kvænsk

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Adjective edit

kvænsk (indefinite singular kvænsk, definite singular and plural kvænske)

form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by kvensk

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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kvænsk

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Alternative forms edit

kvensk

Etymology edit

From kvæn +‎ -sk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kveːnsk/

Adjective edit

kvænsk (neuter kvænskt, definite singular and plural kvænske, comparative kvænskare, indefinite superlative kvænskast, definite superlative kvænskaste)

(rare today) Finnish
Kven (of or pertaining to the Kvens)

Noun edit

kvænsk m (definite singular kvænsken, uncountable)

(rare today) Finnish
Kven (language)

Usage notes edit

The form kvænsk was removed from the official standard used in education with the reform of 2012, superseded by kvensk. It remains the preferred form in the spelling norm Høgnorsk.

Derived terms edit

kvænska (“to speak with a Finnish accent”)
kvænske f (“Kven/Finnish woman”)

References edit

“kvænsk” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
“kvænsk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016