duing

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

due +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of due (“to say 'you' to someone”), from the pronoun du (“you”), from Old Norse þú (“you”), from Proto-Germanic *þū (“you”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʉːɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: du‧ing

Noun

duing f or m (definite singular duinga or duingen, indefinite plural duinger, definite plural duingene)

1. the act of saying you to someone

References

• “duing” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).