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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 |
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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 |
Singular |
Irregular Indefinite Plural |
Singular = Indefinite Plural |
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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) |
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