barnehage

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From barn (“child”) +‎ -e- (euphonic interfix) +‎ hage (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten. Compare Danish børnehave, Faroese barnagarður, Swedish barnträdgård.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːr.ne.ˌhaː.ɡe/, [ˈbɑː.ɳə.ˌhɑː.ɡə]

Noun

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehager, definite plural barnehagene)

1. kindergarten, nursery school

Alternative forms

• (archaic) barnehave

References

• “barnehage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  
• “barnehage” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From barn (“child”) +‎ hage, a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑjə/, /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑɡə/

Noun

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehagar, definite plural barnehagane)

1. kindergarten, nursery school

References

• “barnehage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.