ajournering

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

ajournere +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of ajournere (“to postpone, delay”), from French ajourner (“to postpone, adjourn, put off”), from Old French ajorner, from the phrase a jor (nomé) ("to an (appointed) day"). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃʉˈɳeːrɪŋ/, /aʃʉʁˈneːrɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧jour‧ner‧ing

Noun

ajournering m (definite singular ajourneringen, indefinite plural ajourneringer, definite plural ajourneringene)

  1. the act of postponing or delaying

References

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