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Learning Guide

Morphology Patterns

Understand how Norwegian Nynorsk words are built from prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Learn the meaning of common word parts and expand your vocabulary.

1687 prefixes|5643 roots|4158 suffixes

Prefixes

Word parts added before the root

-for-393

From Old Norse *fyrir*, meaning 'for, on behalf of'. Indo-European root *per-*

-ut200

From Proto-Germanic *ut-, indicating a process or result.

-inn168

Old Norse origin, prepositional prefix meaning 'in' or 'into'.

-ut-146

Germanic origin, indicates a process or result.

-for121

Old Norse *fyrir*, meaning 'for, concerning'. Prepositional prefix.

-av100

Old Norse origin, meaning 'of' or 'from'.

-sam99

Old Norse origin, meaning 'together, with'. Compounding prefix.

-under-92

Germanic prefix meaning 'thoroughly', 'completely'.

-til89

Old Norse origin, prepositional function.

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Roots

Core meaning-bearing word parts

arbeid60

Old Norse origin, meaning 'work'. Core meaning of the word.

dannelse38

Old Norse origin, meaning 'education', 'formation', 'development'.

konkurranse31

From Latin *concursus* (competition). Noun root.

vis-29

Old Norse origin, meaning 'to show, teach'.

snitt-28

Old Norse origin, meaning 'cut, average'.

skriv26

Old Norse origin, from 'skrifa' (to write). Verbal root.

informasjon25

From French 'information', ultimately from Latin 'informatio'. Noun stem.

stilling24

Old Norse origin, meaning 'position, arrangement, condition'.

gang23

Old Norse origin, meaning 'passage, way'.

skning23

Related to *skanna* 'scan, investigate', traces back to *forska* 'to research'.

funn23

Old Norse origin, related to 'finding' or 'discovery'. Base for social phenomena.

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Suffixes

Word parts added after the root

-ing-174

Nominalizing suffix, forming a noun from a verb.

ing-124

Germanic origin, forming a verbal noun.

-else-109

Nynorsk suffix forming nouns from verbs, indicating action or result.

-s-92

Nynorsk genitive marker, linking 'kommunikasjon' to 'marked'

ning-83

Nominalizing suffix, forming a noun. Germanic origin.

-ings-82

Nynorsk nominalizing suffix, forming a noun from a verb.

else-73

Old Norse origin, nominalizing suffix forming a noun from the verb 'søk'.

nings-68

Nynorsk derivational suffix forming a noun.

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