avstand

See also: avstånd

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Abstand.

Noun

avstand m (definite singular avstanden, indefinite plural avstander, definite plural avstandene)

1. distance

Derived terms

• gangavstand

References

• “avstand” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Calque of German Abstand, itself a calque of Latin distantia. Compare Swedish avstånd and Danish afstand

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːʋstan/

Noun

avstand m (definite singular avstanden, indefinite plural avstandar, definite plural avstandane)

1. distance

   Kva er avstanden herfrå til byen?

   What's the distance from here to the city?

Derived terms

• gangavstand

References

• “avstand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.