pasientens

Pasientens is the genitive form of the Norwegian noun pasient and functions as a possessive determiner meaning "the patient’s." The noun pasient is borrowed from French patient, ultimately from Latin patiens, meaning "one who suffers." In Norwegian, the possessive is formed by adding -ens to the definite form of the noun, giving pasientens for singular and pasientenes for plural. The definite plural form of pasient is pasientene, so pasientenes corresponds to "the patients’" in English.

Usage and examples: The form is common in medical and administrative language to indicate information related to a patient or group of patients. Examples include pasientens journal (the patient’s journal), pasientens helsetilstand (the patient’s condition), and pasientenes rettigheter (the patients’ rights). In practice, pasientens is used when referring to a specific patient, while pasientenes is used for groups. In all cases, correct punctuation and the definite form of the noun should be maintained, and privacy considerations apply when documenting personal health information.