a verbo

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

First part from Latin ā (“from, away from, out of”), alternative form of ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”) by apocope (not used before a vowel or h), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Latin verbō, dative/ablative singular of verbum (“word, verb”), from Proto-Italic *werβom (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to speak, say”), with the extension *-dʰh₁ (“to do, put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʋɛrbɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrbɔ
• Hyphenation: a‧ver‧bo

Adverb

a verbo

1. (grammar) the main grammatical forms of a verb

   når vi bøyer verb a verbo, pleier vi å ta med infinitiv, preteritum og perfektum partisipp

   when we inflect verbs a verbo, we tend to include infinitive, preterite and perfect participle

   «gå» bøyes a verbo: «gå», «gikk», «gått»

   "go" is inflected a verbo: "go", "went", "gone"

References

• “a verbo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “a_verbo” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

a verbo

1. (grammar) in the main forms of a verb, from which the whole conjugation can usually be known