beläte

See also: belate

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish biläte, from Old Saxon biliði (“image”). Doublet of bild.

Noun

beläte n

1. a graven image (often a primitive or clumsy one)

   Synonym: avgudabild

2. (by extension) something ugly (generally)
3. (biblical) an image, likeness

   Guds beläte

   God's image

Declension

Declension of beläte

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	beläte	belätes
	definite	belätet	belätets
plural	indefinite	beläten	belätens
	definite	belätena	belätenas

References

• beläte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• beläte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• beläte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)