beläte

See also: belate

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish biläte, from Old Saxon biliði (“image”). Doublet of bild.

Noun

beläte n

1. a graven image (often a primitive or clumsy one)

   Synonym: avgudabild

2. (by extension) something ugly (generally)
3. (biblical) an image, likeness

   Guds beläte

   God's image

Declension

Declension of beläte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	beläte	belätet	beläten	belätena
Genitive	belätes	belätets	belätens	belätenas

References

• beläte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• beläte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• beläte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)