barnehage

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From barn (“child”) +‎ -e- (euphonic interfix) +‎ hage (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten. Compare Danish børnehave, Faroese barnagarður, Swedish barnträdgård.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.ne.ˌhaː.ɡe/, [ˈbɑː.ɳə.ˌhɑː.ɡə]

Noun[edit]

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehager, definite plural barnehagene)

  1. kindergarten, nursery school

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From barn (“child”) +‎ hage, a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑjə/, /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑɡə/

Noun[edit]

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehagar, definite plural barnehagane)

  1. kindergarten, nursery school

References[edit]

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