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Family Flashcards

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barnebarn

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Noun

barnebarn n (

  • definite singular barnebarnet,
  • indefinite plural barnebarn,
  • definite plural barnebarna or barnebarnene)

a grandchild (child of someone’s child)

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bestefar

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Noun

bestefar m (

  • definite singular bestefaren,
  • indefinite plural bestefedre,
  • definite plural bestefedrene)

a grandfather

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besteforelder

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Noun

besteforelder m (

  • definite singular besteforelderen,
  • indefinite plural besteforeldre,
  • definite plural besteforeldrene)

a grandparent

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bestemor

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Noun

bestemor m or f (

  • definite singular bestemoren or bestemora,
  • indefinite plural bestemødre or bestemødrer,
  • definite plural bestemødrene)

a grandmother (paternal or maternal; mother of someone’s parent)

  • Livet har mange begynnelser. En av dem er den dagen en blir bestemor. (Gudrun Vinsrygg)
  • Life has many beginnings. One of them is the day one becomes a grandmother.
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bror

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Noun

bror m (

  • definite singular broren,
  • indefinite plural brødre,
  • definite plural brødrene)

a brother

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bryllup

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Noun

bryllup n (

  • definite singular bryllupet,
  • indefinite plural bryllup or brylluper,
  • definite plural bryllupa or bryllupene)

a wedding

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datter

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Noun

datter m or f (

  • definite singular dattera or datteren,
  • indefinite plural døtre or døtrer,
  • definite plural døtrene)

a daughter

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ektefelle

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Noun

ektefelle m (

  • definite singular ektefellen,
  • indefinite plural ektefeller,
  • definite plural ektefellene)

a spouse (husband or wife)

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ektemann

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Noun

ektemann m (

  • definite singular ektemannen,
  • indefinite plural ektemenn,
  • definite plural ektemennene)

a husband

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ektepar

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Noun

ektepar n (

  • definite singular ekteparet,
  • indefinite plural ektepar,
  • definite plural ektepara or ekteparene)

a married couple (man and woman who are married to each other)

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ekteskap

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Noun

ekteskap n (

  • definite singular ekteskapet,
  • indefinite plural ekteskap or ekteskaper,
  • definite plural ekteskapa or ekteskapene)

a marriage

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en tvillingbror

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a twin brother

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enebarn

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Noun

enebarn n (

  • definite singular enebarnet,
  • indefinite plural enebarn,
  • definite plural enebarna or enebarnene)

only child

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familie

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Noun

familie m (

  • definite singular familien,
  • indefinite plural familier,
  • definite plural familiene)
  1. a family (father, mother and their sons and daughters)
  2. (biology) family (a principal taxonomic category)
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far

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Noun

far m (

  • definite singular faren,
  • indefinite plural fedre,
  • definite plural fedrene)

a father

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farfar

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Noun

farfar m (

  • definite singular farfaren,
  • indefinite plural farfedre,
  • definite plural farfedrene)

paternal grandfather

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farmor

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Noun

farmor m or f (

  • definite singular farmora or farmoren,
  • indefinite plural farmødre or farmødrer,
  • definite plural farmødrene)

paternal grandmother

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fetter

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Noun

fetter m (

  • definite singular fetteren,
  • indefinite plural fettere,
  • definite plural fetterne)

a cousin (male)

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forelder

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Noun

forelder m (

  • definite singular forelderen,
  • indefinite plural foreldre,
  • definite plural foreldra or foreldrene)

a parent

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kusine

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Noun

kusine f or m (

  • definite singular kusina or kusinen,
  • indefinite plural kusiner,
  • definite plural kusinene)

a cousin (female)

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lillesøster

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Noun

lillesøster m or f (

  • definite singular lillesøstra or lillesøsteren,
  • indefinite plural lillesøstre or lillesøstrer,
  • definite plural lillesøstrene)

little sister (a sister younger than the person talking or being discussed)

