abortnemnd

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === abort +‎ nemnd, first part from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”). Second part from Old Norse nefnd (“denomination, name, tribunal”), derived from Old Norse nefna (“mention”), from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną (“to name, call”), from *namô + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbɔʈnɛm(n)d/, /aˈbɔʁtnɛm(n)d/ Rhymes: -ɛmnd, -ɛmd Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧nemnd === Noun === abortnemnd f or m (definite singular abortnemnda or abortnemnden, indefinite plural abortnemnder, definite plural abortnemndene) (Norwegian law) a board that decides whether a petition for abortion can be granted when the pregnancy has lasted for more than 12 weeks (historical, Norwegian law) a board of two doctors who decided whether women should be granted an application for an abortion (scheme between 1960 and 1978) === References === “abortnemnd” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abortnemnd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abortnemnd” in Store norske leksikon