abborgras

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abbor +‎ gras, first part from Old Danish aghborre (perch) and Old Swedish aghborre, aborre (perch), the beginning of the word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed) + the end of the word comes from Old Norse borrablað, from Proto-Germanic *burzô. Last part from is an alternative form of gress (grass), from Old Norse gras (grass, herbage; herb (with special powers)), from Proto-Germanic *grasą (grass), from the root of *grōaną (to green, grow) and *grōniz (green), from Pre-Germanic *groh₁-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (to grow (of plants)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrɡrɑːs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːs
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧gras

Noun

abborgras n (definite singular abborgraset, indefinite plural abborgras, definite plural abborgrasa or abborgrasene)

  1. Alternative spelling of abborgress