romfarer

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Romfareren Bruce McCandless II utenfor romfergen Challenger.
Austronaut Bruce McCandless II outside of the space shuttle Challenger.

Etymology

rom (space) +‎ farer (traveller). Compare Dutch ruimtevaarder, German Raumfahrer and Swedish rymdfarare

Pronunciation

Noun

romfarer m (definite singular romfareren, indefinite plural romfarere, definite plural romfarerne)

  1. astronaut, cosmonaut; someone that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere
    Romfareren er snart ute av radiosignalets rekkevidde.
    The astronaut is soon out of reach of the radio signal.
    • 2009, Tom Egeland, Lucifers evengelium, Aschehoug:
      Han stirret opp i taket og forestilte seg stjernehimmelen. Tenk å være en romfarer ...
      He stared up at the ceiling and imagined a starry sky. Imagine being an astronaut ...
    • 1982, Tor Edvin Dahl, Abrahams barn, Cappelen, page 280:
      Det kunne se ut som han var en romfarer i ferd med å finne den rette stillingen før oppskytningen. Eller en dødsdømt som setter seg i den elektriske stol.
      It could look like he was an astronaut about to find the right position before launch. Or a death row inmate getting seated in an electrical chair.
    • 2003, NTB, Glenn vel tilbake på jorden, VG
      Den 77 år gamle romfarer-legenden [John Glenn] avsluttet sin nostalgiske, ni dager lange rom-odyssé med en myk landing lørdag kveld klokken 18.03 norsk tid.
      The 77 year-old astronaut legend concluded his nostalgic, nine day long space odyssey with a soft landing on Saturday evening, 18:03 Norwegian time .

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References

“romfarer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“romfarer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).