almen

Danish edit

Etymology edit

A merger of two words: 1. older algemen, from al (“all”) +‎ gemen (“common”), a calque of German allgemein; 2. Swedish allmän, from Old Norse almennr, from Proto-Germanic *alamannijaz. Derived from *alamann- (“mankind”), which is itself a compound of *ala- (“all”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /almeːˀn/, [ˈalˌmeˀn]

Adjective edit

almen (neuter alment, plural and definite singular attributive almene)

Synonyms edit

(common): almindelig
(general): generel

Antonyms edit

(antonym(s) of "general"): speciel
(antonym(s) of "public"): privat

Derived terms edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɑlmən

Noun edit

almen

plural of alm

Italian edit

Adverb edit

almen (apocopated)

Apocopic form of almeno

Anagrams edit

lemna

Norwegian edit

Alternative forms edit

allmenn (standard Bokmål)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).

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Adjective edit

almen

which applies to all
almen stemmerett
voting rights for all

almen verneplikt
involuntary military service (conscription) for all
public
Saken har almen interesse.
The general public is interested in the matter.

et alment gode
a benefit that is available to the public
common, ordinary, general
Det er en vanlig oppfatning.
That is a common conception.

Han kom med noen almene betraktninger
He gave some general perceptions.
universal
almene sannheter
general truths

en hellig, almen kirke
a holy, universal church

Derived terms edit

Compounds edit

Adverb edit

almen

generally
Det er alment kjent.
It is generally (well) known.

Usage notes edit

This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.

References edit

“almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmən/
Rhymes: -ən

Noun edit

almen

definite singular of alm

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/

Noun edit

almen m

definite singular of alm

Swedish edit

Noun edit

almen

definite singular of alm

Anagrams edit

lemna, malen