ledamot
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish lidhamot, compare older Danish ledemod and Old Norse liðamót (“joints”). Compound of led (“limb”) + -a- + mot (“meeting point”).
In limb sense; according to SAOB attested since 1526. In member sense; according to SAOB attested since 1547.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ledamot c
- (obsolete) body part; limb
- 1837, Anders Gustaf Dahlbom, “Inledning”, in Kort underrättelse om skandinaviska insekters allmännare skada och nytta i hushållningen. En handbok för landtbrukare och naturforskare.[1], pages i–ii:
- RYGGRADSDJUREN eller (som de ock kallas) Bendjuren (Animalia vertebrata) ha […] alla kroppsdelarne motsvariga eller symmetriska; aldrig flere än 4 ledamöter eller s. k. extremiteter; alltid rödt blod ock skilda kön m.m.
- THE SPINE ANIMALS or (as they are also called) The Vertebrates (Animalia vertebrata) have […] all body parts corresponding or symmetrical; never more than 4 limbs or so-called extremities; always red blood and different sexes etc.
- a member (of a board or committee)
Declension edit
| Declension of ledamot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ledamot | ledamoten | ledamöter | ledamöterna |
| Genitive | ledamots | ledamotens | ledamöters | ledamöternas |
Derived terms edit
(limb):
- fortkomstledamot (“leg or foot”, literally “transportation limb”)
(member):
- konstitutionsutskottsledamot (“constitution committee member”)
- riksdagsledamot (“member of the parliament”)
- styrelseledamot (“board member”)
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Further reading edit
- ledamot in Svensk ordbok.