jämte
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish iæmpnt (“even”, adjective), neuter of iæmpn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jɛmtɛ/, [²jɛ̞mːt̪ə]
- Rhymes: -²ɛmtɛ
Preposition
jämte
- besides, in addition to
- Du skall inga andra gudar hava jämte mig.
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3, Ten Commandments)
- Du skall inga andra gudar hava jämte mig.
- (dialectal) beside, next to
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Synonyms
- (in addition to): tillsammans med
- (beside): bredvid
Noun
jämte c
- a native or inhabitant of Jämtland province
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jämte | jämtes |
| definite | jämten | jämtens | |
| plural | indefinite | jämtar | jämtars |
| definite | jämtarna | jämtarnas |
References
- jämte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- jämte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- jämte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- [1] in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)