gjest
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Germanic *gastiz. Cognates include Danish gæst and Swedish gäst.
Noun edit
gjest m (definite singular gjesten, indefinite plural gjester, definite plural gjestene)
- a guest
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
gjest
- imperative of gjeste
References edit
- “gjest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Germanic *gastiz. Cognates include Danish gæst and Swedish gäst.
Noun edit
gjest m (definite singular gjesten, indefinite plural gjester or gjestar, definite plural gjestene or gjestane)
- a guest
Inflection edit
Historical inflection of gjest
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form already allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
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Female given names:
References edit
- “gjest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.