fjonete

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From fjon +‎ -ete.

Adjective[edit]

fjonete (indeclinable)

  1. (of hair) downy, feathery, fluffy, soft

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fjon +‎ -ete.

Adjective[edit]

fjonete (indeclinable)

  1. (of hair) downy, feathery, fluffy, soft
    • 1991, Annemarie Schmidt, Bjørnen [The Bear], Oslo: Samlaget, page 12:
      I den første tida ligg [ungane] blinde og fjonute på den varme magen til binna.
      To begin with, [the cubs] lie blind and fluffy on the warm belly of the she-bear.

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