oskuld

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ skuld

Pronunciation

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Noun

oskuld c

1. a virgin, someone sexually untouched
2. innocence; absence of responsibility for a crime

   Han bedyrade sin oskuld

   He protested his innocence (asserted his innocence)

3. innocence; lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime

Declension

Declension of oskuld

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	oskuld	oskulds
	definite	oskulden	oskuldens
plural	indefinite	oskulder	oskulders
	definite	oskulderna	oskuldernas

Derived terms

• oskuldsfull (“innocent, (sometimes) naive”)

See also

• mödom
• okysst
• svendom

References

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