säkerhet
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish sikerhet, from Middle Low German sekerheit, akin to säker + -het.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]säkerhet c
- (uncountable) safety, security (not being in danger)
- Tidigare jagades vi av ett monster, men nu är vi i säkerhet
- Earlier we were chased by a monster, but now we are safe [in safety]
- (uncountable) certainty
- Synonym: visshet
- (uncountable) confidence
- Synonym: självförtroende
- a security (guarantee for a loan)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | säkerhet | säkerhets |
| definite | säkerheten | säkerhetens | |
| plural | indefinite | säkerheter | säkerheters |
| definite | säkerheterna | säkerheternas |