ingivelse

Swedish

Etymology

From in (“in”) +‎ giva (“give”) +‎ -else (creates nouns from verbs). Approx. "in-giving."

Noun

ingivelse c

1. a sudden (often positive and creative) thought or idea or impulse, an inspiration

   Av en ingivelse hade hon gömt mobilen och spelat in samtalet, vilket ledde till att han fälldes i rätten

   In a moment of inspiration, she had hid her mobile phone and recorded the conversation, which led to him being convicted in court

   att få en ingivelse att göra något

   to have an impulse to do something

   Det var inte planerat i förväg. Det var en ingivelse.

   It wasn't planned in advance. It was a sudden idea.

Declension

Declension of ingivelse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ingivelse	ingivelses
	definite	ingivelsen	ingivelsens
plural	indefinite	ingivelser	ingivelsers
	definite	ingivelserna	ingivelsernas

See also

• infall
• impuls

References

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