Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]

Noun

evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner)

1. ability
2. power
3. capacity

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse efna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]

Verb

evne ‎(imperative evn, infinitive at evne, present tense evner, past tense evnede, perfect tense har evnet)

1. to be able to
2. to be capable of

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse efni

Noun

evne m, f ‎(definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

Derived terms

• manøvreringsevne
• tilpasningsevne, tilpassingsevne

References

• “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse efni

Noun

evne f ‎(definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)

1. ability, capacity, talent

Derived terms

• manøvreringsevne
• tilpassingsevne

References

• “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.