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(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

Proper noun

Norwegian

The language of Norway.

Translations

language of Norway

Albanian: gjuha norvegjeze (sq)
Arabic: نُرْوِيجِيَّة‎‎ f (nurwījiyya)
Armenian: նորվեգերեն (hy) (norvegeren)
Basque: norvegiera (eu)
Belarusian: нарве́жская мо́ва f (narvjéžskaja móva), нарве́жская f (narvjéžskaja)
Bengali: নরওয়েজীয় (bn) (nar'ōẏējīẏa), নরওয়েজীয় ভাষা (nar'ōẏējīẏa bhāṣā)
Bulgarian: норвежки 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: norjan kieli, norja (fi)
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 (nārvējiyan)
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) (Noruwē-go)
Korean: 노르웨이어 (ko) (Noreuwei-eo)
Latvian: norvēģu valoda, norvēģu
Lithuanian: norvegų kalba (lt) f
Macedonian: норвешки m (nórveški) (је́зик)
Northern Sami: dárogiella, dárru
Norwegian:
Bokmål: norsk (no) m

Nynorsk: norsk (nn) m
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: норвезька (uk) f (norvézʹka) (мо́ва)
Vietnamese: tiếng Na Uy (vi)
Volapük: Norgänapük (vo), Norgänapük (Bokmål), Nula-Norgänapük
Walloon: norvedjin (wa) m
Welsh: Norwyeg (cy)

Noun

Norwegian (plural Norwegians)

A native of Norway.
A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.

Translations

native of Norway

Armenian: նորվեգացի (norvegacʿi)
Basque: norvegiar
Bulgarian: норвежец m (norvežec), норвежка f (norvežka)
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挪威人 (zh) (Nuówēi-rén)
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)
Hungarian: norvég (hu)
Icelandic: Norðmaður m
Indonesian: orang Norwegia
Interlingua: norvegiano
Irish: Ioruach m

Italian: norvegese (it) m, f
Japanese: ノルウェー人 (ja) (Noruwē-jin)
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
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: 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

Adjective

Norwegian (comparative more Norwegian, superlative most Norwegian)

Of or pertaining to Norway (the country)
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language

Translations

of or pertaining to Norway

Armenian: նորվեգական (norvegakan)
Basque: norvegiar
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
Chinese: 挪威语的 (Nuówēi yǔ de)
Czech: norský (cs) m
Danish: norsk (da)
Dutch: Noors (nl)
Esperanto: norvegia, norveguja
Faroese: norskur m
Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
French: norvégien (fr) m, norvégienne (fr) f
German: norwegisch (de)
Greenlandic: norgemiu
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai
Icelandic: norskur m
Interlingua: norvegian
Irish: Ioruach
Italian: norvegese (it) m, f
Japanese: ノルウェーの (Noruwē no)
Latvian: norvēģu, norvēģisks

Lithuanian: norvegų (lt), norvegiškas
Luxembourgish: norweegesch
Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornsk f, nornskt n
Northern Sami: Norgga
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: nòrveškī (sh)
Slovak: nórsky (sk) m
Slovene: norvéški (sl)
Spanish: noruego (es) m, noruega (es) f
Swedish: norsk (sv)
Turkish: Norveç (tr)
Volapük: Norgänik (vo)
Westrobothnian: naʂk

of or pertaining to Norwegians

Armenian: նորվեգական (norvegakan)
Basque: norvegiar
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
Chinese: 挪威语的 (Nuówēi yǔ de)
Czech: norský (cs) m
Danish: norsk (da)
Dutch: Noors (nl)
Esperanto: norvega
Faroese: norskur m
Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
French: norvégien (fr) m, norvégienne (fr) f
German: norwegisch (de)
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai
Icelandic: norskur m
Interlingua: norvegian
Irish: Ioruach
Italian: norvegese (it) m, f
Japanese: ノルウェーの (Noruwē no)

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) m, norvegiană (ro) f, norvegieni pl, norvegiene f pl
Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, (dated) Lochlannach
Serbo-Croatian: nòrveškī (sh)
Slovak: nórsky (sk) m
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: 挪威语的 (Nuówēi yǔ de)
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, f
German: norwegisch (de), norwegischsprachig, norwegischsprachlich, norwegischsprechend
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai
Icelandic: norskur m
Interlingua: norvegian
Irish: Ioruach
Italian: norvegese (it) m, f

Japanese: ノルウェーの (Noruwē no)
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: 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

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