silhuett

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French silhouette, from the name of Frenchman Étienne de Silhouette.

Noun

silhuett m (definite singular silhuetten, indefinite plural silhuetter, definite plural silhuettene)

1. a silhouette

References

• “silhuett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French silhouette, named after French minister Étienne de Silhouette (1709–1767).

Noun

silhuett m (definite singular silhuetten, indefinite plural silhuettar, definite plural silhuettane)

1. a silhouette

References

• “silhuett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• siluett

Etymology

Borrowed from French silhouette.

Noun

silhuett c

1. silhouette

Declension

Declension of silhuett
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	silhuett	silhuetten	silhuetter	silhuetterna
Genitive	silhuetts	silhuettens	silhuetters	silhuetternas

Further reading

• silhuett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• silhuett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• silhuett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)