absolutt komparativ

absolutt +‎ komparativ, first part from Latin absolūtus, perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”). Second part from Latin comparativus, equivalent to comparatus, from comparare (“to compare”) + -iv, from -ivus.

• IPA^(key): /ɑbsuˈlʉt/, /ɑpsuˈlʉt/ + IPA^(key): /kumˈparatiːʋ/
• Rhymes: -iːʋ
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lutt‧kom‧pa‧ra‧tiv

absolutt komparativ m (definite singular absolutte komparativen, indefinite plural absolutte komparativer, definite plural absolutte komparativene)

1. (grammar) absolute comparative (a comparative adjective without comparison)

   i setningen «politiet fikk melding om at en eldre kvinne var overfalt» er «eldre» et tilfelle av absolutt komparativ

   in the sentence "the police were notified that an elderly woman had been assaulted", "elderly" is a case of absolute comparative

• absolutt superlativ

• “absolutt komparativ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “komparativ” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).