ämbete
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish æmbete, æmbite, æmbit, æmbeti, from Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, whence also ambassad (“embassy”), ambassadör (“ambassador”), amt (“county in Denmark”), German Amt, and Finnish ammatti.
Noun[edit]
ämbete n
- a public office, a title
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ämbete | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ämbete | ämbetet | ämbeten | ämbetena |
| Genitive | ämbetes | ämbetets | ämbetens | ämbetenas |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ämbete in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- ämbete in Svensk ordbok (SO)