ämbete
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish æmbete, æmbite, æmbit, æmbeti, from Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, whence also ambassad (“embassy”), ambassadör (“ambassador”), amt (“county in Denmark”), German Amt, and Finnish ammatti.
Noun edit
ämbete n
- a public office, a title
Declension edit
| Declension of ämbete | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ämbete | ämbetet | ämbeten | ämbetena |
| Genitive | ämbetes | ämbetets | ämbetens | ämbetenas |
Related terms edit
References edit
- ämbete in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- ämbete in Svensk ordbok (SO)