renässans

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French renaissance.

Noun

renässans c

1. renaissance
   • 1996, De Lyckliga Kompisarna (lyrics and music), “Gul skateboard [Yellow skateboard]”, in DLK‎^[1]:

     Och vad vet jag, kanske rullar du idag, i en fartfylld renässans på Södertörn nånstans.

     And what do I know, maybe you are rolling today, in a speedy [speed-filled] renaissance somewhere on Södertörn.

2. (usually in the definite singular "renässansen") (the) Renaissance

Declension

Declension of renässans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	renässans	renässans
	definite	renässansen	renässansens
plural	indefinite	renässanser	renässansers
	definite	renässanserna	renässansernas

Derived terms

• ungrenässans (“early Renaissance”)

References

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