kyskhet

Swedish

Etymology

kysk (“chaste”) +‎ -het (“-ity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɕʏskˈheːt/

Noun

kyskhet c

1. chastity

Declension

Declension of kyskhet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kyskhet	kyskhets
	definite	kyskheten	kyskhetens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• kyskhetsbälte (“chastity belt”)
• kyskhetslöfte (“vow of chastity”)

References

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