allmänhet
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]allmänhet c
- public; people in general
- 1867, Malmström, Bernhard Elis, Samlade skrifter: Grunddragen af svenska vitterheters historia. 5 vol. 1866-68, N.M. Lindh, Volume 2, page 454:
- Allmänheter, såsom alla mäktiga, älska ej gerna att höra sina fel.
- Publics, as all powerful, does not love to hear their faults.
- 1867, Malmström, Bernhard Elis, Samlade skrifter: Grunddragen af svenska vitterheters historia. 5 vol. 1866-68, N.M. Lindh, Volume 2, page 454:
Usage notes
[edit]- Plural is rare.
- "Språket", Sveriges Radio, P1, on February 22, 2011, discussed a specialized use of this word among police and guards, en allmänhet (“a commoner, member of the common people”), referring to one person not directly involved in a crime, but a potential witness. See also personal.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | allmänhet | allmänhets |
| definite | allmänheten | allmänhetens | |
| plural | indefinite | allmänheter | allmänheters |
| definite | allmänheterna | allmänheternas |