andemening
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ande (“spirit”) + mening (“meaning; point”)
Noun
[edit]andemening c
- spirit, essence, substance (the core or actual meaning or intent of something)
- Andemeningen i brevet var att jag skulle passa mig jävligt noga, inlindat i finare ord
- The substance of the letter was that I better watch my fucking back, wrapped in fancier language
- andemeningen i den nya lagen
- the spirit of the new law [can also be expressed as "andan i den nya lagen"]
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | andemening | andemenings |
| definite | andemeningen | andemeningens | |
| plural | indefinite | andemeningar | andemeningars |
| definite | andemeningarna | andemeningarnas |