abkhasier

Norwegian Bokmål

En akhasier. — An Abkhaz.

Alternative forms

• abkhaser

Etymology

Abkhasia +‎ -er, first part is an alternative spelling of abkhaser (“Abkhaz”), from both Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija, “Abkhazia”), derived from абха́з (abxáz, “Abkhazian, Abkhaz person”), from Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi, “Abkhaz person”), either from Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza), from *აბღაზა (*abɣaza), from *აბაზღა (*abazɣa), from Old Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa), or from Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi), from earlier *აბაზხ-ი (*abazx-i), from Mingrelian *აუ̂აზხ-ი (*aûazx-i), most likely from a Hellenic source + and from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkɑːsɪər/

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• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: ab‧kha‧si‧er

Noun

abkhasier m (definite singular abkhasieren, indefinite plural abkhasiere, definite plural abkhasierne)

1. an Abkhaz (a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia)

References

• “abkhasier” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).