saknad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse saknaðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɑːknɑ/, /²sɑːknɑd/

Noun

saknad m (definite singular saknaden, indefinite plural saknadar or saknader, definite plural saknadane or saknadene)

  1. longing, lack, melancholy, wistfulness

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

Past participle of sakna.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

saknad

  1. missing (not able to be located)
    att vara anmäld saknad
    to be reported missing

Inflection

Inflection of saknad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular saknad
neuter singular saknat
plural saknade
masculine plural2 saknade
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 saknade
all saknade

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

saknad c

  1. missing (with sadness) someone or something that is absent or no longer exists, (sad) longing, wistfulness, "missing" (as a noun)
    saknaden efter en död släkting
    missing ("the missing (feeling of missing) after") a dead relative
    1. loss (as a non-literal translation that sometimes fits)
  2. (somewhat dated) lack (of something, more generally)

Usage notes

Might sometimes need to be rewritten with "loss" or the like to sound natural when translated in (sense 1). See also sorg.

Declension

Participle

saknad

  1. past participle of sakna

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