ämbete

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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ämbete n

  1. a public office, a title

Declension

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