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(abbreviation): Nw.
Norwayan
Norvegian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Norvegia (from Old Norse Norvegr (“Norway”)) +‎ -an, with v replaced by w due to influence from earlier English Norwayan (“Norwegian”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɔː.ˈwiː.d͡ʒən/
(US) IPA^(key): /nɔɹ.ˈwi.d͡ʒən/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒən

Noun

Norwegian (countable and uncountable, plural Norwegians)

A native of Norway.
A kind of fishing boat on the Great Lakes of North America.
(uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.

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Translations

native of Norway

Afrikaans: Noor (af), Noorweër
Armenian: նորվեգացի (norvegacʻi)
Basque: norvegiar
Bulgarian: норве́жец m (norvéžec), норве́жка f (norvéžka)
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f
Chechen: Норгӏо (Norğo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挪威人 (zh) (nuówēirén)
Czech: Nor (cs) m, Norka (cs) f
Danish: nordmand (da) c
Dutch: Noor (nl) m, Noorse (nl) f
Esperanto: norvego, norvegino (female)
Estonian: norralane
Faroese: norðmaður m
Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
French: Norvégien (fr) m, Norvégienne (fr) f
Georgian: ნორვეგიელი (norvegieli)
German: Norweger (de) m, Norwegerin (de) f
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hebrew: נורווגי m (noruvegi), נורווגית f (norvegit)
Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
Hungarian: norvég (hu)
Icelandic: Norðmaður m
Indonesian: orang Norwegia
Interlingua: norvegiano
Irish: Ioruach m
Italian: norvegese (it) m or f
Japanese: ノルウェー人 (ja) (ノルウェーじん, Noruwē-jin)
Kazakh: норвегиялық (norvegiälyq), норвег (norveg)
Latvian: norvēģis m, norvēģiete f
Lithuanian: norvegas (lt) m, norvegė (lt) f
Luxembourgish: Norweeger m, Norweegerin f
Northern Sami: norgalaš (nationality), dárrolaš (ethnicity)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nordmann (no) m

Nynorsk: nordmann (nn) m
Persian: نروژی (fa) (norveži)
Polish: Norweg (pl) m pers, Norweżka (pl) f
Portuguese: norueguês (pt) m, norueguesa (pt) f
Romanian: norvegian (ro) m, norvegiancă (ro) f, norvegiană (ro) f
Russian: норве́жец (ru) m (norvéžec), норве́жка (ru) f (norvéžka)
Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach m, Lochlannach m
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: Norvéžanin (sh) m, Norvéžānka f
Slovak: Nór (sk) m, Nórka f
Slovene: Norvežàn (sl) m, Norvežánka f
Spanish: noruego (es) m, noruega (es) f
Swedish: norrman (sv) c (male), norska (sv) c (female), norsk (sv) c
Tagalog: Norwego
Tigrinya: ኖርወያዊ m (norwäyawi), ኖርወያዊት f (norwäyawit)
Turkish: Norveçli (tr)
Ukrainian: норве́жець m (norvéžecʹ), норве́жка f (norvéžka)
Volapük: Norgänan (vo) m or f, hi-Norgänan m, ji-Norgänan f

