Nynorsk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Germanic
Also known as: Nynorsk
Norwegian Nynorsk ("New Norwegian") is one of two written standards of Norwegian (alongside Bokmål) — used by ~10-15% of Norwegians (~600K), primarily in western and central Norway. Created 1853 by Ivar Aasen from rural West Norwegian dialects to free Norwegian from Danish-influenced Bokmål. Both standards co-official; choice up to municipality. Active modern literary tradition.
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87 core words in Norwegian Nynorsk
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| Meaning | Norwegian Nynorsk | Norwegian | Swedish | Old Norse | Low German | Faroese | Old Frisian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | vatn /vɑːtn/ | vann /vɑnː/ | vatten /vatːɛn/ | vatn /vɑtn/ | Water /vɑːtɐ/ | vatn /vahtn/ | wetir /wetir/ |
| Fire | eld /ɛld/ | ild /ilː/ | eld /ɛld/ | eldr /eldr/ | Füer /fyːɐ/ | eldur /ɛltʊɹ/ | fiur /fjuːɾ/ |
| Sun | sol /suːl/ | sol /suːl/ | sol /suːl/ | sól /soːl/ | Sünn /zʏn/ | sól /sɔuːl/ | sunne /sunːe/ |
| Moon | måne /moːnə/ | måne /moːnə/ | måne /moːnɛ/ | máni /mɑːni/ | Maan /maːn/ | máni /mɔaːnɪ/ | mōna /moːnɑ/ |
| Star | stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ | stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ | stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ | stjarna /ˈstjarna/ | Steern /steːrn/ | stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/ | stera /ˈstɛra/ |
| Night | natt /nɑtː/ | natt /nɑtː/ | natt /natː/ | nótt /noːtː/ | Nacht /naxt/ | nátt /nɔtː/ | nacht /naxt/ |
| Rain | regn /rɛjn/ | regn /rɛjn/ | regn /rɛŋn/ | regn /rɛɣn/ | Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ | regn /rɛɡn/ | rein /rɛin/ |
| Snow | snø /snøː/ | snø /snøː/ | snö /snøː/ | snjór /snjoːr/ | Snee /sneː/ | kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/ | snē /sneː/ |
| Wind | vind /vɪnː/ | vind /vɪnː/ | vind /vɪnd/ | vindr /vindr/ | Wind /vɪnt/ | vindur /ˈvɪndʊr/ | wind /wind/ |
| Earth | jord /juːr/ | jord /juːr/ | jord /juːrd/ | jörð /jœrð/ | Eer /eːɐ/ | jørð /jœɹd/ | irthe /irθe/ |
