bestånd

See also: bestand, bestaand, and Bestand

Swedish

Etymology

From the verb bestå.

Noun

bestånd n

  1. a population (of similar things, usually animals or plants – sometimes more generally), a set
    1. a stock (of fish)
      fritidsfiskets effekt på hotade bestånd
      the impact of recreational fishing on threatened stocks
    2. a collection (of books in a library)
      Synonym: bokbestånd
  2. (uncountable) continued existence
    Fonden avser att garantera klubbens fortsatta bestånd.
    The fund is intended to guarantee the club's continued existence.

Declension

Declension of bestånd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bestånd bestånds
definite beståndet beståndets
plural indefinite bestånd bestånds
definite bestånden beståndens

References

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