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mamma

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Noun

mamma m (

  • definite singular mammaen,
  • indefinite plural mammaer,
  • definite plural mammaene)

mother

Synonym: mor

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mor

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Noun

mor m or f (

  • definite singular mora or moren,
  • indefinite plural mødre or mødrer,
  • definite plural mødrene)

a mother

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morfar

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Noun

morfar m (

  • definite singular morfaren,
  • indefinite plural morfedre,
  • definite plural morfedrene)

a mother’s father; maternal grandfather

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mormor

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Noun

mormor m or f (

  • definite singular mormora or mormoren,
  • indefinite plural mormødre or mormødrer,
  • definite plural mormødrene)

maternal grandmother

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nevø

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Noun

nevø m (

  • definite singular nevøen,
  • indefinite plural nevøer,
  • definite plural nevøene)

a nephew

27
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niese

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Noun

niese f or m (

  • definite singular niesa or niesen,
  • indefinite plural nieser,
  • definite plural niesene)

niece

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oldefar

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Noun

oldefar m (

  • definite singular oldefaren,
  • indefinite plural oldefedre,
  • definite plural oldefedrene)

great-grandfather

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oldemor

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Noun

oldemor f or m (

  • definite singular oldemora or oldemoren,
  • indefinite plural oldemødre or oldemødrer,
  • definite plural oldemødrene)

great-grandmother

30
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onkel

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Noun

onkel m (

  • definite singular onkelen,
  • indefinite plural onkler,
  • definite plural onklene)
  1. an uncle
  2. (slang) the police.
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pappa

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Noun

pappa m (

  • definite singular pappaen,
  • indefinite plural pappaer,
  • definite plural pappaene)

father

32
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par

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Noun

par n (

  • definite singular paret,
  • indefinite plural par,
  • definite plural para or parene)

a pair

  • et par sko ― a pair of shoes

a couple

a few (determiner)

  • for et par dager siden ― a few days ago
33
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slektning

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Noun

slektning m (

  • definite singular slektningen,
  • indefinite plural slektninger,
  • definite plural slektningene)

a relation or relative

34
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storebror

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Noun

storebror m (

  • definite singular storebroren,
  • indefinite plural storebrødre,
  • definite plural storebrødrene)

big brother

35
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svigerfar

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Noun

svigerfar m (

  • definite singular svigerfaren,
  • indefinite plural svigerfedre,
  • definite plural svigerfedrene)

a father-in-law

36
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svigerinne

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Noun

svigerinne f or m (

  • definite singular svigerinna or svigerinnen,
  • indefinite plural svigerinner,
  • definite plural svigerinnene)

a sister-in-law

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svigermor

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Noun

svigermor m or f (

  • definite singular svigermora or svigermoren,
  • indefinite plural svigermødre or svigermødrer,
  • definite plural svigermødrene)

mother-in-law (spouse’s mother)

  • Kom og gi svigermor en klem. ― Come and give your mother-in-law a hug.
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svigersønn

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Noun

svigersønn m (

  • definite singular svigersønnen,
  • indefinite plural svigersønner,
  • definite plural svigersønnene)

son-in-law (husband of one’s child)

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svoger

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Noun

svoger m (

  • definite singular svogeren,
  • indefinite plural svogere,
  • definite plural svogerne)

a brother-in-law

40
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sønn

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Noun

sønn m (

  • definite singular sønnen,
  • indefinite plural sønner,
  • definite plural sønnene)

a son

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søsken

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Noun

søsken n (

  • definite singular søskenet,
  • indefinite plural søsken,
  • definite plural søskena or søsknene)

a sibling

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søskenbarn

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Noun

søskenbarn n (

  • definite singular søskenbarnet,
  • indefinite plural søskenbarn,
  • definite plural søskenbarna or søskenbarnene)

a cousin

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søster

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Noun

søster m or f (

  • definite singular søstera or søsteren,
  • indefinite plural søstre or søstrer,
  • definite plural søstrene)
  1. sister
  2. nurse, short form of sykesøster
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tante

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Noun

tante f or m (

  • definite singular tanta or tanten,
  • indefinite plural tanter,
  • definite plural tantene)

aunt

45
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tvilling

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Noun

tvilling m (

  • definite singular tvillingen,
  • indefinite plural tvillinger,
  • definite plural tvillingene)
  1. a twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus at the same time, or of two similar or closely related objects)
  2. Gemini (someone born under that star sign)

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