abkhasisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Abkhasia +‎ -isk, first part from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija, “Abkhazia”), derived from абха́з (abxáz, “Abkhazian, Abkhaz person”), from Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi, “Abkhaz person”), either from Mingrelian აფხაზა (apxaza), from *აბღაზა (*abɣaza), from *აბაზღა (*abazɣa), from Old Abkhaz *абазӷа (*abazğa), or from Old Georgian აფხაზი (apxazi), from earlier *აბაზხ-ი (*abazx-i), from Mingrelian *აუ̂აზხ-ი (*aûazx-i), most likely from a Hellenic source. Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈkɑːsɪsk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsk
• Hyphenation: ab‧khas‧isk

Adjective

abkhasisk (neuter singular abkhasisk, definite singular and plural abkhasiske, comparative mer abkhasisk, superlative mest abkhasisk)

1. Abkhazian (of or pertaining to Abkhazia, its people, or language)
   • 1993, Aftenposten:

     abkasiske opprørsstyrker i byen Sukhumi i Georgia

     Abkhazian rebel forces in the city of Sukhumi in Georgia

Noun

abkhasisk m or n (definite singular abkhasisken)

1. Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia)

   Abkhasisk er et pontisk språk som snakkes i (Abkhasia) (del av Georgia) og Tyrkia.

   Abkhazian is a pontic language spoken in (Abkhazia) (part of Georgia) and Turkey.

Related terms

• abkhaser (“Abkhaz”)
• Abkhasia (“Abkhazia”)

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From abkhas and the suffix -isk.

Adjective

abkhasisk (masculine abkhasisk, feminine abkhasisk, neuter abkhasisk, plural abkhasiske, comparative meir abkhasisk, superlative mest abkhasisk)

1. Abkhazian (of or pertaining to Abkhazia)

Related terms

• abkhasar
• Abkhasia

Noun

abkhasisk (not inflected)

1. Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia)

   Abkhasisk er eit nordvestkaukasisk språk som blir snakka i Georgia (i den autonome republikken Abkhasia) og i Tyrkia. (Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia article on the Abkhazian language)

   Abkhazian is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Georgia (in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia) and Turkey.

References

• “abkhasisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.