Norwegian

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation): Nw.
• Norwayan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Norvegia + -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɔːˈwiː.dʒən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /nɔɹˈwiː.dʒən/

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• Rhymes: -iːdʒən

Noun

Norwegian (countable and uncountable, plural Norwegians)

1. A native of Norway.
2. A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.
3. (uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms, Bokmål and Nynorsk.

Related terms

(language):

• Dano-Norwegian
• Old Norwegian
• Middle Norwegian
• New Norwegian
• Norwegian Bokmål
• Norwegian Nynorsk

Translations

native of Norway

• Armenian: նորվեգացի (norvegacʿi)
• Basque: norvegiar
• Bulgarian: норве́жец m (norvéžec), норве́жка f (norvéžka)
• Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 挪威人 (zh) (nuówēirén)

• Czech: Nor (cs) m, Norka (cs) f
• Danish: nordmand (da) c
• Dutch: Noor (nl) m, Noorse (nl) f
• Esperanto: norvego, norvegino (woman)
• Estonian: norralane
• Faroese: norðmaður m
• Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
• French: Norvégien (fr) m, Norvégienne (fr) f
• German: Norweger (de) m, Norwegerin (de) f
• Hawaiian: Nolewai
• Hebrew: נורווגי‎ m (noruvegi), נורווגית‎ f (norvegit)
• Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
• Hungarian: norvég (hu)
• Icelandic: Norðmaður m
• Indonesian: orang Norwegia
• Interlingua: norvegiano
• Irish: Ioruach m

• Italian: norvegese (it) m or f
• Japanese: ノルウェー人 (ja) (ノルウェーじん, noruwējin)
• Latvian: norvēģis m, norvēģiete f
• Lithuanian: norvegas (lt) m, norvegė (lt) f
• Luxembourgish: Norweeger m, Norweegerin f
• Northern Sami: norgalaš (nationality), dárrolaš (ethnicity)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nordmann (no) m

  Nynorsk: nordmann (nn) m

• Persian: نروژی‎ (fa) (norvežī)
• Polish: Norweg (pl) m pers, Norweżka (pl) f
• Portuguese: norueguês (pt) m, norueguesa f
• Romanian: norvegian (ro) m, norvegiancă (ro) f, norvegieni pl, norvegience f pl, norvegiană (ro) f
• Russian: норве́жец (ru) m (norvéžec), норве́жка (ru) f (norvéžka)
• Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach m, (dated) Lochlannach m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: Norvéžanin (sh) m, Norvéžānka f

• Slovak: Nór m, Nórka f
• Slovene: Norvežàn (sl) m, Norvežánka f
• Spanish: noruego (es) m, noruega (es) f
• Swedish: norrman (sv) m, norska (sv) f, norsk (sv) either gender
• Tagalog: Norwego
• Turkish: Norveçli (tr)
• Volapük: (♂♀) Norgänan (vo), (♂) hi-Norgänan, (♀) ji-Norgänan

language of Norway

• Albanian: gjuha norvegjeze (sq) f
• Arabic: نُرْوِيجِيَّة‎ f (nurwījiyya)
• Armenian: նորվեգերեն (hy) (norvegeren)
• Basque: norvegiera (eu)
• Bavarian: Norwegésch
• Belarusian: нарве́жская мо́ва f (narvjéžskaja móva), нарве́жская f (narvjéžskaja)
• Bengali: নরওয়েজীয় (bn) (nôrôoyejīy), নরওয়েজীয় ভাষা (nôrôoyejīy bhaṣa)
• Bulgarian: норве́жки m (norvéžki) (ези́к)
• Catalan: noruec (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 挪威語 (zh), 挪威语 (zh) (nuówēiyǔ)

• Czech: norština (cs) f
• Danish: norsk (da) n
• Dutch: Noors (nl) n
• Esperanto: la norvega, norvega lingvo
• Estonian: norra keel (et)
• Faroese: norskt n
• Finnish: norja (fi), norjan kieli
• French: norvégien (fr) m
• Galician: noruegués (gl) m
• Georgian: ნორვეგიული (norvegiuli) (ენა)
• German: Norwegisch (de) n
• Greek: νορβηγικά (el) n pl (norvigiká)
• Greenlandic: norskisut
• Hebrew: נורווגית‎ f (norvegit)
• Hiligaynon: Ninorwego
• Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई f (nŏrvejiyāī)
• Hungarian: norvég (hu)
• Icelandic: norska (is)
• Indonesian: bahasa Norwegia
• Interlingua: norvegiano

