Alternative forms

• absinth

Etymology

Through FrenchCategory:Czech terms borrowed from French#ABSINTCategory:Czech terms derived from French#ABSINT absinthe, from LatinCategory:Czech terms derived from Latin#ABSINT absinthium, from Ancient GreekCategory:Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABSINT ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). First attested in the 19th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈapsɪnt]Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#ABSINT

Noun

absint m inanCategory:Czech lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Czech nouns#ABSINTCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Czech masculine nouns#ABSINTCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinthe, absinth (alcoholic beverage)

References

Further reading

• “absint”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “absint”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “absint”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Noun

absint c (singular definite absinten, plural indefinite absinter)Category:Danish lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Danish nouns#ABSINTCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinthe

References

• “absint” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#ABSINTCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#ABSINT absinthium, from LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Latin#ABSINT absinthium, from Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABSINT ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

In the current spelling from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms derived from French#ABSINT absinthe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈsɪnt/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ABSINT

• Audio:

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  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#ABSINT
• Hyphenation: ab‧sint
• Rhymes: -ɪntCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɪnt#ABSINTCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɪnt/2 syllables#ABSINT

Noun

absint m or n (uncountable, diminutive absintje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Dutch nouns#ABSINTCategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#ABSINTCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#ABSINTCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#ABSINTCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#ABSINTCategory:Dutch nouns with multiple genders#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. Category:nl:Distilled beverages#ABSINTCategory:nl:Liqueurs#ABSINTabsinthe (liquor)

Further reading

• absint on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

From GermanCategory:Estonian terms borrowed from German#ABSINTCategory:Estonian terms derived from German#ABSINT Absinth, ultimately from Ancient GreekCategory:Estonian terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABSINT ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

Noun

absint (genitive absindi, partitive absinti)Category:Estonian lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Estonian nouns#ABSINTCategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinthe

   Synonym: koirohuviin

Further reading

• absint in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Verb

absintCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#ABSINTCategory:Latin verb forms#ABSINTCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of absum

Etymology

From FrenchCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from French#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French#ABSINT absinthe (“absinthe, wormwood”), from LatinCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin#ABSINT absinthium (“wormwood”), from Ancient GreekCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABSINT ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood, vermouth”), from a Pre-GreekCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate#ABSINT source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈsɪnt/, /apˈsɪnt/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#ABSINT

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with audio pronunciation#ABSINT
• Rhymes: -ɪntCategory:Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɪnt#ABSINT
• Hyphenation: ab‧sint

Noun

absint m (definite singular absinten, indefinite plural absinter, definite plural absintene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinth or absinthe (a distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs)
   • 1889, Hans Jæger, Novelletter, page 111:

     Vera! enten dette naa er siste gang jei faar lov aa se Dem eller ikke – kan De ikke i ethvert fald naa bli her en stund og drikke en absinth sammen me mei – og saa gaa hjem landevejen siden?

     Vera! whether this is now the last time you are allowed to see you or not - can you not at least now stay here for a while and drink an absinthe with me - and then go home by road afterwards?

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABSINT

   • 1907, Nils Collett Vogt, September-Brand, page 71:

     mod kvæld, naar absinthen frister

     towards evening, when the absinthe tempts

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABSINT

   • 1919, Olaf Bull, Mit Navn er Knoph, page 64:

     – Stop nu, sa Hans Bleng, da han saa, at Peter stak sterkt paa den anden absint. To absinter er tilstrækkelig, men nødvendig for dig. Drikker du mere, kan du ikke holde rede i de traade, jeg har spundet

     "Stop now," said Hans Bleng, when he saw that Peter was sticking strongly on the other absinthe. Two absinthe is sufficient but necessary for you. If you drink more, you can not keep track of the threads I have spun

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABSINT

   • 1957, Herman Wildenvey, Samlede Dikt I (1957), page 91:

     jeg ble så plakat som en liten affiche på en kro mellom grønne absinter

     I became such a poster as a small poster on an inn between green absinthe

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABSINT

   • 1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Historien om Edvard Munch, page 189:

     [Munch] finner kroken sin ledig, absinthen er servert, sigaretten er i full fart

     [Munch] finds his hook free, the absinthe is served, the cigarette is at full speed

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABSINT

   • 2004, Bertrand Besigye, Svastikastjernen, page 16:

     grønn absint som jeg dyppet sjokoladekaker i

     green absinthe in which I dipped chocolate cakes

     Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations#ABSINT

References

• “absint” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absint” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absint” in Store norske leksikon

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from French#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from French#ABSINT absinthe, from Ancient GreekCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABSINT ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

Noun

absint m (definite singular absinten, indefinite plural absintar, definite plural absintane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinth or absinthe

References

• “absint” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#ABSINTCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#ABSINT absinthe.

Noun

absint n (plural absinturi)Category:Romanian lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Romanian nouns#ABSINTCategory:Romanian countable nouns#ABSINTCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinthe (liquor)

Noun

absint cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ABSINTCategory:Swedish nouns#ABSINTCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ABSINTCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ABSINTCategory:Pages with entries#ABSINTCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABSINT

1. absinthe; a liquor flavoured with wormwood