abolisjonistisk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
abolisjonist + -isk, first part from abolition, either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō (“abolishing, annulling, abolition”), from aboleō (“I retard, destroy, abolish”), from both ab- (“away, from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from *oleō (“I grow”), from Proto-Italic *oleō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléye-, from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abʊlɪʃʊnˈɪstɪsk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsk
- Hyphenation: ab‧o‧li‧sjon‧ist‧isk
Adjective
abolisjonistisk (neuter singular abolisjonistisk, definite singular and plural abolisjonistiske, comparative mer abolisjonistisk, superlative mest abolisjonistisk)
- of or related to an abolitionist
- 2013 October 4, Klassekampen:
- [NN] regnes som en representant for den abolisjonistiske retningen (som vil avskaffe straff som virkemiddel) innen kriminologi og kriminalpolitikk
- [NN] is considered a representative of the abolitionist direction (which will abolish punishment as a tool) in criminology and criminal policy
- (chiefly historical) abolitionist (in favor of the abolition of slavery)
Related terms
- abolisjonist (“abolitionist”)
- abolisjonisme (“abolitionism”)
References
- “abolisjonistisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).