• Irish: Ioruais f
• Italian: norvegese (it) m
• Japanese: ノルウェー語 (ja) (ノルウェーご, noruwēgo)
• Korean: 노르웨이어 (ko) (noreuweieo)
• Latvian: norvēģu valoda, norvēģu
• Lithuanian: norvegų kalba (lt) f
• Macedonian: норвешки m (nórveški) (је́зик)
• Northern Sami: dárọgiella, dárru
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: norsk (no) m

  Nynorsk: norsk (nn) m

• Persian: نروژی‎ (fa) (norvežī)
• Polish: język norweski m inan
• Portuguese: norueguês (pt) m
• Romanian: norvegiană (ro) f
• Russian: норве́жский (ru) m (norvéžskij) (язы́к)
• Scottish Gaelic: Lochlannais f, Nirribhidhis f, Nirribhis f
• Serbo-Croatian: norveški (sh), норвешки m
• Slovak: nórčina (sk) f
• Slovene: norvéščina (sl) f
• Spanish: noruego (es) m
• Swedish: norska (sv) c
• Tagalog: Norwego, Noruwego (tl)
• Thai: ภาษานอร์เวย์ (th) (paasăa norway)
• Tigrinya: ኖርዌጂያን (norweǧiyan)
• Turkish: Norveççe (tr)
• Ukrainian: норве́зька (uk) f (norvézʹka) (мо́ва)
• Vietnamese: tiếng Na Uy (vi)
• Volapük: Norgänapük (vo), Norgänapük (Bokmål), Nula-Norgänapük
• Walloon: norvedjin (wa) m
• Welsh: Norwyeg (cy)

Adjective

Norwegian (comparative more Norwegian, superlative most Norwegian)

1. Of or pertaining to Norway (the country)
2. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people
3. Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language

Translations

of or pertaining to Norway

• Albanian: norvegjez (sq)
• Arabic: نُرْوِيجِيّ‎‎ (nurwījiyy), نُرْوِيجِيّ‎ (nurwēgiyy)
• Armenian: նորվեգական (norvegakan)
• Azerbaijani: norveç
• Basque: norvegiar
• Belarusian: нарве́жскі (narvjéžski), нарвэ́скі (narvéski)
• Bengali: নরওয়েজীয় (bn) (nôrôoyejīy)
• Bulgarian: норве́жки (norvéžki)
• Burmese: နော်ဝေ (nauwe)
• Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 挪威的 (zh) (Nuówēi de)

• Czech: norský (cs) m
• Danish: norsk (da)
• Dutch: Noors (nl)
• Esperanto: norvegia, norveguja
• Estonian: norra
• Faroese: norskur m
• Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
• French: norvégien (fr)
• Georgian: ნორვეგიული (norvegiuli)
• German: norwegisch (de)
• Greenlandic: norgemiu
• Hawaiian: Nolewai
• Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
• Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai
• Icelandic: norskur m
• Interlingua: norvegian
• Irish: Ioruach
• Italian: norvegese (it) m or f
• Japanese: ノルウェーの (ja) (Noruwē no)
• Kazakh: норвег (norveg)
• Khmer: ន័រវែស (km) (nɔvɛɛh)
• Korean: 노르웨이의 (ko) (noreuweiui)
• Kyrgyz: норвег (norveg)

• Latvian: norvēģu, norvēģisks
• Lithuanian: norvegų (lt), norvegiškas
• Luxembourgish: norweegesch
• Macedonian: норвежки (norvežki)
• Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornsk f, nornskt n
• Mongolian: норвеги (norvegi)
• Northern Sami: Norgga
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: norsk (no)

  Nynorsk: norsk (nn)

