a-bombe

See also: abombe and abombé

Danish

Etymology

a- (atomic) + bombe (bomb)

Noun

a-bombe c (singular definite a-bomben, plural indefinite a-bomber)

  1. (military, weapon) A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke

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Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- + bombe, first part is the first letter of the word 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). Last part from French bombe (bomb, aerosol), from Italian bomba (bomb), from Latin bombus (a buzz or humming sound), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing, booming, rumbling), imitative of the sound itself.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːbʊmbə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊmbə
  • Hyphenation: a‧bom‧be

Noun

a-bombe f or m (definite singular a-bomba or a-bomben, indefinite plural a-bomber, definite plural a-bombene)

  1. (military, weaponry) an atom bomb (A-bomb)
    • 1975, Torbjørn Villhodd, I en så klar dag, page 12:
      A-bomben hadde en enorm effekt
      The A-bomb had an enormous effect
    • 2013 February 12, NTBtekst:
      ny a-bombe i Nord-Korea
      new a-bomb in North Korea
  2. Abbreviation of atombombe.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

a-bombe f (definite singular a-bomba, indefinite plural a-bomber, definite plural a-bombene)

  1. Short for atombombe.
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