åverkan

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish aværkan, from Old Swedish aværka (“(illicitly) performing work on another's property”), related to verk. By surface analysis, å (“on”) +‎ verka +‎ -an.

Noun

åverkan c

  1. (law) harm, damage

Usage notes

Similar to skadegörelse, but milder.

Declension

Declension of åverkan
nominative genitive
singular indefinite åverkan åverkans
definite åverkan åverkans
plural indefinite åverkningar åverkningars
definite åverkningarna åverkningarnas

References

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