tilintetgjøre

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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til (to) +‎ intet (nothing) +‎ gjøre (do), a calque of German zunichtemachen. Compare Danish tilintetgøre, Swedish tillintetgöra

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ti.ˈlîn.tet.ˌjøː.re/, [tɪ.ˈlɪ̂n.tət.ˌjøː.ɾə], [tɪ.ˈlɪ̂n.tət.ˌjøː.ʁə]

Verb

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tilintetgjøre (imperative tilintetgjør, present tense tilintetgjør, past tense tilintetgjorde, past participle tilintetgjort)

  1. to annihilate, destroy

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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“tilintetgjøre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“tilintetgjøre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).