nate-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

nøtte-
(archaic) nata-^[1]

Etymology

From Old Norse hnata, genitive plural of hnot f (“nut”).

Prefix

nate-

(non-standard since 2012) prefixal of nòt (“nut”)

Usage notes

This construction was made obsolete by the spelling reform of 2012.^[2] The currently correct way to construct compounds is with an -e- infix.

References

^ Cf. Ivar Aasen (1850) “Not”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
^ Decision detailed in this PDF document (in Norwegian) from the Language Council of Norway (p. 67).

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