åp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ap"

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• aab, aap (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse op.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːp/

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• Rhymes: -oːp
• Hyphenation: åp

Noun

åp n (definite singular åpet, indefinite plural åp, definite plural åpa or åpene)

1. (dialectal) an opening (in any sense that the word åpning has)

   Synonym: åpning

   • 1871, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-Eventyr, page 17:

     det skal ikke stort aab til, før jeg kommer ind

     it does not take much of an opening, before I enter

   • 1918, Gabriel Scott, Kilden, page 53:

     [ålen] vimser frem og tilbake i tinen og leter efter et litet aab

     [the eel] whirls back and forth in the thaw, looking for a small opening

   • 1918, Gabriel Scott, Kilden, page 103:

     her er jo huller og aab overalt

     here are holes and openings everywhere

   • 1928, Olaf Benneche, Juvet, page 9:

     kyllingene vred sig gjennem utrolig smale aap mellem risene

     the chickens writhed through incredibly narrow openings between the rice

References

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

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