language of Norway

Afrikaans: Noors (af), Noorweegs (af)
Albanian: gjuha norvegjeze f
Arabic: نُرْوِيجِيَّة (ar) f (nurwījiyya)
Armenian: նորվեգերեն (hy) (norvegeren)
Basque: norvegiera (eu)
Bavarian: Norwegésch
Belarusian: нарве́жская мо́ва f (narvjéžskaja móva), нарве́жская f (narvjéžskaja)
Bengali: নরওয়েজীয় (bn) (norōẇejiẏo), নরওয়েজীয় ভাষা (bn) (norōẇejiẏo bhaśa)
Bulgarian: норве́жки m (norvéžki) (ези́к)
Catalan: noruec (ca) m
Chechen: Норгӏойн мотт (Norğojn mott)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挪威語／挪威语 (zh) (nuówēiyǔ)
Czech: norština (cs) f
Danish: norsk (da) n
Dutch: Noors (nl) n
Esperanto: norvega (eo), norvega lingvo
Estonian: norra keel (et)
Faroese: norskt n
Finnish: norja (fi), norjan kieli
French: norvégien (fr) m
Galician: noruegués (gl) m
Georgian: ნორვეგიული (norvegiuli), ნორვეგიული ენა (norvegiuli ena)
German: Norwegisch (de) n
Greek: νορβηγικά (el) n pl (norvigiká)
Greenlandic: norskisut
Hebrew: נורווגית f (norvegit)
Hiligaynon: Ninorwego
Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई f (nŏrvejiyāī)
Hungarian: norvég (hu)
Icelandic: norska (is)
Indonesian: bahasa Norwegia (id)
Interlingua: norvegiano
Irish: Ioruais f
Italian: norvegese (it) m
Japanese: ノルウェー語 (ja) (ノルウェーご, Noruwē-go)
Korean: 노르웨이어 (ko) (Noreuweieo)
Latvian: norvēģu valoda, norvēģu
Lithuanian: norvegų kalba (lt) f
Macedonian: норвешки (јазик) m (norveški (jazik))
Northern Sami: dárọgiella, dárru
Norwegian:
Bokmål: norsk (no) m

Nynorsk: norsk (nn) m
Persian: نروژی (fa) (norveži)
Polish: język norweski m inan
Portuguese: norueguês (pt) m
Romanian: norvegiană (ro) f
Russian: норве́жский (язы́к) m (norvéžskij (jazýk))
Scottish Gaelic: Lochlannais f, Nirribhidhis f, Nirribhis f
Serbo-Croatian: norveški (sh), норвешки m
Slovak: nórčina (sk) f
Slovene: norvéščina (sl) f
Spanish: noruego (es) m
Swedish: norska (sv) c
Tagalog: Norwego, Noruwego (tl)
Thai: ภาษานอร์เวย์ (th) (paasăa norway)
Tigrinya: ኖርወይኛ (norwäyña)
Turkish: Norveççe (tr)
Ukrainian: норве́зька (uk) f (norvézʹka) (мо́ва)
Vietnamese: tiếng Na Uy (vi)
Volapük: Norgänapük (vo), Norgänapük (Bokmål), Nula-Norgänapük
Walloon: norvedjin (wa) m
Welsh: Norwyeg (cy)

Adjective

Norwegian (comparative more Norwegian, superlative most Norwegian)

Of or pertaining to Norway (the country)
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language

Translations

of or pertaining to Norway

Afrikaans: Noors (af), Noorweegs (af)
Albanian: norvegjez (sq)
Arabic: نُرْوِيجِيّ (nurwījiyy), نُرْوِيجِيّ (nurwēgiyy)
Armenian: նորվեգական (norvegakan)
Azerbaijani: norveç
Basque: norvegiar
Belarusian: нарве́жскі (narvjéžski), нарвэ́скі (narvéski)
Bengali: নরওয়েজীয় (bn) (norōẇejiẏo)
Bulgarian: норве́жки (norvéžki)
Burmese: နော်ဝေ (nauwe)
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f, norvegià (ca) m, norvegiana (ca) f
Chechen: Норгӏой (Norğoj)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挪威的 (zh) (Nuówēi de)
Czech: norský (cs) m
Danish: norsk (da)
Dutch: Noors (nl)
Esperanto: norvegia, norveguja
Estonian: norra
Faroese: norskur m
Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
French: norvégien (fr)
Georgian: ნორვეგიული (norvegiuli)
German: norwegisch (de)
Greenlandic: norgemiu
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai (hu)
Icelandic: norskur (is) m
Interlingua: norvegian
Irish: Ioruach
Italian: norvegese (it) m or f
Japanese: ノルウェーの (ja) (Noruwē no)
Kazakh: норвег (norveg)
Khmer: ន័រវែស (km) (nɔəvɛɛh)
Korean: 노르웨이의 (ko) (Noreuweiui)
Kyrgyz: норвег (norveg)
Latvian: norvēģu, norvēģisks
Lithuanian: norvegų (lt), norvegiškas
Luxembourgish: norweegesch
Macedonian: норвешки (norveški)
Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornsk f, nornskt n
Mongolian: норвеги (norvegi)
Northern Sami: Norgga
Norwegian:
Bokmål: norsk (no)

