norwegian

«norwegian» in Mova's school dictionary: From or to do with Norway, a country in northern Europe — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Norwegian); noun (a Norwegian, Norwegians; Norwegian — the language)

meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) From or to do with Norway, a country in northern Europe. tree →

2) (noun) A person from Norway. tree →

3) (noun) The language spoken in Norway. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons about Europe and Scandinavia, fjords and the Arctic. In history, Vikings came partly from what is now Norway. Phrases: Norwegian fjords, Norwegian forest cat, speak Norwegian.

examples

• Norwegian fjords are long, deep sea inlets. tree →
• My pen pal is Norwegian. tree →
• Many Norwegians love skiing. tree →
• She is learning to speak Norwegian. tree →
• The Norwegian flag has a blue cross. tree →
• We read about a Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole. tree →
• A Norwegian forest cat has very thick fur. tree →
• The old goblin is a true-hearted, honest, old Norwegian graybeard; cheerful and straightforward. tree →

note

Always a capital N: Norwegian. Spelling trap: Norw-E-gian, not «Norweigan». The country is Norway.

In the corpora

• Norwegian lemmings are bold and brightly coloured, and they often squeak and stand their ground against much bigger animals.
• Some breeds, like the Norwegian puffin dog, have six toes on each foot for climbing cliffs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «norwegian» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.