velfærd

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to vel (“well”) +‎ færd (“journey”). From Old Norse velferð (“prosperity”), a verbal noun of the phrase fara vel. Compare also Swedish välfärd, German Wohlfahrt, Dutch welvaart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛlfɛːˀr/, [ˈʋɛlfɛˀɐ̯], [ˈʋɛlfɛɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

velfærd c or n (singular definite velfærden or velfærdet, not used in plural form)

1. welfare (a person's or a group's well-being in relation to economy, happiness, and physical and mental health)
2. (obsolete) prosperity, wealth

Declension

Declension of velfærd

either gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	velfærd	velfærden velfærdet
genitive	velfærds	velfærdens velfærdets

Derived terms

• dyrevelfærd
• velfærdssamfund
• velfærdsstat

References

• “velfærd” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “velfærd” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog