almen

See also: Almen

Danish

Etymology

A merger of two words: 1. older algemen, from al (“all”) +‎ gemen (“common”), a calque of German allgemein; 2. Swedish allmän, from Old Norse almennr, from Proto-Germanic *alamannijaz. Derived from *alamann- (“mankind”), which is itself a compound of *ala- (“all”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almeːˀn/, [ˈalˌmeˀn]

Adjective

almen (neuter alment, plural and definite singular attributive almene)

  1. common
  2. public
  3. general
  4. universal

Declension

Inflection of almen
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular almen — —2
indefinite neuter singular alment — —2
plural almene — —2
definite attributive1 almene — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “general”): speciel
  • (antonym(s) of “public”): privat

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑlmən

Noun

almen

  1. plural of alm

Italian

Adverb

almen (apocopated)

  1. apocopic form of almeno

Anagrams

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

almen

  1. which applies to all
    almen stemmerett
    voting rights for all
    almen verneplikt
    involuntary military service (conscription) for all
  2. public
    Saken har almen interesse.
    The general public is interested in the matter.
    et alment gode
    a benefit that is available to the public
  3. common, ordinary, general
    Det er en vanlig oppfatning.
    That is a common conception.
    Han kom med noen almene betraktninger
    He gave some general perceptions.
  4. universal
    almene sannheter
    general truths
    en hellig, almen kirke
    a holy, universal church

Derived terms

  • almenhet
  • almening

Compounds

  • almendannelse
  • almendannende
  • almenfag
  • almenfaglig
  • almenfarlig
  • almenfattelig
  • almengyldig
  • almenkulturell
  • almenkunnskap
  • almenmedisin
  • almenmenneskelig
  • almenpreventiv

Adverb

almen

  1. generally
    Det er alment kjent.
    It is generally (well) known.

Usage notes

This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.

References

  • “almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlmən/
  • Rhymes: -ən

Noun

almen

  1. definite singular of alm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/

Noun

almen m

  1. definite singular of alm

Swedish

Noun

almen

  1. definite singular of alm

Anagrams

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