jente
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.
Pronunciation
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Audio (file) - IPA(key): /²jɛntə/
Noun
jente f, m (definite singular jenta or jenten, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)
- a girl
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “jente” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.
Noun
jente f (definite singular jenta, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)
- a girl
Derived terms
References
- “jente” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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