| Stone | stein /stæɪn/ | stein /stæɪn/ | sten /steːn/ | steinn /stɛinː/ | Steen /steːn/ | steinur /staiːnʊɹ/ | stēn /steːn/ |
| Mountain | fjell /fjɛlː/ | fjell /fjɛlː/ | berg /bærj/ | fjall /fjɑlː/ | Barg /barx/ | fjall /fjatl/ | berch /berx/ |
| Sea | hav /hɑːʋ/ | hav /hɑːv/ | hav /hɑːv/ | haf /hav/ | See /zeː/ | hav /hɛaːv/ | sē /seː/ |
| Mother | mor /muːr/ | mor /muːr/ | mamma /mamːa/ | móðir /moːðir/ | Moder /moːdɐ/ | móðir /mɔuːɪɹ/ | moder /moːdeɾ/ |
| Father | far /fɑːr/ | far /fɑːr/ | pappa /papːa/ | faðir /fɑðir/ | Vader /fɑːdɐ/ | faðir /fɛaːjɪɹ/ | feder /fedeɾ/ |
| Daughter | dotter /ˈdɔtːər/ | datter /ˈdatːər/ | dotter /ˈdɔtːɛr/ | dóttir /doːttir/ | Dochter /dɔxtɐ/ | dóttir /ˈdœhtɪɹ/ | dochter /ˈdoxteɾ/ |
| I | eg /eːɡ/ | jeg /jæɪ/ | jag /jɑːɡ/ | ek /ek/ | ik /ɪk/ | eg /eː/ | ik /ik/ |
| You | du /dʉː/ | du /dʉː/ | du /dʉː/ | þú /θuː/ | du /duː/ | tú /tʉuː/ | thū /θuː/ |
| We | me /meː/ | vi /viː/ | vi /viː/ | vér /veːr/ | wi /viː/ | vit /viːt/ | wī /wiː/ |
| Name | namn /nɑmn/ | navn /nɑʋn/ | namn /namn/ | nafn /nafn/ | Naam /naːm/ | navn /naun/ | nama /ˈnama/ |
| Person | menneske /ˈmɛnːəskə/ | menneske /ˈmɛnːəskə/ | människa /ˈmɛnːɪɧa/ | maðr /maðr/ | Minsch /mɪnʃ/ | menniskja /ˈmɛnːɪʃa/ | — |
| Head | hovud /ˈhuːvʉ/ | hode /ˈhuːdə/ | huvud /ˈhʉːvɵd/ | hǫfuð /ˈhɔvuð/ | Kopp /kɔp/ | høvd /hœtː/ | hāved /ˈhaːved/ |
| Eye | auga /æʉɡɑ/ | øye /øjə/ | öga /øːɡa/ | auga /ɑuɣɑ/ | Oog /oːx/ | eyga /ɛiːja/ | āge /aːɣe/ |
| Ear | øyra /øːyra/ | øre /øːrə/ | öra /øːra/ | eyra /øyra/ | Ohr /oːr/ | oyra /ɔiːra/ | are /ˈaːrə/ |
| Nose | nase /ˈnɑːsə/ | nese /ˈneːsə/ | näsa /ˈnɛːsa/ | nef /nɛv/ | Nees /neːs/ | nøs /nøːs/ | nose /nozə/ |
| Mouth | munn /mʉnː/ | munn /mʉnː/ | mun /mɵn/ | munnr /munːr/ | Muul /muːl/ | munnur /ˈmʊnːʊɹ/ | mūth /muːθ/ |
| Tooth | tann /tanː/ | tann /tɑnː/ | tand /tand/ | tǫnn /tɔnː/ | Tähn /tɛːn/ | tonn /tɔnː/ | tōth /toːθ/ |
| Tongue | tunge /ˈtʉŋə/ | tunge /ˈtʊŋə/ | tunga /ˈtɵŋa/ | tunga /ˈtuŋɡa/ | Tung /tʊŋ/ | tunga /ˈtʊŋɡa/ | tunge /ˈtuŋɡe/ |
| Hand | hand /hɑnd/ | hånd /hɔnː/ | hand /hand/ | hǫnd /hɔnd/ | Hand /hant/ | hond /hɔnt/ | hond /hond/ |
| Foot | fot /fuːt/ | fot /fuːt/ | fot /fuːt/ | fótr /foːtr/ | Foot /fɔʊ̯t/ | fótur /ˈfɔuːtʊɹ/ | fōt /foːt/ |
