møy
See also: moy
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse mey, accusative of mær. Compare Danish mø, Faroese moy, Icelandic mey, and Swedish mö.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]møy f or m (definite singular møya or møyen, indefinite plural møyer, definite plural møyene)
- maiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman
- virgin
Synonyms
[edit]- (virgin) jomfru (Nynorsk also)
References
[edit]“møy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse mey, accusative of mær. Compare Danish mø, Faroese moy, Icelandic mey, and Swedish mö.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]møy f (definite singular møya, indefinite plural møyer or møyar, definite plural møyene or møyane)
- maiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman
- virgin
Synonyms
[edit]- (virgin) jomfru (Bokmål also)
References
[edit]“møy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
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- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns