allemansrätt
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Swedish
Etymology
From alle, dated form of alla (“all”), + man (“men”) + -s- + rätt (“right”). Compare Norwegian allemannsrett.
Pronunciation
Noun
allemansrätt c
- (law, uncountable) freedom to roam; a Scandinavian and Scottish custom that supports free movement of people through public lands and their gathering of some renewable resources therefrom, benefiting from the implicit and explicit support from law and constitution
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | allemansrätt | allemansrätts |
| definite | allemansrätten | allemansrättens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
References
- Moore, Christopher (2004). In Other Words. New York: Walker Pub. →ISBN.
Further reading
- allemansrätt in Svensk ordbok.
allemansrätten on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv
