egennytte

Danish

Etymology

Compound of egen +‎ nytte. Cognate of Swedish egennytta, German Eigennutz.

Noun

egennytte c (singular definite egennytten, not used in plural form)

  1. selfishness, egoism, self-interest
    Synonym: selviskhed

Declension

Declension of egennytte
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative egennytte egennytten
genitive egennyttes egennyttens

Further reading

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