abortlov
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
abort + lov, first part from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”). Second part from Danish lov (“law”), of Old Danish logh (“law”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”), plural of lag (“layer”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation, law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbɔʈloːʋ/, /aˈbɔʁtloːʋ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːʋ
- Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧lov
Noun
abortlov m (definite singular abortloven, indefinite plural abortlover, definite plural abortlovene)
- (law) an abortion law (law that contains provisions on abortion)
- 1970, Informasjon:
- [forslag om] balansert abortlov fra Senterkvinnene
- [proposal for] balanced abortion law from the Center Women
- 1994, Atle Næss, Østre linje, page 323:
- oppmyking av abortloven
- softening of the abortion law
- abortloven av 1978
- the abortion law of 1978
- en liberal abortlov
- a liberal abortion law
References
- “abortlov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “abortlov” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abortlov” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
- bortlova
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