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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardō, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to perceive, give heed, be careful”). Cognate with Icelandic varða, English ward.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- care (that aims to improve or maintain the condition of someone or something)
- care, treatment (of people who are sick or wounded or weak, or of body parts)
medicinsk vård- medical care
psykiatrisk vård- psychiatric care
tandvård- dental care / dentistry
få vård för något- receive treatment for something
vård av barn- caring for (sick) children (without necessarily any "treatment" as such – usually when home sick from school or the like)
- Synonym: (treatment) behandling
- an organization or the like around such care, healthcare
brister inom vården- healthcare shortcomings
- care (more generally)
vård av gamla hus- caring for old houses
miljövård- environmental care / environmental protection
kriminalvård- correctional services (idiomatic)
lämna någon/något i någons vård- leave someone/something in someone's care
- a memorial (usually in the form of an inscribed raised stone)
Declension
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Definite
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vård
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vården
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vårds
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vårdens
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