a-bombe

See also: abombe and abombé

Danish

Etymology

a- (“atomic”) +‎ bombe (“bomb”)

Noun

a-bombe c (singular definite a-bomben, plural indefinite a-bomber)

1. (military, weapon) A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke

Synonyms

• atombombe

Related terms

• atomvåben
• a-våben
• kernevåben

See also

• brintbombe
• bombe
• atomkraft, a-kraft

Further reading

• “a-bombe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• atombombe

Etymology

a- +‎ bombe, first part is the first letter of the word atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) + and from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, hew, wound, butcher”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-n-h₁-, from *temh₁- (“to cut”). Last part from French bombe (“bomb, aerosol”), from Italian bomba (“bomb”), from Latin bombus (“a buzz or humming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing, booming, rumbling”), imitative of the sound itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːbʊmbə/

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• Rhymes: -ʊmbə
• Hyphenation: a‧bom‧be

Noun

a-bombe f or m (definite singular a-bomba or a-bomben, indefinite plural a-bomber, definite plural a-bombene)

1. (military, weaponry) an atom bomb (A-bomb)
   • 1975, Torbjørn Villhodd, I en så klar dag, page 12:

     A-bomben hadde en enorm effekt

     The A-bomb had an enormous effect

   • 2013 February 12, NTBtekst:

     ny a-bombe i Nord-Korea

     new a-bomb in North Korea

2. Abbreviation of atombombe.

References

• “a-bombe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “a-bombe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

a-bombe f (definite singular a-bomba, indefinite plural a-bomber, definite plural a-bombene)

1. Short for atombombe.