fyrverkeri

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Calque of German Feuerwerk, same as Swedish fyrverkeri and Danish fyrværkeri.

Compare also Dutch and Afrikaans vuurwerk, English fireworks, Russian фейерверк (fejerverk).

Noun

fyrverkeri n (definite singular fyrverkeriet, indefinite plural fyrverkeri or fyrverkerier, definite plural fyrverkeria or fyrverkeriene)

  1. a firework
  2. fireworks (the singular form can also mean a display of fireworks)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

Calque of German Feuerwerk, same as Swedish fyrverkeri and Danish fyrværkeri.

Compare also Dutch and Afrikaans vuurwerk, English fireworks, Russian фейерверк (fejerverk).

Noun

fyrverkeri n (definite singular fyrverkeriet, indefinite plural fyrverkeri, definite plural fyrverkeria)

  1. a firework
  2. fireworks (the singular form can also mean a display of fireworks)

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of German Feuerwerk through older Swedish feurvärkerij, same as Norwegian Nynorsk fyrverkeri and Danish fyrværkeri.

Compare also Dutch and Afrikaans vuurwerk, English fireworks, Russian фейерверк (fejerverk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʏrvɛrkɛrˈiː/,

Noun

fyrverkeri n

  1. (often in the plural) fireworks (fireworks display)
    kolla på fyrverkeri(er)
    watch fireworks
    kolla på fyrverkerierna
    watch the fireworks
  2. (often in the plural) fireworks ((set of) firework devices (for a fireworks display))
    Synonym: fyrverkeripjäser

Usage notes

Usually refers to a single fireworks display in both the singular and plural in (sense 1).

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