tilbakegang

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tilbake +‎ gang. Cognate with Danish tilbagegang.

Noun

tilbakegang m (definite singular tilbakegangen, indefinite plural tilbakeganger, definite plural tilbakegangene)

  1. decline
  2. recession
  3. retreat (e.g. of a glacier)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From tilbake +‎ gang.

Noun

tilbakegang m (definite singular tilbakegangen, indefinite plural tilbakegangar, definite plural tilbakegangane)

  1. decline
  2. recession
  3. retreat (e.g. of a glacier)

References

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