Norwegian

English no Alternative forms abbreviation: en Nw. en Norwayan en Norvegian Etymology From en Norwegia -n or en ang Norweġ en -ian. Pronunciation en /nɔːˈwiːd͡ʒn̩/ RP en /noːˈwɪjd͡ʒn̩/ SSB en /nɔɹˈwi.d͡ʒn̩/ US en en-us-Norwegian.ogg US en /noːˈwiːd͡ʒn̩/ AU,NZ en /nɔɾˈwi.d͡ʒn̩/ Scotland en iːdʒən 3 Proper noun en Q9043 The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk. en Rachael Tatman The Science of Speaking in Tongues Making Noise & Hearing Things https://makingnoiseandhearingthings.com/2013/11/07/the-science-of-speaking-in-tongues/ 2013-11-07 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260915081318/https://makingnoiseandhearingthings.com/2013/11/07/the-science-of-speaking-in-tongues/ 15 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20230603155658/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/magazine/pete-buttigieg-smart-harvard-rhodes-scholar-norwegian-language.html Jay Caspian Kang Jay Caspian Kang How Pete Buttigieg's Meaningless Erudition Made Him the 'Smart' Candidate 2019-04-24 [Kirsten] Gillibrand’s Mandarin can be written off as the résumé-building accomplishment of a striver, while Norwegian, which has no practical value for an American president, is taken as a sign of intellectual curiosity and authenticity — the sort of whimsical surplus achievement that often upstages workaday accomplishments. Noun A native or inhabitant of Norway. en Kara Fox Norwegians aren’t likely to move to the US, even if they’re welcome w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/europe/norway-trump-reaction-intl 2018-01-12 But despite the President’s offer, it’s unlikely that an influx of Norwegians will begin to settle in the US anytime soon. https://web.archive.org/web/20251011010833/https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/europe/norway-trump-reaction-intl 11 October 2025 en George Ramsay After a record-breaking season, Erling Haaland is on track to become ‘the best striker ever’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/football/erling-haaland-profile-manchester-city-spt-intl/index.html 2023-05-12 At the age of 22, the Norwegian forward had already established himself as one of the best goalscorers in European football – first at Red Bull Salzburg, then with two prolific seasons at Borussia Dortmund. https://web.archive.org/web/20250124145016/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/football/erling-haaland-profile-manchester-city-spt-intl/index.html 24 January 2025 A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America. Related terms language en Dano-Norwegian Middle Norwegian New Norwegian Neo-Norwegian Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Nynorsk Old Norwegian Swedo-Norwegian Translations person from Norway Afrikaans: af Noor, af Noorweër Armenian: hy նորվեգացի Asturian: ast noruegu m, ast noruega f Basque: eu norvegiar Bulgarian: bg норве́жец m, bg норве́жка f Catalan: ca noruec m, ca noruega f Chechen: ce Норгӏо Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 挪威人 nuówēirén Czech: cs Nor m, cs Norka f Danish: da nordmand c Dutch: nl Noor m, nl Noorse f Esperanto: eo norvego, eo norvegino female Estonian: et norralane Faroese: fo norðmaður m Finnish: fi norjalainen French: fr Norvégien m, fr Norvégienne f Georgian: ka ნორვეგიელი German: de Norweger m, de Norwegerin f Hawaiian: haw Nolewai Hebrew: he נורווגי m noruvegi, he נורווגית f norvegit Hindi: hi नार्वेजियन, hi नॉर्वेजियाई Hungarian: hu norvég Icelandic: is Norðmaður m Indonesian: id orang Norwegia Interlingua: ia norvegiano Irish: ga Ioruach m Italian: it norvegese m f Japanese: ja ノルウェー人 ノルウェーじん, Noruwē-jin Kazakh: kk норвегиялық, kk норвег Korean: ko 노르웨이인, ko 노르웨이 사람 Latvian: lv norvēģis m, lv norvēģiete f Lithuanian: lt norvegas m, lt norvegė f Luxembourgish: lb Norweeger m, lb Norweegerin f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb nordmann m Nynorsk: nn nordmann m Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Норвежан m, rsk Норвежанка f Persian: fa نروژی norveži Polish: pl Norweg m-pr, pl Norweżka f Portuguese: pt norueguês m, pt norueguesa f Romanian: ro norvegian m, ro norvegiancă f, ro norvegiană f Russian: ru норве́жец m, ru