abrot

Norwegian Bokmål

Close-up of a southernwood plant.

Alternative forms

• abrodd

Etymology

From Latin abrotonum (“southernwood”), from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “tree wormwood; southernwood”), possibly from Akkadian (𒀀)𒈬𒌨𒁲𒉡 (“thorned flower”) or a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbrɔt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔt
• Hyphenation: ab‧rot

Noun

abrot m (definite singular abroten, indefinite plural abroter, definite plural abrotene)

1. Alternative spelling of abrodd

References

• “abrot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abrodd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abrodd” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• abort, borat