formue

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vormoge, from vormogen (to be able to, capable of), borrowed as Danish to be able to.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrmuːə/, [ˈfɒːˌmuːə]

Noun

formue c (singular definite formuen, plural indefinite formuer)

  1. fortune
  2. capital
  3. property

Inflection

Declension of formue
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative formue formuen formuer formuerne
genitive formues formuens formuers formuernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vormoge.

Noun

formue m (definite singular formuen, indefinite plural formuer, definite plural formuene)

  1. fortune, wealth
    det huset må ha kostet en formue - that house must have cost a fortune

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German vormoge.

Noun

formue m (definite singular formuen, indefinite plural formuar, definite plural formuane)

  1. fortune, wealth
    ein liten formue - a small fortune

References