abnorm

abnorm

1. abnormal

• abnormitet

• “abnorm” in Den Danske Ordbog

abnorm (strong nominative masculine singular abnormer, comparative abnormer, superlative am abnormsten)

1. abnormal

• “abnorm” in Duden online
• “abnorm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Latin abnōrmis (“departing from normal”), from both ab- (“away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from nōrma (“norm, standard; rule, precept”) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I am aware of”) (with the suffix -μων (-mōn, “I am aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *-mō), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃- (with the suffix -σκω (-skō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

• IPA^(key): /abˈnɔrm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrm
• Hyphenation: ab‧norm

abnorm (neuter singular abnormt, definite singular and plural abnorme)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)

   en abnorm trang til å kritisere ― an abnormal urge to criticize

   vise abnorme tilbøyeligheter ― show abnormal inclinations

   ha en abnorm seksualdrift ― have an abnormal sex drive

   abnormt sjeleliv ― abnormal psyche

   • 1895, Amalie Skram, Professor Hieronimus, page 241:

     den interesse for det abnorme, som Deres billeder viser

     the interest in the abnormal that your pictures show

   • 1957, Edvard Grieg, Artikler og taler, page 137:

     kong Ludvig af Bayerns abnorme forhold til Richard Wagner

     King Louis of Bavaria's abnormal relationship with Richard Wagner

   • 1933 March 25, Aftenposten, page 3:

     landet trenger en forvaringsanstalt for abnorme kriminelle

     the country needs a detention center for abnormal criminals

   • 1969, Dag Solstad, Irr! Grønt!, page 24:

     hva angikk vel Emanuel Vigelands gigantiske kvinnefantasier, hans abnorme frukbarhetskultus henne?

     what about Emanuel Vigeland's gigantic female fantasies, his abnormal fertility cult to her?

   • 1998, Finn Skårderud, Uro, page 74:

     [pasienten] søkte Freud blant annet på grunn av en abnorm frykt for at hans far … skulle bli utsatt for en østerlandsk torturmetode

     [the patient] sought Freud, among other things, due to an abnormal fear that his father… would be subjected to an Eastern method of torture

2. abnormal, unusual or striking (of or pertaining to that which is irregular)

   Synonyms: abnormal, anormal, unormal

   være abnormt sent utviklet ― be abnormally late developed

   • 1999, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev V, page 95:

     jeg er abnormt daarlig i aarstal

     I'm abnormally bad in years

   • 1958, Aksel Sandemose, Varulven, page 9:

     Tor Anderssen rettet den abnormt lange ryggen

     Tor Anderssen straightened his abnormally long back

   • 2011 December 10, Aftenposten, page 46:

     [hannfuglene] kretser rundt [høna], … bruser og utstøter noen helt abnormt kåte lokkelyder

     [the male birds] circle around [the hen],… shower and emit some completely abnormally horny lures

• abnormskole (“school for the disabled”)

• abnormitet (“abnormity”)

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

From Latin abnormis.

abnorm (neuter singular abnormt, definite singular and plural abnorme)

1. abnormal (not conforming to rule or system)

• unormal

• abnormitet

• “abnorm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from German abnorm.

abnorm m or n (feminine singular abnormă, masculine plural abnormi, feminine and neuter plural abnorme)

1. abnormal

abnorm (comparative mer abnorm, superlative mest abnorm)

1. abnormal, unnatural; of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms

• onaturlig
• onormal

• abnormitet