levnad
Swedish
Etymology
leva + -nad. From Old Swedish lifnaþer, from Old Norse lifnaðr. Compare Danish levned.
Noun
levnad c
- life, livelihood, conduct
- (in some compounds) living
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | levnad | levnads |
| definite | levnaden | levnadens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
- levnadsbeskrivning
- levnadsstandard
- överlevnad
- renlevnad
- samlevnad
References
- “levnad”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “levnad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “levnad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)