Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From fri +‎ -het. Compare Swedish frihet, Danish frihed, German Freiheit, Yiddish פֿרײַהייט (frayheyt) and Dutch vrijheid.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /friː.heːt/, [ˈfɾiː.ˌheːt]

Noun

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frihet m or f (definite singular friheta or friheten, indefinite plural friheter, definite plural frihetene)

  1. freedom, liberty

Synonyms

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  • fridom (less common in Bokmål, but the only standard in Nynorsk)

Derived terms

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References

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“frihet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From fri +‎ -het. Compare Norwegian Bokmål frihet, Danish frihed, German Freiheit, Yiddish פֿרײַהייט (frayheyt) and Dutch vrijheid.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /friːheːt/, [ˈfriːˌheə̯t]
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Noun

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frihet c

  1. freedom, liberty

Declension

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