formue

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vormoge, from vormogen (to be able to, capable of), borrowed as Danish to be able to.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔrmuːə/, [ˈfɒːˌmuːə]

Noun

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formue c (singular definite formuen, plural indefinite formuer)

  1. fortune
  2. capital
  3. property

Inflection

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vormoge.

Noun

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formue m (definite singular formuen, indefinite plural formuer, definite plural formuene)

  1. fortune, wealth
    det huset må ha kostet en formue - that house must have cost a fortune

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vormoge.

Noun

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formue m (definite singular formuen, indefinite plural formuar, definite plural formuane)

  1. fortune, wealth
    ein liten formue - a small fortune

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