Aiss-dur

Norwegian Bokmål Etymology nb ine-pro *dweh₂- Compound of nb Aiss dur A-sharp major, literally “A-sharp major”. The first element nb Aiss A-sharp is the capitalized form of nb aiss, borrowed from nb de Ais A-sharp. The German form consists of the note name de A A and de -is sharp-note-forming suffix; the further origin of the suffix is uncertain. The Norwegian form is synchronically analyzable as nb a A + nb -iss sharp-note-forming suffix. The second element nb dur major is via nb de Dur major from nb gmh bēdūre B-natural; hard B, from nb la-med b durum hard B. The adjective is from nb la dūrus hard, from nb itc-pro *dūros hard, from nb ine-pro *dweh₂rós long, far, from the root ine-pro *dweh₂- far, long. Compare the parallel formations sv Aiss-dur, de Ais-Dur, fi ais-duuri and pl Ais-dur A-sharp major. Pronunciation nb /²ɑː.ɪsˌdʉːr/ [ˈɑ̂ː.ɪsˌdʉːɾ] nb ʉːr 1 nb A iss-dur Noun m Aiss-duren Aiss-durer Aiss-durene nb music A-sharp major; a major key with A-sharp as its tonic nb Skalaen er skrevet i Aiss-dur. The scale is written in A-sharp major. Related terms nb aiss-moll A-sharp minor parallel minor nb B-dur B-flat major enharmonic equivalent References Norwegian Bokmål word forms from Ordbanken Norwegian dictionary files https://www.mail-archive.com/libreoffice@lists.freedesktop.org/msg371925.html 19 September 2026