ligestilling

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Danish

Etymology

From ligestille (“to place on equal footing”) +‎ -ing (verbal noun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːɡeˌstiliŋ/,

Noun

ligestilling c (singular definite ligestillingen, not used in plural form)

  1. equality (equal rights or equal status, especially between genders)
    • 2014, Anders Bo Rasmussen, I krig for Lincoln, Informations Forlag, →ISBN:
      På grund af det enorme behov for sorte frivillige […] blev lønforskellen dog fjernet i 1864, men tanken om fuldstændig ligestilling lå stadig fjernt.
      Because of the massive need for black volunteers the wage difference was, however, removed in 1864, but the notion of complete equality was still remote.
    • 1988, Erling Bjøl, Politikens USA historie: Samfund i vækst. Bind 2, →ISBN:
      ... økonomisk ligestilling mellem hvide og sorte.
      ... economical equality between white people and black people.
    • 1970, J. P. Trap, Danmark, →ISBN:
      ... fuld grønl. ligestilling med andre da. statsborgere.
      ... complete Greenlandic equality with other Danish citizens.

Declension

Declension of ligestilling
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative ligestilling ligestillingen
genitive ligestillings ligestillingens

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