Norwegian
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) + -an, with v replaced by w due to influence from earlier English Norwayan (“Norwegian”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɔː.ˈwiː.d͡ʒən/
- (US) IPA(key): /nɔɹ.ˈwi.d͡ʒən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒən
Noun
editNorwegian (countable and uncountable, plural Norwegians)
- A native of Norway.
- A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.
- (uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Related terms
edit(language):
Translations
editnative of Norway
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language of Norway
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Adjective
editNorwegian (comparative more Norwegian, superlative most Norwegian)
- Of or pertaining to Norway (the country)
- Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people
- Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language
Translations
editof or pertaining to Norway
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of or pertaining to Norwegians
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of or pertaining to the Norwegian language
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- Norwegian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Norwegian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
- ISO 639-1 code no, ISO 639-3 code nor (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Norwegian, nor , a macrolanguage including:
- Ethnologue entry for Bokmål, nob
- Ethnologue entry for Nynorsk, nno
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