abkhaser

abkhaser c (singular definite abkhaseren, plural indefinite abkhasere)

1. Abkhaz (person from Abkhazia)

• Abkhasien
• abkhasisk

• abkhasier (less common)

Abkhasia +‎ -er, first part from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija, “Abkhazia”), derived from абха́з (abxáz, “Abkhazian, Abkhaz person”), from Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi, “Abkhaz person”), either from Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza), from *აბღაზა (*abɣaza), from *აბაზღა (*abazɣa), from Old Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa), or from Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi), from earlier *აბაზხ-ი (*abazx-i), from Mingrelian *აუ̂აზხ-ი (*aûazx-i), most likely from a Hellenic source. Last part from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.

• IPA^(key): /abˈkɑːsər/

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• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: ab‧khas‧er

abkhaser m (definite singular abkhaseren, indefinite plural abkhasere, definite plural abkhaserne)

1. an Abkhaz (a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia)

• Abkhasia (“Abkhazia”)
• abkhasisk (“Abkhaz”)

• “abkhaser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abkhaser” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abkhaser” in Store norske leksikon