avund
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
avund f (definite singular avunda, uncountable)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “avund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish afund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
avund c
- envy
- Den framlysande avunden i Ygbergs anförande framblåste ett strömoln över den soliga himmelen, men det var blott för ett ögonblick, ty alla visste att avunden hade ett långt, förlorat livs bitterhet till ursäkt.
- The apparent envy in Ygberg's speech threw a sudden cloud over the sunlit skies, but it was but for the moment, for everyone knew that the envy had a long, lost life's bitterness as its excuse.
Declension edit
| Declension of avund | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | avund | avunden | — | — |
| Genitive | avunds | avundens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- avundad
- avundas
- avundsam
- avundsfri
- avundsfull
- avundsjuk
- avundsjuka
- avundsman
- avundsvärd
- penisavund
- unna
References edit
- avund in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avund in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)