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årsak

årsak

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

årsak f, m (definite singular årsaka or årsaken, indefinite plural årsaker, definite plural årsakene)

  1. a reason
  2. a cause

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse órsǫk, from Middle Low German orsake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːrsaːk/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

årsak f (definite singular årsaka, indefinite plural årsaker, definite plural årsakene)

  1. reason, cause
    Ein trur at det kraftige regnet var årsaka til raset.
    It is thought that the heavy rain was the cause of the landslide.

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