норве́жка f Sami: Northern Sami: se norgalaš nationality, se dárrolaš ethnicity Scottish Gaelic: gd Nirribheach m, gd Lochlannach m Serbo-Croatian: Latin: sh Norvéžanin m, sh Norvéžānka f Slovak: sk Nór m, sk Nórka f Slovene: sl Norvežàn m, sl Norvežánka f Spanish: es noruego m, es noruega f Swedish: sv norrman c male, sv norska c female, sv norsk c Tagalog: tl Norwego Tigrinya: ti ኖርወያዊ m, ti ኖርወያዊት f Turkish: tr Norveçli Ukrainian: uk норве́жець m, uk норве́жка f Volapük: vo Norgänan m f, vo hi-Norgänan m, vo ji-Norgänan f language of Norway Afrikaans: af Noors, af Noorweegs Albanian: sq gjuha norvegjeze f Arabic: ar نُرْوِيجِيَّة f Armenian: hy նորվեգերեն Asturian: ast noruegu Basque: eu norvegiera Belarusian: be нарве́жская мо́ва f, be нарве́жская f Bengali: bn নরওয়েজীয়, bn নরওয়েজীয় ভাষা Bulgarian: bg норве́жки m ези́к Catalan: ca noruec m Chechen: ce Норгӏойн мотт Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 挪威語 nuówēiyǔ Czech: cs norština f Danish: da norsk n Dutch: nl Noors n Esperanto: eo norvega, eo norvega lingvo Estonian: et norra keel Faroese: fo norskt n Finnish: fi norja, fi norjan kieli French: fr norvégien m Galician: gl noruegués m Georgian: ka ნორვეგიული, ka ნორვეგიული ენა German: de Norwegisch n Bavarian: bar Norwegésch Greek: el νορβηγικά n-p Greenlandic: kl norskisut Hebrew: he נורווגית f norvegit Hiligaynon: hil Ninorwego Hindi: hi नार्वेजियन, hi नॉर्वेजियाई f Hungarian: hu norvég Icelandic: is norska Indonesian: id bahasa Norwegia Interlingua: ia norvegiano Irish: ga Ioruais f Italian: it norvegese m Japanese: ja ノルウェー語 ノルウェーご, Noruwē-go Korean: ko ^노르웨이어 Latvian: lv norvēģu valoda, lv norvēģu Lithuanian: lt norvegų kalba f Macedonian: mk норвешки (јазик) m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb norsk m Nynorsk: nn norsk m Persian: fa نروژی norveži Polish: pl język norweski m-in Portuguese: pt norueguês m Romanian: ro norvegiană f Russian: ru норве́жский (язы́к) m Sami: Northern Sami: se dárọgiella, se dárru Southern Sami: sma daaroengïele Scottish Gaelic: gd Lochlannais f, gd Nirribhidhis f, gd Nirribhis f Serbo-Croatian: sh norveški, sh норвешки m Slovak: sk nórčina f Slovene: sl norvéščina f Spanish: es noruego m Swedish: sv norska c Tagalog: tl Norwego, tl Noruwego Tamil: ta நார்வீஜியன் Thai: th ภาษานอร์เวย์ paasăa norway Tigrinya: ti ኖርወይኛ Turkish: tr Norveççe Ukrainian: uk норве́зька f мо́ва Vietnamese: vi tiếng Na Uy Volapük: vo Norgänapük, vo Norgänapük (Bokmål), vo Nula-Norgänapük Walloon: wa norvedjin m Welsh: cy Norwyeg Adjective Of or pertaining to Norway (the country). en 1953 June C. E. N. Watts Railway Through Lapland Railway Magazine 384 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. en 2009-01-18 Charles Isherwood Hedda Forever: An Antiheroine for the Ages w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/theater/18ishe.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120609120455/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/theater/18ishe.html 2012-06-09 Since she sprang from the imagination of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1890, this coldhearted antiheroine has maintained a tight grip on the attention of audiences across the globe, outstripping all the many other complicated women in Ibsen’s oeuvre, even the door-slamming Nora of “A Doll’s House”. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people. en 1953 June C. E. N. Watts Railway Through Lapland Railway Magazine 384 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. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language. Derived terms en Norwegianisation Norwegian angelica Norwegianization Norwegianness Scandiwegian Norwegian elkhound Norwegian coupling Norwegian Empire Norwegianise Norwegian scabies Norwegianize Norwegian Sea Norwegian whist Norwegian forest cat Translations of or pertaining to Norway Afrikaans: af Noors, af Noorweegs Albanian: sq norvegjez Arabic: ar نُرْوِيجِيّ, ar نُرْوِيجِيّ nurwēgiyy Armenian: hy նորվեգական Asturian: ast noruegu Azerbaijani: az norveç Basque: eu norvegiar Belarusian: be нарве́жскі, be нарвэ́скі Bengali: bn নরওয়েজীয় Bulgarian: bg норве́жки Burmese: my နော်ဝေ Catalan: ca noruec m, ca noruega f, ca