a-infinitiv

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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a +‎ infinitiv, 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 Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (unlimited, indefinite), from Latin īnfīnītus (unlimited, infinite), from fīnītus (finished), perfect passive participle of fīniō (I finish; limit; appoint), from fīnis (boundary, limit), possibly from either *fignis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (to stick, set up), or from *fidnis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑː.ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʋ
  • Hyphenation: a-‧in‧fi‧ni‧tiv

Noun

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a-infinitiv m (definite singular a-infinitiven, indefinite plural a-infinitiver, definite plural a-infinitivene)

  1. (regarding the Norwegian language) an a-infinitive (the infinitive form of a verb ending in the letter -a in Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Antonym: e-infinitiv

See also

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