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välkommen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Equivalent to väl +‎ kommen. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian velkommen (welcome), and Icelandic velkomin (welcome).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²vɛːlˌkɔmːɛn/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)

Adjective

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välkommen

  1. welcome

Declension

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Inflection of välkommen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular välkommen mer välkommen mest välkommen
neuter singular välkommet mer välkommet mest välkommet
plural välkomna mer välkomna mest välkomna
masculine plural2 välkomne mer välkomna mest välkomna
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 välkomne mer välkomne mest välkomne
all välkomna mer välkomna mest välkomna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Interjection

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välkommen sg (plural välkomna)

  1. welcome!

Noun

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välkommen n

  1. a welcome
    Med hjärtligaste hälsning till alla förutvarande elever och ett välkommen till dem, som ämna komma!
    With heartfilled greetings to all previous students and a welcome to those, who plan to come!

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