fjonete

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From fjon +‎ -ete.

Adjective

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fjonete (indeclinable)

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From fjon +‎ -ete.

Adjective

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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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