skønlitteratur

See also: skönlitteratur

Danish

Etymology

From skøn (“beautiful”) +‎ litteratur (“literature”), calque of French belles lettres. Compare Swedish skönlitteratur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skœnlitəratuːˀr/, [ˈsɡ̊œnlid̥əʁɑˌtˢuɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

skønlitteratur c (singular definite skønlitteraturen, not used in plural form)

  1. fiction, belles-lettres (writing that is fictional)
    Antonym: faglitteratur

Declension

Declension of skønlitteratur
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skønlitteratur skønlitteraturen - skønlitteraturene
genitive skønlitteraturs skønlitteraturens -s skønlitteraturenes

References

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