jente

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Swedish jänta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²jɛntə/

Noun

jente f or m (definite singular jenta or jenten, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)

  1. girl; young woman
  2. hired girl, housemaid
  3. girlfriend, sweetheart
    Synonym: kjæreste
    Hvem er jenta der borte?
    Who's that girl over there?
    Der kommer ei lita jente.
    A little girl is coming.
    jenta mi ― my darling; sweetie; dear (literally: my girl; more literally: the girl my))

Usage notes

  • One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing (unlike pike).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jente f (definite singular jenta, indefinite plural jenter, definite plural jentene)

  1. alternative form of gjente

References

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