nate-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nate"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hnata, genitive plural of hnot f (“nut”).

Prefix

nate-

  1. (non-standard since 2012) prefixal of nòt (“nut”)

Usage notes

  • This construction was made obsolete by the spelling reform of 2012.[2] The currently correct way to construct compounds is with an -e- infix.

References

  1. ^ Cf. Ivar Aasen (1850) “Not”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  2. ^ Decision detailed in this PDF document (in Norwegian) from the Language Council of Norway (p. 67).
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