abortnemnd

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abort +‎ nemnd, first part from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”). Second part from Old Norse nefnd (“denomination, name, tribunal”), derived from Old Norse nefna (“mention”), from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną (“to name, call”), from *namô + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɔʈnɛm(n)d/, /aˈbɔʁtnɛm(n)d/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmnd, -ɛmd
• Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧nemnd

Noun

abortnemnd f or m (definite singular abortnemnda or abortnemnden, indefinite plural abortnemnder, definite plural abortnemndene)

1. (Norwegian law) a board that decides whether a petition for abortion can be granted when the pregnancy has lasted for more than 12 weeks
   • 2014 March 19, Aftenposten, page 5:

     søknad om abort må behandles av en abortnemnd som er gitt bestemte vilkår for sin vurdering

     n application for abortion must be processed by an abortion board that is given certain conditions for its assessment

2. (historical, Norwegian law) a board of two doctors who decided whether women should be granted an application for an abortion (scheme between 1960 and 1978)
   • 1969, Dagbladet:

     abortnemndene bør ha … minst én kvinne [som medlem]

     abortion boards should have… at least one woman [as a member]

References

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