abiotisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From a- +‎ biotisk, first part from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Last part from Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”) (with the suffix -ῐκός (-ikós), from -κός (-kós), from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos), from either *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), with the suffix *-wós, or from βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ or *gʷih₃-etos (“life”), both from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbɪˈuːtɪsk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsk
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧o‧tisk

Adjective

abiotisk (neuter singular abiotisk, definite singular and plural abiotiske, comparative mer abiotisk, superlative mest abiotisk)

1. (biology) abiotic (nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life)

   Antonym: biotisk

   abiotisk faktor ― abiotic component

   • 1972, Forskningsnytt fra Norges allmennvitenskapelige forskningsråd:

     med biotisk forstår en alt som har med det levende og organiske å gjøre, mens abiotisk angår det ikke-levende og uorganiske

     with biotic one understands everything that has to do with the living and organic, while abiotic refers to the non-living and inorganic

See also

• uorganisk, anorganisk (“inorganic”)

References

• “abiotisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abiotisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abiotisk” in Store norske leksikon