lekman

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lekman, from Middle Low German lekmann, the first compound from Latin laicus (“lay”). Compare Danish lægmand and Icelandic leikmaðr.

Noun

lekman c

  1. laity (people who are not members of the clergy)
  2. layman, layperson (someone who is not especially familiar with a particular topic)

Declension

Declension of lekman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lekman lekmans
definite lekmannen lekmannens
plural indefinite lekmän lekmäns
definite lekmännen lekmännens

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References

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