Nynorsk: norsk (nn)
Persian: نروژی (fa) (norveži)
Polish: norweski (pl)
Portuguese: norueguês (pt)
Romanian: norvegian (ro)
Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, Lochlannach (dated)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: но̀рвешкӣ

Roman: nòrveškī (sh)
Slovak: nórsky (sk) m
Slovene: norvéški (sl)
Spanish: noruego (es)
Swedish: norsk (sv)
Tajik: норвегӣ (tg) (norvegī)
Thai: นอร์เวย์ (th) (nɔɔ-wee)
Turkish: Norveç (tr)
Turkmen: norweg
Ukrainian: норве́зький (uk) (norvézʹkyj)
Urdu: نورشک (noršk)
Uyghur: نورۋېگىيە (norwëgiye)
Uzbek: norveg (uz)
Vietnamese: Na Uy (vi)
Volapük: Norgänik (vo)

of or pertaining to Norwegians

Afrikaans: Noors (af), Noorweegs (af)
Armenian: նորվեգական (norvegakan)
Basque: norvegiar
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f, norvegià (ca) m, norvegiana (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挪威人 (zh) (nuówēirén)
Czech: norský (cs) m
Danish: norsk (da)
Dutch: Noors (nl)
Esperanto: norvega (eo)
Faroese: norskur m
Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
French: norvégien (fr)
Georgian: ნორვეგიული (norvegiuli)
German: norwegisch (de)
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai (hu)
Icelandic: norskur (is) m
Interlingua: norvegian
Irish: Ioruach
Italian: norvegese (it) m or f
Latvian: norvēģu
Luxembourgish: norweegesch
Middle Norwegian: nornskr m, nornsk f, nornskt n
Northern Sami: dáčča, dáža
Norwegian:
Bokmål: norsk (no)

Nynorsk: norsk (nn)
Polish: norweski (pl)
Portuguese: norueguês (pt)
Romanian: norvegian (ro)
Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, Lochlannach (dated)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: nòrveškī (sh)
Slovak: nórsky (sk)
Slovene: norvéški (sl)
Spanish: noruego (es)
Swedish: norsk (sv)
Turkish: Norveç (tr)
Volapük: Norgänanik m or f, hi-Norgänanik m, ji-Norgänanik f

of or pertaining to the Norwegian language

Afrikaans: Noors (af), Noorweegs (af)
Armenian: նորվեգերեն (hy) (norvegeren)
Basque: norvegiar
Catalan: noruec (ca) m, noruega (ca) f, norvegià (ca) m, norvegiana (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 挪威語／挪威语 (zh) (nuówēiyǔ)
Czech: norský (cs) m
Danish: norsk (da)
Dutch: Noors (nl)
Esperanto: norvega (eo), norveglingva
Faroese: norskur m
Finnish: norjalainen (fi)
French: norvégien (fr), norvégophone
German: norwegisch (de), norwegischsprachig, norwegischsprachlich, norwegischsprechend
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hindi: नार्वेजियन (nārvejiyan), नॉर्वेजियाई (nŏrvejiyāī)
Hungarian: norvég (hu), norvégiai (hu)
Icelandic: norskur (is) m
Interlingua: norvegian
Irish: Ioruach
Italian: norvegese (it) m or f
Latvian: norvēģu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: norsk (no)

Nynorsk: norsk (nn)
Polish: norweski (pl)
Portuguese: norueguês (pt)
Romanian: norvegian (ro)
Russian: норве́жский (ru) (norvéžskij)
Scottish Gaelic: Nirribheach, Lochlannach (dated)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: nòrveškī (sh)
Slovak: nórsky (sk) m
Slovene: norvéški (sl)
Spanish: noruego (es)
Swedish: norsk (sv)
Turkish: Norveç (tr)
Volapük: Norgänapükik, Norgänapükik (Bokmål), Nula-Norgänapükik (Nynorsk)

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