medisin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin medicina.

Noun

medisin m (definite singular medisinen, indefinite plural medisiner, definite plural medisinene)

1. a medicine (substance which promotes healing)
2. (uncountable) medicine (science)

Derived terms

Terms derived from medisin

• akuttmedisin
• folkemedisin

• medisinmann
• medisinstudent

• naturmedisin
• urtemedisin

References

• “medisin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin medicina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛdɪˈsiːn/

Noun

medisin m (definite singular medisinen, indefinite plural medisinar, definite plural medisinane)

1. a medicine, medication (substance which promotes healing)
   • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar:

     Doktoren sagde det var Lungebrand. Dei skulde ha hentat han fyrr; no var her ingenting aa gjera. Han skreiv upp nokot Medisin, murrad og reiste.

     The doctor said it was pneumonia. They should have fetched him sooner; now there was nothing to do. He prescribed some medicine, grumbled and left.

2. (uncountable) medicine (science)
   • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar:

     Markus Olivarius studerad "Jus, Filologi, Teologi, Medisin med fleire Vitenskapar" og "kunde alt, som andre ikkje kunde […]

     Markus Olivarius studied "law, philology, theology, medicine and other sciences" and "knew everything that others did not know […]

Derived terms

Terms derived from medisin

• akuttmedisin
• folkemedisin

• medisinmann
• medisinstudent

• naturmedisin
• urtemedisin

References

• “medisin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.