ettårige

Ettårige is an adjective used in several Scandinavian languages to mean one year old. It describes a person, animal, or object that has existed or aged for a period of twelve months. The form is typically found in written contexts dealing with age, development, or demographic statistics for young subjects.

In Norwegian Bokmål and Danish, ettårige is the plural form used before plural nouns, as in phrases describing multiple subjects that are one year old. For example, one might see ettårige barn or similar constructions in age-related descriptions. The exact grammar can vary with definiteness and noun class, but ettårige functions primarily as a plural attributive adjective.

In Swedish, the corresponding plural form is usually ettåriga, while the singular forms are typically ettårig or ettårigt depending on the noun’s gender and declension. The common noun for a one-year-old person is oftentimes ettåring, used to refer to a one-year-old child rather than the age descriptor itself.

Notes and usage considerations:

- Ettårige is not typically used as a standalone noun; it most often appears directly before a plural noun or within a larger noun phrase describing age.

- The exact inflection and agreement depend on the language (Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish) and the noun it describes.

- For when referring to a single one-year-old, speakers usually prefer the singular adjective form (ettårig/ettårigt) or the noun ettåring, depending on the language.

See also: age expressions in Scandinavian languages, counting years, and terms for infancy and early childhood.