avlat
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Old Swedish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat (“forgiveness”), from verb aflaten (“to forgive, to pardon”), equivalent to av- (“off”) + låta (“to allow, to let”). Cognate with Icelandic aflát, Danish avlad, German Ablass, Dutch aflaat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
avlat c
- (Roman Catholicism, usually in the singular) indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Declension edit
| Declension of avlat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | avlat | avlaten | avlater | avlaterna |
| Genitive | avlats | avlatens | avlaters | avlaternas |
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
avlat
References edit
- avlat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avlat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- avlat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)