avlat
Swedish
editEtymology
editOld 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
editNoun
editavlat c
- (Roman Catholicism, usually in the singular) indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Declension
editDeclension of avlat | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | avlat | avlaten | avlater | avlaterna |
Genitive | avlats | avlatens | avlaters | avlaternas |
Derived terms
editVerb
editavlat
References
edit- avlat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avlat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- avlat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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