lampenes

lampenes is the genitive plural form used in Norwegian to indicate possession by multiple lamps, corresponding to the English phrase “the lamps’.” It is formed from the definite plural lampene (the lamps) by adding the possessive suffix -s, yielding lampenes for phrases that describe what belongs to the lamps.

In Norwegian, the typical sequence is lamper for the indefinite plural, lampene for the definite plural, and lampenes for the plural possessive. The form lampenes is used before a head noun to show ownership or association, for example lampenes farger (the lamps’ colors), lampenes plassering (the lamps’ placement), or lampenes pærer (the lamps’ bulbs). The construction is common in both Bokmål and Nynorsk varieties.

Usage notes: lampenes is appropriate when referring to a set of lamps whose attributes or components are being described. It can appear in technical descriptions, home design discussions, or narrative passages that discuss multiple lamps within a scene. For non-possessive references, use lampene to mean “the lamps.”

See also: lampe (lamp), Norwegian grammar, possessive forms in Norwegian, Bokmål, Nynorsk.