abborgras

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abbor +‎ gras, first part from Old Danish aghborre (“perch”) and Old Swedish aghborre (“perch”). First part from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Last part from Old Norse gras (“grass, herbage”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈabːɔrɡrɑːs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːs
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bor‧gras

Noun

abborgras n (definite singular abborgraset, indefinite plural abborgras, definite plural abborgrasa or abborgrasene)

  1. Alternative spelling of abborgress
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