ansvar
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic *andaswarō, cognate with English answer. A compound of *anda- (“against”) + *swarō (“solemn statement”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ansvar n (singular definite ansvaret, plural indefinite ansvar)
- responsibility (the state of being responsible)
- liability (an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone)
- blame
Declension edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ansvar | ansvaret | ansvar | ansvarene |
genitive | ansvars | ansvarets | ansvars | ansvarenes |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.
Noun edit
ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara or ansvarene)
- responsibility
- (economy) liability
- blame
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ansvar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.
Noun edit
ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara)
- responsibility
- (economy) liability
- blame
References edit
- “ansvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ansvar n
- responsibility (the state of being responsible)
- responsibility; a duty or obligation
Usage notes edit
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Declension edit
Declension of ansvar | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ansvar | ansvaret | ansvar | ansvaren |
Genitive | ansvars | ansvarets | ansvars | ansvarens |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- ansvar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ansvar in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)