säkerhet

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sikerhet, from Middle Low German sekerheit, akin to säker +‎ -het.

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Noun

säkerhet c

  1. (uncountable) safety, security (not being in danger)
    Tidigare jagades vi av ett monster, men nu är vi i säkerhet
    Earlier we were chased by a monster, but now we are safe [in safety]
  2. (uncountable) certainty
    Synonym: visshet
  3. (uncountable) confidence
    Synonym: självförtroende
  4. a security (guarantee for a loan)

Declension

Declension of säkerhet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite säkerhet säkerhets
definite säkerheten säkerhetens
plural indefinite säkerheter säkerheters
definite säkerheterna säkerheternas

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