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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From absurdisme or absurdist + -isk, first parts both stem from the word absurd (“absurd”), from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), 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 surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to resound; ringing, whistling”) Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈsʉɖɪstɪsk/, /abˈsʉʁdɪstɪsk/, /apˈsʉɖɪstɪsk/, /apˈsʉʁdɪstɪsk/
- Rhymes: -ɪsk
- Hyphenation: ab‧sur‧dist‧isk
Adjective
absurdistisk (neuter singular absurdistisk, definite singular and plural absurdistiske, comparative mer absurdistisk, superlative mest absurdistisk)
- absurdist (of or relating to absurdism)
et absurdistisk teaterstykke- an absurdist play
1968, Bergens Tidende, page 6:[teaterstykket] har både surrealistiske og absurdistiske trekk- has both surrealistic and absurdist features
1992, Finn Alnæs, Restdjevelens karneval, page 548:den absurdistiske filosofi- the absurdist philosophy
1992, Finn Alnæs, Restdjevelens karneval, page 552:du har visst rett i at de ikke er absurdistiske i Camus’ retning- you are right that they are not absurd in Camus' direction
2013 November 6, Stavanger Aftenblad:absurdistisk kunst [kan] virke trist og traurig- absurdist art seem sad and unhappy
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