abjekt

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French abject. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === abjekt (strong nominative masculine singular abjekter, comparative abjekter, superlative am abjektesten) abject despicable ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈjɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɛkt Hyphenation: ab‧jekt === Etymology 1 === From French abject (“abject; vile, despicable”), from Latin abiectus (“thrown or cast aside; abandoned, overthrown”), perfect passive participle of abiciō (“to throw away/down; abandon, overthrow; humble”), from both ab (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from iaciō (“to throw, hurl, cast, fling”), from *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”). ==== Adjective ==== abjekt (neuter singular abjekt, definite singular and plural abjekte, comparative mer abjekt, superlative mest abjekt) (art, philosophy) abject (degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable) Synonyms: avskyelig, frastøtende, tabubelagt === Etymology 2 === From Latin abiectus (“thrown or cast aside; abandoned, overthrown”), perfect passive participle of abiciō (“to throw away/down; abandon, overthrow; humble”), from both ab (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from iaciō (“to throw, hurl, cast, fling”), from *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”). ==== Adjective ==== abjekt (neuter singular abjekt, definite singular and plural abjekte, comparative mer abjekt, superlative mest abjekt) (obsolete) abject (showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched) Synonyms: lav, ussel, nedrig, foraktelig === References === “abjekt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abjekt” in Store norske leksikon