411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
ABC-statene
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
200px|thumb|The countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
Etymology
nb ine-pro *steh₂-
nb ABC statene , the first part refers to the first letter of each respective country; nb Argentina Argentina, nb Brasil Brazil and nb Chile Chile. Last part is the definite plural form of nb stat state, from nb gml stat state, rank, from nb la status fixed, set, regular, perfect passive participle of la sistō to cause to stand, set, place, from nb itc-pro *sistō stand, place, from nb ine-pro *stísteh₂ti to be standing up, to be getting up, from the root ine-pro *steh₂- to stand (up).
Pronunciation
nb /ɑːbɛˈseːstɑːtənə/
nb NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ABC-statene».ogg
nb ənə
nb A B C sta te ne
Noun
nb noun form m-p
ABC countries, ABC powers the three states of Argentina, Brazil and Chile in South America
ABC-statene er de rikeste landene i Sør-Amerika
the ABC countries are the richest countries in South America