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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse saknaðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sɑːknɑ/, /²sɑːknɑd/
Noun
saknad m (definite singular saknaden, indefinite plural saknadar or saknader, definite plural saknadane or saknadene)
- longing, lack, melancholy, wistfulness
Synonyms
References
Swedish
Etymology
Past participle of sakna.
Pronunciation
Adjective
saknad
- missing (not able to be located)
att vara anmäld saknad- to be reported missing
Inflection
| Inflection of saknad
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saknad
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| Neuter singular
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saknat
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| Plural
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saknade
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saknade
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Comparative
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Superlative
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saknade
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saknade
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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Noun
saknad c
- missing (with sadness) someone or something that is absent or no longer exists, (sad) longing, wistfulness, "missing" (as a noun)
saknaden efter en död släkting- missing ("the missing (feeling of missing) after") a dead relative
- loss (as a non-literal translation that sometimes fits)
- (somewhat dated) lack (of something, more generally)
Usage notes
Might sometimes need to be rewritten with "loss" or the like to sound natural when translated in (sense 1). See also sorg.
Declension
Participle
saknad
- past participle of sakna
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