skolväsen
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
skola + -väsen, like German Schulwesen.
Noun
skolväsen n
- all schools (of a country, and their administration and teacher training), the educational system
Usage notes
- All agree that the definite form is väsendet, but the indefinite has varied between väsende (SAOL, 1889) and väsen (1923). Both are allowed (2010).
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skolväsen | skolväsens |
| definite | skolväsendet | skolväsendets | |
| plural | indefinite | skolväsen | skolväsens |
| definite | skolväsendena | skolväsendenas |
References
- Skolväsende in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- skolväsen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
- skolväsen el. skolväsende, Svenska Akademiens ordlista (13th ed., 2010)