a-ending
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]a + ending, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic
, from Egyptian 𓃾.
Last part from both Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and the suffix from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]a-ending f or m (definite singular a-endinga or a-endingen, indefinite plural a-endinger, definite plural a-endingene)
- (grammar) an a-ending; the letter a used as a suffix (especially for Norwegian nouns, verbs, and adjectives)
- Synonyms: a-endelse, a-form
- Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-ending.
- The words 'boka' (the book) and 'kasta' (threw) have a-endings.
- 1955, Jens Bjørneboe, Jonas, page 52:
- ordene kom langsomt, ett og ett ble de ropt ut med lange mellemrum, med sterk salvelse og proppet av diftonger og a-endelser
- the words came slowly, one by one they were shouted out at long intervals, with strong anointing and stuffed with diphthongs and a-endings
- 2012 December 21, hamar-dagblad.no:
- jeg [Knut Faldbakken] proletariserte meg ikke, og jeg begynte aldri med a-endinger
- I [Knut Faldbakken] did not proletarianize myself, and I never started with a-endings
References
[edit]- “a-ending” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “a-ending” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ent-
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Etruscan
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Phoenician
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Egyptian
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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