abominabel

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abominabel

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From Middle Dutch abominabel, abhominabel, borrowed from Old French abominable, from Latin abominabilis.

• IPA^(key): /aːboːmiˈnaːbəl/

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• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧mi‧na‧bel
• Rhymes: -aːbəl

abominabel (comparative abominabeler, superlative abominabelst)

1. abominable, hateful, terrible; detestable; loathsome

• afgrijselijk
• afschuwelijk
• afschuwwekkend
• weerzinwekkend

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abominabel (strong nominative masculine singular abominabler, comparative abominabler, superlative am abominabelsten)

1. abominable

From English abominable, from Middle English abhomynable (“repulsive, offensive, abominable”) or French abominable (“abominable”), both from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“abominable, detestable”), from both abōminor, abōminārī, from ab- (“away”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) and ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to perceive, see, be aware of”) + and from -bilis, from Proto-Italic *-ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form *-dʰlis of *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”).

• IPA^(key): /abɔmɪˈnɑːbəl/

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• Rhymes: -əl
• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧mi‧na‧bel

abominabel (neuter singular abominabelt, definite singular and plural abominable, comparative abominablere, indefinite superlative abominablest, definite superlative abominableste)

1. (rare) abominable (worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable)

   Synonyms: avskyelig, fryktelig, fæl

   • 1857, Mauritz Hansen, Maurits Hansens Noveller og Fortællinger V, page 68:

     det er abominabelt, at den gamle heexe vedbliver at omgaaes saaledes med mennesket

     it is abominable that the old witch continues to deal with man in this way

   • 1918, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1847–1868, page 239:

     de existerende arrangements [til sangene] ere abominable

     the existing arrangements are abominable

   • 1956, VG, page 3:

     samnorsken er abominabel

     the samnorsken is abominable

• “abominabel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abominabel” in Store norske leksikon

From Dutch abominabel

• IPA^(key): /a.bo.miˈna.bəl/

abominabel

1. abominable, hateful, terrible; detestable; loathsome