forelder

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse forellri n and forellrar m pl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔɾˈɛlːɛɾ/, [fɔˈɾɛlːəɾ] === Noun === forelder m (definite singular forelderen, indefinite plural foreldre, definite plural foreldra or foreldrene) a parent ==== Derived terms ==== besteforelder foreldreløs, foreldrelaus === References === “forelder” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Constructed from the plural or collective foreldre (“parents”). Compare sysken (“siblings”, newer: “sibling”). From Old Norse forellri n and forellrar m pl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrɛldɛr/ === Noun === forelder m (definite singular forelderen, indefinite plural foreldre, definite plural foreldra) parent missa ein forelder ― lose a parent ==== Usage notes ==== Traditionally, the word for parent have been either mor (“mother”) or far (“father”), with foreldre only being plural or collective, meaning both parents. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “forelder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.