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norvegese

/norveˈdʒe.ze/adjective / nounB1 / A2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,916

Meaning · adjective

Norwegian

  • relating to Norway, its people, or its language

In a sentence

Mio cugino ha sposato una ragazza norvegese.

My cousin married a Norwegian girl.

Abbiamo assaggiato del delizioso salmone norvegese affumicato.

We tasted some delicious smoked Norwegian salmon.

I fiordi norvegesi attraggono milioni di visitatori ogni estate.

The Norwegian fjords attract millions of visitors every summer.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
norvegesemasculine · singular
norvegesefeminine · singular
norvegesimasculine · plural
norvegesifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Nationalities in Italian are lowercase as adjectives and nouns (un ragazzo norvegese, i norvegesi).

Meaning · noun

Norwegian

  • a person from Norway
  • the Norwegian language

In a sentence

Un norvegese ha vinto la gara di sci ieri mattina.

A Norwegian won the ski race yesterday morning.

Mia cugina sta imparando il norvegese all'università.

My cousin is learning Norwegian at university.

In albergo abbiamo conosciuto due simpatici norvegesi.

At the hotel we met two friendly Norwegians.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
norvegesesingular
norvegesiplural

Usage notes

  • Nationalities and languages are not capitalized in Italian (un norvegese, il norvegese).
  • As a language noun, it is masculine (il norvegese). As a demonym, it takes m/f agreements.
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