møbel
See also: möbel and Möbel
Danish
Etymology
From French meuble (“an item of furniture”), from Latin mōbile, neuter of mōbilis (“movable”). Compare German Möbel and Swedish möbel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møːbəl/, [ˈmøːˀb̥əl]
Noun
møbel n (singular definite møblet or møbelet, plural indefinite møbler)
- furniture, piece of furniture
Usage notes
Mostly used in plural, corresponding to the collective use of furniture.
Inflection
Declension of møbel
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | møbel | møblet møbelet | møbler | møblerne |
| genitive | møbels | møblets møbelets | møblers | møblernes |
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French meuble, from Latin mobilis
Noun
møbel n (definite singular møbelet or møblet, indefinite plural møbel or møbler, definite plural møbla or møblene)
- (piece of) furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room)
Usage notes
The indefinite singular (et møbel) is a piece of furniture. The plural forms relate to the mass noun furniture.
References
- “møbel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French meuble, from Latin mobilis
Noun
møbel n (definite singular møbelet, indefinite plural møbel or møblar, definite plural møbla or møblane)
- (piece of) furniture (as above)
Usage notes
As above.
References
- “møbel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.