# Norwegian/Appendix 1
## Appendix A: Advanced Noun Inflections

Unfortunately, there is not just one way to inflect a noun per gender. Each gender has several patterns, not to mention that there are plenty of irregular nouns as well.

### Explanations of the left column in the inflection tables of the genders

| 1, 2, ... | These indicate the different versions of inflection, like for instance where m1, gutter - ends with r, while m2, lærere - ends with re. |
| b, c, ... | This means it is just a variant of the same version, like for instance where m1, en gutt - has a double consonant at the end, while m1b, en dam - has a single consonant at the end. (However, the rest of the inflection pattern is equal, so it is a variant) |
| * | This sign indicates a special case, such as (en) januar - (a) January. if it were represented with an article it would be en, but it is very seldom used. |
| < | This sign indicates that the indefinite plural of a noun is the same as the indefinite singular (except for the article) |

### Feminine Specific Inflection Patterns

There are three feminine inflection patterns.
| f1 | ei myr | myra | myrer | myrene | a bog |
| | ei krone | krona | kroner | kronene | a crown |
| f1< | ei mus | musa | mus | musene | a mouse |
| f2 | ei lever | levra | levrer | levrene | a liver |

### Masculine Specific Inflection Patterns

There are seven masculine inflection patterns.
| m* | (en) januar | | | | |
| m1 | en gutt | gutten | gutter | guttene | a boy |
| | en hare | haren | harer | harene | a hare |
| m1b | en dam | dammen | dammer | dammene | a pond |
| m1< | en sko | skoen | sko | skoene | a shoe |
| m2 | en lærer | læreren | lærere | lærerne | a teacher |
| m3 | en onkel | onkelen | onkler | onklene | an uncle |
| | en vinter | vinteren | vintre | vintrene | a winter |
| m3< | en meter | meteren | meter | metrene | a metre |

### Neuter Specific Inflection Patterns

There are eleven neuter inflection patterns
| n* | (et) styrbord | | | | |
| n1 | et hus | huset | hus | husa/husene | a house |
| n1b | et rom | rommet | rom | romma/rommene | a room |
| n2 | et eple | eplet | epler | eplene | an apple |
| | et salt | saltet | salter | saltene | a salt |
| n2b | et program | programmet | program(mer) | programmene | a program(me) |
| n2c | et kontor | kontoret | kontor(er) | kontorene | an office |
| | et album | albumet | album(er) | albumene | an album |
| n3 | et middel | middelet | midler | midlene | a remedy |
| | et fengsel | fengslet | fengsler | fengslene | a prison |
| n3b | et lager | lageret | lagre | lagrene | a storage |
| | et -meter | -meteret | -metre | -metrene | a -metre |
| n3c | et pulver | pulveret | pulver | pulverne | a powder |
| n4 | et kriterium | kriteriet | kriterier | kriteriene | a criterion |
| | et museum | museet | museer | museene | a museum |
| n4b | et faktum | faktumet | fakta | faktaene | a fact |

### Irregular Nouns

| ei/en | and | anda/anden | ender | endene | a duck |
| ei/en | bok | boka/boken | bøker | bøkene | a book |
| en | bonde | bonden | bønder | bøndene | a farmer |
| en | bror | broren | brødre | brødrene | a brother |
| ei/en | datter | dattera/datteren | døtre | døtrene | a daughter |
| en | fan | fanen | fans | fansen | a fan |
| en | far | faren | fedre | fedrene | a father |
| ei/en | glo | gloa/gloen | glør | glørne | an ember |
| ei/en | gås | gåsa/gåsen | gjess | gjessene | a goose |
| ei/en | hånd | hånda/hånden | hender | hendene | a hand |
| et | -kle | -kleet | -klær | -klærne | a -cloth |
| ei/en | klo | kloa/kloen | klør | klørne | a claw |
| et | kne | kneet | knær | knærne | a knee |
| ei/en | kraft | krafta/kraften | krefter | kreftene | a force |
| ei/en | ku | kua/kuen | kuer | kuene | a cow |
| en | mann | mannen | menn | mennene | a man |
| en | modus | modusen | modi | modiene | a mode |
| ei/en | mor | mora/moren | mødre | mødrene | a mother |
| ei/en | natt | natta/natten | netter | nettene | a night |
| ei/en | not | nota/noten | nøter | nøtene | a seine |
| et | plenum | plenumet | plena | plenummene | a plenary |
| ei/en | rand | randa/randen | render | rendene | an edge |
| ei/en | rot | rota/roten | røtter | røttene | a root |
| ei/en | rå | råa/råen | rær | rærne | a yard |
| ei/en | skåk | skåka/skåken | skjæker | skjækene | a shaft |
| en | slan | slanen | slener | slenene | ???? |
| en | -stad | -staden | -steder | -stedene | no english equivalent |
| en | stand | standen | stender | stendene | a (social) class |
| ei/en | stang | stangen | stenger | stengene | a rod |
| en | stimulus | stimulusen | stimuli | stimuliene | a stimulus |
| ei/en | strand | stranda/stranden | strender | strendene | a beach |
| ei/en | søster | søstera/søsteren | søstre | søstrene | a sister |
| ei/en | tang | tanga/tangen | tenger | tengene | a pair of tongs |
| ei/en | tann | tanna/tannen | tenner | tennene | a tooth |
| et | tre | treet | trær | trærne | a tree |
| ei/en | tå | tåa/tåen | tær | tærne | a toe |
| ei/en | tåg | tåga/tågen | tæger | tægene | a slender root |
| et | våpen | våpenet | våpen | våpnene | a weapon |
| et | øye | øyet | øyne | øynene | an eye |