vei – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Norwegian Bokmål noun forms of vei

Noun: vei
Gender: Masculine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.vei
Pl.veier

Definite

Sg.veien
Pl.veiene

Sample Sentences

  • ligge på veien (to be on the way (and thus not a detour))
  • bane vei(en) til (to pave (literally cleave, clear) the way for)

Etymology

Inherited from Danish vej, from Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz. See: Danish Nouns 'vej', Danish Nouns 'vej', Old Norse Nouns 'vegr'.

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