barnehage

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From barn (“child”) +‎ -e- (euphonic interfix) +‎ hage (“garden”), a calque of German Kindergarten. Compare Danish børnehave, Faroese barnagarður, Swedish barnträdgård.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaːr.ne.ˌhaː.ɡe/, [ˈbɑː.ɳə.ˌhɑː.ɡə]

Noun

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehager, definite plural barnehagene)

kindergarten, nursery school

Alternative forms

barnehave (archaic)

References

“barnehage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“barnehage” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From barn (“child”) +‎ hage, a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑjə/, /²bɑrnəˌhɑˑɡə/

Noun

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehagar, definite plural barnehagane)

kindergarten, nursery school

References

“barnehage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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