vitbok

Swedish

Etymology 1

vit +‎ bok (“beech tree”). Attested since 1749.

Noun

vitbok c

1. common hornbeam, Carpinus betulus

Declension

Declension of vitbok

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vitbok	vitboks
	definite	vitboken	vitbokens
plural	indefinite	vitbokar	vitbokars
	definite	vitbokarna	vitbokarnas

Synonyms

• avenbok

Etymology 2

vit +‎ bok (“book”). Attested since 1890. Compare German Weißbuch.

Noun

vitbok c

1. white paper (official edition of certain foreign policy documents)
2. white paper (official account of a political event)

Declension

Declension of vitbok

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vitbok	vitboks
	definite	vitboken	vitbokens
plural	indefinite	vitböcker	vitböckers
	definite	vitböckerna	vitböckernas

References

• “vitbok”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “vitbok”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “vitbok”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)