Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔriənteːrenɡ/, [ɒiənˈtˢeːˀɐ̯eŋ]

Noun

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orientering c (singular definite orienteringen, plural indefinite orienteringer)

  1. orientation
  2. briefing, information

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From orientere +‎ -ing.

Noun

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orientering f or m (definite singular orienteringa or orienteringen, indefinite plural orienteringer, definite plural orienteringene)

  1. a briefing
  2. orientation
  3. (sports) orienteering

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From orientere +‎ -ing.

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orientering f (definite singular orienteringa, indefinite plural orienteringar, definite plural orienteringane)

  1. a briefing
  2. orientation
  3. (sports) orienteering

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From orientera +‎ -ing. According to the Svenska Orienteringsförbundet (Swedish Orienteering Federation), the first known written record of the word orientering in the sense of finding one's way in an unknown terrain with the aid of a map, is from a report by the director of Sweden's Royal War Academy at Karlberg, colonel H. Thulstrup, in 1886.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔrjɛn¹teːrɪŋ/
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Noun

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orientering c

  1. orientation; inclination, direction, position; the ability to find one's way or to know precisely where one is located (also figuratively)
  2. (mathematics) orientation
  3. orientation; the act of orienting something
  4. an orientation, a briefing, a short summary
  5. (sports, uncountable) orienteering; racing through unfamiliar terrain

Declension

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Declension of orientering 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative orientering orienteringen orienteringar orienteringarna
Genitive orienterings orienteringens orienteringars orienteringarnas
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