vitskap

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From vita +‎ -skap

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɪːtskaːp/

Noun

vitskap m (definite singular vitskapen, indefinite plural vitskapar, definite plural vitskapane)

1. science (particular discipline or branch of learning)

   Ikkje alle er samde i at dette er ein vitskap.

   Not everyone agrees that this is a science.

2. (uncountable) science (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method)

   Det er von om at vitskapen kan gje svar på dette.

   There is hope that science may answer this question.

Derived terms

• pseudovitskap
• vitskapsmann

See also

• vitenskap (Bokmål)

References

• “vitskap” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.