oskuld
Swedish
Etymology
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Noun
oskuld c
- a virgin, someone sexually untouched
- innocence; absence of responsibility for a crime
- Han bedyrade sin oskuld
- He protested his innocence (asserted his innocence)
- innocence; lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | oskuld | oskulds |
definite | oskulden | oskuldens | |
plural | indefinite | oskulder | oskulders |
definite | oskulderna | oskuldernas |
Derived terms
- oskuldsfull (“innocent, (sometimes) naive”)