fallskjermhopping

Norwegian Bokmål

soldater gjennomfører fallskjermhopp
soldiers conducting a skydive

Etymology

fallskjermhoppe (“parachute (verb)”) +‎ -ing (“-ing; suffix for forming verbal nouns”). Compare Danish faldskærmudspring, Swedish fallskärmhoppning and German Fallschirmspringen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.ʂerm.hop.piŋ/, [ˈfɑl.ʂæɾm.ˌhɔp.pɪŋ]

Noun

fallskjermhopping f or m (definite singular fallskjermhoppinga or fallskjermhoppingen, indefinite plural fallskjermhoppinger, definite plural fallskjermhoppingene)

1. parachuting, skydiving; act of jumping out of an aircraft with a parachute

   Å gjennomføre fallskjermhopping kan være farlig hvis fallskjermen ikke blir utløst.

   Performing skydvies can be very dangerous if the parachute is not deployed.

Synonyms

• skydiving

Related terms

• fallskjermhopper (“skydiver”)

References

“fallskjermhopping” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“fallskjermhopping” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

fallskjermhoppe (“parachute (verb)”) +‎ -ing (“-ing; suffix for forming verbal nouns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.ʂerm.hop.piŋ/, [ˈfɑl.ʂæɾm.ˌhɔp.pɪŋ]

Noun

fallskjermhopping f (definite singular fallskjermhoppinga, indefinite plural fallskjermhoppinger, definite plural fallskjermhoppingene)

1. parachuting, skydiving; act of jumping out of an aircraft with a parachute

   Me er heldig at nysnøen dekkjer for "fallskjermhoppingsulukkene"

   We're lucky that the fresh snow covers the "skydiving accidents"

Synonyms

• skydiving

Related terms

• fallskjermhoppar (“skydiver”)

References

“fallskjermhopping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.