bøyning

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bøying (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From bøye +‎ -ning.

Noun

bøyning f or m (definite singular bøyninga or bøyningen, indefinite plural bøyninger, definite plural bøyningene)

1. inflection (of a word)
2. conjugation (of a verb)
3. bending (e.g. of materials)

References

• “bøyning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.