fyrverkeri

Calque of German Feuerwerk, same as Swedish fyrverkeri and Danish fyrværkeri.

Compare also Dutch and Afrikaans vuurwerk, English fireworks, Russian фейерверк (fejjerverk).

fyrverkeri n (definite singular fyrverkeriet, indefinite plural fyrverkeri or fyrverkerier, definite plural fyrverkeria or fyrverkeriene)

1. a firework
2. fireworks (the singular form can also mean a display of fireworks)

• “fyrverkeri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Calque of German Feuerwerk, same as Swedish fyrverkeri and Danish fyrværkeri.

Compare also Dutch and Afrikaans vuurwerk, English fireworks, Russian фейерверк (fejjerverk).

fyrverkeri n (definite singular fyrverkeriet, indefinite plural fyrverkeri, definite plural fyrverkeria)

1. a firework
2. fireworks (the singular form can also mean a display of fireworks)

• “fyrverkeri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• fyrvärkeri (archaic)

Calque of German Feuerwerk through older Swedish feurvärkerij, same as Norwegian Nynorsk fyrverkeri and Danish fyrværkeri.

Compare also Dutch and Afrikaans vuurwerk, English fireworks, Russian фейерверк (fejjerverk).

• IPA^(key): /fʏrvɛrkɛrˈiː/, [fʏrvɛrkərˈíː]

fyrverkeri n

2. (often in the plural) fireworks (fireworks display)

   kolla på fyrverkeri(er)

   watch fireworks

   kolla på fyrverkerierna

   watch the fireworks

3. (often in the plural) fireworks ((set of) firework devices (for a fireworks display))

   Synonym: fyrverkeripjäser

Usually refers to a single fireworks display in both the singular and plural in (sense 1).

• fyrverkeripjäs (“a firework (device)”)
• nyårsfyrverkeri (“New Year's Eve fireworks display”)

• fyrverkeri in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fyrverkeri in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fyrverkeri in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)