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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From av + gå.
Verb
avgå (imperative avgå, present tense avgår, passive avgås, simple past avgikk, past participle avgått, present participle avgående)
- to depart, leave
Derived terms
References
- “avgå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “avgå” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From av + gå.
Verb
avgå (present tense avgår, past tense avgjekk, past participle avgått, passive infinitive avgåast, present participle avgåande, imperative avgå)
- to depart, leave
Derived terms
References
Swedish
Etymology
From av- + gå, like German abgehen, English go off.
Pronunciation
Verb
avgå (present avgår, preterite avgick, supine avgått, imperative avgå)
- to resign (from an elected position)
Presidenten vägrade avgå efter skandalen.- The president refused to resign after the scandal.
- to depart
Tåget mot Malmö avgår klockan 13 från spår 11.- The train for Malmö departs at 13:00 from track 11.
Conjugation
Conjugation of avgå (strong)
Related terms
References
- “avgå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (in Swedish), 1937
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