absint

Czech

Alternative forms

• absinth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈapsɪnt]

Noun

absint m inan

1. absinthe, absinth (alcoholic beverage)

Declension

Declension of absint (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	absint	absinty
genitive	absintu	absintů
dative	absintu	absintům
accusative	absint	absinty
vocative	absinte	absinty
locative	absintu	absintech
instrumental	absintem	absinty

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)

Danish

Noun

absint c (singular definite absinten, plural indefinite absinter)

1. absinthe

Declension

Declension of absint

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	absint	absinten	absinter	absinterne
genitive	absints	absintens	absinters	absinternes

References

• “absint” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Een glas absint.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

In the current spelling from French absinthe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈsɪnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ab‧sint
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

absint m or n (uncountable, diminutive absintje n)

1. absinthe (liquor)

Derived terms

• absintalsem
• absintisme

Further reading

• absint on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Etymology

From German Absinth, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

Noun

absint (genitive absindi, partitive absinti)

1. absinthe

   Synonym: koirohuviin

Declension

Declension of absint (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		absint	absindid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	absindi
genitive			absintide
partitive		absinti	absinte absintisid
illative		absinti absindisse	absintidesse absindesse
inessive		absindis	absintides absindes
elative		absindist	absintidest absindest
allative		absindile	absintidele absindele
adessive		absindil	absintidel absindel
ablative		absindilt	absintidelt absindelt
translative		absindiks	absintideks absindeks
terminative		absindini	absintideni
essive		absindina	absintidena
abessive		absindita	absintideta
comitative		absindiga	absintidega

Further reading

• absint in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Latin

Verb

absint

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of absum

Norwegian Bokmål

A glass of absinthe, with the characteristic absinthe spoon.

Etymology

From French absinthe (“absinthe, wormwood”), from Latin absinthium (“wormwood”), from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood, vermouth”), from a Pre-Greek source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈsɪnt/, /apˈsɪnt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪnt
• Hyphenation: ab‧sint

Noun

absint m (definite singular absinten, indefinite plural absinter, definite plural absintene)

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?

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

     mod kvæld, naar absinthen frister

     towards evening, when the absinthe tempts

   • 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

   • 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

   • 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

   • 2004, Bertrand Besigye, Svastikastjernen, page 16:

     grønn absint som jeg dyppet sjokoladekaker i

     green absinthe in which I dipped chocolate cakes

Derived terms

• absintgrønn
• absintplante
• absintskje

 

See also

• brennevin (“liquor”)
• malurt (“wormwood”)

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French absinthe, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

Noun

absint m (definite singular absinten, indefinite plural absintar, definite plural absintane)

1. absinth or absinthe

Related terms

• malurt

References

• “absint” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Absint

Etymology

Borrowed from French absinthe.

Noun

absint n (plural absinturi)

1. absinthe (liquor)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	absint	absintul		absinturi	absinturile
genitive-dative	absint	absintului		absinturi	absinturilor
vocative	absintule			absinturilor

Swedish

Noun

absint c

1. absinthe; a liquor flavoured with wormwood

Declension

Declension of absint

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	absint	absints
	definite	absinten	absintens
plural	indefinite	absinter	absinters
	definite	absinterna	absinternas