Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

Abkhasia +‎ -isk, first part from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija, Abkhazia), derived from абха́з (abxáz, Abkhazian, Abkhaz person), from Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi, Abkhaz person), either from Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza), from *აბღაზა (*abɣaza), from *აბაზღა (*abazɣa), from Old Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa), or from Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi), from earlier *აბაზხ-ი (*abazx-i), from Mingrelian *აუ̂აზხ-ი (*aûazx-i), most likely from a Hellenic source. Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /abˈkɑːsɪsk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsk
  • Hyphenation: ab‧khas‧isk

Adjective edit

abkhasisk (neuter singular abkhasisk, definite singular and plural abkhasiske, comparative mer abkhasisk, superlative mest abkhasisk)

  1. Abkhazian (of or pertaining to Abkhazia, its people, or language)
    • 1993, Aftenposten:
      abkasiske opprørsstyrker i byen Sukhumi i Georgia
      Abkhazian rebel forces in the city of Sukhumi in Georgia

Noun edit

abkhasisk m or n (definite singular abkhasisken)

  1. Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia)
    Abkhasisk er et pontisk språk som snakkes i (Abkhasia) (del av Georgia) og Tyrkia.
    Abkhazian is a pontic language spoken in (Abkhazia) (part of Georgia) and Turkey.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From abkhas and the suffix -isk.

Adjective edit

abkhasisk (masculine abkhasisk, feminine abkhasisk, neuter abkhasisk, plural abkhasiske, comparative meir abkhasisk, superlative mest abkhasisk)

  1. Abkhazian (of or pertaining to Abkhazia)

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Noun edit

abkhasisk (not inflected)

  1. Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia)
    Abkhasisk er eit nordvestkaukasisk språk som blir snakka i Georgia (i den autonome republikken Abkhasia) og i Tyrkia. (Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia article on the Abkhazian language)
    Abkhazian is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Georgia (in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia) and Turkey.

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