a-kjendis

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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a +‎ kjendis, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, alpha), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.

Last part from Swedish kändis (celebrity) (with the suffix -is from Swedish -is (diminutive suffix), from Latin -is), from känd (known, famous), past participle of känna (to know), from Old Swedish kænna (to make known), from Old Norse kenna (to know), from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (to make known), from *kunnaną (to know), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know, recognize), from *ǵneh₃- (to know).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.çɛndɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪs
  • Hyphenation: a-‧kjen‧dis
  • Homophone: A-kjendis

Noun

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a-kjendis m (definite singular a-kjendisen, indefinite plural a-kjendiser, definite plural a-kjendisene)

  1. an A-list celebrity (an informal list of celebrities in the entertainment industry who are most admired, desirable or bankable)
    Coordinate terms: b-kjendis, c-kjendis
    • 2010, Hans Olav Lahlum, Menneskefluene:
      Harald Olesen var i 1968 ikke hva man i dag vil kalle en a-kjendis. Det kunne gå måneder mellom hver gang hans navn ble nevnt i riksavisene
      In 1968, Harald Olesen was not what one would today call an a-list celebrity. It could take months between each time his name was mentioned in the national newspapers
    • 2014 November 10, Nettavisen[nettavisen.no]:
      utfordringen med å intervjue A-kjendiser … er ofte at alt allerede er skrevet
      the challenge of interviewing A-list celebrities… is often that everything is already written

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