evne

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb. ==== Noun ==== evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner) ability power capacity ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), cognate with Swedish ämna. ==== Verb ==== evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet) to be able to to be capable of ===== Conjugation ===== == Middle English == === Noun === evne alternative form of hevene == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Danish evne, from Old Norse efni. Cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). === Noun === evne f or m (definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene) ability, capacity, talent ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === evna (pre-2012) === Etymology === From Danish evne; doublet of emne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ɛvnə/ === Noun === evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene) ability, capacity, talent ==== Derived terms ==== evnelaus lasteevne tilpassingsevne ==== Related terms ==== evna (“to be able to”) === References === “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.