dispens

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French dispenser, from Latin dispēnsāre (“to weigh out, pay out, distribute, regulate, manage, control, dispense”), frequentative of dispendere (“to weigh out”), from dis- (“apart”) + pendere (“to weigh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈpɛns/
• Rhymes: -ɛns
• Hyphenation: dis‧pens

Noun

dispens m (plural dispensen, diminutive dispensje n)

1. (Netherlands, Indonesia, historical) pantry, stock room

Derived terms

• dispenskast

Related terms

• spenkast

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sepen
• → Madurese: seppen

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dispens”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Swedish

Noun

dispens c

1. exemption, dispensation (permission to forgo some requirement that would normally apply)

   Du behöver inte borsta tänderna ikväll om tandborsten är borta. Du får dispens.

   You don't have to brush your teeth tonight if the toothbrush is gone. I'll give you an exemption.

Usage notes

More everyday-sounding compared to English.

Declension

Declension of dispens

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dispens	dispens
	definite	dispensen	dispensens
plural	indefinite	dispenser	dispensers
	definite	dispenserna	dispensernas

References

• “dispens”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “dispens”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “dispens”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)