bevisning

Swedish

Etymology

bevisa +‎ -ning. Compare Danish bevisning, Middle Low German bewisingen, Dutch bewijzing, bewijzenis, German Beweisung.

Noun

bevisning c

  1. evidence, proof
    muntlig bevisning ― oral evidence
    skriftlig bevisning ― documentary evidence, written evidence

Usage notes

The word bevis is used for a specific instance of evidence, whereas bevisning is used for the wider phenomenon.

Declension

Declension of bevisning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bevisning bevisnings
definite bevisningen bevisningens
plural indefinite bevisningar bevisningars
definite bevisningarna bevisningarnas

References

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