Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nynorsk

/ˈnunɔɹsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: nynorsk
IPA: /ˈnunɔɹsk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.

Example Sentences

"While 85-90% of Norwegians today use Bokmål as their written standard, Nynorsk is only used by about 10-15% of the population. Fosse’s English translator Damion Searls says many Nynorsk speakers see him “as a kind of national hero” for his championing of the language."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjazder. Proto-Norse ᚾᛁᚹᚨᛉ (niwaʀ) Proto-Norse *ᚾᛁᚹᛦ (*niwʀ) Old Norse *ᚾᛁᚢᛦ (*niuʀ) Old Norse nȳʀ Old Norse nýr Norwegian Nynorsk ny Norwegian Nynorsk ny- Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-Germanic *ōnijaz Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz Old Norse norðrǿnn Old Norse norrǿnn Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Old Norse -skr Middle Norwegian nornskrder. Norwegian Nynorsk norsk Norwegian Nynorsk nynorskbor. English Nynorsk Borrowed from Norwegian nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”, literally “New Norwegian”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnunɔɹsk/
British English: /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/

Frequently Paired Words

høgnorsk bokmål landsmål riksmål

Synonyms

New Norwegian Norwegian Nynorsk landsmal landsmaal

Questions

How do you pronounce nynorsk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnunɔɹsk/.
What does nynorsk mean?: One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.
Where does nynorsk come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjazder. Proto-Norse ᚾᛁᚹᚨᛉ (niwaʀ) Proto-Norse *ᚾᛁᚹᛦ (*niwʀ) Old Norse *ᚾᛁᚢᛦ (*niuʀ) Old Norse nȳʀ Old Norse nýr Norwegian Nynorsk ny Norwegian Nynorsk ny- Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-Germanic *ōnijaz Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz Old Norse norðrǿnn Old Norse norrǿnn Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Old Norse -skr Middle Norwegian nornskrder. Norwegian Nynorsk norsk Norwegian Nynorsk nynorskbor. English Nynorsk Borrowed from Norwegian nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”, literally “New Norwegian”).

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