Nynorsk

From Norwegian nynorsk (“Modern Norwegian”, literally “New Norwegian”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/, /ˈniːnɔːsk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnunɔɹsk/, /ˈninɔɹsk/

Nynorsk

1. One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.
   • 2023 October 5, Philip Oltermann, “Jon Fosse’s Nobel prize announces his overdue arrival on the global stage”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     While 85-90% of Norwegians today use Bokmål as their written standard, Nynorsk is only used by about 10-15% of the population. Fosse’s English translator Damion Searls says many Nynorsk speakers see him “as a kind of national hero” for his championing of the language.

• New Norwegian
• Norwegian Nynorsk

• høgnorsk, Høgnorsk
• bokmål, Bokmål
• landsmål, Landsmål
• riksmål, Riksmål

• ISO 639-1 code nn, ISO 639-3 code nno (SIL)

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Nynorsk n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nynorsk or Nynorsks)

1. Nynorsk

• Neunorwegisch (in a strict sense, distinguished from Landsmål/Landsmaal, Bokmål/Bokmaal and Riksmål/Riksmaal)

• Neunorwegisch (“New Norwegian, Modern Norwegian”) (in a broad sense, distinguished from Altnorwegisch (“Old Norwegian”) and Mittelnorwegisch (“Middle Norwegian”))