møy
See also: moy
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse mey, accusative of mær. Compare Danish mø, Faroese moy, Icelandic mey, and Swedish mö.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmøy f or m (definite singular møya or møyen, indefinite plural møyer, definite plural møyene)
- maiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman
- virgin
Synonyms
edit- (virgin) jomfru (Nynorsk also)
References
edit“møy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse mey, accusative of mær. Compare Danish mø, Faroese moy, Icelandic mey, and Swedish mö.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmøy f (definite singular møya, indefinite plural møyer or møyar, definite plural møyene or møyane)
- maiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman
- virgin
Synonyms
edit- (virgin) jomfru (Bokmål also)
References
edit“møy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns