barnehage
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From barn (“child”) + -e- (euphonic interfix) + hage (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten. Compare Danish børnehave, Faroese barnagarður, Swedish barnträdgård.
Pronunciation
Noun
barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehager, definite plural barnehagene)
Alternative forms
References
- “barnehage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “barnehage” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From barn (“child”) + hage + (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten.
Pronunciation
Noun
barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehagar, definite plural barnehagane)
References
- “barnehage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.