gjenta

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gjen- +‎ ta.

Verb

gjenta (imperative gjenta, present tense gjentar, passive gjentas, simple past gjentok, past participle gjentatt, present participle gjentakende)

  1. to repeat, reiterate

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From gjen- +‎ ta.

Alternative forms

Verb

gjenta (present tense gjentek or gjentar, past tense gjentok, supine gjenteke or gjentatt, past participle gjenteken or gjentatt, present participle gjentakande, passive infinitive gjentakast, imperative gjenta)

  1. to repeat, reiterate
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse genta.

Noun

gjenta f (definite singular gjenta, indefinite plural gjenter or gjentor, definite plural gjentene or gjentone)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of gjente (non-standard since 1959)
  2. definite singular of gjente (non-standard since 1959)

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