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emne

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Norwegian emne or Swedish ämne, from Old Norse efni (material, matter), Doublet of evne (ability) (see that).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛmnə/, [ˈɛmnə]

Noun

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emne n (singular definite emnet, plural indefinite emner)

  1. subject, topic, theme
  2. blank (a piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation)
  3. candidate

Declension

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish emne, borrowed from Norwegian emne, from Old Norse efni.

Noun

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emne n (definite singular emnet, indefinite plural emner, definite plural emna or emnene)

  1. a topic, subject or theme

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Doublet of evne. Cognate with Faroese evni, Icelandic efni.

Noun

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emne n (definite singular emnet, indefinite plural emne, definite plural emna)

  1. a material, matter, substance
    Synonyms: to, vyrke, tilfang
  2. anything with potential to become something
    kjerringemnewife material
  3. a topic, subject or theme
  4. an ability; means, gifts
    Synonym: evne

Derived terms

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References

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Old English

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Adverb

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emne

  1. Alternative form of efne