tilbakegang

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tilbake +‎ gang. Cognate with Danish tilbagegang.

Noun

tilbakegang m (definite singular tilbakegangen, indefinite plural tilbakeganger, definite plural tilbakegangene)

1. decline
2. recession
3. retreat (e.g. of a glacier)

References

• “tilbakegang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From tilbake +‎ gang.

Noun

tilbakegang m (definite singular tilbakegangen, indefinite plural tilbakegangar, definite plural tilbakegangane)

1. decline
2. recession
3. retreat (e.g. of a glacier)

References

• “tilbakegang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.