a-

Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «A», «a».ogg

From the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet a, from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.

a- + lag → a-lag

indicating the first or best in something


a-

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Doublet of u-.
Compare an- (ἀν- (an-) immediately preceding a vowel).

der

a- + politisk (“political”) → apolitisk (“apolitical”)

a- + sosial (“social”) → asosial (“asocial”)

a- + symmetrisk (“symmetrical”) → asymmetrisk (“asymmetrical”)

a- + gnostiker (“gnostic”) → agnostiker (“agnostic”)


a-

Clipping of atom-, from the noun atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), whereas atombombe is a calque of English atomic bomb.

a- + bombe → a-bombe


ir-

not; negation, equivalent to ir- in English


auto-

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”).


mega-

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).


anti-

From Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against”).


mono-

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, singular”).


bio-

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), either from *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), with the suffix *-wós, or from βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ or *gʷih₃-etos (“life”), both from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).


neo-

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).


endo-

From Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “in, within”), from Proto-Hellenic *éndon, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm, from *h₁n̥dó (“into, inside”), from both *h₁én (“in”) and *do (and but; towards).

bor

endo-, end- (internal, within, inside, into)


for-

for- + side (“page”) → forside (“front page”)


hyper-

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).


aceto-

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“I am sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Doublet of eddik and acet-.

(organic chemistry) aceto- (containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group)


histo-

From Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “web, tissue”).


A-

From the first letter of the Norwegian alphabet, A, from Latin A, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through the Etruscan language, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾.

A-lag
A-team

A-kjendis


ur-

exceedingly, extremely, very (in adjectives)


supra-

Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”).


foto-

From the combining form φωτω- (phōtō-) of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs).


sam-

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”). Related to samme.


u-

From Old Norse ú-, ó-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-, a prefix use of the particle *ne (“not”). Doublet of a-.

an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u"


kon-

From the Latin prefix con-, from cum (“with”).

ko-

when in front of a vowel and the letters gn, h


middel-

From Old Norse meðal- and Middle Low German middel.


fono-

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).


nevro-

From Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron).


spektro-

From Latin spectrum, related to spektrum.


atom-

From the noun atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) + and from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, hew, wound, butcher”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-n-h₁-, from *temh₁- (“to cut”).

atomforskning, atomteori

(obsolete) nuclear, atomic (of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms)

atommedisin, atompille

atombrensel

(obsolete) nuclear (involving energy released by nuclear reactions, such as fission, fusion and radioactive decay)

of or related to the production of nuclear energy

atomkanon, atomvåpen, atomkraftverk, atomfly, atomubåt

nuclear cannon, nuclear weapons, nuclear power plants, nuclear aircraft, nuclear submarine

which utilizes the energy or explosive power of nuclear fission

atombiprodukt

which is the result of the production of nuclear energy

atomkrig

(obsolete) nuclear (relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions)


ni-

Same as the word nid, from Old Norse níð.


tverr-

cross- or cross in compound phrases (that goes across)


gjen-

From the Old Norse preposition gegn and Proto-Germanic *gagin; compare with igjen (again) and Danish gen-.


riks-

national, relating to the whole country.


hoved-

From Danish hoved-, from hoved (“head”). Doublet of hode.

head, chief, main, principal (used as noun modifiers)


erke-

From Old Norse erki-, Old English, and Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).


acet-

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“I am sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Doublet of eddik and aceto-.

acetat og acetyl

(organic chemistry) acet- (containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group)


sær-

special, separate, individual, distinctive


narko-

relating to drugs or narcotics; compare with English narco-.


hånd-

hånd when used as the first part of compound words.


øko-

eco-, also short form of økologi and økologisk, økonomi and økonomisk.


drømme-

dream, ideal (as the first part of a compound word).


hand-

hand when used as the first part of compound words.


ste-

Apparently from Low German stef-, but compare also with etymology at English step- and at “stedbarn” in Den Danske Ordbog.


stam-

used to form derivatives of the noun and verb stamme


tvi-

used to emphasise or add intensity to a word


billed-

From the obsolete spelling billed, archaic form of bilde (“picture, photo”), from Old Norse bilæti, from Middle Low German bilede, bilde, belede, belde, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī, from *biliþu (“equalness, likeness”) + (*ī (“-ness, -th”), from Proto-Germanic *-į̄ (“-th”), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-h₂, from *-h₂), from *bil (“equal, alike”) + *-iþu (“-ness”), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂, *-teh₂, from Proto-Germanic *bilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-ló-s, from *bʰey- (“bee”).

(used to form nouns related to pictures or images)


medie-

form of medium used as the first part of compounds


unn-

From Middle Low German unt-, ont-, ent-.

used to form verbs and nouns; e.g. expressing movement away from


foregangs-

From fore- + gang, apparently from the obsolete noun foregang.


tipp-

With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation


inn-

From the word inn (“in, inside, into”), from Old Norse inn (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *inn (“in, into”), from *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”).

innblid, innfornøyd, innful

(forms verbs with the sense of a large extent; throughout)


bilde-

From bilde (“picture, photo”), from Old Norse bilæti, from Middle Low German bilede, bilde, belede, belde, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī, from *biliþu (“equalness, likeness”) + (*ī (“-ness, -th”), from Proto-Germanic *-į̄ (“-th”), from Proto-Indo-European *-i-h₂, from *-h₂), from *bil (“equal”) + *-iþu (“-ness”), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂, *-teh₂, from Proto-Germanic *bilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-ló-s, from *bʰey- (“bee”).


kjerne-

From the noun kjerne (“core, nucleus”), from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core, kernel”), of *kurną (“corn, grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”), possibly of *ǵr̥h₂-nós (“matured, grown old”), of both *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, mature”) and *-nóm (creates verbal adjectives from roots.).

kjernefysikk, kjernekjemi, kjernevåpen

nuclear physics, nuclear chemistry, nuclear weapons

nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of an atom)

kjerneenergiverk, kjernereaksjon

nuclear (involving energy released by nuclear reactions, such as fission, fusion and radioactive decay)

kjernebrensel

of or related to the production of nuclear energy

kjernvåpen

which utilizes the energy or explosive power of nuclear fission