absorbator

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From absorbere +‎ -ator, first part from Latin absorbēre (“absorb”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), + and from sorbeō (“I suck in, drink up”), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (“to suck in”), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (“to be sipping, sucking”), from *srebʰ- (“to sip, gulp, suck (in)”) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs). Last part from Latin -ātor (“-ator, -er”), a form of -tor (“-er”), from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absɔrˈbɑːtʊr/, /apsɔrˈbɑːtʊr/ Rhymes: -ʊr Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧bat‧or === Noun === absorbator m (definite singular absorbatoren, indefinite plural absorbatorer, definite plural absorbatorene) an absorber or absorbent (something which absorbs) ==== Synonyms ==== absorbent (“absorbent”) === References === “absorbator” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “absorbator” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).