abolisjonistisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abolisjonist +‎ -isk, first part from abolition, either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō (“abolishing, annulling, abolition”), from aboleō (“I retard, destroy, abolish”), from both ab- (“away, from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from *oleō (“I grow”), from Proto-Italic *oleō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléye-, from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊlɪʃʊnˈɪstɪsk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsk
• Hyphenation: ab‧o‧li‧sjon‧ist‧isk

Adjective

abolisjonistisk (neuter singular abolisjonistisk, definite singular and plural abolisjonistiske, comparative mer abolisjonistisk, superlative mest abolisjonistisk)

1. of or related to an abolitionist
   • 2013 October 4, Klassekampen:

     [NN] regnes som en representant for den abolisjonistiske retningen (som vil avskaffe straff som virkemiddel) innen kriminologi og kriminalpolitikk

     is considered a representative of the abolitionist direction (which will abolish punishment as a tool) in criminology and criminal policy

2. (chiefly historical) abolitionist (in favor of the abolition of slavery)

Related terms

• abolisjonist (“abolitionist”)
• abolisjonisme (“abolitionism”)

References

• “abolisjonistisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).