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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʃʉˈɳeːrɪŋ/, /aʃʉʁˈneːrɪŋ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːrɪŋ
- Hyphenation: a‧jour‧ner‧ing
Noun
ajournering m (definite singular ajourneringen, indefinite plural ajourneringer, definite plural ajourneringene)
- the act of postponing or delaying
References
- “ajournering” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).