posisjonens

Posisjonens is the possessive form of the Norwegian noun posisjon (position). It marks belonging or association and translates to "the position's" in English. The form is used in both Bokmål and Nynorsk to connect the noun posisjon with another noun, indicating that the second noun relates to or belongs to the position. The possessive is formed by adding the suffix -ens to the base form: posisjonens. This pattern is common for forming possessives on non-proper nouns in Norwegian and appears in technical, scientific, and everyday writing.

In technical and academic contexts, posisjonens is frequent when describing coordinates, distances, or attributes tied to a specific position. For example: Posisjonens koordinater bestemmes av referansepunktet. Posisjonens avstand til referansepunktet er 5 meter. The construction is also used in explanations of spatial relationships, navigation, and data analysis.

Etymology and usage notes: posisjon is a loanword from Latin posicio, via French or English, meaning “position.” The possessive suffix -ens is a standard Norwegian way to form genitives on common nouns. While possessive constructions are common in formal Norwegian, the same idea can also be expressed with other possessive phrases or pronouns depending on style and register.

See also: posisjon, genitiv (Norwegian grammar).