årsak
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse órsǫk, borrowed from Middle Low German orsake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈôːɾsɑːk/
Noun
årsak f or m (definite singular årsaka or årsaken, indefinite plural årsaker, definite plural årsakene)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dødsårsak
- hovedårsak
- ingen årsak
References
- “årsak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse órsǫk, from Middle Low German orsake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔːʂaːk/ (not guttural R dialects)
Noun
årsak f (definite singular årsaka, indefinite plural årsaker, definite plural årsakene)
- reason, cause
- Ein trur at det kraftige regnet var årsaka til raset.
- It is thought that the heavy rain was the cause of the landslide.
Derived terms
References
- “årsak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.