allmenn

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• almen (unofficial spelling, Riksmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmɛnː/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Adjective

allmenn (neuter singular allment, definite singular and plural allmenne)

1. which applies to all

   allmenn stemmerett

   voting rights for all

   allmenn verneplikt

   compulsory military service (conscription) for all

2. public

   Saken har allmenn interesse.

   The general public is interested in the matter.

   et allment gode

   a benefit that is available to the public

3. common, ordinary, general

   Det er en allmenn oppfatning.

   That is a common conception.

   Han kom med noen allmenne betraktninger

   He gave some general perceptions.

4. universal

   allmenne sannheter

   general truths

   en hellig, allmenn kirke

   a holy, universal church

Derived terms

Terms derived from allmenn

• allmenndannelse
• allmenndannende
• allmennfag
• allmennfaglig
• allmennfarlig
• allmennfattelig
• allmenngyldig
• allmennhet (Bokmål)
• allmenning
• allmennkulturell
• allmennkunnskap
• allmennmedisin
• allmennmenneskelig
• allmennpreventiv
• allmennspråk

References

• “allmenn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “allmenn” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ålmenn

Etymology

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).

Adjective

allmenn (neuter singular allment, definite singular and plural allmenne)

1. common, general, public, universal

Derived terms

• allmenning
• allmennspråk

References

• “allmenn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.