jämte

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iæmpnt (“even”, adjective), neuter of iæmpn, from Old Norse jafn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɛmtɛ/, [²jɛ̞mːt̪ə]
• Rhymes: -²ɛmtɛ

Preposition

jämte

1. besides, in addition to

   Du skall inga andra gudar hava jämte mig.

   Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3, Ten Commandments)

2. (dialectal) beside, next to

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Synonyms

• (in addition to): tillsammans med
• (beside): bredvid

Noun

jämte c

1. a native or inhabitant of Jämtland province

Declension

Declension of jämte

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jämte	jämtes
	definite	jämten	jämtens
plural	indefinite	jämtar	jämtars
	definite	jämtarna	jämtarnas

References

• jämte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jämte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jämte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• [1] in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)