Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

absolvere +‎ -ing, first part verbal noun form of absolvere (absolve), from Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolvō (complete, finish), from both ab- (from, off, away from), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from solvō (release, loosen, dissolve, take apart), from both sē- (apart-, aside-, away), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (self) + and from luō (I untie, set free, separate), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /absɔlˈʋeːrɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sol‧ver‧ing

Noun edit

absolvering m (definite singular absolveringen, indefinite plural absolveringer, definite plural absolveringene)

  1. the act of absolving

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