a-våpen

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/

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• 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)

1. a nuclear weapon (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion)
   • 1957, Farmand, page 10:

     styrke sitt forsvar med A-våben

     strengthen one's defenses with nuclear weapons

   • 1958, Morgenbladet, page 1:

     britene bruker a-våpen hvis Sovjet angriper

     the British use atomic weapons if the Soviets attack

   Synonyms: atomvåpen, kjernevåpen

References

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

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