saknad
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
saknad m (definite singular saknaden, indefinite plural saknadar or saknader, definite plural saknadane or saknadene)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “saknad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Past participle of sakna.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
saknad
- missing (not able to be located)
- att vara anmäld saknad
- to be reported missing
Inflection edit
| Inflection of saknad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | saknad | — | — |
| Neuter singular | saknat | — | — |
| Plural | saknade | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | saknade | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | saknade | — | — |
| All | saknade | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Noun edit
saknad c
- missing (with sadness) someone or something that is absent or no longer exists, (sad) longing, wistfulness, "missing" (as a noun)
- saknaden efter en död släkting
- missing ("the missing (feeling of missing) after") a dead relative
- (somewhat dated) lack (of something, more generally)
Usage notes edit
Might sometimes need to be rewritten with "loss" or the like to sound natural when translated in (sense 1).
Declension edit
| Declension of saknad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | saknad | saknaden | saknader | saknaderna |
| Genitive | saknads | saknadens | saknaders | saknadernas |
Participle edit
saknad
- past participle of sakna
References edit
- saknad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- saknad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- saknad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)