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Learning Guide

Morphology Patterns

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

1659 prefixes|5422 roots|4009 suffixes
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Prefixes

Word parts added before the root

-for-462

Old Norse origin, intensifying/completing action.

-ut196

Prefix indicating a process or result; Germanic origin.

-for179

Old Norse *fyrir* (before, for), indicates advocacy.

-under177

Old Norse *undr* meaning 'under', indicates location or direction.

-inn163

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

-opp145

Old Norse origin, indicates direction or completion.

-ut-125

Old Norse origin, indicates a process or action 'out of' or 'from'.

-sam98

Old Norse origin, meaning 'together' or 'with'.

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Roots

Core meaning-bearing word parts

vis43

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

dannelse41

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

snitt-37

Old Norse origin, meaning 'cut, section, average'.

rustnings31

Derived from 'ruste' (to arm), meaning 'armament'.

stilling30

Germanic origin, meaning 'position, state'.

skning30

Related to 'skanne' (to scan, investigate) - Old Norse origin, not a standalone root in modern Norwegian

skriv30

From Old Norse, meaning 'to write'. Verbal origin.

hånd29

Old Norse origin, meaning 'hand', evolved to 'preliminary'

konkurranse27

From Danish/Norwegian 'konkurrence', ultimately from Latin 'concursus'.

gang27

Old Norse origin, meaning 'way' or 'course'.

handlings-26

Derived from *handling* (negotiation), *hand* (hand) + *-ing* (verbal noun suffix).

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Suffixes

Word parts added after the root

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