andemening
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
ande (“spirit”) + mening (“meaning; point”)
Noun edit
andemening c
- spirit, essence, substance (the core or actual meaning or intent of something)
- Andemeningen i brevet var att jag skulle passa mig jävligt noga, inlindat i finare ord
- The substance of the letter was that I better watch my fucking back, wrapped in fancier language
- andemeningen i den nya lagen
- the spirit of the new law [can also be expressed as "andan i den nya lagen"]
Declension edit
| Declension of andemening | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | andemening | andemeningen | andemeningar | andemeningarna |
| Genitive | andemenings | andemeningens | andemeningars | andemeningarnas |