abortiv

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Crimean Tatar[edit]

Adjective[edit]

abortiv

  1. abortive

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin abortīvus.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

abortiv (strong nominative masculine singular abortiver, comparative abortiver, superlative am abortivsten)

  1. abortive

Declension[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin abortīvus (pertaining to an abortion, miscarriage; born prematurely), from aborior (I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)), a compound from both ab- (from, away from, off), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from orior (I rise, appear, am born), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir, rise, spring). Equivalent to abort +‎ -iv, with the suffix from French -if (-ive), from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós (creates adjectives from verb stems).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /abɔˈʈiːʋ/, /abɔʁˈtiːʋ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːʋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧iv

Noun[edit]

abortiv n (definite singular abortivet, indefinite plural abortiver, definite plural abortiva or abortivene)

  1. (pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)
  2. (pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment

Usage notes[edit]

Adjective[edit]

abortiv (masculine and feminine abortiv, neuter abortivt, definite singular and plural abortive, comparative mer abortiv, superlative mest abortiv)

  1. (medicine) abortive (produced by abortion; born prematurely)
    • 1934, Eugenia Kielland, Samtiden:
      opfinnsomhet har forfatteren nok av; men hans fantasi er abortiv, den føder ikke levende barn
      ingenuity the author has plenty of; but his imagination is abortive, it does not give birth to living child
  2. (pharmacology, medicine) abortive, abortifacient (causing an abortion)
    abortive midler
    abortive agents
  3. (medicine) abortive (cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease))
    abortivt tilfelle av poliomyelitt
    abortive case of poliomyelitis
    et abortivt migreneanfall
    an abortive migraine attack

Related terms[edit]

  • abort (abortion)
  • abortivkur (cure to stop a disease in its earliest stage)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions 1962-2003 (retrieved 01.01.21)

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin abortīvus (causing abortion), from aborior (miscarry, disappear), from ab (amiss) + orior (appear, be born, arise).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑbɔˈʈiːʋ/, /ɑbɔʁˈtiːʋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːʋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧iv

Noun[edit]

abortiv n (definite singular abortivet, indefinite plural abortiv, definite plural abortiva)

  1. (pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)
  2. (pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment

Usage notes[edit]

Adjective[edit]

abortiv (neuter abortivt, definite singular and plural abortive, comparative meir abortiv, superlative mest abortiv)

  1. (medicine) abortive (produced by abortion; born prematurely)
  2. (pharmacology, medicine) abortive, abortifacient (causing an abortion)
  3. (medicine) abortive (cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease))

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions 1962-2003 (retrieved 01.01.21)

Anagrams[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French abortif.

Noun[edit]

abortiv n (plural abortivi)

  1. abortive

Declension[edit]