bestemor – Norwegian Nynorsk noun declension

Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms of bestemor

Noun: bestemor
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.bestemor
Pl.bestemødrer

Definite

Sg.bestemora; bestemori
Pl.bestemødrene

Sample Sentences

  • The lie has a mother's hate and a grandmother's sorrow. [Løgna har hatet til mor, og sorga til bestemor. (proverb about lies)]

Nouns inflected like bestemor

bestemor,

Etymology

From beste (“the best”) + mor (“mother”), after Dutch and Middle Low German beste moder, literally "best mother". The use of beste- may be a reference to the state of being a generation older than the parents (compare the use of grand- in grandmother).

Verbs referencing "bestemor"

Norwegian Bokmål Nouns bestemor.

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