andakt
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish andagt, from German Andacht (“to think of something”).
Noun
[edit]andakt f or m (definite singular andakten or andakta, indefinite plural andakter or andaktar, definite plural andaktene or andaktane)
- (uncountable) a religious, serious sense of reverence; devotion; zeal; veneration
- (countable) a devotional
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “andakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]andakt c
- (religion) devotion (turning to a deity with prayers (and hymns, etc.))
- (religion) a simple religious service, a devotional
- a state of quiet, solemn, focused reverence
- Fansen satt i andakt i salongen när den nya filmen i serien började
- The fans sat in silent reverence in the theater when the new movie in the series began
- Med andakt lyssnade de till hans tal
- They listened to his speech with reverence
- Vi åt den delikata tårtan med andakt
- We ate the delicious cake in silent reverence (somewhat jocular, hyperbolic)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | andakt | andakts |
| definite | andakten | andaktens | |
| plural | indefinite | andakter | andakters |
| definite | andakterna | andakternas |
Derived terms
[edit]References
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Danish
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Danish
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns with multiple genders
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk countable nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
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- Swedish terms with usage examples