"absorbent" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /absɔrˈbɛnt/, /apsɔrˈbɛnt/ Audio: NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «absorbent».ogg Forms: absorbenten [definite, singular], absorbenter [indefinite, plural], absorbentene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From English absorbent, from Latin absorbēns (“swallowing, absorbing”), present active participle of absorbeō (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs). Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*srebʰ-}}, {{bor|nb|en|absorbent}} English absorbent, {{der|nb|la|absorbēns||swallowing, absorbing}} Latin absorbēns (“swallowing, absorbing”), {{der|nb|itc-pro|*ab}} Proto-Italic *ab, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*h₂epó||off, away}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), {{der|nb|itc-pro|*sorβeō||to suck in}} Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), {{der|nb|ine-pro|*srobʰéyeti||to be sipping, sucking}} Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} absorbent m (definite singular absorbenten, indefinite plural absorbenter, definite plural absorbentene)
  1. an absorbent or absorber (something which absorbs) Tags: masculine Synonyms: absorbator (english: absorber, absorbent)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/absɔrˈbɛnt/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/apsɔrˈbɛnt/"
    },
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