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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Verbal noun form of kjøpe (“to buy, purchase”), from Danish købe (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Danish køpæ (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Norse kaupa (“to buy, purchase”), from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz (noun), from Latin caupō (“tradesman, innkeeper, shopkeeper, tavern-keeper”).
Noun
kjøp n (definite singular kjøpet, indefinite plural kjøp, definite plural kjøpa or kjøpene)
- a purchase, or buy (informal)
- et godt kjøp - a good buy
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
kjøp
- imperative of kjøpe
References
- “kjøp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kaup.
Noun
kjøp n (definite singular kjøpet, indefinite plural kjøp, definite plural kjøpa)
- a purchase, or buy (informal)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
kjøp
- imperative of kjøpe
References
- “kjøp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.