| Heart | hjarte /jɑːrtə/ | hjerte /ˈjæʈə/ | hjärta /ˈjæʈːa/ | hjarta /hjɑrtɑ/ | Hart /haɐt/ | hjarta /jaɹta/ | herte /heɾte/ |
| Bone | bein /bæɪn/ | bein /bæɪn/ | ben /beːn/ | bein /bɛin/ | Knaken /ˈknaːkən/ | bein /baiːn/ | bēn /beːn/ |
| Blood | blod /bluː/ | blod /bluː/ | blod /bluːd/ | blóð /bloːð/ | Bloot /bloːt/ | blóð /bloːʊ/ | blōd /bloːd/ |
| Poop | bæsj /bæʃ/ | bæsj /bæʃ/ | bajs /bajs/ | drit /drit/ | Schiet /ʃiːt/ | kúkur /kʉːkʊr/ | — |
| Love | kjærleik /çæːrlɛik/ | kjærlighet /ˈçæːɭɪˌheːt/ | kärlek /ɕæːɭɛk/ | ást /ɑːst/ | Leev /leːf/ | kærleiki /kɛaːɹlaiːtʃɪ/ | minne /minːe/ |
| Tree | tre /treː/ | tre /treː/ | träd /trɛːd/ | tré /treː/ | Boom /boːm/ | træ /tɹɛaː/ | bām /baːm/ |
| Dog | hund /hʉnd/ | hund /hʉnː/ | hund /hɵnd/ | hundr /hundr/ | Hund /hʊnt/ | hundur /hʊntʊɹ/ | hund /hund/ |
| Cat | katt /kɑtː/ | katt /kɑtː/ | katt /katː/ | kǫttr /kɔtːr/ | Katt /kat/ | ketta /tʃɛhta/ | katte /katːe/ |
| Fish | fisk /fɪsk/ | fisk /fɪsk/ | fisk /fɪsk/ | fiskr /fiskr/ | Fisch /fɪʃ/ | fiskur /ˈfɪskʊɹ/ | fisk /fisk/ |
| Bird | fugl /fʉːl/ | fugl /fʉːɡl/ | fågel /ˈfoːɡɛl/ | fugl /fuɡl/ | Vagel /ˈfaːɣəl/ | fuglur /ˈfuːlʊɹ/ | fugel /ˈfuɡəl/ |
| Butterfly | sommarfugl /ˈsɔmɑrfʉːl/ | sommerfugl /ˈsɔmərfʉːl/ | fjäril /ˈfjæːrɪl/ | fífrildi /fiːfrildi/ | Sommervagel /ˈzɔmɐfaːɣəl/ | firvaldur /ˈfɪɹvaldʊɹ/ | — |
| Egg | egg /æɡ/ | egg /æɡ/ | ägg /ɛɡː/ | egg /ɛɡː/ | Ei /ai/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | ei /ɛi/ |
| Bear | bjørn /bjœːɳ/ | bjørn /bjœːɳ/ | björn /bjœːɳ/ | bjǫrn /bjɔrn/ | Boor /boːr/ | bjørn /bjœɹn/ | — |
| Horse | hest /hɛst/ | hest /hɛst/ | häst /hɛst/ | hestr /hestr/ | Peerd /peːrt/ | hestur /ˈhɛstʊr/ | hors /hors/ |
| House | hus /huːs/ | hus /hʉːs/ | hus /hʉːs/ | hús /huːs/ | Huus /huːs/ | hús /huːs/ | hūs /huːs/ |
| Milk | mjølk /mjœlk/ | melk /mɛlk/ | mjölk /mjœlk/ | mjólk /mjoːlk/ | Melk /mɛlk/ | mjólk /mjɔulk/ | melok /ˈmelok/ |
| Honey | honning /ˈhɔnːɪŋ/ | honning /ˈhɔnːɪŋ/ | honung /ˈhoːnɵŋ/ | hunang /ˈhunɑŋɡ/ | Honnig /ˈhɔnɪç/ | hunangur /ˈhuːnaŋɡʊɹ/ | hunich /ˈhunix/ |
| Salt | salt /sɑlt/ | salt /sɑlt/ | salt /salt/ | salt /salt/ | Solt /zɔlt/ | salt /salt/ | salt /salt/ |
