nattvard

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish natvarþer, Old Norse náttverðr, from nátt (night) +‎ verðr (meal). Cognate of Danish nadver.

Noun[edit]

nattvard c

  1. (Christianity) Holy Communion
  2. (historical) supper

Declension[edit]

Declension of nattvard 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nattvard nattvarden nattvarder nattvarderna
Genitive nattvards nattvardens nattvarders nattvardernas

References[edit]

nattvard”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937