substans

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Danish

Etymology

From Late Latin substantia. Cognate with French substance, German Substanz, Swedish substans.

Pronunciation

Noun

substans c (singular definite substansen, plural indefinite substanser)

  1. substance

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin substantia.

Noun

substans m (definite singular substansen, indefinite plural substanser, definite plural substansene)

  1. substance

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Late Latin substantia.

Noun

substans m (definite singular substansen, indefinite plural substansar, definite plural substansane)

  1. substance

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Swedish

Noun

substans c

  1. a substance ((type of) matter with (high-level) constant chemical composition and characteristic properties)
    en giftig substans
    a poisonous substance
    hjärnsubstans
    brain matter
  2. substance (true or meaningful content)
    Ryktena saknar helt substans
    The rumors are completely without substance

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