ABC-krig

See also: abc-krig

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• abc-krig

Etymology

ABC +‎ krig, first part from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Middle Low German krîch (“battle, quarrel, war; dispute”), from Old Saxon *krīg, from Proto-West Germanic *krīg (“strife, struggle, fight”), possibly from *krīgan (“to strive, struggle”), from Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, a form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *-us (“forms adjectives”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbɛˈseːkɾiːɡ/

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• Rhymes: -iːɡ
• Hyphenation: A‧B‧C‧krig
• Homophone: abc-krig

Noun

ABC-krig m (definite singular ABC-krigen, indefinite plural ABC-kriger, definite plural ABC-krigene)

1. (military) a war where atomic, biological and chemical weapons are used
   • 2006 January 3, Dagens Næringsliv, page 33:

     med utallige uløste globale konflikter og en reell mulighet for at også mindre grupper kan få tak i ABC-våpen kan dessverre ikke mer alvorlige terroranslag enn vi har sett til nå, utelukkes

     with countless unresolved global conflicts and a real possibility that even smaller groups can obtain ABC weapons, unfortunately no more serious terrorist attacks than we have seen so far can be ruled out

Synonyms

• ABC-krigføring (“ABC warfare”)

Related terms

• ABC-offiser
• ABC-område
• ABC-vern
• ABC-våpen

 

References

• “ABC-krig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ABC-krig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• abc-krig