tonelag

Norwegian edit

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tonelag

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Etymology edit

tone +‎ -lag

Noun edit

tonelag

toneme

Usage notes edit

Norwegian (and Swedish) has two tonemes named tonem 1 (in Nynorsk einstavingstonelag or enkelt tonelag) and tonem 2 (in Nynorsk tostavingstonelag or dobbelt tonelag). Tonem 1 has a descending pitch (example: landet and bønder) and tonem 2 has an ascending pitch (example: lande and bønner. Note! Both examples are limited to dialects where the d is silent).

Inflection edit

Inflection of tonelag

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	tonelag	tonelaget	tonelag	tonelaga/tonelagene
Nynorsk n	tonelag	tonelaget	tonelag	tonelaga

Synonyms edit

tonem

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

References edit

“tonelag” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.