ABC-vern
See also: abc-vern
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
ABC + vern, first part borrowed from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vernd, vǫrn (“defence”), from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“warding off, defense”), from both *warjaną (“to ward off, defend against, stop”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to watch, guard, heed, notice”) + and from *-īniz (forms abstract nouns), from *-ij(i)- and *-niz (forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-nis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːɳ/, /ɑːbɛˈseːʋæːʁn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -æːɳ, -æːʁn
- Hyphenation: A‧B‧C‧vern
- Homophone: abc-vern
Noun edit
ABC-vern n (definite singular ABC-vernet, indefinite plural ABC-vern, definite plural ABC-verna or ABC-vernene)
- (military) protection against atomic, biological and chemical weapons
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See also edit
- masseødeleggelsesvåpen (“weapon of mass destruction”)