abborgress

Norwegian Bokmål

Various-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton gramineus, in a garden pond.

Alternative forms

abborgras

Etymology

abbor +‎ gress, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre (“perch”). Last part from Old Norse gras (“grass, herbage”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈabːɔrɡrɛs/
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Rhymes: -ɛs
Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧gress

Noun

abborgress n (definite singular abborgresset, indefinite plural abborgress, definite plural abborgressa or abborgressene)

(dialectal) a pondweed (any plant in the Potamogeton family, a diverse and worldwide genus)
Synonym: tjernaks

References

“abborgress” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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