absentering

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

absentere +‎ -ing, first part verbal noun form of absentere (to absent (oneself)), from German absentieren or French absenter (to leave, absent oneself), from absent (absent, absent-minded; absentee) (with the suffix -er, from Latin -āre), from Old French ausent, from Latin absēntem, accusative singular of absēns (absent, missing), present participle of absum (I am away, absent, distant), from both ab- (away from, off, from), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from sum (to exist, be; have), from Proto-Italic *ezom (to be), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (to be), from *h₁es- (to be). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /absənˈteːrɪŋ/, /apsənˈteːrɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sen‧ter‧ing

Noun[edit]

absentering m (definite singular absenteringen, indefinite plural absenteringer, definite plural absenteringene)

  1. the act of absenting

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