besinning
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
besinning c
- (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 edit
Formerly countable in some senses, but SAOB marked the plural as obsolete already in 1904.
Declension edit
| Declension of besinning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | besinning | besinningen | besinningar | besinningarna |
| Genitive | besinnings | besinningens | besinningars | besinningarnas |