tålamod

Swedish

Etymology

A compound of tåla (“to endure”) +‎ mod (“courage”). From Old Swedish tholamōdh, from older þolamōþ. Cognate of Old English þolemod, Danish tålmod, Icelandic þolinmæði.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tålamod n

1. patience (quality of being patient)

Declension

Declension of tålamod

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tålamod	tålamods
	definite	tålamodet	tålamodets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• tålmodig

See also

• tåla
• mod

References

• tålamod in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tålamod in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tålamod in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tålamod in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• thol, þola in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:2. Þ(TH)-Ö