kjendis
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Swedish kändis (“celebrity”) (with the suffix -is from Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is), from känd (“known, famous”), past participle of känna (“to know”), from Old Swedish kænna (“to make known”), from Old Norse kenna (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to make known”), from *kunnaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (“to know, recognize”), from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kjendis m (definite singular kjendisen, indefinite plural kjendiser, definite plural kjendisene)
- a celebrity (a famous person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments)
- 1968, Bergens Arbeiderblad, page 5:
- kändis vil jeg ikke være, sier skuespilleren Carsten Byhring
- I do not want to be a celebrity, says actor Carsten Byhring
- 1968, Dagbladet, page 4:
- i løpet av åtte år er [politikeren Finn] Gustavsen blitt en av våre fremste politiske kjendiser
- In the course of eight years, Gustavsen has become one of our foremost political celebrities
- 1970, Kirke og kultur, page 4:
- «kjendiser» fra kirkelige organisasjoner
- "celebrities" from church organizations
- 1973, Einar Pedersen, Takk for mitt liv, page 41:
- [jeg kom] i kontakt med mange interessante mennesker – kjendiser fra inn- og utland
- in contact with many interesting people - celebrities from home and abroad
- 1992, Stein Mehren, Det forseglede budskap, page 76:
- intetsigende kjendis
- bland celebrity
- 2012, Nils Gullak Horvei, Følg meg:
- Grete ble stadig bedt på events og fester med kjendiser
- Grete was constantly asked to events and parties with celebrities
Derived terms
References
- “kjendis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kjendis” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “kjendis” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
kjendis m (definite singular kjendisen, indefinite plural kjendisar, definite plural kjendisane)
Synonyms
References
- “kjendis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.