a-endelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

a +‎ endelse, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.

Last part from both Old Norse enda, from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end,”), from both *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front”), from *h₂ent- (“face”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on”) + and from *-ōną, either from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti, from *-eh₂ + *-yéti, or from Proto-Indo-European *-(e)h₂yéti, from *-(e)h₂ti, last part from either Danish -else, from Old Danish -ælsæ -ilse, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo, or from West Germanic and Middle Low German -nisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɛndəlsə/, /ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsə/

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• Rhymes: -əlsə
• Hyphenation: a-‧en‧del‧se

Noun

a-endelse m (definite singular a-endelsen, indefinite plural a-endelser, definite plural a-endelsene)

1. (grammar) an a-ending; the letter a used as a suffix (especially for Norwegian nouns, verbs, and adjectives)

   Synonyms: a-ending, a-form

   Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-endelse.

   The words 'boka' (the book) and 'kasta' (threw) have a-endings.

   • 1955, Jens Bjørneboe, Jonas, page 52:

     ordene kom langsomt, ett og ett ble de ropt ut med lange mellemrum, med sterk salvelse og proppet av diftonger og a-endelser

     the words came slowly, one by one they were shouted out at long intervals, with strong anointing and stuffed with diphthongs and a-endings

   • 1968, Farmand, page 22:

     utidig manierte a-endelser irriterer litt

     untimely mannered a-suffixes irritate a little

   • 1988 November 26, Dagens Næringsliv, page 34:

     overforbruk av bråkjekke a-endelser som i denne …

     overconsumption of cocky a-suffixes as in this…

   • 2012 April 30, Aftenposten, page 2:

     Aftenposten har i mange år hatt et anstrengt forhold til a-endelser

     Aftenposten has for many years had a strained relationship with a-endings

References

• “a-endelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “a-endelse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• leasende