abnormitet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From abnorm (“abnormal”) +‎ -itet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abnɔrmɪˈteːt/

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• Rhymes: -eːt
• Hyphenation: ab‧nor‧mi‧tet

Noun

abnormitet m (definite singular abnormiteten, indefinite plural abnormiteter, definite plural abnormitetene)

1. abnormality (the state or quality of being abnormal)

   Antonym: normalitet

2. an abnormality (something abnormal; an aberration)

   Synonym: misdannelse

   Antonym: normalitet

   • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden, page 206:

     [han] har havt ansats til den slags abnormiteter som De kalder personlighed

     [he] has been involved in the kind of abnormalities that you call personality

   • 1980, Alexander L. Kielland, Brev 1869−1906 III, page 245:

     om de mentale abnormiteter har jeg læst saa meget, at jeg har maattet stanse for en tid

     I have read so much about the mental abnormalities that I have had to stop for a while

   • 1933, Ingjald Reichborn-Kjennerud, Vår gamle trolldomsmedisin II, page 9:

     uttrykk for en av trollskap voldt abnormitet hos barn

     expression of an abnormality caused by sorcery in children

   • 2013 February 7, nrk.no:

     for hele verden ble [den såkalte apekvinnen] et misfoster, en abnormitet som ble vist frem for penger

     for the whole world [the so-called ape-woman] became a freak, an abnormality that was shown for money

Related terms

• abnorm (“abnormal”)

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

abnormitet m (definite singular abnormiteten, indefinite plural abnormitetar, definite plural abnormitetane)

1. abnormality, abnormity

Related terms

• abnorm

References

• “abnormitet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

abnorm +‎ -itet

Noun

abnormitet c

1. an abnormity

Declension

Declension of abnormitet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	abnormitet	abnormitets
	definite	abnormiteten	abnormitetens
plural	indefinite	abnormiteter	abnormiteters
	definite	abnormiteterna	abnormiteternas