kjøpmann

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kjøp +‎ mann.

Noun

kjøpmann m (definite singular kjøpmannen, indefinite plural kjøpmenn, definite plural kjøpmennene)

  1. a merchant
    Kjøpmannen i Venedig ― The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

By surface analysis, from kjøp +‎ mann. From Old Norse kaupmaðr or Middle Low German kōpman. Compare Danish købmand, Swedish köpman, also German Kaufmann.

Noun

kjøpmann m (definite singular kjøpmannen, indefinite plural kjøpmenn, definite plural kjøpmennene)

  1. a merchant

Synonyms

References

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