abjekt
German
editEtymology
editAdjective
editabjekt (strong nominative masculine singular abjekter, comparative abjekter, superlative am abjektesten)
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist abjekt | sie ist abjekt | es ist abjekt | sie sind abjekt | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abjekter | abjekte | abjektes | abjekte |
genitive | abjekten | abjekter | abjekten | abjekter | |
dative | abjektem | abjekter | abjektem | abjekten | |
accusative | abjekten | abjekte | abjektes | abjekte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abjekte | die abjekte | das abjekte | die abjekten |
genitive | des abjekten | der abjekten | des abjekten | der abjekten | |
dative | dem abjekten | der abjekten | dem abjekten | den abjekten | |
accusative | den abjekten | die abjekte | das abjekte | die abjekten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abjekter | eine abjekte | ein abjektes | (keine) abjekten |
genitive | eines abjekten | einer abjekten | eines abjekten | (keiner) abjekten | |
dative | einem abjekten | einer abjekten | einem abjekten | (keinen) abjekten | |
accusative | einen abjekten | eine abjekte | ein abjektes | (keine) abjekten |
Norwegian Bokmål
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom French abject (“abject; vile, despicable”), from Latin abiectus (“thrown or cast aside; abandoned, overthrown”), perfect passive participle of abiciō (“I throw away/down; abandon, overthrow; humble”), from both ab (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from iaciō (“I throw, hurl, cast, fling”), from Proto-Italic *jakjō (“throw (down)”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁-k-ye-, causative of *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”).
Adjective
editabjekt (neuter singular abjekt, definite singular and plural abjekte, comparative mer abjekt, superlative mest abjekt)
- (art, philosophy) abject (degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable)
- Synonyms: avskyelig, frastøtende, tabubelagt
- 2013 January 18, Morgenbladet, page 36:
- [kunstverket] understreket de eksessive og abjekte sidene ved forbrukersamfunnet i form av glorete gipsskulpturer av kremkaker og hofteholdere
- [the work of art] emphasized the excessive and abject aspects of the consumer society in the form of gaudy plaster sculptures of cream cakes and hip holders
- 2013 April 12, Dagbladet, page 66:
- surmagede representanter for den intellektuelle middelklasse kjenner et behov for å markere connaiseurship eller autentisitet ved å gjøre Justin Bieber til det abjekte, en persona non grata
- sour-minded representatives of the intellectual middle class feel a need to mark connaiseurship or authenticity by making Justin Bieber the abject, a persona non grata
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin abiectus (“thrown or cast aside; abandoned, overthrown”), perfect passive participle of abiciō (“I throw away/down; abandon, overthrow; humble”), from both ab (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from iaciō (“I throw, hurl, cast, fling”), from Proto-Italic *jakjō (“throw (down)”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)ih₁-k-ye-, causative of *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”).
Adjective
editabjekt (neuter singular abjekt, definite singular and plural abjekte, comparative mer abjekt, superlative mest abjekt)
- (obsolete) abject (showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched)
- Synonyms: lav, ussel, nedrig, foraktelig
- 1977, Conrad Nicolai Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 292:
- at jeg, som ved to sygdomme havde lært at kjende farerne ved omgang med løse fruentimmer, nu som nygift skulde fortsætte slig omgang, vilde have været samvittighedsløst og ligefrem abject
- that I, who by two diseases had learned to know the dangers of dealing with loose mistresses, now as a newlywed should continue such dealings, would have been unscrupulous and downright abject
References
edit- German terms borrowed from French
- German terms derived from French
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɛkt
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(H)yeh₁-
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- nb:Art
- nb:Philosophy
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with obsolete senses