| Wine | vin /viːn/ | vin /viːn/ | vin /viːn/ | vín /viːn/ | Wien /viːn/ | vín /vʊin/ | wīn /wiːn/ |
| Rice | ris /riːs/ | ris /riːs/ | ris /riːs/ | — | Ries /riːs/ | rís /rʊis/ | — |
| Chocolate | sjokolade /ʃukuˈlɑːdə/ | sjokolade /ʃukuˈlɑːdə/ | choklad /ɕʊˈklɑːd/ | — | Schokolaad /ʃokoˈlaːt/ | sjokuláta /ˈʃoːʰkʊlɔɑːʰta/ | — |
| Iron | jarn /jɑːɳ/ | jern /jæːɳ/ | järn /jæːɳ/ | járn /jaːrn/ | Iesen /ˈiːzn̩/ | jarn /jaɳ/ | īsern /ˈiːsern/ |
| Wheel | hjul /jʉːl/ | hjul /juːl/ | hjul /juːl/ | hjól /hjoːl/ | Rad /raːt/ | hjól /tʃɔuːl/ | hwēl /hweːl/ |
| Silk | silke /ˈsɪlkə/ | silke /ˈsɪlkə/ | silke /ˈsɪlkɛ/ | silki /silki/ | Sied /ziː/ | silki /ˈsɪltʃɪ/ | — |
| Book | bok /buːk/ | bok /buːk/ | bok /buːk/ | bók /boːk/ | Book /boːk/ | bók /pɔuːk/ | bōk /boːk/ |
| Eat | eta /eːtɑ/ | spise /spiːsə/ | äta /ɛːta/ | eta /etɑ/ | eten /eːtn̩/ | eta /eːta/ | eta /etɑ/ |
| Drink | drikka /drɪkːɑ/ | drikke /drɪkːə/ | dricka /drɪkːa/ | drekka /drekːɑ/ | drinken /drɪŋkn̩/ | drekka /tɹɛhka/ | drinka /dɾinkɑ/ |
| Sleep | sova /ˈsuːva/ | sove /ˈsuːvə/ | sova /ˈsuːva/ | sofa /ˈsova/ | slapen /ˈslaːpn̩/ | sova /ˈsɔːva/ | slēpa /ˈsleːpa/ |
| One | ein /ɛɪn/ | en /eːn/ | en /eːn/ | einn /ɛinː/ | een /eːn/ | ein /ain/ | ān /aːn/ |
| Two | to /tuː/ | to /tuː/ | två /tvoː/ | tveir /tveir/ | twee /tveː/ | tveir /tvaɪɹ/ | twā /twaː/ |
| Three | tre /treː/ | tre /treː/ | tre /treː/ | þrír /θriːr/ | dree /dreː/ | tríggir /ˈtɹʊdʒːɪɹ/ | thrē /θreː/ |
| Four | fire /ˈfiːrə/ | fire /ˈfiːrə/ | fyra /ˈfyːra/ | fjórir /fjoːrir/ | veer /feːɐ̯/ | fýra /ˈfʊiɹa/ | fiuwer /ˈfiuwer/ |
| Five | fem /fɛm/ | fem /fɛm/ | fem /fɛmː/ | fimm /fimː/ | fief /fiːf/ | fimm /fɪmː/ | fīf /fiːf/ |
| Hundred | hundre /ˈhʉndrə/ | hundre /ˈhʉndrə/ | hundra /ˈhɵndra/ | hundrað /hundrɑð/ | hunnert /ˈhʊnɐt/ | hundrað /ˈhʊndɹa/ | hundred /hundred/ |
| Hello | hei /hɛɪ/ | hei /hɛɪ/ | hej /hɛj/ | heill /hɛilː/ | Moin /mɔɪn/ | hey /hɛi/ | heil /heil/ |
| Thank you | takk /tɑkː/ | takk /tɑkː/ | tack /takː/ | þǫkk /θɔkː/ | Dankschöön /daŋkʃøːn/ | takk /tʰahk/ | thank /θank/ |
| Good | god /ɡuːd/ | bra /brɑː/ | bra /brɑː/ | góðr /ɡoːðr/ | goot /ɡoːt/ | góður /kɔuːʊɹ/ | gōd /ɡoːd/ |
