absolvering

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolvere +‎ -ing, first part verbal noun form of absolvere (“absolve”), from Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absɔlˈʋeːrɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: ab‧sol‧ver‧ing

Noun

absolvering m (definite singular absolveringen, indefinite plural absolveringer, definite plural absolveringene)

1. the act of absolving

References

• “absolvere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).