oskuld

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ skuld

Pronunciation

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Noun

oskuld c

1. a virgin, someone sexually untouched
2. innocence; absence of responsibility for a crime

   Han bedyrade sin oskuld

   He protested his innocence (asserted his innocence)

3. innocence; lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime

Declension

Declension of oskuld
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	oskuld	oskulden	oskulder	oskulderna
Genitive	oskulds	oskuldens	oskulders	oskuldernas

Derived terms

• oskuldsfull (“innocent, (sometimes) naive”)

See also

• mödom
• okysst
• svendom

References

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