beskaffenhet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From beskaffen +‎ -het, compare with German Beschaffenheit.

Noun

beskaffenhet f or m (definite singular beskaffenheta or beskaffenheten, indefinite plural beskaffenheter, definite plural beskaffenhetene)

1. character, nature

References

• “beskaffenhet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

beskaffad (“constituted”) +‎ -het (“-ness, -ity”)

Noun

beskaffenhet c

1. nature, character

   Masugnarna indelas efter bränslets beskaffenhet i träkols- och koksmasugnar

   Blast furnaces are categorized by the character of the fuel in charcoal and coke furnaces

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Declension

References

• beskaffenhet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• beskaffenhet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)