abelsk

Norwegian Bokmål

Niels Henrik Abel.

Etymology

Abel +‎ -sk, derived from the last name of Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel, who made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields. Last part is the prefix -sk (“-ish”), from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbəlsk/, /ˈɑːbl̩sk/

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• Rhymes: -əlsk
• Hyphenation: ab‧elsk

Adjective

abelsk (indefinite singular abelsk, definite singular and plural abelske, comparative mer abelsk, superlative mest abelsk)

1. (mathematics) abelian (of or related to the mathematician Niels Henrik Abel)

   Synonym: kommutativ

   abelsk integral ― integral of algebraic functions

   • 1996, Arild Stubhaug, Et foranskutt lyn, page 318:

     abelske ligninger

     abelian equations

   • 1996, Arild Stubhaug, Et foranskutt lyn, page 384:

     konsekvensene av dette abelske teorem

     the consequences of this abelian theorem

Derived terms

• abelsk gruppe (“abelian group”)

References

• “abelsk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “Niels Henrik Abel” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• blakes, kables

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

abelsk (indefinite singular abelsk, definite singular and plural abelske)

1. (mathematics) abelian

Swedish

Etymology

From the name of the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel.

Adjective

abelsk

1. (mathematics) abelian

Declension

Inflection of abelsk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	abelsk	—	—
neuter singular	abelskt	—	—
plural	abelska	—	—
masculine plural2	abelske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	abelske	—	—
all	abelska	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Anagrams

• blekas, kabels