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form.

a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɔrm/
  1. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline)

    feminine · masculine
    ta form
    ta form av
  2. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline) curves (the shape of a human, especially a woman's body)

    feminine · in-plural · masculine
  3. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline) a shape, form (the way in which details, especially outer lines, are prepared, arranged, assembled into a harmonious whole)

    feminine · masculine
  4. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline) form (way of expressing oneself; way of acting)

    feminine · masculine
    Formen er ikke forfatterens sterkeste side.
  5. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline) a form, design (the way in which something acts, is organized or manifests itself)

    feminine · masculine
    i form av
  6. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline) a state (the physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma)

    feminine · masculine
  7. a form, shape (the outer configuration of a thing; figure, outline) a level below a species in the classification of organisms, where there is a less systematic variation between individuals of the same species

    feminine · masculine
  8. a type, kind, form (a category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together)

    feminine · masculine
  9. a form (an eternal type of thing or idea, especially in Plato's philosophy)

    feminine · masculine
  10. the formal cause (the design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter, in Aristotelianism)

    feminine · masculine · natural
  11. form (summary of the manifold, the material of experience, into unity in consciousness - especially in Kant's philosophy)

    feminine · masculine
  12. a norm (a rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community)

    feminine · masculine
  13. a norm (a rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community) etiquette (the customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other)

    feminine · in-plural · masculine
  14. a form (a grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech)

    feminine · masculine
  15. a form, mold (a hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance)

    feminine · masculine
  16. a form, mold (a hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) a printing form (an object, usually in the shape of a block or a plate, used in printing to apply ink on the printed surface)

    feminine · masculine
  17. a form, mold (a hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) an extruder (a machine that extrudes material through shaped dies)

    feminine · masculine
    Blåsebelg med form.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse form, borrowed from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

noun/fɔrm/
  1. shape, form (a human or animal's physical condition, especially in terms of endurance and athletic performance)

    feminine · masculine · physical
    Jeg er ikke helt i form i dag.
    i form
Where this word comes from

From English form, from Middle English forme (“shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat, condition, agreement”), from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

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