowherb”).

(botany) great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)


nektarium

nektariet (definite singular)
nektarium (indefinite plural)
nektaria (definite plural)


honningkjertel

honningkjertelen (definite singular)
honningkjertlar (indefinite plural)
honningkjertlane (definite plural)

From honning (“honney”) + kjertel (“gland”).


engsmelle

engsmella (definite singular)
engsmeller (indefinite plural)
engsmellene (definite plural)


smelle

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

Onomatopoeic. Compare smell. The weak verb is a causative of the strong verb. The noun is derived from the verb.

(botany) plant of genus Silene, which includes some campions and catchflies


strandsmelle

strandsmella (definite singular)
strandsmeller (indefinite plural)
strandsmellene (definite plural)

From strand (“beach, shore”) + smelle (“campion”).


fjellsmelle

fjellsmella (definite singular)
fjellsmeller (indefinite plural)
fjellsmellene (definite plural)

From fjell (“mountain”) + smelle (“campion”).


myrull

myrulla (definite singular)
myruller (indefinite plural)
myrullene (definite plural)

(botany, usually uncountable) cottongrass


fivel

fivelen (definite singular)
fivlar (indefinite plural)
fivlane (definite plural)

(botany) Clipping of leirfivel (“coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara”).

(botany) Clipping of myrfivel (“cottongrass”).


myrdun

From myr (“marsh, bog”) + dun (“down (feathers)”).


mofivel

mofivelen (definite singular)
mofivlar (indefinite plural)
mofivlane (definite plural)


mogop

mogopen (definite singular)
mogopar (indefinite plural)
mogopane (definite plural)

Pulsatilla vernalis
Wikispecies:Pulsatilla vernalis

(botany) spring pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vernalis)


kubjølle

kubjølla (definite singular)
kubjøller (indefinite plural)
kubjøllene (definite plural)

(botany) small pasqueflower (Pulsatilla pratensis)


symre

symra (definite singular)
symrer (indefinite plural)
symrene (definite plural)

In an umlaut relationship with sumar (“summer”). This might have to do with the bloom of these flowers being an omen for summer.

(botany) a spring flower of various genera, often more specifically genus Anemone


blåmann

blåmannen (definite singular)
blåmenn (indefinite plural)
blåmennene (definite plural)

From Old Norse blámaðr, from blá (“blue, black”) + maðr (“person, man”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic blámaður, Swedish blåman, and Danish blåmand.

compound

(botany) pyramidal bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis)


soleie

soleia (definite singular)
soleier (indefinite plural)
soleiene (definite plural)

Proposed etymology is sol (“sun”) + auge (“eye”), although Ivar Aasen was not agree with it. According to some alternative views, the word can derivate from sol (“sun”) + leie (“flower”).

(botany) buttercup or any flower of the genus Ranunculus


jonsokkoll

jonsokkollen (definite singular)
jonsokkollar (indefinite plural)
jonsokkollane (definite plural)

(botany) a pyramidal bugle, Ajuga pyramidalis


Salomos segl

Salomos seglet (definite singular)
Salomos segl (indefinite plural)
Salomos segla (definite plural)

Calque of Latin sigillum Salomonis. As the white flower name of is similar to Swedish, English and Danish.

(dialectal, botany, Trøndelag) red campion


liljekonvall

liljekonvallen (definite singular)
liljekonvallar (indefinite plural)
liljekonvallane (definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin lilium convallium, probably through Danish or Swedish. Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm) through Vulgata (probably before the Reformation of the Norwegian Church). Similar to English lily of the valley and Swedish liljekonvalj.

calque

שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים

(botany) a lily of the valley (a poisonous plant (or its flower) of genus Convallaria). The flowers in Norway's culture have association with spring and romantique, although they are poisonous.


hylke

hylket (definite singular)
hylke (indefinite plural)
hylka (definite plural)

From Old Norse hylki, from Proto-Germanic *hulkiją, from a k-derivation of *hulaz (“hollow”), whence also holk.


gople

gopla (definite singular)
gopler (indefinite plural)
goplene (definite plural)

Uncertain. According to different sources, may be related to gopel (“a dirt mass”), Old Norse gaupn (“gowpen”) or Southern Sami gåbloe (“lung”) (compare Finnish kupla (“bubble”)). Also compare Southern Sami boeltʼaajjan-gåbloe (“fireweed”), literally “bear lung”.

cog

(dialectal, Northern Norway, botany) fireweed

(dialectal, botany) giant bellflower (Campanula latifolia)


holnuttu

head

holnuttu f (def holnuttua, indefinite plural holnuttu, def pl *holnuttunn)

From hol (“hole (?)”) + nuttu (“nettle”).

(botany, dialectal, Trøndelag) hedgenettle, usually referring to Stachys sylvatica


sisselrot

sisselrota (definite singular)
sisselrøter (indefinite plural)
sisselrøtene (definite plural)

The first part is probably from German süß (see e.g. German Süßholz (“liquorice”)), influenced by Norwegian female name Sissel (probably referring to Saint Cecilia). The last part is rot (“root”).

Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare#Translingual

(botany, usually uncountable) European common polypody, a fern of species Polypodium vulgare


bjørnekam

bjørnekammen (definite singular)
bjørnekammar (indefinite plural)
bjørnekammane (definite plural)


villrot

villrota (definite singular)
villrøter (indefinite plural)
villrøtene (definite plural)


harelabb

harelabben (definite singular)
harelabbar (indefinite plural)
harelabbane (definite plural)

hare + labb. Similar to Swedish hartass.

Antennaria dioica
Antennaria dioica#Translingual

(botany) catsfoot, a plant of species Antennaria dioica


groblad

grobladet (definite singular)
groblad (indefinite plural)
groblada (definite plural)

From gro (“to grow”) + blad, probably because its juice is used in European folk medicine against wounds.


surblad

surbladet (definite singular)
surblad (indefinite plural)
surblada (definite plural)


gauksyre

gauksyra (definite singular)
gauksyrer (indefinite plural)
gauksyrene (definite plural)

From gauk + syre. Literally, “cuckoo sorrel”. Compare dialectal Swedish gökmat (“wood sorrel”).

Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella#Translingual


marekvist

marekvist m (definite singular marekvisten, indefinite plural marekvister or marekvistar, definite plural marekvistene or marekvistane)

marekvisten (definite singular)
marekvister (indefinite plural)
marekvistar (indefinite plural)
marekvistene (definite plural)
marekvistane (definite plural)

(botany, folklore) witch's broom (a mutated tree branch)


marianykleblom

marianykleblomen (definite singular)
marianykleblomar (indefinite plural)
marianykleblomane (definite plural)

Primula veris
Primula veris#Translingual


tepperot

tepperota (definite singular)
tepperøter (indefinite plural)
tepperøtene (definite plural)

(botany, usually uncountable) tormentil, Potentilla erecta


turmannsrot

turmannsrota (definite singular)
turmannsrøter (indefinite plural)
turmannsrøtene (definite plural)

By surface analysis, turmann (“tour man”) + rot (“root”). Originally from Latin tormentilla, possibly through *turmanntille, whence also other dialectal names of tormentil, such as tillimann, rennskitstille (“diarrhea calm”) and tellerot (“count root”).

(botany, dialectal) tormentil, Potentilla erecta