abnormskole

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abnorm +‎ skole, first part from Latin abnōrmis (departing from normal), from both ab- (away from, off), from ab (from, away from, of), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away), and from nōrma (norm, standard; rule, precept) (with the suffix -is), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, examiner, carpenter's square), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, I am aware of) (with the suffix -μων (-mōn, I am aware of), from Proto-Indo-European *-mō), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃- (with the suffix -σκω (-skō), from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know). Last part Danish skole, from Old Norse skóli, through Middle Low German schole and Latin schola (school), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, leisure, free time; school), from Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European *sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from *seǵʰ- (to hold, overpower).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abˈnɔrmskuːlə/
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  • Rhymes: -uːlə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧norm‧sko‧le

Noun

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abnormskole m (definite singular abnormskolen, indefinite plural abnormskoler, definite plural abnormskolene)

  1. (obsolete, offensive) a school for the disabled or mentally challenged
    • 1923, Knut Hamsun, Siste kapitel II, page 162:
      abnormskoler hvor endog idioter lærer at læse
      abnormal schools where even idiots learn to read
    • 2013 September 8, Aftenposten, page 15:
      på 1880-tallet laget [man] egne skoler for [funksjonshemmede], riktignok med det grufulle navnet «abnormskole»
      in the 1880s [man] made his own schools for [the disabled], albeit with the gruesome name «abnormal school»

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