a-form

See also: forma, formà, formá, formă, fôrma, formą, förmå, and -forma

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

a +‎ form, first part 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. Last part from Old Norse form, from Latin fōrma (“form; figure, shape”), perhaps from Etruscan *morma (*morma), from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.fɔrm/
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Rhymes: -ɔrm
Hyphenation: a-‧form

Noun

a-form f or m (definite singular a-forma or a-formen, indefinite plural a-former, definite plural a-formene)

(grammar) an a-ending; the letter a used as a suffix (especially for Norwegian nouns, verbs, and adjectives)
- 1964, Aftenposten, page 5:
  støhet i bruken av a-former
  stability in the use of a-endings
- 1990 September 8, Dagens Næringsliv, page 19:
  han er ikke livredd a-former og diftonger
  he is not terrified of a-endings and diphthongs
Ordene 'boka' og 'kasta' har a-endelse.
The words 'boka' (the book) and 'kasta' (threw) have a-endings.
Synonyms: a-endelse, a-ending

References

“a-form” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“a-form” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

forma, amorf, omfar