ammunisjon

From French amunition, a misparsing of munition, from Latin munitio; see ammunition for more.

ammunisjon m (definite singular ammunisjonen)

1. ammunition (articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds)

   Heldigvis var geværet ladd med løs ammunisjon.

   Fortunately, the gun was loaded with blank rounds. (literally: "fortunately, the gun was loaded with loose ammunition")

   Skandalen i partiet gav motstanderne god ammunisjon under valgkampen.

   The party scandal proved to be good ammunition for the opponents during the election campaign. (literally: "the scandal in the party gave the opponents good ammunition during the election campaign")

• skyts, patron

• “ammunisjon” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “ammunisjon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ammunition” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
• “munition” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

From French amunition, a misparsing of munition, from Latin munitio; see ammunition for more.

ammunisjon m (definite singular ammunisjonen)

1. ammunition (articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds)

   Heldigvis var geværet ladd med laus ammunisjon.

   Fortunately, the gun was loaded with blank rounds. (literally: "fortunately, the gun was loaded with loose ammunition")

   Skandalen i partiet gav motstanderne god ammunisjon under valkampen.

   The party scandal proved to be good ammunition for the opponents during the election campaign. (literally: "the scandal in the party gave the opponents good ammunition during the election campaign")

• skyts, patron

• “ammunisjon” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “ammunisjon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “ammunition” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
• “munition” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.