ABC-våpen
See also: abc-våpen
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
ABC + våpen, from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɑːbɛˈseːʋoːpn̩/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːpn̩
- Hyphenation: A‧B‧C‧våp‧en
- Homophone: abc-våpen
Noun edit
ABC-våpen n (definite singular ABC-våpenet, indefinite plural ABC-våpen, definite plural ABC-våpna or ABC-våpnene)
- (military) atomic, biological and chemical weapons
- 1956, Morgenbladet:
- pressen og ABC-våpnene
- the press and the ABC weapons
- 2003 February 14, nrk.no:
- Irak forbyr ABC-våpen
- Iraq bans ABC weapons
Related terms edit
See also edit
- masseødeleggelsesvåpen (“weapon of mass destruction”)
References edit
- “ABC-våpen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ABC-våpen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “ABC-våpen” in Store norske leksikon