Norwegian Plural Nouns

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Plural Nouns in Norwegian

Masculine nouns generally add -er or -r to the indefinite singular noun to form the indefinite plural, and -ene or -ne to form the definite plural. The names of jobs ending in -er only add -e and -ne in these cases. Neuter nouns that are more than one syllable form plural nouns the same way as masculine nouns. Neuter nouns that are only one syllable, however, add nothing to form the indefinite plural and either -ene or -a to form the definite plural.

Singular	Indefinite Plural		Definite Plural
en fisk	fisker	some fish	fiskene	the fishes
en hage	hager	some gardens	hagene	the gardens
en baker	bakere	some bakers	bakerne	the bakers
et vindu	vinduer	some windows	vinduene	the windows
et hus	hus	some houses	husene	the houses
et barn	barn	some children	barna	the children

Irregular plural nouns in Norwegian

Singular	Irregular Indefinite Plural		Singular = Indefinite Plural
and	ender	duck(s)	angrep (n)	attack(s)
bok	bøker	book(s)	besøk (n)	visit(s)
bonde	bønder	peasant(s)	eventyr (n)	tale(s), story(ies)
fot	føtter	foot(feet)	feil	error(s), mistake(s)
hånd	hender	hand(s)	forhold	circumstance(s)
håndkle	håndklær	hand towel(s)	høve (n)	opportunity(ies)
kne (n)	knær	knee(s)	kreps	crawfish(es)
kraft	krefter	strength	mus	mouse(s)
ku	kyr	cow(s)	mygg	mosquito(es)
natt	netter	night(s)	sild	herring(s)
mann	menn	man(men)	sko	shoe(s)
rand	render	edge(s)	spiker	nail(s)
rot	røtter	root(s)	ting	thing(s)
sted (n)	steder	place(s)	våpen	weapon(s)
stang	stenger	bar(s)
strand	strender	beach(es)
tang	tenger	pincher(s)
tann	tenner	tooth(teeth)
tre	trær	tree(s)
tå	tær	toe(s)
øye	øyne	eye(s)