ajournere

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French ajourner (to postpone, adjourn, put off), from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃʉˈɳeːrə/, /aʃʉʁˈneːrə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːrə
  • Hyphenation: a‧jour‧ne‧re

Verb

ajournere (imperative ajourner, present tense ajournerer, passive ajourneres, simple past ajournerte, past participle ajournert, present participle ajournerende, verbal noun ajournering)

  1. (literary) to postpone or adjourn (to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.)
    generalforsamlingen ble ajournert
    the general meeting was adjourned
    Synonym: utsette
  • ajourføre (to make up to speed, update)
  • ajournement (postponement, delay)
  • ajourinnfattet (framed so that the top and bottom are free (of a stone or jewelry))

References

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