nattvard

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish natvarþer, Old Norse náttverðr, from nátt (“night”) +‎ verðr (“meal”). Cognate of Danish nadver.

Noun

nattvard c

1. (Christianity) Holy Communion
2. (historical) supper

   Synonym: kvällsmat

Declension

Declension of nattvard

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nattvard	nattvards
	definite	nattvarden	nattvardens
plural	indefinite	nattvarder	nattvarders
	definite	nattvarderna	nattvardernas

References

“nattvard”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937