almen

See also: Almen

Danish

Etymology

A merger of two words: 1. older algemen, from al (“all”) +‎ gemen (“common”), a calque of German allgemein; 2. Swedish allmän, from Old Norse almennr, from Proto-Germanic *alamannijaz. Derived from *alamann- (“mankind”), which is itself a compound of *ala- (“all”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almeːˀn/, [ˈalˌmeˀn]

Adjective

almen (neuter alment, plural and definite singular attributive almene)

1. common
2. public
3. general
4. universal

Synonyms

• (common): almindelig
• (general): generel

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “general”): speciel
• (antonym(s) of “public”): privat

Derived terms

• almen
• almenbefindende
• almenbegreb
• almendannelse
• almendannende
• almeneje
• almengyldig
• almengøre
• almenhed
• almeninteresse
• almenkendt
• almenmenneskelig
• almennyttig
• almenskadelig
• almenskole
• almensprog
• almentdannende
• almentilstand
• almenvel
• almenviden

 

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑlmən

Noun

almen

1. plural of alm

Italian

Adverb

almen (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of almeno

Anagrams

• lemna

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• allmenn (standard Bokmål)

Etymology

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

Adjective

almen

1. which applies to all

   almen stemmerett

   voting rights for all

   almen verneplikt

   involuntary military service (conscription) for all

2. public

   Saken har almen interesse.

   The general public is interested in the matter.

   et alment gode

   a benefit that is available to the public

3. common, ordinary, general

   Det er en vanlig oppfatning.

   That is a common conception.

   Han kom med noen almene betraktninger

   He gave some general perceptions.

4. universal

   almene sannheter

   general truths

   en hellig, almen kirke

   a holy, universal church

Derived terms

• almenhet
• almening

Compounds

• almendannelse
• almendannende
• almenfag
• almenfaglig
• almenfarlig
• almenfattelig
• almengyldig
• almenkulturell
• almenkunnskap
• almenmedisin
• almenmenneskelig
• almenpreventiv

Adverb

almen

1. generally

   Det er alment kjent.

   It is generally (well) known.

Usage notes

This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.

References

• “almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmən/
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

almen

1. definite singular of alm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/

Noun

almen m

1. definite singular of alm

Swedish

Noun

almen

1. definite singular of alm

Anagrams

• lemna, malen