lekman

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lekman, from Middle Low German lekmann, the first compound from Latin laicus (“lay”). Compare Danish lægmand and Icelandic leikmaðr.

Noun

lekman c

1. laity (people who are not members of the clergy)
2. layman, layperson (someone who is not especially familiar with a particular topic)

Declension

Declension of lekman

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lekman	lekmans
	definite	lekmannen	lekmannens
plural	indefinite	lekmän	lekmäns
	definite	lekmännen	lekmännens

Derived terms

• lekmannadomare

References

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