aboriginsk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
aborigin + -sk, first part most likely fost likely from English aborigine, from Aborigines, from Latin Aborīginēs, from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from orīgine, ablative singular of orīgō (“beginning, origin, source”), from both orior (“to originate, be born”), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”) + and from -īgō (suffix forming deverbal nouns). Last part from Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abɔrɪˈɡiːnsk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːnsk
- Hyphenation: ab‧or‧ig‧insk
Adjective
aboriginsk (neuter singular aboriginsk, definite singular and plural aboriginske, comparative mer aboriginsk, superlative mest aboriginsk)
- Aboriginal (of or pertaining to Australian and Oceanic Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines, or their language)
- Synonym: aboriginal
- Kunnskapen om de gjenværende aboriginske språkene blir hurtig redusert og er utrydningstruet.
- Knowledge of the remaining Aboriginal languages is rapidly declining and is threatened with extinction.
References
- “aboriginsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “aboriginsk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
aboriginsk (indefinite singular aboriginsk, definite singular and plural aboriginske)