a-endelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Compound of a (“the letter a; the ending -a”) +‎ endelse (“ending, suffix”), literally “a-ending”.

The first element is a (“the letter a”), from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), probably through Etruscan, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ). The second element, endelse (“ending, suffix”), is formed from ende (“to end”) and -else (“noun-forming suffix”). ende continues Old Norse enda (“to end”), from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɛndəlsə/, [ˈɑː.ɛndəlsə], /ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsə/, [ˈɑː.ɛnːəlsə]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -əlsə
Hyphenation: a-‧en‧del‧se

Noun

a-endelse m (definite singular a-endelsen, indefinite plural a-endelser, definite plural a-endelsene)

(grammar) a-ending; an inflectional ending in -a, especially in Norwegian nouns, verbs and adjectives
Synonym: a-ending

Ordene «boka» og «kasta» har a-endelse. ― The words “boka” (“the book”) and “kasta” (“threw”) have a-endings.
- 1955, Jens Bjørneboe, Jonas, page 52:
  ordene kom langsomt, ett og ett ble de ropt ut med lange mellemrum, med sterk salvelse og proppet av diftonger og a-endelser
  the words came slowly, one by one they were shouted out at long intervals, with strong solemnity and packed with diphthongs and a-endings
- 1968, Farmand, number 48, page 22, column 2:
  utidig manierte a-endelser irriterer litt
  inappropriately affected a-endings are slightly irritating
- 1988 November 26, Dagens Næringsliv, page 34:
  overforbruk av bråkjekke a-endelser som i denne …
  overuse of brash a-endings like in this …
- 2012 April 30, Aftenposten, page 2:
  Aftenposten har i mange år hatt et anstrengt forhold til a-endelser
  Aftenposten has for many years had a strained relationship with a-endings

References

“a-endelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“a-endelse” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

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