kjelde
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kjelde f or m (definite singular kjelda or kjelden, indefinite plural kjelder, definite plural kjeldene)
- alternative form of kilde
Derived terms
References
- “kjelde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- kjelda (non-standard since 2012)
Etymology
From Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic *kaldijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²c͡çɛɪ̯ldə], /²c͡çɛldə/, /²çɛlːə/
Noun
kjelde f (definite singular kjelda, indefinite plural kjelder, definite plural kjeldene)
- wellhead, source
- Dei henta vatn i kjelda.
- They fetched water from the source.
- a source of a resource lying under the earth, a reservoir
- Dei fann ei oljekjelde under ørkensanda.
- They found a reservoir of oil below the desert sand.
- a cause, a reason
- Hendinga var ei kjelde til frustrasjon.
- The incident was a cause of frustration.
- Hendinga var ei kjelde til frustrasjon.
- a source of information
- Er kjeldene dine til å stola på?
- Are your sources to be trusted?
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “kjelde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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