abordering

abordere +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of abordere (“approach”), from French aborder (“to tackle; reach”), main part from Old French bord, from Frankish *bord (“board, plank”), from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board, plank; table”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“top, tip, point”) or *bʰerH- (“to strike, pierce”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

• IPA^(key): /abɔrˈdeːrɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: ab‧or‧der‧ing

abordering f or m (definite singular aborderinga or aborderingen, indefinite plural aborderinger, definite plural aborderingene)

1. the act of approaching

• “abordering” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).