visdom
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vis (“wise”) + -dom, from Old Norse vísdómr (“wisdom”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]visdom c (singular definite visdommen, not used in plural form)
Inflection
[edit]| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | visdom | visdommen |
| genitive | visdoms | visdommens |
See also
[edit]
visdom on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da- “visdom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vis + -dom; from Old Norse vísdómr
Noun
[edit]visdom m (definite singular visdommen)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “visdom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vis + -dom; from Old Norse vísdómr
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]visdom m (definite singular visdomen or visdommen)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “visdom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish visdomber, from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz, equivalent to vis + -dom.
Noun
[edit]visdom c
- (countable) wisdom (the knowledge or experience that wise people possess)
- De lyssnade uppmärksamt till de äldres visdom.
- They listened attentively to the wisdom of the elders.
- 1977, Olof Lagercrantz, edited by Lars-Olof Franzén, Enhörningen [The Unicorn][1], Wahlström & Widstrand, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 17 October 2025:
- Alla blommor vissnar och ungdom viker för åldern. På samma sätt har varje stadium sin utmätta tid. Det gäller också visdomar och dygder. Ingenting kan vara i evighet.
- All flowers wither, and youth yields to age. In the same way, every stage has its allotted time. The same goes for wisdom and virtue. Nothing can last forever.
- 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 21:15”, in Bibel 2000[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 17 October 2025:
- [Jag] skall ge er ord och visdom som era fiender inte kan stå emot eller vederlägga.
- I will give you words and wisdom that your enemies will not be able to withstand or refute.
- (uncountable) synonym of vishet
Usage notes
[edit]Språkrådet (The Language Council of Sweden) recommends distinguishing between vishet ("the quality of being wise") and visdom ("the knowledge or experience that wise people possess"),[1] but the two are often conflated.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | visdom | visdoms |
| definite | visdomen | visdomens | |
| plural | indefinite | visdomar | visdomars |
| definite | visdomarna | visdomarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- visdom on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv
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