väsen
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish väsende, väsent. Derived from Middle Low German wesen, wesent; or German Wesen from Middle High German wesen from Old High German wesan. First attested in 1526[1].
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio; “ett väsen”: (file)
Noun
[edit]väsen n
- a supernatural being or creature [since 1526][1]
- vättar, troll och andra väsen
- wights, trolls and other beings
- inner nature, the very most central things (of somebody or something); essence, etc. [since 1526][1]
- hans väsen är vänligt
- his nature is kind
- loud, bothersome (prolonged) noise [since 1540][1]
- Vad är det för väsen?
- What is that noise?
- (chiefly in compounds) sector, system, industry (everything (within a nation) of the former term in the compound) [since 1528][1]
- ett rättsväsen ― a court system
- ett skolväsen ― an education sector
- ett bankväsen ― a banking industry
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | väsen | väsens |
| definite | väsendet | väsendets | |
| plural | indefinite | väsen | väsens |
| definite | väsendena | väsendenas |
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