samvetskval
Swedish
Etymology
samvete (“conscience”) + -s- + kval (“anguish”)
Noun
samvetskval n
- pangs of conscience, remorse (guilty conscience over something one has done)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | samvetskval | samvetskvals |
| definite | samvetskvalet | samvetskvalets | |
| plural | indefinite | samvetskval | samvetskvals |
| definite | samvetskvalen | samvetskvalens |
References
- “samvetskval”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “samvetskval”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)