jente

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /²jɛntə/

Noun

jente f or m (definite singular jenta or jenten, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)

a girl

Synonyms

pike

Derived terms

References

“jente” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²jɛntə/

Noun

jente f (definite singular jenta, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)

a girl

Derived terms

References

“jente” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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