samfund

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse samfundr, equivalent to sam- (“co-”) +‎ fund (“meeting, get-together”).

Noun

samfund n (singular definite samfundet, plural indefinite samfund, in compounds: samfunds-)

1. society, community

Declension

Declension of samfund

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	samfund	samfundet	samfund	samfundene
genitive	samfunds	samfundets	samfunds	samfundenes

References

• “samfund” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “samfund” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

samfund n (definite singular samfundet, indefinite plural samfund, definite plural samfunda)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of samfunn

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse samfundr, equivalent to sam- (“co-”) +‎ fund (“meeting, get-together”).

Noun

samfund n

1. a federation (especially of religious organizations)

Declension

Declension of samfund
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	samfund	samfundet	samfund	samfunden
Genitive	samfunds	samfundets	samfunds	samfundens

Related terms

• trossamfund