betalom

== Russenorsk == === Etymology === From Norwegian Nynorsk betale (“to pay”) (or its Northern dialectal apocope form betal), with Russenorsk verb ending -om. May also be a loan from some older unknown pidgin, therefore it is possible to derive it from Danish betale, Middle Dutch betalen, or Swedish betala. === Pronunciation === Has also been registered as bitalom. The sound change e->i happened through Russian unstressed /ʲe/. Therefore at least two different pronunciations are possible: IPA(key): /bɛˈtɑːlum/ (Norwegian accent) IPA(key): /biˈtaɫʊm/ (Russian accent) === Verb === betalom to pay Synonym: plati === References === Ingvild Broch; Ernst H. Jahr (1984), Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, pages 110, 111, 130