Størrelseslappen viser størrelsen.

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Breakdown of Størrelseslappen viser størrelsen.

• størrelsen: the size
• størrelseslappen: the size label

Questions & Answers about Størrelseslappen viser størrelsen.

Why is størrelseslappen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So størrelseslappen is made up of:

• størrelse = size
• lapp = label, tag, slip, patch
• -en = the definite ending

Together, størrelseslappen means the size label/tag.

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often makes a compound:

• skolebok = school book
• bussjåfør = bus driver
• størrelseslapp = size tag

What is the -s- doing in størrelseslappen?

That -s- is a linking s used in many Norwegian compounds.

So the structure is:

• størrelse
  • s
    • lapp
      • en

The -s- does not have a separate meaning by itself here. It just helps link the first part of the compound to the second part in a natural way.

You cannot always predict perfectly when a linking -s- will appear, so this is something learners gradually get used to through exposure.

Why do both nouns seem to mean size: størrelseslappen and størrelsen?