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Danish
Etymology
Possibly from (obsolete) størres (“to increase”) + -else (“act of”). The verb goes back to Old Norse stœra (“to make bigger”), from Proto-Germanic *stōrijaną, derived from *stōraz (“big, strong”). Alternatively, the Danish noun is derived directly from the adjective stor, compare tykkelse.
Pronunciation
Noun
størrelse c (singular definite størrelsen, plural indefinite størrelser)
- size
- dimensions pl
- height
- extent
- volume
- magnitude
- class
- area
- amount
- quantity
- entity
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
størrelse m (definite singular størrelsen, indefinite plural størrelser, definite plural størrelsene)
- size
Hva er størrelsen på elefanten?- What is the size of the elephant?
- a size
T-skjortene har mange forskjellige farger og størrelser.- The T-shirts have many different colours and sizes.
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Norwegian Bokmål størrelse.
Noun
størrelse m (definite singular størrelsen, indefinite plural størrelsar, definite plural størrelsane)
- size
Kva er størrelsen på elefanten?- What is the size of the elephant?
- a size
T-skjortene har mange ulike fargar og størrelsar.- The T-shirts have many different colours and sizes.
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