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drømmenes

Drømmenes is a Norwegian term that functions as the definite plural and genitive form of the noun drøm, meaning dreams. In contemporary Norwegian, drømmenes is used when referring to dreams in a possessive or related sense, as in phrases like drømmenes betydning (the meaning of the dreams) or drømmenes påvirkning (the influence of the dreams). The form commonly appears in both literary and academic contexts, where speakers discuss dreams as a collective phenomenon or as items belonging to a subject.

Linguistically, drømmenes reflects standard Norwegian inflection patterns for the plural of drøm and its genitive construction.

Culturally and contextually, dreams have played a role in Nordic folklore, literature, and psychology. In folklore,

See also: Dreams in Norwegian culture, Norwegian grammar, Genitive constructions in Norwegian.

The
base
word
drøm
denotes
a
dream
experienced
during
sleep,
imagination,
or
aspiration.
The
definite
plural
is
drømmene,
and
when
used
to
express
possession
or
association
with
dreams,
the
form
drømmenes
is
employed.
This
construction
is
typical
in
Norwegian
for
linking
a
noun
to
a
following
noun
or
descriptor
in
a
possessive
sense.
dreams
are
sometimes
seen
as
messages
or
omens;
in
modern
discourse,
they
are
discussed
in
studies
of
sleep,
cognition,
and
creativity.
The
term
drømmenes
frequently
appears
in
Norwegian-language
writings
that
examine
the
collective
or
symbolic
aspects
of
dreams,
as
well
as
in
discussions
of
how
dreams
relate
to
memory,
desire,
and
personal
meaning.