kidnapping
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English
Alternative forms
- kidnaping (US; less common)
Pronunciation
Verb
kidnapping
- present participle and gerund of kidnap
Noun
kidnapping (countable and uncountable, plural kidnappings)
Derived terms
Translations
the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom
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See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English kidnapping.
Pronunciation
Noun
kidnapping m (plural kidnappings)
Further reading
- “kidnapping”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English kidnapping.
Pronunciation
Noun
kidnapping f or m (definite singular kidnappinga or kidnappingen, indefinite plural kidnappinger, definite plural kidnappingene)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English kidnapping.
Noun
kidnapping f (definite singular kidnappinga, indefinite plural kidnappingar, definite plural kidnappingane)
Related terms
References
- “kidnapping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English kidnapping.
Pronunciation
Noun
kidnapping n (uncountable)
- (rare) kidnapping
- Synonym: răpire
Declension
declension of kidnapping (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) kidnapping | kidnapping-ul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) kidnapping | kidnapping-ului |
| vocative | kidnapping-ule | |
References
- kidnapping in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)