formål

See also: formal and formál

Danish

Noun

formål n (singular definite formålet, plural indefinite formål)

  1. purpose, cause (for doing something)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ mål

Noun

formål n (definite singular formålet, indefinite plural formål, definite plural formåla or formålene)

  1. an objective
  2. a purpose
  3. a cause
    et godt formål - a good cause

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrmɒːl/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

formål n (definite singular formålet, indefinite plural formål, definite plural formåla)

  1. Alternative form of føremål
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