framsynt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fram (“forward”) +‎ synt (“sighted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑmːˌsyːnt/

Adjective

framsynt (masculine and feminine framsynt, neuter framsynt, definite singular and plural framsynte, comparative meir framsynt, superlative mest framsynt)

1. foresighted, farsighted (planning well for the future)
   • 1894, Matias Skard, (translated from Siegwart Petersen), "Ei liti illustrerad Noregs soga fyre folkeskulen"

     […] fleire framsynte menner tenkte alt daa, at det var betre, at Noreg og Sverike kom i samband, naar dei tillike let Noreg faa ein fri riksskipnad.

     […] several foresighted men already then thought it would be better that Norway and Sweden were united, when they also let Norway have a free constitution.

2. clairvoyant (able to foresee the future)
3. (obsolete) clairvoyant (able to see invisible spirits)

References

• “framsynt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

fram +‎ -synt. Probably borrowed from Danish fremsynt or Norwegian Nynorsk framsynt during 18th and 19th centuries.

Adjective

framsynt (comparative framsyntare, superlative framsyntast)

1. that (correctly) predicts future developments (and plans for them)
   1. forward-looking, forward-thinking

      framsynt politik

      forward-looking policies

   2. far-sighted

      Det skulle visa sig vara ett mycket framsynt beslut tio år senare

      It would turn out to be a very far-sighted decision ten years later

      en framsynt investerare som tidigt såg var världen var på väg

      a far-sighted investor who saw early on where the world was headed

   3. prescient

      en framsynt artikel som identifierade de kommande problemen långt före alla andra

      a prescient article that identified the coming problems long before anyone else

Declension

Inflection of framsynt

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	framsynt	framsyntare	framsyntast
neuter singular	framsynt	framsyntare	framsyntast
plural	framsynta	framsyntare	framsyntast
masculine plural2	framsynte	framsyntare	framsyntast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	framsynte	framsyntare	framsyntaste
all	framsynta	framsyntare	framsyntaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• framsynthet

See also

• förutseende
• förtänksam

References

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