allemansrätt

Swedish

Etymology

From alle, dated form of alla (“all”), + man (“men”) +‎ -s- +‎ rätt (“right”). Compare Norwegian allemannsrett.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalːɛˌmansˈrɛtː/

Noun

allemansrätt c

  1. (law, uncountable) freedom to roam; a Scandinavian and Scottish custom that supports free movement of people through public lands and their gathering of some renewable resources therefrom, benefiting from the implicit and explicit support from law and constitution

Declension

Declension of allemansrätt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite allemansrätt allemansrätts
definite allemansrätten allemansrättens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

  • Moore, Christopher (2004). In Other Words. New York: Walker Pub. →ISBN.

Further reading

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