møbel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From French meuble (“an item of furniture”), from Latin mōbile, neuter of mōbilis (“movable”). Compare German Möbel and Swedish möbel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
møbel n (singular definite møblet or møbelet, plural indefinite møbler)
Usage notes edit
Mostly used in plural, corresponding to the collective use of furniture.
Inflection edit
Declension of møbel
Further reading edit
- “møbel” in Den Danske Ordbog
- møbel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French meuble, from Latin mobilis.
Noun edit
møbel n (definite singular møbelet or møblet, indefinite plural møbel or møbler, definite plural møbla or møblene)
- (piece of) furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room)
Usage notes edit
The indefinite singular (et møbel) is a piece of furniture. The plural forms relate to the mass noun furniture.
References edit
- “møbel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French meuble, from Latin mobilis.
Noun edit
møbel n (definite singular møbelet, indefinite plural møbel or møblar, definite plural møbla or møblane)
- (piece of) furniture (as above)
Usage notes edit
As above.
References edit
- “møbel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.