kjendis

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Etymology[edit]

From Swedish kändis (celebrity) (with the suffix -is from Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is), from känd (known, famous), past participle of känna (to know), from Old Swedish kænna (to make known), from Old Norse kenna (to know), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (to make known), from *kunnaną (to know), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know, recognize), from *ǵneh₃- (to know).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈçɛndɪs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪs
  • Hyphenation: kjen‧dis

Noun[edit]

kjendis m (definite singular kjendisen, indefinite plural kjendiser, definite plural kjendisene)

  1. a celebrity (a famous person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments)
    • 1968, Bergens Arbeiderblad, page 5:
      kändis vil jeg ikke være, sier skuespilleren Carsten Byhring
      I do not want to be a celebrity, says actor Carsten Byhring
    • 1968, Dagbladet, page 4:
      i løpet av åtte år er [politikeren Finn] Gustavsen blitt en av våre fremste politiske kjendiser
      In the course of eight years, [politician Finn] Gustavsen has become one of our foremost political celebrities
    • 1970, Kirke og kultur, page 4:
      «kjendiser» fra kirkelige organisasjoner
      "celebrities" from church organizations
    • 1973, Einar Pedersen, Takk for mitt liv, page 41:
      [jeg kom] i kontakt med mange interessante mennesker – kjendiser fra inn- og utland
      [I came] in contact with many interesting people - celebrities from home and abroad
    • 1992, Stein Mehren, Det forseglede budskap, page 76:
      intetsigende kjendis
      bland celebrity
    • 2012, Nils Gullak Horvei, Følg meg:
      Grete ble stadig bedt på events og fester med kjendiser
      Grete was constantly asked to events and parties with celebrities

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Swedish kändis.

Noun[edit]

kjendis m (definite singular kjendisen, indefinite plural kjendisar, definite plural kjendisane)

  1. a celebrity

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