husholdning

Danish

Etymology

hushold +‎ -ning, verbal noun to holde hus.

Noun

husholdning c (singular definite husholdningen, plural indefinite husholdninger)

1. a household

   Synonym: husstand

2. housekeeping

   Synonym: husførelse

3. economy (management of, e.g. a country's economy)

Declension

Declension of husholdning

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	husholdning	husholdningen	husholdninger	husholdningerne
genitive	husholdnings	husholdningens	husholdningers	husholdningernes

Synonyms

• hushold (rare)

Derived terms

• husholdningsaffald
• husholdningsbudget
• husholdningslære
• husholdningsregnskab
• landhusholdning
• samfundshusholdning
• statshusholdning

References

• “husholdning” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from holde + hus + -ning (as in Danish), or hushold +‎ -ning

Noun

husholdning f or m (definite singular husholdninga or husholdningen, indefinite plural husholdninger, definite plural husholdningene)

1. a household
2. housekeeping

Synonyms

• hushold, husstand (household)

Derived terms

• husholdningsavfall

References

• “husholdning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “husholdning” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).