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	Superlative2
Common singular	saknad	—	—
Neuter singular	saknat	—	—
Plural	saknade	—	—
Masculine plural3	saknade	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	saknade	—	—
All	saknade	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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 (sense 1). See also sorg.

Declension

Declension of saknad
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	saknad	saknaden	saknader	saknaderna
Genitive	saknads	saknadens	saknaders	saknadernas

Participle

saknad

1. past participle of sakna

References

• saknad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• saknad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• saknad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• danska, skadan