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karneval

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

carnival · fancy-dress party, masked ball

EtymologyOpphav

fra italiensk, omdannet av gammelitaliensk carnelevare ‘det å ta bort kjøttet’ (i fasten) from Italian, altered from Old Italian carnelevare ‘the taking away of meat’ (during the fast)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. i katolske land: fest siste uka før fasten (I, 2)the fasting season in Catholic countries: a festival in the last week before the fasting seasonfasten (I, 2)
    • karnevalet i Rio+ the carnival in Rio
    • karneval feires før fasten+ carnival is celebrated before Lent
  2. maskeballa masked ball a masked ballmaskeball
    • kle seg ut til karneval+ to dress up for the masked ball