abc-barn – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Noun: abc-barn
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.	abc-barn
Pl.	abc-barn

Definite

Sg.	abc-barnet
Pl.	abc-barna; abc-barnene

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like abc-barn

kretsløp, kroppsvev, sexliv, samråd, samvær, samløp, sesongkort, cappella-kor, solbær, sjøfly, sjøliv, betongrør, passasjertog, passasjerfly, skritt, skjerf, skjegg, skjold, fenakjøtt, selvmord, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

abc + barn, first part from the first three letters of the Norwegian alphabet, a, b and c. Last part from Old Norse barn (“child”), from Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'barn'.

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