Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish natvarþer, Old Norse náttverðr, from nátt (night) +‎ verðr (meal). Cognate of Danish nadver.

Noun edit

nattvard c

  1. (Christianity) Holy Communion
  2. (historical) supper

Declension edit

Declension of nattvard 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nattvard nattvarden nattvarder nattvarderna
Genitive nattvards nattvardens nattvarders nattvardernas

References edit

nattvard”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937