besinning

Swedish

Etymology

besinna +‎ -ing

Noun

besinning c

  1. (now uncountable) self-control, calm
    Han tappade besinningen och gav honom en karatespark
    He lost his temper and gav him a karate kick

Usage notes

Formerly countable in some senses, but SAOB marked the plural as obsolete already in 1904.

Declension

Declension of besinning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite besinning besinnings
definite besinningen besinningens
plural indefinite besinningar besinningars
definite besinningarna besinningarnas

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