a-ending

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Last part from both Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and the suffix from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɛnːɪŋ/, /ˈɑː.ɛndɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: a-‧end‧ing

Noun

a-ending f or m (definite singular a-endinga or a-endingen, indefinite plural a-endinger, definite plural a-endingene)

1. (grammar) an a-ending; the letter a used as a suffix (especially for Norwegian nouns, verbs, and adjectives)

   Synonyms: a-endelse, a-form

   Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-ending.

   The words 'boka' (the book) and 'kasta' (threw) have a-endings.

   • 1955, Jens Bjørneboe, Jonas, page 52:

     ordene kom langsomt, ett og ett ble de ropt ut med lange mellemrum, med sterk salvelse og proppet av diftonger og a-endelser

     the words came slowly, one by one they were shouted out at long intervals, with strong anointing and stuffed with diphthongs and a-endings

   • 2012 December 21, hamar-dagblad.no:

     jeg [Knut Faldbakken] proletariserte meg ikke, og jeg begynte aldri med a-endinger

     I [Knut Faldbakken] did not proletarianize myself, and I never started with a-endings

References

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

Anagrams

• endinga, innedag