absolvere
Latin
Verb
absolvēre
- inflection of absolvō:
- present active infinitive
- third-person plural perfect active indicative
- second-person singular future passive indicative
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /absɔlˈʋeːrə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːrə
- Hyphenation: ab‧sol‧ve‧re
Verb
absolvere (passive absolveres, imperative absolver, present tense absolverer, simple past absolverte, past participle absolvert, present participle absolverende, verbal noun absolvering)
- (Christianity, theology) to absolve (to grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to)
- (colloquial) to absolve (to pronounce free from or give absolution for a blame or guilt)
- Synonym: frikjenne
- 2013 July 15, Bergensavisen, page 25:
- blir man utsatt for et traume …, er det i bunn og grunn umulig å vite hvordan det … går med [evnen] til å absolvere
- if one is exposed to a trauma…, it is basically impossible to know how it… goes with [the ability] to absolve
- (obsolete) to absolve (to take or pass an exam)
- 1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 226:
- nogle dage efter at have absolveret den theoretiske prøve meldte jeg mig til den praktiske
- a few days after completing the theoretical test, I signed up for the practical one
- 1949, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVIII, page 22:
- [han] skal have absolveret sin juridiske examen
- [he] must have completed his law degree
- 1978, Alexander L. Kielland, Brev 1869−1906 I, page 196:
- mine tre examina har jeg absolveret ved Kristiania Universitet – samtlige med haud illaudabilis
- I have completed my three exams at Kristiania University - all with haud illaudabilis
Related terms
- absolusjon (“absolution”)
References
- “absolvere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “absolvere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “absolvere” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Verb
absolvere (present tense absolverer, past tense absolverte, past participle absolvert, passive infinitive absolverast, present participle absolverande, imperative absolver)
- to absolve
Related terms
References
- “absolvere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.