nattvard

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish natvarþer, Old Norse náttverðr, from nátt (“night”) +‎ verðr (“meal”). Cognate of Danish nadver.

Noun

nattvard c

  1. (Christianity) Holy Communion
  2. (historical) supper
    Synonym: kvällsmat

Declension

Declension of nattvard
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nattvard nattvards
definite nattvarden nattvardens
plural indefinite nattvarder nattvarders
definite nattvarderna nattvardernas

References

“nattvard”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1937

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