absolutt flertall

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutt (absolute), 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 (I untie, set free, separate), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash).

flertall (majority), from both Old Norse fleiri + and from Old Norse tal (talk, speech, number), from Proto-Germanic *talą (number, speech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /absʊˈlʉt/, /apsʊˈlʉt/ + IPA(key): /ˈfleːʈal/, /ˈfleːʁtal/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lutt‧fler‧tall

Noun

absolutt flertall n (definite singular absolutte flertallet, indefinite plural absolutte flertall, definite plural absolutte flertalla or absolutte flertallene)

  1. an absolute majority (more than half of the votes cast)
  • simpelt flertall (simple majority)
  • kvalifisert flertall (qualified majority)

References

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