utjamning

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === utjevning (more common form) === Etymology === From utjamne (“to level out, smooth out; to even out”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”), equivalent to ut (“out”) + jamning (“leveling, evening; vowel assimilation in a word with jamvekt”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk utjamning, Swedish utjämning, Danish udjævning and Icelandic útjöfnun (“leveling, equalization”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʉːtˌjam.nɪŋ/ Rhymes: -amnɪŋ Hyphenation: ut‧jam‧ning === Noun === utjamning f or m (definite singular utjamninga or utjamningen, indefinite plural utjamninger, definite plural utjamningene) leveling, smoothing; the act of making something level, even, or smooth equalization; the act of making differences smaller or removing them Sosial utjamning var et viktig politisk mål. ― Social equalization was an important political goal. the act of smoothing over, reducing, or eliminating conflicts or oppositions (linguistics) complete vowel assimilation in old likevektsord (“jamvekt words”) or jamvektsord (“words with jamvekt”), where the vowels become identical Når vokalene blir helt like, kalles det utjamning. ― When the vowels become completely identical, it is called complete vowel assimilation. ==== Coordinate terms ==== tiljamning (“partial leveling; partial vowel assimilation”) ==== Related terms ==== jamning (“leveling, evening; vowel assimilation in a word with jamvekt”) === References === “utjamning” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “utjevning” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “jamning – språkvitenskap” in Store norske leksikon.