Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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ablativ +‎ form, first part from Latin (cāsus) ablātīvus (ablative case, ablative), from ablātus (taken away, stolen, having been stolen) (with the suffix -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós), perfect passive participle of auferō (I take away), from both ab- (from, away, off), from ab (from, away from, of), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from ferō (I bear, carry, bring), from Proto-Italic *ferō (to carry, bear), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (to be carrying), from *bʰer- (to bear, carry). Last part from Old Norse form, from Latin forma (form; figure, shape, appearance), from fōrma (form, figure, shape, appearance), perhaps from Etruscan *morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, shape, form, appearance), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːblatiːʋfɔrm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrm
  • Hyphenation: ab‧la‧tiv‧form

Noun

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ablativform f or m (definite singular ablativforma or ablativformen, indefinite plural ablativformer, definite plural ablativformene)

  1. (grammar, linguistics) an inflection of a word in the ablative case
    • 1890, Alf Torp, Den græske Nominalflexion, page 32:
      adverbielt brugte ablativformer
      adverbially used ablative forms

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