abortiv

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See also: abortív

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

abortiv

  1. abortive

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abortīvus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

abortiv (strong nominative masculine singular abortiver, comparative abortiver, superlative am abortivsten)

  1. abortive

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin abortīvus (pertaining to an abortion, miscarriage; born prematurely), from aborior (I disappear; miscarry, am aborted (of a baby)), a compound from both ab- (from, away from, off), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from orior (I rise, appear, am born), from Proto-Italic *orjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (to move, stir, rise, spring). Equivalent to abort +‎ -iv, with the suffix from French -if (-ive), from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHwós, from *-wós (creates adjectives from verb stems).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abɔˈʈiːʋ/, /abɔʁˈtiːʋ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧iv

Noun

abortiv n (definite singular abortivet, indefinite plural abortiver, definite plural abortiva or abortivene)

  1. (pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)
  2. (pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment

Usage notes

Adjective

abortiv (masculine and feminine abortiv, neuter abortivt, definite singular and plural abortive, comparative mer abortiv, superlative mest abortiv)

  1. (medicine) abortive (produced by abortion; born prematurely)
    • 1934, Eugenia Kielland, Samtiden:
      opfinnsomhet har forfatteren nok av; men hans fantasi er abortiv, den føder ikke levende barn
      ingenuity the author has plenty of; but his imagination is abortive, it does not give birth to living child
  2. (pharmacology, medicine) abortive, abortifacient (causing an abortion)
    abortive midler
    abortive agents
  3. (medicine) abortive (cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease))
    abortivt tilfelle av poliomyelitt
    abortive case of poliomyelitis
    et abortivt migreneanfall
    an abortive migraine attack
  • abort (abortion)
  • abortivkur (cure to stop a disease in its earliest stage)

References

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions 1962-2003 (retrieved 01.01.21)

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin abortīvus (causing abortion), from aborior (miscarry, disappear), from ab (amiss) + orior (appear, be born, arise).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑbɔˈʈiːʋ/, /ɑbɔʁˈtiːʋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːʋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧iv

Noun

abortiv n (definite singular abortivet, indefinite plural abortiv, definite plural abortiva)

  1. (pharmacology) an abortifacient (a drug or an agent that induces an abortion)
  2. (pharmacology) a remedy in an abortive treatment

Usage notes

Adjective

abortiv (neuter abortivt, definite singular and plural abortive, comparative meir abortiv, superlative mest abortiv)

  1. (medicine) abortive (produced by abortion; born prematurely)
  2. (pharmacology, medicine) abortive, abortifacient (causing an abortion)
  3. (medicine) abortive (cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease))

References

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions 1962-2003 (retrieved 01.01.21)

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abortif.

Noun

abortiv n (plural abortivi)

  1. abortive

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative abortiv abortivul abortivi abortivile
genitive-dative abortiv abortivului abortivi abortivilor
vocative abortivule abortivilor