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Noun [Swedish]

Audio: Sv-väsen.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish väsende, väsent. Derived from Middle Low German wesen, wesent; or German wesen from Middle High German wesen from Old High German wesan. First attested in 1526. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|väsende, väsent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish väsende, väsent, {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|väsende, väsent}} Inherited from Old Swedish väsende, väsent, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|sv|gml|wesen, wesent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Low German wesen, wesent, {{der+|sv|gml|wesen, wesent}} Derived from Middle Low German wesen, wesent, {{der|sv|de|wesen}} German wesen, {{der|sv|gmh|wesen}} Middle High German wesen, {{der|sv|goh|wesan}} Old High German wesan, {{etydate/the|1526}} 1526, {{ref|väsen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)|name=SAOB}}, {{etydate|1526|ref=väsen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)|refn=SAOB}} First attested in 1526 Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} väsen n, {{sv-noun|n}} väsen n Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], väsen [indefinite, nominative, singular], väsens [genitive, indefinite, singular], väsendet [definite, nominative, singular], väsendets [definite, genitive, singular], väsen [indefinite, nominative, plural], väsens [genitive, indefinite, plural], väsendena [definite, nominative, plural], väsendenas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a supernatural being or creature Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-väsen-sv-noun-GoCUq3F5
  2. inner nature, the very most central things (of somebody or something); essence, etc. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-väsen-sv-noun-D8yhqAxE
  3. loud, bothersome (prolonged) noise Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-väsen-sv-noun-EctbrCtc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 75 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 83 7 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 65 23 Disambiguation of Swedish links with redundant wikilinks: 4 7 63 26
  4. an institution, system, or organization Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-väsen-sv-noun-GAuNxn7e Categories (other): Swedish terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -väsen
Related terms: bankväsen, bildningsväsen, krigsväsen, militärväsen, rättsväsen, skolväsen, oväsen, väsnas, Näcken, bäckahästen, skogsrå, tomte, troll, vittra, vätte, älva

Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/Sv-v%C3%A4sen.ogg/Sv-v%C3%A4sen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Sv-v%C3%A4sen.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "väsen"
}

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