norvegià m, ca norvegiana f Chechen: ce норгӏойн Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 挪威 挪威的 Nuówēi de Czech: cs norský m Danish: da norsk Dutch: nl Noors Esperanto: eo norvegia, eo norveguja Estonian: et norra Faroese: fo norskur m Finnish: fi norjalainen French: fr norvégien Georgian: ka ნორვეგიული German: de norwegisch Greenlandic: kl norgemiu Hawaiian: haw Nolewai Hindi: hi नार्वेजियन, hi नॉर्वेजियाई Hungarian: hu norvég, hu norvégiai Icelandic: is norskur m Interlingua: ia norvegian Irish: ga Ioruach Italian: it norvegese m f Japanese: ja ノルウェー ノルウェーの Noruwē no Kazakh: kk норвегиялық Khmer: km ន័រវែស Korean: ko 노르웨이 ^노르웨이-의 Kyrgyz: ky норвег Latvian: lv norvēģu, lv norvēģisks Lithuanian: lt norvegų, lt norvegiškas Luxembourgish: lb norweegesch Macedonian: mk норвешки Mongolian: mn норвеги Norwegian: Bokmål: nb norsk Middle Norwegian: gmq-mno nornskr m, gmq-mno nornsk f, gmq-mno nornskt n Nynorsk: nn norsk Pannonian Rusyn: rsk норвежски Persian: fa نروژی norveži Polish: pl norweski Portuguese: pt norueguês Romanian: ro norvegian Russian: ru норве́жский Sami: Northern Sami: se Norgga Scottish Gaelic: gd Nirribheach, gd Lochlannach dated Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh но̀рвешкӣ Latin: sh nòrveškī Slovak: sk nórsky m Slovene: sl norvéški Spanish: es noruego Swedish: sv norsk Tajik: tg норвегӣ Thai: th นอร์เวย์ Turkish: tr Norveç Turkmen: tk norweg Ukrainian: uk норве́зький Urdu: ur نورشک noršk Uyghur: ug نورۋېگىيە Uzbek: uz norveg Vietnamese: vi Na Uy Volapük: vo Norgänik of or pertaining to Norwegians Afrikaans: af Noors, af Noorweegs Armenian: hy նորվեգական Asturian: ast noruegu Basque: eu norvegiar Catalan: ca noruec m, ca noruega f, ca norvegià m, ca norvegiana f Chechen: ce норгӏойн Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 挪威人 nuówēirén Czech: cs norský m Danish: da norsk Dutch: nl Noors Esperanto: eo norvega Faroese: fo norskur m Finnish: fi norjalainen French: fr norvégien Georgian: ka ნორვეგიული German: de norwegisch Hawaiian: haw Nolewai Hindi: hi नार्वेजियन, hi नॉर्वेजियाई Hungarian: hu norvég, hu norvégiai Icelandic: is norskur m Interlingua: ia norvegian Irish: ga Ioruach Italian: it norvegese m f Latvian: lv norvēģu Luxembourgish: lb norweegesch Norwegian: Bokmål: nb norsk Middle Norwegian: gmq-mno nornskr m, gmq-mno nornsk f, gmq-mno nornskt n Nynorsk: nn norsk Polish: pl norweski Portuguese: pt norueguês Romanian: ro norvegian Russian: ru норве́жский Sami: Northern Sami: se dáčča, se dáža Scottish Gaelic: gd Nirribheach, gd Lochlannach dated Serbo-Croatian: Latin: sh nòrveškī Slovak: sk nórsky Slovene: sl norvéški Spanish: es noruego Swedish: sv norsk Turkish: tr Norveç Volapük: vo Norgänanik m f, vo hi-Norgänanik m, vo ji-Norgänanik f of or pertaining to the Norwegian language Afrikaans: af Noors, af Noorweegs Armenian: hy նորվեգերեն Asturian: ast noruegu Basque: eu norvegiar Catalan: ca noruec m, ca noruega f, ca norvegià m, ca norvegiana f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 挪威語 nuówēiyǔ Czech: cs norský m Danish: da norsk Dutch: nl Noors Esperanto: eo norvega, eo norveglingva Faroese: fo norskur m Finnish: fi norjalainen French: fr norvégien, fr norvégophone German: de norwegisch, de norwegischsprachig, de norwegischsprachlich, de norwegischsprechend Hawaiian: haw Nolewai Hindi: hi नार्वेजियन, hi नॉर्वेजियाई Hungarian: hu norvég, hu norvégiai Icelandic: is norskur m Interlingua: ia norvegian Irish: ga Ioruach Italian: it norvegese m f Latvian: lv norvēģu Norwegian: Bokmål: nb norsk Nynorsk: nn norsk Polish: pl norweski Portuguese: pt norueguês Romanian: ro norvegian Russian: ru норве́жский Scottish Gaelic: gd Nirribheach, gd Lochlannach dated Serbo-Croatian: Latin: sh nòrveškī Slovak: sk nórsky m Slovene: sl norvéški Spanish: es noruego Swedish: sv norsk Turkish: tr Norveç Volapük: vo Norgänapükik, vo Norgänapükik Bokmål, vo Nula-Norgänapükik Nynorsk See also en Bokmål Høgnorsk Nynorsk Riksmål Landsmål no Further reading Norwegian language Norwegian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. 1 no nor nor, a macrolanguage including: nob Bokmål nno Nynorsk en terms suffixed with -ian en Ethnonyms Languages Nationalities Norway