English Explanatory Dictionary

Norwegian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.
noun
  1. A native of Norway.
  2. A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Norway (the country).
  2. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language.

Pronunciation

/nɔːˈwiː.d͡ʒn̩/ /nɔɹˈwi.d͡ʒn̩/ en-us-Norwegian.ogg

Word forms

Norwegian Nw. Norwayan Norvegian Norwegians more Norwegian most Norwegian

Etymology

From Norwegia + -n or Old English Norweġ + -ian.

Related words

Dano-Norwegian Middle Norwegian Neo-Norwegian New Norwegian Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Nynorsk Old Norwegian Swedo-Norwegian Bokmål Høgnorsk Landsmål Nynorsk Riksmål Wiktionary’s coverage of Norwegian terms

Derived words

Norwegian angelica Norwegian coupling Norwegian elkhound Norwegian Empire Norwegian forest cat Norwegianisation Norwegianise Norwegianization Norwegianize Norwegianness Norwegian Sea Norwegian whist Scandiwegian
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