evne

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse efni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]

Noun

evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner)

1. ability
2. power
3. capacity

Inflection

Declension of evne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	evne	evnen	evner	evnerne
genitive	evnes	evnens	evners	evnernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse efna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]

Verb

evne (imperative evn, infinitive at evne, present tense evner, past tense evnede, perfect tense har evnet)

1. to be able to
2. to be capable of

Conjugation

Conjugation of evne

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	evne	evnes
Present tense	evner	evnes
Past tense	evnede	evnedes
Imperative	evn	-
Participle
Present	evnende
Past	evnet
Gerund	evnen

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse efni

Noun

evne f or m (definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

Derived terms

Terms derived from evne

• bæreevne
• evneløs, evnelaus

• lasteevne
• ledningsevne

• manøvreringsevne
• tilpasningsevne, tilpassingsevne

References

• “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse efni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛʋnə/

Noun

evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

Derived terms

• evnelaus
• lasteevne
• manøvreringsevne
• tilpassingsevne

References

• “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.