barnehage

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From barn (“child”) +‎ -e- (euphonic interfix) +‎ hage (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten. Compare Danish børnehave, Faroese barnagarður, Swedish barnträdgård. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.ne.ˌhaː.ɡe/, [ˈbɑː.ɳə.ˌhɑː.ɡə] === Noun === barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehager, definite plural barnehagene) kindergarten, nursery school ==== Alternative forms ==== barnehave (archaic) === References === “barnehage” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “barnehage” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From barn (“child”) +‎ -e- +‎ hage (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑjə/, /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑɡə/ === Noun === barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehagar, definite plural barnehagane) kindergarten, nursery school === References === “barnehage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.