ansvar

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic *andaswarō, cognate with English answer. A compound of *anda- (“against”) +‎ *swarō (“solemn statement”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ansvar n (singular definite ansvaret, plural indefinite ansvar)

  1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
  2. liability (an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone)
  3. blame

Declension

Declension of ansvar
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ansvar ansvaret ansvar ansvarene
genitive ansvars ansvarets ansvars ansvarenes

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

Noun

ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara or ansvarene)

  1. responsibility
  2. (economy) liability
  3. blame

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

Noun

ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara)

  1. responsibility
  2. (economy) liability
  3. blame

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ansvar n

  1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
  2. responsibility; a duty or obligation

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of ansvar 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ansvar ansvaret ansvar ansvaren
Genitive ansvars ansvarets ansvars ansvarens

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