请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Nynorsk
释义

Definition of Nynorsk in English:

Nynorsk

noun ˈnjuːnɔːskˌno͞oˈnôrsk
mass noun
  • A literary form of the Norwegian language, based on certain country dialects and constructed in the 19th century to serve as a national language more clearly distinct from Danish than Bokmål.

    See Norwegian (sense 2 of the noun)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A product of the national romantic movement, Nynorsk, or ‘New Norwegian,’ was constructed in the nineteenth century from peasant dialects to create a genuinely Norwegian written language.
    • In the west and elsewhere in rural areas, Nynorsk tends to predominate.
    • Nynorsk, a Norwegian language will soon pass muster, but the six million-plus speakers of Catalan, have still to make the grade.
    • The Norwegian attempt to legitimize Nynorsk resulted in its acceptance as one of two official standards, making Norway the only European nation with such a linguistic state of affairs.
    • In the larger European context, the situation of Scots resembles that of Frisian in the Netherlands, Nynorsk in Norwegian, Occitan in relation to French in France, and Catalan in relation to Spanish in Spain.

Origin

Norwegian, from ny 'new' + Norsk 'Norwegian'.

 
 

Definition of Nynorsk in US English:

Nynorsk

nounˌno͞oˈnôrsk
  • A literary form of Norwegian, based on country dialects and constructed in the 19th century to serve as a national language more clearly distinct from Danish than Bokmål.

    See Norwegian (sense 2 of the noun)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A product of the national romantic movement, Nynorsk, or ‘New Norwegian,’ was constructed in the nineteenth century from peasant dialects to create a genuinely Norwegian written language.
    • In the larger European context, the situation of Scots resembles that of Frisian in the Netherlands, Nynorsk in Norwegian, Occitan in relation to French in France, and Catalan in relation to Spanish in Spain.
    • Nynorsk, a Norwegian language will soon pass muster, but the six million-plus speakers of Catalan, have still to make the grade.
    • The Norwegian attempt to legitimize Nynorsk resulted in its acceptance as one of two official standards, making Norway the only European nation with such a linguistic state of affairs.
    • In the west and elsewhere in rural areas, Nynorsk tends to predominate.

Origin

Norwegian, from ny ‘new’ + Norsk ‘Norwegian’.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 16:13:28