skilsmässa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skilsmæssa, arguably equivalent to skilja +‎ -s- +‎ mässa. The exact origin of the latter compound term is disputed. Either from the word mässa (“[Christian] mass”) or from missa (“to miss; to lose”). Compare Norwegian skilsmisse and Danish skilsmisse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skilsmässa c

  1. a divorce

Declension

Declension of skilsmässa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skilsmässa skilsmässas
definite skilsmässan skilsmässans
plural indefinite skilsmässor skilsmässors
definite skilsmässorna skilsmässornas

References

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