abdikasjon
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation, abdication”), from abdicō (“I deny, refuse, abdicate”), from both ab- (“of, from, by”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from dicō (“I dedicate, devote”), possibly from *dex, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-s, from *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Cognate with Danish abdikation, Swedish abdikation, French abdication and English abdication.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abdikasjon m (definite singular abdikasjonen, indefinite plural abdikasjoner, definite plural abdikasjonene)
- abdication, the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office or sovereign power.
- spøk og selvironi antas å føre til abdikasjon
- jokes and self-irony are believed to lead to abdication
- 1918–40, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter IV,5:
- Hertugen af Noailles’ abdikation hiin nat i den franske nationalforsamling.
- The Duke of Noailles' abdication that night in the French National Assembly.
- 2014 June 2, Liv Rønnaug Lilleåsen, nrk.no[1]:
- Bestefaren til kong Juan Carlos ble tvunget til abdikasjon.
- The grandfather of King Juan Carlos was forced to abdicate.
- Synonym: tronfrasigelse
- spøk og selvironi antas å føre til abdikasjon
- a document containing a statement that someone is abdicating
- 1905, Alexander L. Kielland, Omkring Napoleon, page 394:
- [Napoleon valgte] Ney og Marmont til at overbringe hans abdikation.
- [Napoleon chose] Ney and Marmont to convey his abdication.
Related terms edit
- abdisere (“to abdicate”)
References edit
- “abdikasjon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “abdikasjon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abdikasjon” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin abdicatio. Compare with English abdication and Danish abdikation.
Noun edit
abdikasjon m (definite singular abdikasjonen, indefinite plural abdikasjonar, definite plural abdikasjonane)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “abdikasjon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.