absoluttering

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === absoluttere +‎ -ing, first part verbal noun form of absoluttere (“absolutize”), from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“to untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), with the suffix from Old Norse -era, through Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -āre. Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absʊlʉˈteːrɪŋ/, /apsʊlʉˈteːrɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋ Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut‧te‧ring === Noun === absoluttering m (definite singular absolutteringen, indefinite plural absolutteringer, definite plural absolutteringene) (philosophy) the act of absolutizing === References === “absoluttere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).