ABC-krigføring

See also: abc-krigføring

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• abc-krigføring

Etymology

ABC +‎ krigføring, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part krigføring (“warfare”), from krig (“war”), from Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”). Last part føring (“leading”) is the verbal noun form of føre (“to lead, guide, carry”), from Old Norse fǿra (“to bring, convey, present”), from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (“to lead, carry, bring”), from both *faraną (“to go, travel”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through, carry forth”) + and from *-janą (causative suffix), from *-éyeti (causative suffix), from *-yeti (transitive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbɛˈseːkɾiɡføːɾɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: A‧B‧C‧krig‧før‧ing
• Homophone: abc-krigføring

Noun

ABC-krigføring f or m (definite singular ABC-krigføringa or ABC-krigføringen, indefinite plural ABC-krigføringer, definite plural ABC-krigføringene)

1. (military) atomic, biological and chemical weapons used in warfare

Synonyms

• ABC-krig (“ABC war”)

Related terms

• ABC-offiser
• ABC-område
• ABC-vern
• ABC-våpen

 

References

• “ABC-krigføring” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ABC-krigføring” in Store norske leksikon