kvænsk

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

kvænsk (indefinite singular kvænsk, definite singular and plural kvænske)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by kvensk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kvensk

Etymology

From kvæn +‎ -sk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kveːnsk/

Adjective

kvænsk (neuter kvænskt, definite singular and plural kvænske, comparative kvænskare, indefinite superlative kvænskast, definite superlative kvænskaste)

1. (rare today) Finnish
2. Kven (of or pertaining to the Kvens)

Noun

kvænsk m (definite singular kvænsken, uncountable)

1. (rare today) Finnish
2. Kven (language)

Usage notes

The form kvænsk was removed from the official standard used in education with the reform of 2012, superseded by kvensk. It remains the preferred form in the spelling norm Høgnorsk.

Derived terms

• kvænska (“to speak with a Finnish accent”)
• kvænske f (“Kven/Finnish woman”)

References

• “kvænsk” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
• “kvænsk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016