tilbakegang

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tilbake +‎ gang. Cognate with Danish tilbagegang.

Noun[edit]

tilbakegang m (definite singular tilbakegangen, indefinite plural tilbakeganger, definite plural tilbakegangene)

  1. decline
  2. recession
  3. retreat (e.g. of a glacier)

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tilbake +‎ gang.

Noun[edit]

tilbakegang m (definite singular tilbakegangen, indefinite plural tilbakegangar, definite plural tilbakegangane)

  1. decline
  2. recession
  3. retreat (e.g. of a glacier)

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