Glossary: Barnehage

Meaning

A barnehage is a kindergarten or day care. It’s the reason your Norwegian colleagues leave work so early, usually around 3 pm, so they can get there to pickup their kids.

Etymology

From barn (“child”) +‎ hage (“garden”), after German Kindergarten.

Noun

barnehage m (definite singular barnehagen, indefinite plural barnehagar, definite plural barnehagane)

1. kindergarten, nursery school

References

• “barnehage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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