saknad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse saknaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɑːknɑ/, /²sɑːknɑd/

Noun

saknad m (definite singular saknaden, indefinite plural saknadar or saknader, definite plural saknadane or saknadene)

1. longing, lack, melancholy, wistfulness

Synonyms

• sakn

References

• “saknad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Past participle of sakna.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

saknad

1. missing (not able to be located)

   att vara anmäld saknad

   to be reported missing

Inflection

Inflection of saknad

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	saknad	—	—
neuter singular	saknat	—	—
plural	saknade	—	—
masculine plural2	saknade	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	saknade	—	—
all	saknade	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

saknad c

2. missing (with sadness) someone or something that is absent or no longer exists, (sad) longing, wistfulness, "missing" (as a noun)

   saknaden efter en död släkting

   missing ("the missing (feeling of missing) after") a dead relative

   1. loss (as a non-literal translation that sometimes fits)
3. (somewhat dated) lack (of something, more generally)

Usage notes

Might sometimes need to be rewritten with "loss" or the like to sound natural when translated in (noun sense 1). See also sorg.

Declension

Declension of saknad

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	saknad	saknads
	definite	saknaden	saknadens
plural	indefinite	saknader	saknaders
	definite	saknaderna	saknadernas

Participle

saknad

1. past participle of sakna

References

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

Anagrams

• danska, skadan