allmenn
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- almen (unofficial spelling, Riksmål)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
allmenn (neuter singular allment, definite singular and plural allmenne)
- which applies to all
- allmenn stemmerett
- voting rights for all
- allmenn verneplikt
- compulsory military service (conscription) for all
- public
- Saken har allmenn interesse.
- The general public is interested in the matter.
- et allment gode
- a benefit that is available to the public
- common, ordinary, general
- Det er en allmenn oppfatning.
- That is a common conception.
- Han kom med noen allmenne betraktninger
- He gave some general perceptions.
- universal
- allmenne sannheter
- general truths
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from allmenn
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).
Adjective edit
allmenn (neuter singular allment, definite singular and plural allmenne)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “allmenn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.