vansinne

Swedish

Etymology

Back-formation from vansinnig, equivalent to van- +‎ sinne. Cognate with German Wahnsinn, Dutch waanzin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vansinne n

1. insanity, madness

Declension

Declension of vansinne
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vansinne	vansinnet	—	—
Genitive	vansinnes	vansinnets	—	—

Synonyms

• vanvett

Related terms

• vansinnig
• vansinnighet

References

• vansinne in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• “vansinne”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937