Norwegian

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviation): Nw. Norwayan Norvegian === Etymology === From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) +‎ -an, with v replaced by w due to influence from earlier English Norwayan (“Norwegian”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɔːˈwiː.d͡ʒn̩/ (US) IPA(key): /nɔɹˈwi.d͡ʒn̩/ Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒən === Noun === Norwegian (countable and uncountable, plural Norwegians) A native of Norway. A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America. (uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk. ==== Related terms ==== (language): ==== Translations ==== === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Norwegian terms === Further reading === Norwegian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Norwegian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. ISO 639-1 code no, ISO 639-3 code nor (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Norwegian, nor ⁠, a macrolanguage including: