lefse – Norwegian Nynorsk noun declension

Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms of lefse

Noun: lefse
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.lefse
Pl.lefser

Definite

Sg.lefsa
Pl.lefsene

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like lefse

sydame, sengre, flytebrygge, sjappe, smidje, smerte, smelle, smekke, slynge, slette, slegge, sleipe, skøyte, soleie, smørje, sildre, sløyfe, brennesle, skunde, skuffe, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Old Norse *leifsa, an s-derivative of Old Norse leifr (hleifr). Cognate with Shetlandic lefsi and Swedish dialectal läfsa. See: Old Norse Nouns '*leifsa', Old Norse Nouns 'hleifr'.

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