kvænsk

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === kvænsk (indefinite singular kvænsk, definite singular and plural kvænske) form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by kvensk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === kvensk === Etymology === From kvæn +‎ -sk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kveːnsk/ === Adjective === kvænsk (neuter kvænskt, definite singular and plural kvænske, comparative kvænskare, indefinite superlative kvænskast, definite superlative kvænskaste) (rare today) Finnish Kven (of or pertaining to the Kvens) === Noun === kvænsk m (definite singular kvænsken, uncountable) (rare today) Finnish Kven (language) ==== Usage notes ==== The form kvænsk was removed from the official standard used in education with the reform of 2012, superseded by kvensk. It remains the preferred form in the spelling norm Høgnorsk. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “kvænsk” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring “kvænsk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016