Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse genta, from gant (joke, foolery), cognate with Swedish jänta.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /²jɛntə/

Noun edit

jente f or m (definite singular jenta or jenten, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)

  1. a girl
    Hvem er jenta der borte?
    Who's that girl over there?
    Der kommer ei lita jente.
    A little girl is coming.
    jenta mimy darling; sweetie; dear (literally: my girl)

Usage notes edit

  • One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing (unlike pike).

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse genta, from gant (joke, foolery), cognate with Faroese and Icelandic genta and Swedish jänta.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

jente f (definite singular jenta, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)

  1. a girl

Derived terms edit

References edit