kanslispråk

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of kansli (“office”) +‎ språk (“language”). Cognate of German Kanzleisprache.

Noun

kanslispråk n

  1. (often derogatory) officialese, bureaucratese
  2. language of administration
    Sumeriska användes som kanslispråk långt efter att det dött ut som talspråk.
    Sumerian was used as a language of administration long after it had died out as a spoken language.

Declension

Declension of kanslispråk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kanslispråk kanslispråks
definite kanslispråket kanslispråkets
plural indefinite kanslispråk kanslispråks
definite kanslispråken kanslispråkens

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