abiotisk

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From a- +‎ biotisk, first part from Greek α- (a-, “a-, an-, in-, un-, -less”), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”). Last part from Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós, “of life”), from βίος (bíos, “life”) (with the suffix -ῐκός (-ĭkós), from -κός (-kós), from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos), from either *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), with the suffix *-wós, or from βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ or *gʷih₃-etos (“life”), both from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːbɪˈuːtɪsk/ Rhymes: -ɪsk Hyphenation: a‧bi‧o‧tisk === Adjective === abiotisk (neuter singular abiotisk, definite singular and plural abiotiske, comparative mer abiotisk, superlative mest abiotisk) (biology) abiotic (nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life) Antonym: biotisk abiotisk faktor ― abiotic component ==== See also ==== uorganisk, anorganisk (“inorganic”) === References === “abiotisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abiotisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abiotisk” in Store norske leksikon