A-våpen

See also: a-våpen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

a-våpen

Etymology

a- +‎ våpen, first part short for atom (“atom”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) + and from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, hew, wound, butcher”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-n-h₁-, from *temh₁- (“to cut”).

Last part from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”), from Proto-Indo-European *wēbnom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ʋoːpən/, /ˈɑː.ʋoːpn̩/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ən, -oːpn̩
Hyphenation: A-‧våp‧en
Homophone: a-våpen

Noun

A-våpen n (definite singular A-våpenet, indefinite plural A-våpen, definite plural A-våpna or A-våpnene)

Alternative letter-case form of a-våpen

References

“A-våpen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“A-våpen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“atomvåpen” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

a-våpen