väsen

See also: vasen, Vasen, and vášeň

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish väsende, väsent. Derived from Middle Low German wesen, wesent; or German wesen from Middle High German wesen from Old High German wesan. First attested in 1526[1].

Pronunciation

  • Audio; “ett väsen”:(file)

Noun

väsen n

  1. a supernatural being or creature [since 1526][1]
    vättar, troll och andra väsen
    wights, trolls and other beings
  2. inner nature, the very most central things (of somebody or something); essence, etc. [since 1526][1]
    hans väsen är vänligt
    his nature is kind
  3. loud, bothersome (prolonged) noise [since 1540][1]
    Vad är det för väsen?
    What is that noise?
  4. (chiefly in compounds) sector, system, industry (everything (within a nation) of the former term in the compound) [since 1528][1]
    ett rättsväsen ― a court system
    ett skolväsen ― an education sector
    ett bankväsen ― a banking industry

Declension

Declension of väsen
nominative genitive
singular indefinite väsen väsens
definite väsendet väsendets
plural indefinite väsen väsens
definite väsendena väsendenas

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 väsen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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