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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
null + punkt, first part from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, no”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates adverbs). Last part from Old Norse punktr, from Middle Low German punct, punt, from Latin pūnctum (“point, puncture, moment”), from pūnctus (“pricked, punctured”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”), from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to prick, sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to prick, punch”).
Noun
nullpunkt n (definite singular nullpunktet, indefinite plural nullpunkt or nullpunkter, definite plural nullpunkta or nullpunktene)
- zero (e.g. on a thermometer)
- zero point
- (figurative) rock bottom
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From null + punkt.
Noun
nullpunkt n (definite singular nullpunktet, indefinite plural nullpunkt, definite plural nullpunkta)
- zero (e.g. on a thermometer)
- zero point
- (figurative) rock bottom
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