abonnementsaften

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abonnement +‎ -s- +‎ aften.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊnəˈmaŋsaftn̩/

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• Rhymes: -aftn̩
• Hyphenation: ab‧on‧ne‧ments‧af‧ten

Noun

abonnementsaften m (definite singular abonnementsaftenen, indefinite plural abonnementsaftener, definite plural abonnementsaftenene)

1. (rare, theater) a subscription evening (evening with a cultural event, especially theater performances, accessed only by a subscription)
   • 1927, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter IV,5, page 199:

     enkedronningen havde anmodet [Ole] Bull om netop at spille paa en saadan aften, saa kongen, der af sparsommelighedsgrunde, som det hedte, kun besøgte theatret paa abonnementsaftener, kunde faae høre ham

     the widow queen had asked [Ole] Bull to play on just such an evening, so that the king, who, for reasons of thrift, as it was called, could only visit the theater on subscription evenings, could hear him

   • 1930 April 5, A-magasinet, page 20:

     [mor og far] går til abonnementsaftenen i teateret

     [mom and dad] go to the subscription evening in the theater

   • 1945, Francis Bull, Tradisjoner og minner, page 164:

     en abonnementsaften i Christiania Theater i 1879 [hvor] Bjørnsons «Leonarda» ble oppført

     a subscription evening at the Christiania Theater in 1879 [where] Bjørnson's "Leonarda" was performed

   • 1968 January 10, Aftenposten, page 30:

     Impresarios 4. abonnementsaften var overfylt

     Impresario's 4th subscription evening was crowded

Related terms

• abonnementsforestilling (“subscription performance”)

References

• “abonnementsaften” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).