besinning

Swedish

Etymology

besinna +‎ -ing

Noun

besinning c

1. (now uncountable) self-control, calm

   Han tappade besinningen och gav honom en karatespark

   He lost his temper and gav him a karate kick

Usage notes

Formerly countable in some senses, but SAOB marked the plural as obsolete already in 1904.

Declension

Declension of besinning
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	besinning	besinningen	besinningar	besinningarna
Genitive	besinnings	besinningens	besinningars	besinningarnas

Synonyms

• behärskning
• eftertanke
• övervägande

Derived terms

• besinningsfull
• besinningslös

Related terms

• besinna

References

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