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Høgnorsk

UK/ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/

Høgnorsk proper noun: conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål.

Proper noun

Høgnorsk

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

Origin of Høgnorsk

Borrowed from Norwegian høgnorsk (“High Norwegian”).

Questions about Høgnorsk

What does Høgnorsk mean?
Høgnorsk means conservative, unofficial and little used variety of the Norwegian language form Nynorsk that resists the attempted merger with Bokmål.
What part of speech is Høgnorsk?
Høgnorsk is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Høgnorsk?
Høgnorsk is pronounced /ˈhɜːɡnɔːsk/ (UK).

Words near Høgnorsk in the dictionary

  1. Hökarängen
  2. Hönne
  3. hörnesite
  4. Höxter
  5. Höðr
  6. Høgnorsk
  7. Høje-Taastrup
  8. Hønefoss
  9. hübnerite
  10. hübnerites
  11. Hübschmann

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