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/

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• Rhymes: -iːnsk
• Hyphenation: ab‧or‧ig‧insk

Adjective

aboriginsk (neuter singular aboriginsk, definite singular and plural aboriginske, comparative mer aboriginsk, superlative mest aboriginsk)

1. 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)

1. Aboriginal