bevisning
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bevisa + -ning. Compare Danish bevisning, Middle Low German bewisingen, Dutch bewijzing, bewijzenis, German Beweisung.
Noun
[edit]bevisning c
- evidence, proof
- muntlig bevisning ― oral evidence
- skriftlig bevisning ― documentary evidence, written evidence
Usage notes
[edit]The word bevis is used for a specific instance of evidence, whereas bevisning is used for the wider phenomenon.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bevisning | bevisnings |
| definite | bevisningen | bevisningens | |
| plural | indefinite | bevisningar | bevisningars |
| definite | bevisningarna | bevisningarnas |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bevisning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “bevisning”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “bevisning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- bevisning in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L