Swedish

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Etymology

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Old Swedish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat (forgiveness), from verb aflaten (to forgive, to pardon), equivalent to av- (off) +‎ låta (to allow, to let). Cognate with Icelandic aflát, Danish avlad, German Ablass, Dutch aflaat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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avlat c

  1. (Roman Catholicism, usually in the singular) indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)

Declension

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Declension of avlat 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative avlat avlaten avlater avlaterna
Genitive avlats avlatens avlaters avlaternas

Derived terms

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Verb

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avlat

  1. supine of avla

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