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Norwegian

//nɔːˈwiː.d͡ʒn̩// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to Norway (the country).
"Between Kiruna and the Norwegian border, along the chain of lovely lakes, a number of holiday resorts offering every comfort for the visitor have been developed."
2
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people.
"The line ends at Narvik. Eight years ago the whole town was in ruins, but the industry of the Norwegian people has rebuilt it entirely."
3
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language.

Adjective

1
of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language wordnet

Noun

1
A native of Norway. countable, uncountable
"But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon."
2
a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway wordnet
3
A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America. countable, uncountable
4
a native or inhabitant of Norway wordnet
5
The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk. uncountable
"People don’t tend to use sounds that aren’t in their native language. (citation) So if you’re an English speaker, you’re not going to bust out some Norwegian vowels. This rather lets the air out of the theory that individuals engaged in glossolalia are actually speaking another language."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) + -an, with v replaced by w due to influence from earlier English Norwayan (“Norwegian”).

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) + -an, with v replaced by w due to influence from earlier English Norwayan (“Norwegian”).

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