landssvik

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɑnsˌsʋiːk]

Noun

landssvik

1. treason against own country

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From land (“land, country”) +‎ svik (“betrayal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lanssʋiːk/

Noun

landssvik n (definite singular landssviket, indefinite plural landssvik, definite plural landssvika)

1. treason (the crime of betraying one’s own country)

Related terms

• landssvikar

References

• “landssvik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.