• Persian: نروژی‎ (fa) (norveži)
• Polish: norweski (pl)
• Portuguese: norueguês (pt)
• Romanian: norvegian (ro)
• Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, (dated) Lochlannach
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: но̀рвешкӣ

  Roman: nòrveškī (sh)

• Slovak: nórsky (sk) m
• Slovene: norvéški (sl)
• Spanish: noruego (es) m, noruega (es) f
• Swedish: norsk (sv)
• Tajik: норвегӣ (tg) (norvegī)
• Thai: นอร์เวย์ (th) (nɔɔ-wee)
• Turkish: Norveç (tr)
• Turkmen: norweg
• Ukrainian: норве́зький (uk) (norvézʹkyj)
• Urdu: نورشک‎ (norvešk)
• Uyghur: نورۋېگىيە‎ (norwëgiye)
• Uzbek: norveg (uz)
• Vietnamese: Na Uy (vi)
• Volapük: Norgänik (vo)
• Westrobothnian: naʂk

of or pertaining to Norwegians

• Armenian: նորվեգական (norvegakan)
• Basque: norvegiar
• Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 挪威人 (zh) (nuówēirén)

• Czech: norský (cs) m
• Danish: norsk (da)
• Dutch: Noors (nl)
• Esperanto: norvega
• Faroese: norskur m
• Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
• French: norvégien (fr)
• German: norwegisch (de)
• Hawaiian: Nolewai
• Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
• Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai
• Icelandic: norskur m
• Interlingua: norvegian
• Irish: Ioruach
• Italian: norvegese (it) m or f

• Latvian: norvēģu
• Luxembourgish: norweegesch
• Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornsk f, nornskt n
• Northern Sami: dáčča, dáža
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: norsk (no)

  Nynorsk: norsk (nn)

• Polish: norweski (pl)
• Portuguese: norueguês (pt)
• Romanian: norvegian (ro)
• Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, (dated) Lochlannach
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: nòrveškī (sh)

• Slovak: nórsky (sk)
• Slovene: norvéški (sl)
• Spanish: noruego (es) m, noruega (es) f
• Swedish: norsk (sv)
• Turkish: Norveç (tr)
• Volapük: (♂♀) Norgänanik, (♂) hi-Norgänanik, (♀) ji-Norgänanik

of or pertaining to the Norwegian language

• Armenian: նորվեգերեն (hy) (norvegeren)
• Basque: norvegiar
• Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 挪威語 (zh), 挪威语 (zh) (nuówēiyǔ)

• Czech: norský (cs) m
• Danish: norsk (da)
• Dutch: Noors (nl)
• Esperanto: norvega, norveglingva
• Faroese: norskur m
• Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
• French: norvégien (fr) m, norvégienne (fr) f, norvégophone m or f
• German: norwegisch (de), norwegischsprachig, norwegischsprachlich, norwegischsprechend
• Hawaiian: Nolewai
• Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
• Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai
• Icelandic: norskur m
• Interlingua: norvegian
• Irish: Ioruach
• Italian: norvegese (it) m or f

• Latvian: norvēģu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: norsk (no)

  Nynorsk: norsk (nn)

• Polish: norweski (pl)
• Portuguese: norueguês (pt)
• Romanian: norvegian (ro) m, norvegiană (ro) f, norvegieni pl, norvegiene f pl
• Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, (dated) Lochlannach
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: nòrveškī (sh)

• Slovak: nórsky (sk) m
• Slovene: norvéški (sl)
• Spanish: noruego (es) m, noruega (es) f
• Swedish: norsk (sv)
• Turkish: Norveç (tr)
• Volapük: Norgänapükik, Norgänapükik (Bokmål), Nula-Norgänapükik

Derived terms

• Norwegianise, Norwegianize
• Norwegian Sea

See also

• Bokmål
• Høgnorsk
• Nynorsk
• Riksmål
• Landsmål
• Wiktionary's coverage of Norwegian terms

Further reading

• Norwegian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Norwegian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
• ISO 639-1 code no, ISO 639-3 code nor

The information above is for the entire language. There are two varieties of it:

• Ethnologue entry for Bokmål, nob

• Ethnologue entry for Nynorsk, nno