fallskjermhopping

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

fallskjermhoppe (parachute (verb)) +‎ -ing (-ing; suffix for forming verbal nouns). Compare Danish faldskærmudspring, Swedish fallskärmhoppning and German Fallschirmspringen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fal.ʂerm.hop.piŋ/, [ˈfɑl.ʂæɾm.ˌhɔp.pɪŋ]

Noun

fallskjermhopping f or m (definite singular fallskjermhoppinga or fallskjermhoppingen, indefinite plural fallskjermhoppinger, definite plural fallskjermhoppingene)

  1. parachuting, skydiving; act of jumping out of an aircraft with a parachute
    Å gjennomføre fallskjermhopping kan være farlig hvis fallskjermen ikke blir utløst.
    Performing skydvies can be very dangerous if the parachute is not deployed.

Synonyms

  • fallskjermhopper (skydiver)

References

“fallskjermhopping” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“fallskjermhopping” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

fallskjermhoppe (parachute (verb)) +‎ -ing (-ing; suffix for forming verbal nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fal.ʂerm.hop.piŋ/, [ˈfɑl.ʂæɾm.ˌhɔp.pɪŋ]

Noun

fallskjermhopping f (definite singular fallskjermhoppinga, indefinite plural fallskjermhoppinger, definite plural fallskjermhoppingene)

  1. parachuting, skydiving; act of jumping out of an aircraft with a parachute
    Me er heldig at nysnøen dekkjer for "fallskjermhoppingsulukkene"
    We're lucky that the fresh snow covers the "skydiving accidents"

Synonyms

  • fallskjermhoppar (skydiver)

References

“fallskjermhopping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.