abessinierbrønn

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === abessinsk brønn === Etymology === abessinier +‎ brønn, first part Abyssinian from the place name Abyssinia, from the place name Abyssinia, from New Latin Abissini, either from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša, “Abyssinia”), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abysinnian”), or from Amharic ሀበሻ (häbäša, “Habesha (The inhabitants of Abyssinia)”) + the ending -er, from Old Norse -ari, from Medieval Latin and Middle Low German words, both from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz, from Latin -ārius. Last part from Old Norse bruðr, brunnr (“spring, well”), from Proto-Germanic *brunnô (“source, wellspring, fountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrun- (“a bubbling forth; a fountain, wellspring, source”), from *bʰrew- (“to boil, brew”), from *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abəˈsiːnɪərbrœn/ Rhymes: -œn Hyphenation: ab‧es‧si‧ni‧er‧brønn === Noun === abessinierbrønn m (definite singular abessinierbrønnen, indefinite plural abessinierbrønner, definite plural abessinierbrønnene) (engineering) a tube well (a well in which a stainless steel tube is bored directly down into an aquifer) === References === “abessinierbrønn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).