norwegian

Speech parts

1. norwegian - Noun

2. norwegian - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.

That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

norse scandinavian nordic norseman european icelandic arabic basque Norway netherlands anglo-saxon Scandinavia Old Norse alaska Oslo
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Antonyms

galician Ukrainian Boyko ruthenian White Russian Little Russian
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Hypernyms

european norse scandinavian nordic North Germanic North Germanic language

Hyponyms

Nynorsk Dano-Norwegian New Norwegian Landsmaal Bokmaal Landsmal

Phrases with the word

Norwegian coupling Norwegian Empire Norwegian whist norwegian dialect norwegian local language norwegian mother tongue

Examples

The best that can be said for Norwegian television is that it gives you the sensation of a coma without the worry and inconvenience. Bill Bryson

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it. Roald Dahl

Immigrants in Norway must learn Norwegian. The same should Spaniards in Spain do, if they want to work with Norwegians. Carl I. Hagen

In Norway, we have a community of people who prefer to use a version of Norwegian that looks very much like lutefisk: Dug up remains from the garbage heap of history and dressed up to look like a tradition. Erik Naggum

Old Norwegian Proverb: Swedes have short dicks but long memories. Kurt Vonnegut

Norwegian herring and Finnish lads, those are seen at every harbour. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Norway-plus Norwayan Norwegia Norwegian arctic cudweed norwegian basking shark hunting vessels Norwegian Buhund