abortlov

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abort +‎ lov, first part from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”). Second part from Danish lov (“law”), of Old Danish logh (“law”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”), plural of lag (“layer”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation, law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbɔʈloːʋ/, /aˈbɔʁtloːʋ/
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Rhymes: -oːʋ
Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧lov

Noun

abortlov m (definite singular abortloven, indefinite plural abortlover, definite plural abortlovene)

(law) an abortion law (law that contains provisions on abortion)
- 1970, Informasjon:
  [forslag om] balansert abortlov fra Senterkvinnene
  [proposal for] balanced abortion law from the Center Women
- 1994, Atle Næss, Østre linje, page 323:
  oppmyking av abortloven
  softening of the abortion law
abortloven av 1978
the abortion law of 1978
en liberal abortlov
a liberal abortion law

References

“abortlov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“abortlov” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“abortlov” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

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