artikkelen

Artikkelen is the definite form of the Norwegian noun artikkel, meaning "the article." The base word artikkel can refer to a piece of writing published in a newspaper, magazine, or journal, or to a defined provision in a legal document. In Norwegian grammar, the definite form is created by suffixing -en to the noun, producing artikkelen.

Origins and cognates: The term ultimately derives from Latin articulus, via Old French and Germanic languages. In other Scandinavian languages, similar words exist with their own definite forms: Danish artiklen and Swedish artikeln. In English, the corresponding word is article, with a similar range of meanings.

Uses: In journalism and academia, an article is a written work published in a periodical or scholarly journal. In law and policy contexts, an article denotes a provision within a treaty, contract, or charter. In linguistics, articles are determiners that signal definiteness; Norwegian uses a suffix-based definite article on nouns rather than separate words.

In Norwegian-language texts, "Artikkelen" may appear as a generic reference to a specific article or as a documentary heading, and its plural forms include artikler (indefinite) and artiklene (definite plural). The term thus spans writing, law, and grammar, reflecting the broad sense of "article" across contexts.