Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abdisere +‎ -ing, verbal noun of abdisere (to abdicate). First part from Latin abdicāre, a form of 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). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abdɪˈseːrɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧di‧ser‧ing

Noun

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abdisering m (definite singular abdiseringen, indefinite plural abdiseringer, definite plural abdiseringene)

  1. the act of abdicating

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