Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

høgnorsk

/ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: høg-norsk
IPA: /ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian høgnorsk (“High Norwegian”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/

Questions

How do you pronounce høgnorsk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/.
What does høgnorsk mean?: conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål
Where does høgnorsk come from?: Borrowed from Norwegian høgnorsk (“High Norwegian”).

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