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genser

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

jumper · sweater

EtymologyOpphav

etter engelsk guernsey (shirt) ‘trøye fra øya Guernsey’ after English guernsey (shirt) ‘a jersey from the island of Guernsey’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

hel, strikket trøye til å trekke over hodet a knitted top without a front opening, pulled on over the head
  • ha genser utenpå skjorta to wear a jumper over one's shirt
as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som sportsgensersports jumper, ullgenserwoollen jumper