morderske

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From morder (the Bokmål word for “murderer”; Nynorsk mordar) +‎ -ske. Cognate with Danish morderske and Swedish mörderska. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ˈmurdərskə/, [²ˈmu̞rdərskə] Rhymes: -urdərskə === Noun === morderske f (definite singular morderska, indefinite plural mordersker, definite plural morderskene) murderess (a woman who has committed murder) Synonym: drapskvinne f Coordinate term: mordar ==== Usage notes ==== Opposed to a drapskvinne, which implies neutrality, whereas morderske has an implied value judgement. As in English, the term mordar is generally considered gender-neutral, and thus it is acceptable, even common practice, to call a morderske a mordar.