vetskap

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vitskaper, from Middle Low German witschap, witschop, equivalent to vett +‎ -skap. Cognate with Danish vidskap.

Noun

vetskap c

1. knowledge (awareness of a particular fact or specific information about something)

   Synonym: kännedom

   Antonym: ovetskap

Declension

Declension of vetskap

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vetskap	vetskaps
	definite	vetskapen	vetskapens
plural	indefinite	vetskaper	vetskapers
	definite	vetskaperna	vetskapernas

Related terms

• vetenskap

References

• “vetskap”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)