a verbo

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

First part from Latin ā (“from, away from, out of”), alternative form of ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”) by apocope (not used before a vowel or h), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Latin verbō, dative/ablative singular of verbum (“word, verb”), from Proto-Italic *werβom (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to speak, say”), with the extension *-dʰh₁ (“to do, put, place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʋɛrbɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrbɔ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ver‧bo

Adverb

a verbo

  1. (grammar) the main grammatical forms of a verb
    når vi bøyer verb a verbo, pleier vi å ta med infinitiv, preteritum og perfektum partisipp
    when we inflect verbs a verbo, we tend to include infinitive, preterite and perfect participle
    «gå» bøyes a verbo: «gå», «gikk», «gått»
    "go" is inflected a verbo: "go", "went", "gone"

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

a verbo

  1. (grammar) in the main forms of a verb, from which the whole conjugation can usually be known
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