konsekvens
See also: konsekvens'
Danish
Etymology
From German Konsequenz, from French conséquence, from Latin consequentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnsəkvɛns/, [kʰʌnsəˈkʰvɛnˀs]
Noun
konsekvens c (singular definite konsekvensen, plural indefinite konsekvenser)
- consequence (that which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause)
- consistency (reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | konsekvens | konsekvensen | konsekvenser | konsekvenserne |
| genitive | konsekvens' | konsekvensens | konsekvensers | konsekvensernes |
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin consequentia.
Noun
konsekvens m (definite singular konsekvensen, indefinite plural konsekvenser, definite plural konsekvensene)
Related terms
References
- “konsekvens” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin consequentia.
Noun
konsekvens m (definite singular konsekvensen, indefinite plural konsekvensar, definite plural konsekvensane)
Related terms
References
- “konsekvens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From French conséquence, from Latin consequentia.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
konsekvens c
- a consequence
- en åsikt som endast var en fullt nödvändig konsekvens av tidens tro, att alla sjukdomar hade sin omedelbara rot i synden
- an opinion which only was a fully necessary consequence of the belief of those days, that all diseases had their immediate root in sin
- denne skeptiske engelsman, vars logik icke ryggade tillbaka för någon konsekvens
- this skeptic Englishman, whose logic didn't stand back for any consequence
- (uncountable) consistency (being consistent)
- Antonym: inkonsekvens
- de världshistoriska lagar, som med obeveklig konsekvens styra nationerna till välfärd
- the laws of global history, which with immutable consistency guide the nations to wealth
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | konsekvens | konsekvens |
| definite | konsekvensen | konsekvensens | |
| plural | indefinite | konsekvenser | konsekvensers |
| definite | konsekvenserna | konsekvensernas |
Synonyms
- consequence
- consistency
- följdriktighet
- principfasthet
Related terms
- konsekvensanalys
- konsekvensbeskrivning
- konsekvensutredning
- konsekvent