a-form

See also: forma, formà, formá, formă, fôrma, formą, förmå, and -forma

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

a +‎ form, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾. Last part from Old Norse form, from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.fɔrm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrm
• Hyphenation: a-‧form

Noun

a-form f or m (definite singular a-forma or a-formen, indefinite plural a-former, definite plural a-formene)

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

   Synonyms: a-endelse, a-ending

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

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

   • 1964, Aftenposten, page 5:

     støhet i bruken av a-former

     stability in the use of a-endings

   • 1990 September 8, Dagens Næringsliv, page 19:

     han er ikke livredd a-former og diftonger

     he is not terrified of a-endings and diphthongs

References

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

Anagrams

• forma, amorf, omfar