almen

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Danish

Etymology

A merger of two words: 1. older algemen, from al (“all”) +‎ gemen (“common”), a calque of German allgemein; 2. Swedish allmän, from Old Norse almennr, from Proto-Germanic *alamannijaz. Derived from *alamann- (“mankind”), which is itself a compound of *ala- (“all”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

almen (neuter alment, plural and definite singular attributive almene)

  1. common
  2. public
  3. general
  4. universal

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “general”): speciel
  • (antonym(s) of “public”): privat

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑlmən

Noun

almen

  1. plural of alm

Italian

Adverb

almen (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of almeno

Anagrams

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).

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Adjective

almen

  1. which applies to all
    almen stemmerett
    voting rights for all
    almen verneplikt
    involuntary military service (conscription) for all
  2. public
    Saken har almen interesse.
    The general public is interested in the matter.
    et alment gode
    a benefit that is available to the public
  3. common, ordinary, general
    Det er en vanlig oppfatning.
    That is a common conception.
    Han kom med noen almene betraktninger
    He gave some general perceptions.
  4. universal
    almene sannheter
    general truths
    en hellig, almen kirke
    a holy, universal church

Derived terms

Compounds

Adverb

almen

  1. generally
    Det er alment kjent.
    It is generally (well) known.

Usage notes

This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.

References

  • “almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

almen

  1. definite singular of alm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/

Noun

almen m

  1. definite singular of alm

Swedish

Noun

almen

  1. definite singular of alm

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