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almen

See also: Almen

Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /almeːˀn/, [ˈalˌmeˀn]

Adjective

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

  1. common
  2. public
  3. general
  4. universal

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of “general”): speciel
  • (antonym(s) of “public”): privat

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑlmən

Noun

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almen

  1. plural of alm

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Adverb

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almen (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of almeno

Anagrams

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Norwegian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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almen

  1. which applies to all
    almen stemmerett
    voting rights for all
    almen verneplikt
    involuntary military service (conscription) for all
  2. public
    Saken har almen interesse.
    The general public is interested in the matter.
    et alment gode
    a benefit that is available to the public
  3. common, ordinary, general
    Det er en vanlig oppfatning.
    That is a common conception.
    Han kom med noen almene betraktninger
    He gave some general perceptions.
  4. universal
    almene sannheter
    general truths
    en hellig, almen kirke
    a holy, universal church

Derived terms

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Compounds

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Adverb

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almen

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

Usage notes

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This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.

References

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  • “almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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almen

  1. definite singular of alm

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/

Noun

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almen m

  1. definite singular of alm

Swedish

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Noun

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almen

  1. definite singular of alm

Anagrams

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