| New | ny /nyː/ | ny /nyː/ | ny /nyː/ | nýr /nyːr/ | nee /neː/ | nýggjur /ˈnʊdʒːʊɹ/ | nī /niː/ |
| Red | raud /rœʉd/ | rød /røː/ | röd /røːd/ | rauðr /rɔuðr/ | root /roːt/ | reyður /ˈɹɛiːjʊɹ/ | rād /raːd/ |
| White | kvit /kviːt/ | hvit /ʋiːt/ | vit /viːt/ | hvítr /hwiːtr/ | witt /vɪt/ | hvítur /kvʊiːtʊɹ/ | hwīt /hwiːt/ |
| Black | svart /svɑrt/ | svart /svɑʈ/ | svart /svart/ | svartr /svartr/ | swart /svart/ | svartur /ˈsvaʂtʊɹ/ | swart /swart/ |
| Green | grøn /ɡrøːn/ | grønn /ɡrœnː/ | grön /ɡrøːn/ | grǿnn /ɡrøːnː/ | gröön /ɡrøːn/ | grønur /ˈɡrøːnʊr/ | grēne /ˈɡreːne/ |
| Blue | blå /bloː/ | blå /bloː/ | blå /bloː/ | blár /blaːr/ | blau /blaʊ/ | bláur /ˈblɔaːɹʊɹ/ | — |
| Cuckoo | gauk /ɡæʉk/ | gjøk /jøːk/ | gök /jøːk/ | gaukr /ˈɡɔukr̩/ | Kukuk /ˈkuːkuk/ | geykur /ˈtʃɛiːkʊr/ | — |
| Computer | datamaskin /ˈdɑːtamaˌʃiːn/ | datamaskin /ˈdɑːtamaˌʃiːn/ | dator /ˈdɑːtɔr/ | — | Computer /kɔmˈpjuːtɐ/ | telda /ˈtʰɛlda/ | — |
| Wi-Fi | wifi /ˈviːfi/ | wifi /ˈviːfi/ | wifi /ˈwiːfi/ | — | — | — | — |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsʉːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsʉːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsʉːɧi/ | skreið /ˈskreið/ | Sushi /ˈzuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ | — |
| Tea | te /teː/ | te /tʰeː/ | te /tʰeː/ | — | Tee /teː/ | te /tʰeː/ | — |
| Coffee | kaffi /ˈkɑfːi/ | kaffe /ˈkɑfːə/ | kaffe /ˈkafːɛ/ | — | Koffie /ˈkɔfi/ | kaffi /ˈkafːɪ/ | — |
| Sugar | sukker /ˈsʊkːər/ | sukker /ˈsʊkːər/ | socker /ˈsɔkːɛr/ | — | Sucker /ˈzʊkɐ/ | sukur /ˈsuːkʊɹ/ | — |
| Orange | appelsin /ɑpəlˈsiːn/ | appelsin /ɑpəlˈsiːn/ | apelsin /apɛlˈsiːn/ | — | Apelsien /apəlˈziːn/ | appilsin /aʰpɪlˈsiːn/ | — |
| Ninety-nine | nittini /ˈnɪtːiˌniː/ | nittini /ˈnɪtːiˌniː/ | nittionio /ˈnɪtːiuˌniːu/ | níu ok níu tigir /niːu ɔk niːu ˈtiɣir/ | negenunnegentig /ˈneːɡn̩ʊnˌneːɡn̩tɪç/ | níggju og níti /nʊdʒːʊ ɔ nʊitɪ/ | — |
| Dopamine | dopamin /dʉpaˈmiːn/ | dopamin /dʉpaˈmiːn/ | dopamin /dɔpaˈmiːn/ | — | Dopamin /dopaˈmiːn/ | Dopamin /doːpaˈmiːn/ | — |
| At sign | krøllalfa /ˈkrœlːɑlfɑ/ | krøllalfa /ˈkrœlːɑlfɑ/ | snabel-a /ˈsnɑːbɛlɑː/ | — | — | kurla /ˈkʰʊɭa/ | — |
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