sjø

See also: sjo, sjó, sjö, and sjö.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sjór, sjár, sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Noun

sjø m (definite singular sjøen, indefinite plural sjøer, definite plural sjøene, genitive sjøs)

  1. a sea, ocean
  2. a lake
    Synonym: innsjø

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sjór, sjár, sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Akin to English sea.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃøː/, /sjøː/

Noun

sjø m (definite singular sjøen, indefinite plural sjøar, definite plural sjøane) (genitive form sjøs)

  1. a sea, ocean
  2. a lake
    Synonym: innsjø
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Etymology 2

Contraction of ser du? (do you see?) or skjønner du (y'know)

Interjection

sjø

  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement or understanding at the end of a statement.
    Æ veit ikkj, sjø.I don’t know.
    Ho kainn det sjø, men no e ho klar som faen.She can it, y'know, but now she is exhausted as hell.
    Det va itj mæ, sjø.It wasn't me, y'know.

See also

  • ass
  • skjønner du, skjønnerru
  • vettu, veit du
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