Nynorsk
See also: nynorsk
English edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”, literally “New Norwegian”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/, /ˈniːnɔːsk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnunɔɹsk/, /ˈninɔɹsk/
Proper noun edit
Nynorsk
- One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.
- 2023 October 5, Philip Oltermann, “Jon Fosse’s Nobel prize announces his overdue arrival on the global stage”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- While 85-90% of Norwegians today use Bokmål as their written standard, Nynorsk is only used by about 10-15% of the population. Fosse’s English translator Damion Searls says many Nynorsk speakers see him “as a kind of national hero” for his championing of the language.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages
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Proper noun edit
Nynorsk n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nynorsk or Nynorsks)
Synonyms edit
- Neunorwegisch (in a strict sense, distinguished from Landsmål/Landsmaal, Bokmål/Bokmaal and Riksmål/Riksmaal)
Hypernyms edit
- Neunorwegisch (“New Norwegian, Modern Norwegian”) (in a broad sense, distinguished from Altnorwegisch (“Old Norwegian”) and Mittelnorwegisch (“Middle Norwegian”))