kveite
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
kveite f or m (definite singular kveita or kveiten, indefinite plural kveiter, definite plural kveitene)
- a halibut (type of fish)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
kveite m (definite singular kveiten, uncountable)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by hvete
References[edit]
- “kveite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognates include Norwegian Bokmål hvete, German Weizen, and English wheat.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
kveite m (definite singular kveiten, uncountable)
- wheat (grain)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Related to kvit (“white”).
Noun[edit]
kveite f (definite singular kveita, indefinite plural kveiter, definite plural kveitene)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders
- nb:Fish
- Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål pre-2005 forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- nn:Fish
- nn:Plants
- nn:Grains